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My in-laws bought a "big" plasma TV in the mid 2000's after much research and deliberation. A few weeks ago they won a new LED TV and set the plasma aside. I'm

My in-laws bought a "big" plasma TV in the mid 2000's after much research and deliberation. A few weeks ago they won a new LED TV and set the plasma aside. I'm not sure if it's the sum of money they spent originally or a real difference, but my mother in law still prefers the plasma TV. Has anyone had similar very positive feelings towards plasma versus recent new TV's?

LeoPanthera 4y ago
Plasma has much better black levels than all LCDs. Only OLEDs are superior. (Or, at least, equal.) The downsides of plasma are weight, heat, and screen burn. (Though OLEDs get screen burn too.)
- fomine3 4y ago
  Lower resolution is what finally killed plasma display. It can't support 4K for decent size TV when industry moving to 4K. (Though FHD is fine for only watching videos.)
  - shapefrog 4y ago
    > decent size TV That is a bar that moves every few years as well.
    - rsynnott 4y ago
      100" was about the minimum practical size for a 4k plasma TV at the time, which is perhaps a bridge too far.
      - shapefrog 4y ago
        75" seems to be par now, so not far off!
vetinari 4y ago
I had a Panasonic plasma TV at the time and it was great. Way better picture than any competing LCD at the time. But you had to be careful, it didn't like static pictures, they could burn in, similarly to OLEDs later. If you watched movies, it was not a problem. If you let some station run 24/7, with static logo somewhere, that could be a problem.
bombcar 4y ago
If you had a dark room, plasma was highly superior until very recently. The actual pixels made their own light, which meant that if they were dim or off, they were off - most LED screens until recently just have a backlight (or a backlight with sections) and so in a dark room on a black screen you can see the light leak through.
jeffbee 4y ago
Yes I have nothing but fond feelings for my old Pioneer. It was a spectacularly good display, but I don't miss it, I just remember it well. It did a better job processing 24-frame film content than my LG OLED does, but the OLED beats it in every other way, especially brightness and energy consumption. Also that plasma made a weird highly direction audible sound if you sat directly in front of the center of it, which is not a quirk I've suffered with OLED.
- sumoboy 4y ago
  I still have the 50" pioneer plasma, works like a champ. I don't think costco would take it back if I returned it after like 15 years unfortunately.
etempleton 4y ago
I prefer my plasma for movies and television. Plasmas typically handles motion very well. It is CRT like. OLEDs handle motion well if it is high frame rate, but when the framerate of the content is low the high pixel response time makes it painfully apparent.

LeoPanthera 4y ago

Plasma has much better black levels than all LCDs. Only OLEDs are superior. (Or, at least, equal.) The downsides of plasma are weight, heat, and screen burn. (Though OLEDs get screen burn too.)

fomine3 4y ago
Lower resolution is what finally killed plasma display. It can't support 4K for decent size TV when industry moving to 4K. (Though FHD is fine for only watching videos.)
- shapefrog 4y ago
  > decent size TV That is a bar that moves every few years as well.
  - rsynnott 4y ago
    100" was about the minimum practical size for a 4k plasma TV at the time, which is perhaps a bridge too far.
    - shapefrog 4y ago
      75" seems to be par now, so not far off!

vetinari 4y ago

I had a Panasonic plasma TV at the time and it was great. Way better picture than any competing LCD at the time. But you had to be careful, it didn't like static pictures, they could burn in, similarly to OLEDs later. If you watched movies, it was not a problem. If you let some station run 24/7, with static logo somewhere, that could be a problem.

bombcar 4y ago

If you had a dark room, plasma was highly superior until very recently. The actual pixels made their own light, which meant that if they were dim or off, they were off - most LED screens until recently just have a backlight (or a backlight with sections) and so in a dark room on a black screen you can see the light leak through.

jeffbee 4y ago

Yes I have nothing but fond feelings for my old Pioneer. It was a spectacularly good display, but I don't miss it, I just remember it well. It did a better job processing 24-frame film content than my LG OLED does, but the OLED beats it in every other way, especially brightness and energy consumption. Also that plasma made a weird highly direction audible sound if you sat directly in front of the center of it, which is not a quirk I've suffered with OLED.

sumoboy 4y ago
I still have the 50" pioneer plasma, works like a champ. I don't think costco would take it back if I returned it after like 15 years unfortunately.

etempleton 4y ago

I prefer my plasma for movies and television. Plasmas typically handles motion very well. It is CRT like. OLEDs handle motion well if it is high frame rate, but when the framerate of the content is low the high pixel response time makes it painfully apparent.