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I clicked on this thinking you were asking where to sell plasma...

"They're open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday"

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I searched the TV model number into bing search:

http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=TC-P50G10&go=&form=QBRE&scope=cashback

and it's available for apparently 1214 + 14% cash back (using bing cash back) = 1044.
http://www.photoalley.com/product/E...pa&utm_source=BingCashback#additionalShipping

Delivery is apparently $150 dollars. Putting it back up to 1194. I haven't looked at anything in detail, but this is at least superficially over 100 dollars cheaper.

(while I was posting this the base price went up to 1266, so I have no idea if the price will change further)
 
deception said:
u can afford that with obama's stimulus' taxbreak. every time u watch glenn beck- think of your president
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You need to get over me. I've told you before, I don't swing that way.
 
Just curious--why plasma over LCD? I've got a two year old 42" plasma that I like, but it does generate some heat. If I were buying right now, I think I'd probably go LCD because of the energy efficiency. But I could be wrong.
 
I've got a 50" Panasonic plasma (not sure what model) and it's been great. Had it about a year and a half -- no problems and the picture is great (said while knocking on wood.) My parents have a slightly more ritzy brand and they're blown away by how much better my set is. But yes, it does generate some heat.
 
mook said:
Just curious--why plasma over LCD? I've got a two year old 42" plasma that I like, but it does generate some heat. If I were buying right now, I think I'd probably go LCD because of the energy efficiency. But I could be wrong.
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Sports. It's to do with sports. I've been told that with the slower refresh rates cause ghosting, especially with golf and basketball on a screen as large as I'm looking to acquire. I also like the way plasma shows black vs. LCD.
 
I, also, have an older (and more expensive :( ) Panasonic 50". I love it. The only thing I'd change is to make sure I get a picture-in-picture next time, if available.

I think there was a thread about this before---DON'T buy Monster (or any "premium" brand) HDMI cables. Any HDMI is already spec'd to exacting standards--that's how they get the "HDMI" label.

Also, do yourself a favor if you don't have a Blu-Ray system and pick one up. IF you watch movies, of course.
 
I have the same exact tv. It is great!!! You will never have a problem with it and its great for sports. If you want it for a few hundred bucks cheaper then what was posted go to SEARS. Got mine for like 1050$ there last year.
 
BrianFromWA said:
I, also, have an older (and more expensive :( ) Panasonic 50". I love it. The only thing I'd change is to make sure I get a picture-in-picture next time, if available.

I think there was a thread about this before---DON'T buy Monster (or any "premium" brand) HDMI cables. Any HDMI is already spec'd to exacting standards--that's how they get the "HDMI" label.
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http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-meter-fo...5R78/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1250098975&sr=8-1

I bought two of these for $.15 each. Yep, that's fifteen pennies. (They charge $2.98 for shipping, which I suppose is where they make their minuscule profit.) I'll take the Pepsi Challenge against $45 Monster cables any day.
 
No matter which TV you get this is a must own for your home entertainment system.

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http://www.dvdrewinder.com/
 
maxiep said:
Sports. It's to do with sports. I've been told that with the slower refresh rates cause ghosting, especially with golf and basketball on a screen as large as I'm looking to acquire. I also like the way plasma shows black vs. LCD.
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I have a slower refresh rate on my plasma. Ghosting does happen, but it's not a big issue. I have a Samsung 42" 720p though.
 
I have a 58" Panasonic Viera. It's awesome. For 58" TV's, cnet awarded it best picture, and it's truly a great picture. People who see it always comment about how they like the picture on it.

Why plasma over LCD? Plasma lasts about 60,000 hours, LCD about 50,000. LCD is backlit and the light gets dimmer over time so the picture degrades. 60Hz is terrible for moving pictures, but they do have 120Hz and even some newer 240Hz models that may be plenty good enough - but more expensive. LCD also doesn't have a true ability to generate pure black pixels, so they cheat by turning off the backlight behind pixels that need to be black.

The Viera does run warm, but I'd rather have the best picture - and use it to heat the house in the winter (no joke).

The audio quality of the built-in speakers isn't so great, but I never expected to turn them on. If you're going with a nice HDTV, you really should consider a quality sound system - 5.1 or better. It will truly make the experience like theater.

I highly recommend a PS3 to use as a blu ray player. It will work WiFi, and it can play your MP3 (or other) music collection from your PC as well. I never use mine to play games.

Consider the source of the video you are going to watch. Normal SD definition TV works, but isn't going to get the most out of your TV. Most sports is 720p, or so I'm told. Network and HD cable channels on dish or cable are 1080i (I'm not 100% sure about every cable provider, just mine). DirecTV has some PPV that's 1080p. Blu ray is 1080p. And you can tell the difference, as long as you're not really far away from the TV.

Given these things, blu ray will give you the most awesome viewing experience. I never thought that a home entertainment center could rival theaters, but it surely can.
 
Denny Crane said:
Consider the source of the video you are going to watch. Normal SD definition TV works, but isn't going to get the most out of your TV. Most sports is 720p, or so I'm told. Network and HD cable channels on dish or cable are 1080i (I'm not 100% sure about every cable provider, just mine). DirecTV has some PPV that's 1080p. Blu ray is 1080p. And you can tell the difference, as long as you're not really far away from the TV.
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I don't know if you've watched some of the HD broadcasts on Comcast, but the Blazers home games are GORGEOUS!!! in 1080. a lot of the other stadiums don't seem to have 1080 cameras or not always widescreen. I seem to recall being dissappointed with one particle team's cameras being questionable 720...
 
Thanks for the great advice everybody. I'm like Vinny Barbarino with this stuff. Remember when TV's used to just be TV's?

At the 0:59 mark.
 
westnob said:
I don't know if you've watched some of the HD broadcasts on Comcast, but the Blazers home games are GORGEOUS!!! in 1080. a lot of the other stadiums don't seem to have 1080 cameras or not always widescreen. I seem to recall being dissappointed with one particle team's cameras being questionable 720...
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My understanding is that sports programming doesn't compress well, so they would require a lot of satellite or cable bandwidth at 1080 resolution. Video with near static backgrounds compress the best - like TV news with only the reporter's head moving and a static blue screen image in the background. The background for sports programming pans across the fans in the seats.
 
Denny Crane said:
My understanding is that sports programming doesn't compress well, so they would require a lot of satellite or cable bandwidth at 1080 resolution. Video with near static backgrounds compress the best - like TV news with only the reporter's head moving and a static blue screen image in the background. The background for sports programming pans across the fans in the seats.
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so are you saying, we get 1080 here because the signal doesn't go as far? but not 1080 in other arenas because they are further? i don't mean to sound rude, just confused on your exact point other than, 1080 sports is hard.
 
westnob said:
so are you saying, we get 1080 here because the signal doesn't go as far? but not 1080 in other arenas because they are further? i don't mean to sound rude, just confused on your exact point other than, 1080 sports is hard.
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You may not be getting 1080 for sports at all.

It has nothing to do with distance, but with mpeg compression ratios.

480 takes 4 megabits / second of bandwidth.

720 takes 12 to 15 megabits.

1080 takes 15 to 28 megabits (and toward the 28 MBit/sec for sports).

There's not an unlimited amount of bandwidth in a cable system or on a satellite.

Cable TV is currently FCC regulated so they can't use MPEG 4 compression, so they are stuck with MPEG 2. MPEG 4 is about 2x less bandwidth for the same quality programs.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2006-06-04-cable-hdtv_x.htm

Cable operators find it tough to swallow HDTV

NEW YORK — After years of dithering and infighting by government officials and corporate executives, the high-definition TV revolution is finally here.

This year, for the first time, consumers will buy more HDTV sets than traditional ones. Morgan Stanley estimates that nearly 26% of households will enjoy HD's gee-whiz video and theater sound by year's end and that 67.6% will in 2010, thanks to prices falling from today's $1,000 and up.

That's good news for the TV industry, right?

Maybe not for cable operators.

Their wires are so packed with TV channels and new services — including video on demand (VOD), broadband Internet and phone — that many are scrambling to find bandwidth for the coming wave of HD channels. "Cable operators need massive capacity for HDTV, and have to move quickly," says Sanford C. Bernstein's Craig Moffett. "HDTV is hot."

(more at the link)
 
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