BoulderHill1
join:2004-07-15
Montgomery, IL
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| Plasma TV experiences. What Brands??
I'm looking for users experiences with plasma tv's. More specifically reliability issues and not picture quality.
I purchased a 50 inch Philips 50PFP5332D at WalMart after what I felt was careful research. I have not had good luck with this TV. I am on the second tv, I exchanged the first one when it exhibited problems. I had the first one about two weeks and it would randomly turn off and back on making loud clicking sounds when turning off. On one occasion it just lost sound. The clicking sounds like a relay. Another time, while it was off, it started clicking. I half expected it to turn itself on, but it didn't. I exchanged that set for another but find it doing the same sort of things although not quite as much.
I am now going to return this set and go with another brand. What brands do you all have and how have they performed? Again really just interested in reliability and not pic quality. |
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Bubba1
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Steely
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said by BoulderHill1  :really just interested in reliability and not pic quality. Why not have both? Go with a Panasonic. Excellent reliability and highly rated for picture quality.
In the 50" size, Panasonic models TH-50PZ700U, TH-50PZ750U, and TH-50PX75U all received very high scores from a "leading consumer magazine" (Consumer Reports). |
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rusdi
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Can't say for absolute certain this will cure your troubles, but you might try downloading & installing the latest firmware update for your set. You will need a USB thumb drive with enough capacity.
»www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbi···Software
Reference your owners manual for instructions on your specific model, and try updating the firmware.
Good luck, and hope this might fix the issues with your set. 
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BoulderHill1
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Montgomery, IL
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| Yes, I already updated to latest version. Still has the click>poweroff>back on again issue. Philips sent a service tech out saturday and he said all he could do is to start swapping parts. This set is only two weeks old!! Ireally have lost faith in this pproduct. |
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BoulderHill1
join:2004-07-15
Montgomery, IL | reply to Bubba1
Absolutely, Plasma all the way for me. |
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wings10
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I have Panasonic. And always liked Plasma over LCD. The picture just seems bright and Crisp on a plasma. So clear.
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BoulderHill1
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Montgomery, IL
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| reply to Steely
Regarding the pic quality issue, the reason i'm not interested in your responses as far as pic quality is that can be more of an opinion based discussion. Yes I do want excellent picture quality AS I SEE IT. When I look at the sets side by side or otherwise, to me the plasma has the best picture hands down. Alot of the LCDs look nice in the store but the colors tend to look pasty to me. Its the reliability issue that concerns me. The picture on mu Philips is outstanding but what good is it if the TV fails to operate. I am definately returning this set and most likely will go with a PANASONIC |
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BoulderHill1
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Montgomery, IL | reply to wings10
Has this PANASONIC been reliable? Any problems with it? |
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wings10
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| My 42" I bought back in Nov 2006 has had no problems. My 50" I bought in Dec 07. But no issues with either and Panasonic always ranks high in reviews. Stay way from some brands that over deep price cuts. They usually have issues like bad power supplies.
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Steely
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| reply to BoulderHill1
According to Consumer Reports brand reliability data, Panasonic plasma TVs have a VERY low incidence of repairs and serious problems. Among the brands of plasmas they looked at, Panasonic was best (2%) while Philips was the worst (8%).
My 42" Panny worked perfectly out of the box and has yet to have any issues. YMMV. |
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BinaryXtreme
join:2004-04-20
Sparks, NV
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I have a Hitachi 42" Director's Series and love it. Think I've had it about 7 months now. Absolutely beautiful picture and I agree, plasma all the way. I'd just make sure you have a minimum of a 5000 to 1 contrast ratio. Mine is 10,000 to 1 and many go a lot higher. |
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BinaryXtreme
join:2004-04-20
Sparks, NV | reply to BoulderHill1
I agree Boulder. Plasma televisions color seems more natural and the lighting does as well, in my opinion of course. LCDs color looks more manufactured and the brightness seems over stated. |
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KickMe
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Lancaster, OH
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I think Panasonic plasmas are the best bang for the buck TV made. Beautiful picture, and because plasma's deep blacks give a slight 3D effect, an LCD just can't match.
That said, my Panny's panel went bad at 15 months, a rarity according to "Consumer Reports" subscriber surveys. I contacted the Panasonic Concierge that put me in contact with the closest repair shop. The replacement panel cost $1,400 which was covered under 2 year warranty (thank God), but I had to eat a $400 labor charge since labor had a 1 year warranty (would not have been the case if I had purchased using a good credit card that would have doubled any manufacturer's warranty - and most credit cards do - and something to remember when you make your purchase).
BTW, according to the repair shop, Panasonic bitched about replacing the panel saying that the TV must have been dropped, however I had the TV on a wall mount and it was never moved since the day after delivery. |
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Bubba1
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said by BoulderHill1 :Absolutely, Plasma all the way for me. So, for you and the other plasma lovers posting here .. they no longer suffer screen burn-in problems, particularly associated with game machines?
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jmacd27
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I've had my Samsung FP-T5884 58" plasma for just over 6 months now. There hasn't been a single issue with it. We watch lots of sports and movies and play our PS3 on it with no problems. We are very pleased with the set, a great value for the dollar. |
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BoulderHill1
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They have been improved to reduce the burn in issue. According to some info I read regarding this the statement was made, You shooldn't be anymore concerned about burn in than you were with your CRT tv. Iwould have to assume that a static image would leave a mark if left on for great lengths of time such as I see at the grocery store. They have large screens hanging about with this split screen image displaying a logo and the other side has a chef giving you cooking tips. For my home use burnin is a non issue |
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sirchief
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| Another vote for a Panasonic Plasma.
I bought the TH-42PZ77U at the end of November when Sears was having a great sale on them.
Easy to hookup and easy to use the menus. No problems so far. I have the TV in a room where 3 walls are windows. I do not have any issues with glare, as this model is treated with an anti-glare of some sort.
Good luck!
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poppster
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Toshiba makes a great Plasma HDTV. |
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wings10
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said by Bubba1 :said by BoulderHill1 : So, for you and the other plasma lovers posting here .. they no longer suffer screen burn-in problems, particularly associated with game machines? Not any issue with my Daughters PS2.
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