Re: HDTVs make sense?
Thanks for the replies. A nagging doubt I have about Plasmas is that if none of the old disadvantages remain, why are all the major manufacturers aggressively pushing LCDs? Isn't it a no-brainer for normal folk, i.e. who watch SD TV most of the time, and the occasional DVD to want maximum bang for the buck and in this context, don't Plasmas make most sense?
Also, please tell me how widescreens make any sense when watching normal SD TV. You buy this big TV and watch shows either with a totally distorted aspect ratio, or you have to resize it, and watch TV with nearly half the screen wasted when switched to 4:3 ratio. I thought the primary function of a TV was to, well, watch TV. But the modern widescreens make no sense in that regard. Adding to this, the picture quality when watching SD TV in these modern newfangled TVs is worse than our trusty old CRTs!!! It is totally bizzare. Or am I missing something here?
So, please tell me what HDTV makes sense to watch normal television and DVDs.
well plasmas do have there own set of disadvantages,apart from the know possibilty of burn-in(quite hard to get) & temporary image retention.they also have poor whites when the majority of the image show is white,this is also the same time their power consumption and heat generated are at their peak.
many of the other disadvantages or drawbacks have been discusseed in various threads.
as far why manufactures are pushing Lcds is that they have lot more potential,if u compare a lcd 4 years ago and compare it to a lcd today,u will notice thats that their contrast levels have increased as much as 5 times,some lcds cross that mark to.the viewing angles,response time,power consumption have shown significant improvements.
where as in a plasma the improvements are mainly in the power consumption to some extent in contrast levels,chances of burn in have been reduced significantly.
as far as how wide screens help,well most DVD certainly look better in widescreens tvs,even if u watch it from a STB and even though its SD content,if the orginal source was shot in widescreen format,then streching the image in ur tv will make no difference in the aspect ratio,offcourse only in some channels does it work like WB,UTV world movies,these tv channels i have personaly tested the movies shown in them and compared it to a DVD and found that their is no difference in aspect ratio once u streched it in ur tv.
well todays flat panels plasma and lcd are easily better then CRTS,sure they may not match the black levels,but are pretty much better in every area.a company like sony whose crts are still unbeaten by other crts stopped selling them.
