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All and All flat panels are taking over. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061022/...t_hanging_on_2

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Originally Posted by X5-RWK

I currently have four plasma's and they all work great. Three HD and one ED. My wife thinks I have a "Plasma" problem, all I have to do is to point to her shoes and jewelry and she gets very quiet. I am always looking for that next flat screen to purchase. I ran out of rooms where I could put a Plasma in this house so I am building a new one and will be purchasing a lot of new flat screens soon. I almost forgot, I have on in my office at work to. Just a 27" Lcd, it's ok but I think that one will need some upgrading soon as well. Lcd's are better as far as hours of use and very little screen burn but they are not as bright as a plasma and normally don't have as good a refresh rate as plasmas do. They make nice computer monitors and small tv's but up until recently have not been that great on larger sizes. Just my two cents.

have you installed plasmas in bathrooms as well?:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by alexz

have you installed plasmas in bathrooms as well?:thumbup:

I have not yet, in my new house I will and my parents just installed one in their new bathroom recently. I do not have any knowledge about what moisture would do to an LCD tv but as long as the placement is good you should be ok. (As far from shower as possible) Also, many states have codes about placing electronic items above sinks and tubs. Some don't allow it at all and others put restrictions about how far above it has to be. Usually 4 to 6 feet above a tub or sink. In my parents case we were able to mount the TV lower because the outlets and mount for the TV was a couple inches outside the area of the tub. Obviously the swing arm allows for it to be directly over the tub but the laws have not caught up with that yet.

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Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

So should my friend drop $2500 on a 46" Sharp Aquos LCD TV or not? It looks fantastic and seems much sharper than comparable sized plasmas.

The Vizios are attractively priced but do not produce a very clear picture. Side by side with the Aquos the Vizio looks downright blurry.

The Vizios have a poor rating with regards to repair as compared to other plasmas. That being said most plasma are built in a handfull of factories, that number is growing rapidly every year, the big difference between a lot of plasmas these days is in the electronics. How many inputs, how much control over the colors, contrast, brightness and various settings are the big differentiation. Also you have to look to is if they have a built-in HD tuner or a cablecard slot, maybe even a dvd player. Toshiba had a model out last year that had a DVD player, built-in cablecard and an HD tuner. They came in sizes from 27" to 37". The nice thing about a cablecard is that the cable companies only charge about a buck to rent one a month instead of 6 to 7 for a cablebox. They do essentially the same thing but save you lots of money over time.

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Originally Posted by X5-RWK

It's getting tougher to find TV's with cablecards. I think most people just go with the cable box and they don't really know about the other option. You're right about the money savings too. I would probably keep my cable box just because it's also my DVR.

I guess that Vizio is made in one of the lesser factories. The picture is really just plain bad.