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hsrob on 18 August 2013
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TheFallen said:
HesAPooka said:
TheFallen said:
Forget Plasma. Horrible burn in and the cost more to run. These 120Hz and 240Hz can actually induce lag input in your games. Games are either 30Hz or 60 , so these 120Hz Tv can cause the game to drop frames and "lag", unless your using 3D which essentially makes it 60Hz for each eye. . LED or LCD is the way to go, Sony , Panasonic or Samsung.


What year are you living in? 2002?


Over the last few years i have witnessed 2 or 3 recent plasmas suffer from burn in. Image retention is still a problem with plasmas, more so than LEd or LCD.

I've used my plasma (2010 model) as a PC monitor for the past 3 years and the worst I've ever gotten is the tiniest bit of image retention which is cleared by running white noise or a black/white scrolling pattern.  My new plamsa (2013) hasn't shown even the slightest tendency to retain images.

Plasmas are still the best TVs and I don't think there is much debate about this.  Plasmas have the best black levels, colour, contrast, motion handling and 3D (generally).  The power cost difference is going to amount to several dollars per year and unless you are watching the TV in direct sunlight, the lack of brightness compared to LCDs is not an issue.

This year's Panasonics (ST/GT/VT) and the 8000 series Samsung plasmas are killer.  Sony's flagship LED this year is also fantastic (can't recall the model number).  I would hesitate to drop $2000 on a TV just because it's input lag is the lowest.  What you want is the best TV you can get for your money, all things considered, while ensuring you don't compromise on input lag.

For my money I'd go a 65inch Panasonic ST60, or a 55-60inch VT60, depending on what prices are like in your area and your preference for size versus ultimate quality.

Edit: One addendum to the above.  Plasmas are still supposed to be treated gently for the first 100 hours or so as it takes a while for the phosphor to stablise.  This means not running the TV at the highest brightness or contrast levels (not that you generally need to) or with fixed images for extended periods.  It's possible that failure to do this could cause issue with your panel but again this is more a theoretical risk.