OT: 4K TV question

[Exit 4]

We have an 8 year old 55 inch Panasonic Viera HD plasma tv that is still stunning with really black blacks and no motion artifacts. The sales guy where I bought it told me it was the best tv available and head and shoulders better than the LED's and others available at the time. Built-in internet capability, etc.

I mentioned it to a sales guy at Best Buy earlier this month and he said the guy wasn't BS'ing me and plasma is still the best but no one is making them anymore. Anyone know why? Too expensive?

I think Plasmas are gone for three reasons - i) Plasma's burn more energy, so they were banned in some markets to strive towards greater energy efficiency, ii) they are heavy - so more work to manage the inventory and iii) they were always susceptible to screen burn in.

I bought mine about 6 months before they stopped production. I would say the brightness of my plasma may have faded some, but the imagine for motion remains on par or superior with the best of current tvs.

 

[Scrutineer]

I think Plasmas are gone for three reasons - i) Plasma's burn more energy, so they were banned in some markets to strive towards greater energy efficiency, ii) they are heavy - so more work to manage the inventory and iii) they were always susceptible to screen burn in.

I bought mine about 6 months before they stopped production. I would say the brightness of my plasma may have faded some, but the imagine for motion remains on par or superior with the best of current tvs.

I've always wanted to support my local electric utility so the energy issue never bothered me. Besides, we lived in Western Mass at the time so the TV helped heat the family room in the winter.

 

[CL82]

Isn't the quick and dirty that this feature is better for sports?

No just better (less processed) cinema. Sports should be unaffected.

TBH I'd never heard about this before. I'm happy with the movies on my TV but I did notice that they seem a little "processed." I might tinker with this to see if improves the picture but if I never heard of it, it wouldn't have mattered to me.

 

[Jimdish255]

If you can deal with a 55" TV the Sony 930e is on sale at Best Buy and is one of the best reviewed TV's on the market. Watch some comparisons on YouTube if you are in the market.

 

[Mano]

No just better (less processed) cinema. Sports should be unaffected.

TBH I'd never heard about this before. I'm happy with the movies on my TV but I did notice that they seem a little "processed." I might tinker with this to see if improves the picture but if I never heard of it, it wouldn't have mattered to me.

The auto motion plus on my Samsung UHD 4K is really only useful for sporting events, the processing it does supposedly helps fill in the frames that are missing during a broadcast. I still miss my Samsung Plasma. For movies it absolutely has to be turned off, the way film interacts with it almost always creates that weird soap opera effect depth issue. Maybe it’s different with a film made with 4K in mind but I don’t have a player. Need to get me a PS4 Pro.