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Best set up for sports?

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  • 07-09-2011 5:06pm
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    BostonB
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    Whats the best set up for watching sports, SkyHD and a 100Hz LCD?


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    Goose81
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    BostonB wrote: »
    Whats the best set up for watching sports, SkyHD and a 100Hz LCD?
    A good plasma screen would cope with motion better than any LCD.


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    BostonB
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    Are there any disadvantages with Plasmas over LCD's?


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    Goose81
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    BostonB wrote: »
    Are there any disadvantages with Plasmas over LCD's?

    They are much heavier, use more electricity and if you play a huge amount of video games then they can suffer burn in, eg if you paused a game for hours and hours it would ghost the image into the screen.

    They handle motion better and the black levels are far superior to anything an lcd can do.
    They are being slowly fazed out because manufacturers are going for lcd because the market wants cheaper tv's (lcds are cheaper to make) thus you can now get some plasmas for very good value around the place. DID elecrical have nice ones.

    http://www.did.ie/Product/PANASONIC-42andquot-FHD-PLASMA-TXP42S30B/18913/501


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    BostonB
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    Is that not a concern that they being phased out?


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    Goose81
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    BostonB wrote: »
    Is that not a concern that they being phased out?

    Why?
    The guarantee will still be valid.

    They are a niche product now and would only really be bought by AV enthusiasts the companies lose money on them, hence them fazing them out.Add to that the fact they eat electricity compared to LCDs, they aren't exactly environmentally friendly.

    The best TV money can buy is the Pioneer Kuro and that was discontinued last year.


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    BostonB
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    Which brands have a good warranty.

    These flatscreen monitors LCD or Plasma seem to fail a lot faster than the old CRT's.


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    Goose81
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    BostonB wrote: »
    Which brands have a good warranty.

    These flatscreen monitors LCD or Plasma seem to fail a lot faster than the old CRT's.

    Im not sure, I would imagine they are all about the same. Panasonic would be a quality brand though.


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