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What size plasma TV?

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  • R RoswellNX

    atregent wrote:

    I thought burn-in was pretty much a thing of the past these days?

    for the most part, except for the case where you watch standard aspect ratio programs on a widescreen plasma screen, and after about a year you will see that when you watch actual widescreen content, the "black bars" area will be much brighter, so choose the right aspect ratio Roswell

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    atregent
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    Lucky for us, in Melbourne, Aust, most broadcasts are in 16:9 format

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      Mortgage is fine (I think we've managed to pay off about $100 of the principle in the last year and a half...), we made sure that we borrowed an amount that wouldn't really hurt too much, even with the last 3 or 4 interest rate rises in the last six months

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      far be it for me to tell you what to do , but to make a gentle suggestion... then erm why not put the money towards the mortgage? Bryce

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        far be it for me to tell you what to do , but to make a gentle suggestion... then erm why not put the money towards the mortgage? Bryce

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        atregent
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        heh, yeah, that would probably be the sensible thing to do. But I wouldn't get to enjoy benefit from that for another 25 years!

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        • S Sylvester george

          Big size is good when you watch live matches and horor moviz with big surround sound effects. If you go for big size you can bring more people(or friends) at your home and enjoy watching. If you feel your elec bill is getting high then ask your friends to share your bill:laugh::laugh::laugh:

          Regards, Sylvester G sylvester_g_m@yahoo.com

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          im_srini
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          And let's not forget the next gen consoles ! You need HD to really appreciate the current crop of 360 & PS3 games.

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          • A atregent

            heh, yeah, that would probably be the sensible thing to do. But I wouldn't get to enjoy benefit from that for another 25 years!

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            NormDroid
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            atregent wrote:

            But I wouldn't get to enjoy benefit from that for another 25 years

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            • S Sylvester george

              Big size is good when you watch live matches and horor moviz with big surround sound effects. If you go for big size you can bring more people(or friends) at your home and enjoy watching. If you feel your elec bill is getting high then ask your friends to share your bill:laugh::laugh::laugh:

              Regards, Sylvester G sylvester_g_m@yahoo.com

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              Sathesh Sakthivel
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              sylvester george wrote:

              If you go for big size you can bring more people(or friends) at your home and enjoy watching.

              The People in our Appt will come for fight if we bring lot of friends to our appt.

              Regards, Satips.:rose:

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                And let's not forget the next gen consoles ! You need HD to really appreciate the current crop of 360 & PS3 games.

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                atregent
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                I hate to say it, but I'm not into gaming. Although, my argument to the missus was "imagine how good Sing Star will be for you!"

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                • S Sathesh Sakthivel

                  sylvester george wrote:

                  If you go for big size you can bring more people(or friends) at your home and enjoy watching.

                  The People in our Appt will come for fight if we bring lot of friends to our appt.

                  Regards, Satips.:rose:

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                  Vikram A Punathambekar
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                  Satips wrote:

                  The People in our Appt will come for fight if we bring lot of friends to our appt.

                  So what? You've brought a *lot* of friends, right? Gang up and beat the ones who come for a fight. ;P

                  Cheers, Vıkram.


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                  • A atregent

                    With all the mid year sales and interest free deals, we've decided that it's high time to upgrade to a plasma TV. Which prompts the question, 42" or 50"? I'm leaning toward 50", after all, bigger is usually better, but we'd be sitting at about 2.7 to 3m away from it, so I'm worried that it might be a bit too big. Is there really such a thing as too big? Cheers, Anthony.

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                    Paul Watson
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                    I just bought a 32" HDTV* and it is ample. We sit about 2.5m away from it and it looks good. Any closer and standard-def content shows its problems and HD content is overwhelming. I had a look at a 40" but it was just too big for the situation. * LCD thoug, not plasma.

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                    • L Luis Alonso Ramos

                      A man can never have a big-enough TV or a fast-enough car.

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                      Ed Poore
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                      Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:

                      big-enough TV

                      Hmm, don't watch that much TV since most of it's absolute rubbish so not really applicable.

                      Luis Alonso Ramos wrote:

                      fast-enough car

                      Does a Series III[^] count? :rolleyes: I personally find driving them, especially off-road, much more exhiliarating than driving at high speed. The other things I find much more fun than driving at speed are this[^] and this[^] both of which we have here (plus a 3.5 tonne digger).  Ironically Nigel Mansel was let loose in a standard (nothing special) tractor in a ploughed field and he said even after F1 he'd never experienced acceleration like it, if you get the right type of ground under the wheels of a tractor there is no tyre-slip just pure acceleration.  I mean my mother has managed to pull a wheelie in our tractor and that had ¾ of a tonne weight on the front but a small topper (flat mower) on the back (weights much less, maybe under ¼ of a tonne).

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                      • V Vikram A Punathambekar

                        Satips wrote:

                        The People in our Appt will come for fight if we bring lot of friends to our appt.

                        So what? You've brought a *lot* of friends, right? Gang up and beat the ones who come for a fight. ;P

                        Cheers, Vıkram.


                        After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.

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                        Sathesh Sakthivel
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                        Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

                        So what? You've brought a *lot* of friends, right? Gang up and beat the ones who come for a fight.

                        If i do that i have to vacate the flat and i have to search for the other.

                        Regards, Satips.:rose:

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                        • A atregent

                          With all the mid year sales and interest free deals, we've decided that it's high time to upgrade to a plasma TV. Which prompts the question, 42" or 50"? I'm leaning toward 50", after all, bigger is usually better, but we'd be sitting at about 2.7 to 3m away from it, so I'm worried that it might be a bit too big. Is there really such a thing as too big? Cheers, Anthony.

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                          Lost User
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                          Generally, so the screen covers 30-40% of your width of vision. I have a 42" plasma and I think either size is good at that distance. Elaine (square eyed fluffy tigress)

                          The tigress is here :-D

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                            With all the mid year sales and interest free deals, we've decided that it's high time to upgrade to a plasma TV. Which prompts the question, 42" or 50"? I'm leaning toward 50", after all, bigger is usually better, but we'd be sitting at about 2.7 to 3m away from it, so I'm worried that it might be a bit too big. Is there really such a thing as too big? Cheers, Anthony.

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                            ToddHileHoffer
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                            Yes there is such a thing as too big. 50 inches at 3m or 9 feet is perfect.

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                            • A atregent

                              With all the mid year sales and interest free deals, we've decided that it's high time to upgrade to a plasma TV. Which prompts the question, 42" or 50"? I'm leaning toward 50", after all, bigger is usually better, but we'd be sitting at about 2.7 to 3m away from it, so I'm worried that it might be a bit too big. Is there really such a thing as too big? Cheers, Anthony.

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                              See this article[^] for one opinion on recommended screen size vs. viewing distance.

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                              • A atregent

                                With all the mid year sales and interest free deals, we've decided that it's high time to upgrade to a plasma TV. Which prompts the question, 42" or 50"? I'm leaning toward 50", after all, bigger is usually better, but we'd be sitting at about 2.7 to 3m away from it, so I'm worried that it might be a bit too big. Is there really such a thing as too big? Cheers, Anthony.

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                                cmk
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                                I just bought a 47" LCD last week (http://www.westinghousedigital.com/details.aspx?itemnum=59[^]). I sit about 10' away and don't find it too large - just awesome. More important than size these days is quality. Just about every brand has known issues, regardless of the pricepoint you are looking at. I would suggest reading up on the models you are looking at first. AVS Forums is a good place for this - http://www.avsforum.com/[^].

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                                  With all the mid year sales and interest free deals, we've decided that it's high time to upgrade to a plasma TV. Which prompts the question, 42" or 50"? I'm leaning toward 50", after all, bigger is usually better, but we'd be sitting at about 2.7 to 3m away from it, so I'm worried that it might be a bit too big. Is there really such a thing as too big? Cheers, Anthony.

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                                  atregent
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                                  Thanks for all your input, I've decided that the 50" is the one for me!:-D

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