Would You Pick A 50 Inch Plasma Or A 73 Inch Dlp Wide Screen Tv?

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1. Jeff D says:

   September 29, 2009 at 4:15 pm

   Plasma.
   With DLP units you have to replace costly bulbs so the cost of ownership is higher than that of a plasma unit.
   Make sure you buy quality electronics, not from walmart or costco.
   Stick to these brands for plasma units, Pioneer, Panasonic & Hitachi.
2. Fecomosi says:

   September 29, 2009 at 4:47 pm

   LIFESPAN
   DLP manufacturers list the backlight bulb hours at around 80,000 hours. What’s more, this bulb can be replaced for as little as $200 in some cases. Certain DLP TV displays require a technician to change their bulbs, and this will cost you more than the lamp itself. In other cases, though, the DLP is configured in a way that makes it easy for a layperson to replace burned-out bulbs. It all depends on the make and model of your DLP.
   Plasma, by contrast, uses a small electric pulse for each pixel to excite the rare natural gases argon, neon, and xenon (a k a “phosphors”) . These rare gases actually have a life and fade over time. Manufacturers of plasma have estimated the life of these phosphors to be about 60,000 hours. The life of the plasma display itself is usually determined by half-life of the phosphors. So at 30,000 hours the phosphors will be at their half-life, and the viewer will be seeing an image that has half the brightness capability that it did when originally purchased. This should be a good point at which to consider its life over. The gases in plasma TVs cannot be replaced. There is no phenomenon of “pumping” new gases into a plasma display.
   Advantage: DLP
   VIEWING ANGLE
   Along with D-ILA, DLPs are the best of the best among rear-projection TV technologies. Still, they are far from perfect. The eyeball test of effective viewing gives me about a 100° side-to-side viewing angle. One very important note here is that, with DLPs, the vertical positioning of the display should be very close to eye level. The vertical viewing angle on DLP televisions is far less protracted than its side-to-side viewing angle. Indeed, the vertical viewing angles of the DLPs I tested were maybe 40° or so.
   Because each individual pixel is its own light and color source, plasma-display TVs are evenly lit across the surface and have a nearly perfect 180° viewing angle. This figure is uniform across all manufacturers and applies to side-to-side and to top-to-bottom viewing angles.
   Advantage: Plasma
   OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
   SIZE
   DLP televisions are rear-projection devices and thus quite well suited to larger sizes. In most cases, they require nearly the amount of room that traditional rear projection TVs do-minus the base, of course. DLP TVs fit well on to tabletop stands and are available in popular 40-, 50-, and 61-inch models. They will soon be available in 72- and 84-inch diagonal image sizes, too. Moreover, DLPs are slimmer than other rear projection TVs, measuring around 15″ to 17″ in depth.
   Plasma television displays range in size from 37″ to 61″ along the diagonal. Plasma technology allows for a super slim design-the norm being 3.5″ in depth-allowing them to be mounted in various ways on walls or set atop tables or on even on special plasma TV carts. Plasma displays are designed with minimalist decorators in mind: They have little in the way of bezel framing, and speakers are often optional. If you want an exceptionally “clean” look for your home theater, think plasma.
   Advantage: Even
   PRICE/VALUE
   DLP televisions clearly possess the price advantage over plasma per viewing inch. The technology is much less expensive to product than plasma..
   Plasma TVs have been steadily encroaching upon affordability in the last few years.
   Price Advantage: DLP per square inch.
   Value Advantage: Difficult to gauge. Depends on the need
   I would go with DLP because of bigger screen and longer life