Where to buy Plasmas????
 

Just wondering if anybody knows where to get good deals on a nice plasma tv? the only deals i could find are on ---- tv's like Akai and that kind of bullshit. Anyone?

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Sears friends and family night, I get 35-45% off :6.

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@ sears the extra % doesnt apply in electronics, but price match frys online. they are aot cheaper then what the retail location does. Sears will honor their prices since they are a local competitor. And they give u 10% of the difference as well. They always have some sweet financing deal going on.

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Bought mine at 6th Ave Electronics...I dont know how wide------ they are though.

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i'd buy a plasma cutter before a tv :3

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NEWEGG.COM IS BY FAR THE BEST PLACE TO GET ANYTHING ELECTRONIC AND DO NOT BUY A PLASMA THEY BURN IN IMAGES THE PICTURE ISIN'T AS GOOD AND THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE GET AND LCD (A 37INCH PLASMA IS THE SAME PRICE AS A 42INCH LCD WITH EQUILIVANT OR BETTER SPECS)






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I will have to disagree with your word of mouth statements.
The picture is better, burn in is pretty fucken rare unless you leave for a 2 week vacation and leave your tv on a still image of you doing your mother.
Plasma is as close as you'll get to a CRT without the bulk. Do your research, don't be a trend hopper...

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the pixel shifting/ pixel refresh help alot....only thing that is really bad for your tv are the wide screen bars....but even then it takes a while (week) of 12 hr being on. some of the cheaper (vizio and such) plasma burn after 1-2 days.

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your a ------- retard. New gen plasma's don't burn pixels. Only cheap cheap plasma's do that now. They have pixel refresh and if you leave something for a long while then it shifts the pictures so that it doesn't burn. Plasma's are getting up there with LCD's if not Equal to LCD's. I own a 52" LCD toshiba regza and i love it. but plasma some will say are as good if not better quality now then LCD's. LCD's just have a better viewing angle and refresh rate but they are so neck and neck now that i would take eather of them into consideration when buying a new TV.

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I got a 27" JVC I'ART... CRT ftw! it only weighs 120 pounds... :-\

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and another stupid thing i see a lot if people buying flatscreens from wal-mart, yeah they may be cheap but at best they are 480i or 720i. ---- interlaced, progressive ftw

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Fuk im not sure what to get, i read ---- LCD's have better contrast and colour but the viewing angle is ---- compared to a plasma, and pricewise there is not much difference now.
Im really likin the Samsung Plasma's, they are sexy as hell with great specs for around 2 grand.

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im waiting for the OLED tvs to come out and possibly drop in price.

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I just bought a Samsung plasma at Costco they have pretty competitive prices,no annoying salesmen and they will warranty/return anything even years later :P

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some of the best prices ive seen are at Walmart, seriously

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wait 5+ years shorty

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Allmost possitive that LCD's have more overall viewing angle then plasma'a do.
Good article http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp

Viewing Angle Up to 160° (PLASMA) Up to 175° (LCD)LCD TVs have the advantage here, but by a small margin. Your viewing experience is not going to be ideal at 160 or 175 degree angles. LCD TVs used to have a problem in this area, primarily because LCDs were originally used as single person computer monitors.

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Buy it at Sears, I've worked there for two years in electronics. New panasonic Plasma, rated highest nearly three years straight. On sale right now for $1099. And kicks the ---- out of Samsung's plasma's. If you were local I'd give you my 10% discount. Goes for anyone in NW WA :6

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I just picked up this 32" LCD 720p from K-mart for $477. I know your looking for Plamsa, but damn you could buy 2 of these for the same price and set the 2 side by side and have a 64" :X

http://www.sylvaniaconsumerelectroni...d/LC320SS8.php

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technically you would need 4 32"s to make a 64". :l :y

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I was thinking of superduper wide screen mode 64". :8

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Sub 42" go LCD. Above 42" go plasma unless your TV is located in a very bright room. Plasma TVs suck pretty badly in rooms with a lot of light/glare. Also someone said the contrast and colors are better on LCD. That's false. Plasma TVs typically have 10x the contrast ratio of LCDs and truer colors. Plasma's simply look better. If you are looking for a TV for your bedroom though and it's moderately sized, a 32" LCD is probably your best bet as you can easily grab one for $500 while a 42" you are looking at around $800+

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The colours and contrast are actually comparable if you look at the specs between plasma and lcd but if you are looking at them side by side the colours are nicer on an lcd, in my opinion.

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You're an idiot. Look at the specs.

Typical Contrast Ratio of a LCD: 1500:1. Plasma: 15000:1

Colors, not even close. Plasma is a better looking screen hands down always. People like LCD because they are like a big computer screen and don't worry about burn in. Except you get 8 m/s response time which makes video game playing ----, the color isn't true, and the picture has no depth. I'm right. You are wrong.

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Show me a link to an Lcd that is around 50" that has a dynamic contrast ratio that is 1500:1.
As for the ghosting effect, your right, but read most reviews on lcd's, the first thing that consumers say is that the colours are amazing.
And take a fukin chill pill, im just trying to get the facts straight and ur facts aren't matching up to what i have read, that is why this topic is so god damn confusing because everyone says something different.

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http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/compa...=161719,185976

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Vizio...oductDetail.do

Stop going by Samsung's specs. They do theirs on a different scale. LCD vs Plasma is typically a 10x difference in contrast ratio. ----, go to the store and look at the damn screen. If you can't see the Plasma has more picture depth you are blind and should buy the cheapest TV possible. Plasma TVs always have higher contrast ratios. It's what they are known for.

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So why do some lcd's say 15000:1 ratio?
And so what your saying when it comes down to it, i should buy a Plasma?

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Lies or they are $7000+ TVs. Basically they use a different way to measure the contrast ratio calling it dynamic contrast ratio with LCDs so people think they are getting comparable color depth to plasma. Fact is, it's not true. Even with the terrible calibration in big box stores you can see the cheapest plasma TVs have more depth than LCDs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889253099

Look at all those TVs. Most are around 1500-2000:1 contrast ratio. Dynamic contrast ratio is a lie.

I'm saying if you want the best looking picture, plasma provides it. LCD TVs have a lot of good qualities but as far as performance goes plasma is better. LCDs are just getting very cheap to make and don't have any chance of burn in which people like to know when they are buying a $1000 TV.

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there is no standard to measure conntrast ratios. It is true most plasmas have nicer colors compared to LCD's. The new samsungs (69 and 71 series) have amazing whites and blacks with their new "glossy" panels, but the colors are too intensified to the point where they look too good. With the 120Hz the background static is almost down to none, but be prepared to dish out some nice cash. The only plasma that i do like is the panasonic 700u series. Other than that, ill go LCD any time.

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i just read in popular mechanics i think that they are going to come out with a 1440p pretty soon. when those come out the other ones will be up for sale cheap becuase all the rich bastards will want the 1440

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plasma is better hands down. i like hitachi, panasonic and pioneer. but you have to be a ------- baller to buy the pioneer.

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First time I have ever been referred to as baller ;D , I have a pioneer plasma, and after spending days watching hundreds of plasmas, lcd's, dlp's, led dlp's, projectors, ect... Pioneer plasma's are hands down the best looking tv's, followed by Samsung, and Panasonic. OLED's look very promising, but are several years away in anything bigger then cell phone sizes. At this years CES, Sony debuted a 27" but its not for sale yet as it cost more to produce then Panasonic's 150" plasma will retail at.

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We have a 50" Panasonic in the basement. Top of the line model from last year. Dad got a good deal on account of him working for Northrup Grumman. Apparently, they have some sort of deal with Panasonic. Cut about $1300 from the price advertised.