Panasonic aiming to make plasmas as energy efficient as LCDs
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
K.B. @ Feb 8th 2008 10:57PM
Plasma is almost as dead as HD-DVD at this point.
samnesral @ Feb 8th 2008 11:33PM
two words: black levels
mcrexx @ Feb 8th 2008 11:57PM
You wish... any person who does their research knows Plasma offers the best PQ. especially black levels. Plasma also doesn't have to artificially add enhancements like LCD does just to get it to perform like a plasma (ex. response times, 120Hz refresh rates, and other BS).
why not the LS2LS7? @ Feb 9th 2008 12:52AM
120Hz is not a gimmick. When you want to watch a movie, which is 24fps, 60fps just won't reproduce it as well as a display at a multiple of 24Hz, like 120Hz.
Additionally, if you want to talk about gimmicks or fakery, plasma has the ultimate. Plasma is incapable of outputting ANY gradations of luminance. So in order to simulate different luminance levels, it has to flicker the display pixels.
They both have their advantages, and one of LCD's is power usage. I think it would be fantastic if plasma's power usage could be lowered to be in line with LCD. But I don't mean just fakery like plasma's stated contrast levels (which are actually not even possible on anything resembling a real image). With enough fakery, anyone can come up with a misleading stat (witness LCD's BS "4ms" numbers). So I'd love to see plasma really meet the power challenge, not just come up with rigged tests.
SimbaDogg @ Feb 9th 2008 4:49AM
you obviously dont know your ass from a hole in the ground...
Patrick @ Feb 9th 2008 2:25AM
Very nice picture to go with this article! It is the PX600U, Panasonic's flagship model from 2006. I have the 42" model, and prefer it to any plasma released since, mostly because of the CableCARD slot (I don't care about VOD or PPV). And anyone who thinks plasma is dead is a moron, given plasma's better picture quality, and cheaper price per square inch.
Truth Teller @ Feb 9th 2008 4:16PM
Hmmmm, all these people now so concerned about power consumption.
Yet so many say they are only too happy to use the power-hungry PS3 as their video player instead of a standalone device
(which consumes so much less power - IIRC it's 25w v 125w).
Green hypocrisy, as per.
Matthew Berg @ Feb 10th 2008 9:59PM
Depending on the model, could be more. The 90nm PS3s (i.e. anything but the newer 40GB models) draw closer to 175W for movie playback.
HDpurist @ Feb 10th 2008 5:34AM
ANSI Contrast Ratios:
Sony XBR4/5 LCD: 1700:1
Pioneer Kuro Plasma: 3500:1
Nuff said.