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What a shame, I should get one soon. Plasma TVs have a much wider color gamut and much darker black level than LCD screens. They are also capable of attaining far higher refresh rates than LCDs with typical consumer models having a refresh rate of 600hz. Playing a PC game like Skyrim on a powerful dual video card system that can keep the frame rate in the 100s looks amazing on a good plasma tv screen.
When some new innovation hits the market, it rides the tide of popularity for a while and then the next thing you hear is that it is being phased out with production ending at some point. I remember when VHS was the new thing and I saw people building up huge collections of classic movies, spending a lot of money. They were so proud of their collection, then a few years later DVDs came on the market and suddenly that VHS collection looked old. Too bad they can't keep the good features of the plasma (like one poster pointed out) and combine it with whatever TV design they have coming out next. I hate to say this though, but I spend more time now on the Internet than I do watching TV, some days I don't even watch any TV.
People want a 70" TV and thin as a sheet of paper that uses less than 100 watts of electric with energy star rating. Plasma can't do any of it.
And weighs less then 10 pounds.
BUT I have to disagree on your Energy Star rating... can't say I've EVER heard anyone in my life say "Nah... I didn't buy that TV *or any appliance* because it had a bad Energy Star rating..." except MAYBE a Washer/Dryer.
What a shame, I should get one soon. Plasma TVs have a much wider color gamut and much darker black level than LCD screens. They are also capable of attaining far higher refresh rates than LCDs with typical consumer models having a refresh rate of 600hz. Playing a PC game like Skyrim on a powerful dual video card system that can keep the frame rate in the 100s looks amazing on a good plasma tv screen.
If you had ~1000, would you get a cheapie 4K TV (Vizio has 1299 for 49") or a plasma?
They are also capable of attaining far higher refresh rates than LCDs with typical consumer models having a refresh rate of 600hz.
Don't be a victim of marketing, 600Hz is a sales ploy. I can assure you that the screen is not refreshing 600x per second as you'd like to believe, but instead taking the same 60Hz input signal and multiplying it by the 10 sub-fields on a plasma screen to let them creatively call it 600Hz when it's really not anything close.
I think people are lamenting the demise of plasma based on good-old-days syndrome combined with false information.
People want a 70" TV and thin as a sheet of paper that uses less than 100 watts of electric with energy star rating. Plasma can't do any of it.
Most people don't really care about the energy star rating. Modern plasmas are very thin, and though less efficient than LCDs, are not power hungry.
I would be thrilled to see the 64 inch Samsung F8500 plasma on sale. That and the Panasonic VT or ZT have the best pictures available today. The Samsung is better in a bright room.
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