LG 50" 720p Plasma TV $499 @ Best Buy

[angry hampster]

Online and in my local store. Picked one up today. Very impressed so far.

LINK Here

 

[RaistlinZ]

Not bad, if you don't mind 720p. Pixels are too large for me at that resolution though.

 

[SKORPI0]

1024x768 (4x3), not 1280x720(16:9).

 

[JBT]

1024x768 (4x3), not 1280x720(16:9).

Plasma pixels are rectangular instead of square.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

These LG plasmas have a very good picture for the price without a doubt. Got one of their 42" 720p's and it looks better than most of my 1080p's.

 

[angry hampster]

These LG plasmas have a very good picture for the price without a doubt. Got one of their 42" 720p's and it looks better than most of my 1080p's.

This has been my experience with the 50" so far. Its picture looks better than my 1080p 37" Vizio. Color accuracy is very nice right out of the box too.

 

[jacion]

This has been my experience with the 50" so far. Its picture looks better than my 1080p 37" Vizio. Color accuracy is very nice right out of the box too.

I have a 5+ y.o. Panasonic 50" 720p plasma and it still looks absolutely great. Unless your a videophile or have a tiny tiny living room, I would have to call this a hot deal.

 

[JBT]

I've got a 50" 720p plasma as well. It's picture is great. We sit about 10 ft away. Up close yeah its isn't the best when just sitting down and watching a blu-ray its great.

 

[angry hampster]

Something else that's impressed me about this TV is how quick it is. From the time you hit the power button to the time you have picture and sound is about 2 seconds. With my Vizio LCD, it's roughly 6-7 seconds. Switching between inputs is instant.

The biggest downside to this TV is that it only has 2 HDMI inputs.

 

[Zargon]

Not bad, if you don't mind 720p. Pixels are too large for me at that resolution though.

with 99% of your TV sources being 720P it shouldnt bother most people

my 'wifes' tv is a sammy pn50c 720 plasma.. its GREAT. plasmas colors are so vibrant.

had it for 2.5 years and I finally need to white wash it overnight. my wife keeps falling asleep while watching recorded TV and I come up from gaming and its been on the DVR listing or the guide for 2 hours

 

[angry hampster]

Will the letterbox from watching blurays cause burn-in on plasmas?

 

[jacion]

Will the letterbox from watching blurays cause burn-in on plasmas?

We watch letterbox movies, 4:3 TV programming, video games, and had a HTPC hooked up to mine over the years, I have no burn in. I've noticed some right when you turn the TV off, but it goes away. Mine has an anti-burn feature (pixel shifting IIRC), and surly today's sets provide even better measures.

 

[Sonikku]

How does this work with a 4x3 resolution? Does 1280 material have to be downscaled to 1024?

 

[Zargon]

Will the letterbox from watching blurays cause burn-in on plasmas?

i doubt it

its the menu bars on teh directtv guide that are blue that cause massive burn in on mine, but it took years for it to be noticable

you can wash them easily

make an all white jpg, if your TV has a usb port use a thumb drive to 'show it' it while you are asleep

that advice comes from a friend who runs a high end media comapny for hotels and conferences

 

[trmiv]

Hmmmm, tempting. My five year old 50" 720p Samsung went out last night with a nice burning smell. Do I spend more and go 1080p bigger, or cheap out and keep the status quo?

 

[amdhunter]

Will the letterbox from watching blurays cause burn-in on plasmas?

If I look at my TV with just grey on the screen, I definitely notice letterboxing from a small distance. During normal viewing, I don't see anything.

My 3 year old LG 720p is better than my (very highly regarded) LG 1080p 3D LCD. I think it's better than ANY LCD I've ever looked at.

 

[Smokin Gunn]

Nice Deal OP!