# Advice on buying a new plasma TV **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 24, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855 "2009-01-24T17:25:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/21 "2009-01-25T06:52:26Z")
I don’t think plasma is going to be the future of TV guys. Too many watts. The kuro’s look amazing, if you have the bucks pick up one. Pioneer is not making the panel for the kuro anymore, they farmed it out. I’m wondering if the quality is going to stay the same. I think the future is going to be LED backlit screens. I’ve always bought LCD screens, never had a problem with them. The blacks look a little washy but some of the higher end LCD’s look great. I usually get TV’s from newegg. Free shipping and no tax. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/22 "2009-01-25T07:51:53Z")
The only LCD that looks good is the Sony XBR8 with Triluminos backlight technology. Other than that, LCD is just ugly, laggy and not as good. ---
**Author:** ![Moruitelda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/moruitelda/32/5348_2.png) [@Moruitelda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Moruitelda)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/23 "2009-01-25T07:56:47Z")
If you want a small TV, get a LCD, large TV, get a plasma. Best brands in general: Pioneer, Samsung, Sony (Bravia Series), Sharp (Aquos Series) Mediocre: LG, Panasonic Bad: Vizio, Westinghouse, etc. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/24 "2009-01-25T07:58:56Z")
from a technical standpoint, why do you believe LCD has a better picture at lower sizes? ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/25 "2009-01-25T08:03:05Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > from a technical standpoint, why do you believe LCD has a better picture at lower sizes? From my non technical eye, the smaller ones do look better sometimes. And most smaller ones are 720p. I have a 37 inch olivia that is 1080i, it looks great to me. The blacks look washy that is my only gripe with it. I was watching Planet Earth on HD the other day, its still mindbending how good it looks. Not bad for a 500 dollar open box tv. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/26 "2009-01-25T08:17:25Z")
I ask for a technical reason why and get a “my pos looks good to me” :picard: ---
**Author:** ![Moruitelda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/moruitelda/32/5348_2.png) [@Moruitelda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Moruitelda)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/27 "2009-01-25T09:06:29Z")
It’s more of a “similar small- to mid-sized LCDs tend to cost less than comparable plasma screens, while larger plasma screens start to gain a price advantage and larger sizes are available.” I guess I should have qualified why it’s better. E: And it looks like I said that the picture quality is actually better. Forgive me, it’s not true. I’d just woken up. ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/28 "2009-01-25T17:42:43Z")
> [@Moruitelda](#): > > If you want a small TV, get a LCD, large TV, get a plasma. > > Best brands in general: Pioneer, Samsung, Sony (Bravia Series), Sharp (Aquos Series) > > Mediocre: LG, Panasonic > > Bad: Vizio, Westinghouse, etc. actually… panasonic has great plasmas… where as samsung, sharp do not. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/29 "2009-01-25T17:46:36Z")
Panasonic makes the best Plasma ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/30 "2009-01-25T17:57:07Z")
my mom recently bought a 46" samsung 850serise. The picture is stunning and it has a lot of inputs including VGA for your PC. I install for directTV so I get to see a lot of TV’s and the 850 serise is up there with some of the best i’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![fourseasonsandles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@fourseasonsandles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fourseasonsandles)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/31 "2009-01-25T19:01:00Z")
> [@Moruitelda](#): > > If you want a small TV, get a LCD, large TV, get a plasma. > > Best brands in general: Pioneer, Samsung, Sony (Bravia Series), Sharp (Aquos Series) > > Mediocre: LG, Panasonic > > Bad: Vizio, Westinghouse, etc. I have a sharp aquos 46" LCD and I miss my blacks of my old SD TV. Looking into some bias backlighting options though that I hope will help. Picture is fantastic, just the blacks arent there. ---
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/32 "2009-01-25T19:20:21Z")
how many people here have said get a panasonic plasma? listen to them, they’re great tvs and you will get the best value out of a panasonic plasma. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/33 "2009-01-25T20:09:24Z")
Better yet go to a Best Buy and compare the TVs. You don’t have to buy from them I would definitely shop around. I personally have a 42" Sharp Aquos LCD and it looks awesome. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/34 "2009-01-26T09:15:04Z")
unless you have florescent lights in your living room and the magical ability to compare a bunch of uncalibrated TVs in an unbiased way; going to best buy to look at them really won’t help much. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/35 "2009-01-26T09:20:51Z")
Well then I guess he’ll have to weed through everyone else’s personal preferences or just buy one and hope it’s good. Really I think anyone you get as long as it’s not the crap ones from target or w/e are going to be good. If you are a person that wants the most from a TV and has to have the greatest picture, then you should already know what to look for in a TV rendering this thread useless. ---
**Author:** ![Afrank45](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afrank45/32/5021_2.png) [@Afrank45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Afrank45)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/36 "2009-01-26T09:22:13Z")
right now best buy has a samsung 50 inch plasma for 1150 and you get a free 19in lcd edit: i have a 42" panasonic… great tv for the price ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/37 "2009-01-26T09:25:37Z")
this looked like a pretty good deal today: [http://www.woot.com/](http://www.woot.com/) already sold out. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/38 "2009-01-26T10:22:34Z")
> [@StrokedZ28](#): > > My advice would be to ditch plasma and buy an LCD, they are lighter, better quality picture and less burn in pictures. stop posting. > [@Moruitelda](#): > > If you want a small TV, get a LCD, large TV, get a plasma. > > Best brands in general: Pioneer, Samsung, Sony (Bravia Series), Sharp (Aquos Series) > > Mediocre: LG, Panasonic > > Bad: Vizio, Westinghouse, etc. also stop posting. samsung plasmas are shit, sony and sharp don’t make consumer market plasmas and you don’t have a fucking clue. dstar, please god do not make a purchase decision based on what either of those two said. the kuro is bad ass if you can get one at a good price. panasonic is blowing out their 800 series right now. you can find ridiculous deals on that. also, their 850 series should be headed that way soon. both of which are phenomenal televisions. you’ll get better color accuracy out of the box from those televisions, but you’ll still have better black levels on the kuro. > [@Afrank45](#): > > right now best buy has a samsung 50 inch plasma for 1150 and you get a free 19in lcd > > edit: i have a 42" panasonic… great tv for the price did you call the galleria best buy about that yesterday? ---
**Author:** ![9c1ny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1ny/32/5050_2.png) [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/39 "2009-01-26T10:26:25Z")
I went from a lcd to a plasma and I love it, no problems at all I got a new Samsung 50" for $880 shipped to my door with no sales tax just check around online, alot of places run sales for only a day or two, just takes some patience ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855/40 "2009-01-26T10:48:00Z")
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889187079](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889187079) decent Tv or no? im looking to get something new also [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/advice-on-buying-a-new-plasma-tv/61855.md?page=3)