davis Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I've had my 50" plasma (Samsung) in the basement up until we moved to a new home a couple of months ago. It's now in the main floor living room, which gets a lot of natural light and is quite bright during the day. Key is that the windows are on the same wall as the TV - so as long as there's no direct light hitting the screen, plasma is totally fine. Glare/reflection is a plasma tv's kyrptonite. The overall brightness of the room hasn't impacted the picture quality at all. +2 on the power consumption/heat - it does get pretty warm. not as efficient as an LCD/LED. I'll be in market for another tv later in the fall, for the basement, and I'll definitely be getting another plasma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governator Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I preffer plasma myself, and enjoy the movies and all the sports I watch on it. My advise would be to go for a bigger screen this time, Davey. I was glad I did! Remember you don't need to sit back far away from the tv with these screens, so room size isn't an issue. And I have never heard anyone say; "Man, I wish I had gotten a smaller screen!" lol Me too, that's why this is my basement below - Wall to wall HD theater room haha. Bluray in 7.1 surround on 113" screen sure beats a theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Razor Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Me too, that's why this is my basement below - Wall to wall HD theater room haha. Bluray in 7.1 surround on 113" screen sure beats a theater Nice Set-up dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I was just going to say the same thing!113" screen,heaven lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 My LCD recently crapped out on me, so I did some research (on a tv junkie forum, not on a fishing forum) and ended up with a Panasonic plasma. The die hards there liked plasma probably 10 to 1 over LCD/LED. That surprised me a bit, but that's the way I went and I'm very happy with my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bow slayer Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 nothing beats the picture quality of a plasma,not lcd,not led.especially for live action sports,yes they run hotter and use roughly 35 bucks a year more in energy cost....but well worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 About a year ago we bought a 42" Toshiba flat screen Lcd that we enjoy very much...only complaint is with my cable company...they want an extra $15 a month for the HD converter (?) or $250 to buy it outright...what a piss-off as some companies will give it for free if you sign up with them...Unfortunately they are not in this area... I am thinking of getting a 32" Sony or Toshiba Lcd for my bedroom once I save up enough...(Damn Hydro took the $1200 I had saved ) (reconciliation bill in June) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 LED all the way just as Raf mentioned. Dark room then its a Plasma. LCD is the old technology and that is why they are so cheap to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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