LG 60" Plasma $599 Microcenter

[Sohaltang]

If I bought this and hooked a PC up to it. Would I get a 1080p resolution or one of those weird resolutions?

LOL. You referring to those old plasma 1024*1024 ALIAS screens with the rectangle pixles.

 

[Raincity]

You will get the max resolution of what the screen is capable of or the max resolution of what you video card is capable- whichever is lower. If it's a native 1080p screen, that is what you would see. If it is a 4K TV, you will need a video card capable of 3840x2160 and over HDMI, the max refresh rate at that res is 30Hz.

We use 4K TV's as displays for 2560x1440 surveillance cameras and it is impressive...

Are you using them with 4K 360 or do you really run 4K fixed ?

 

[texasfury]

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[chucky2]

I remember going to our comm dept for a tour when I was at my 4 year, and they had broadcast HD CRT hooked up to the then brand new HD cameras. The picture quality was unreal vs. what I'd always seen. Was less impressed with normal public HDTVs and feeds, but yeah, CRT could definitely provide some amazing viewing. Geometry issues though...

 

[cytoSiN]

Mr. Cathode Ray Tube would like to have a discussion with you regarding that.

MAYBE you could argue some XBRs could come close, but resolution and lack of sharpness can't compete, in my opinion. In any event, the point is that Plasma >>>> LCD. But as said above, this isn't the place for that discussion. This is a good deal on a plasma, no matter how you slice it. For those who prefer LCD (or need them due to bright rooms), Microcenter has a few more good deals (in store only) going right now, at least one of which is posted here.

 

[spdfreak]

Are you using them with 4K 360 or do you really run 4K fixed ?

it's 4K fixed...

 

[Cardio]

UPDATE On sale and in stock again for $599 starting Thursday 12/26.

 

[Owls]

Arent Plasma tv's outdated? not sure why they still make em after LED tv came out, Plasma TV's are not really economical and the picture quality is not comparable with LED ones, someone else also mentioned the heat they make. But LG in general is a leading brand in TV's i think...

I don't get why people spread bullshit opinions as facts

 

[Bryf50]

My old plasma is in the process of shitting itself. I'm thinking of picking this up. Its showing $699 at my local Microcenter. Do you think this is still a good deal?

 

[Bryf50]

I picked up the 60PN5700 for $699. My closest MC in New Jersey had a ton in stock. They also had the 60PN5300 for $599. I've been playing with it a bit and am fairly impressed. Subjectively, the PQ is good especially for the price though not as good as my older but more expensive Samsung D7000 Plasma in another room. It came with that stupid motion smoothing stuff on by default which looked hilariously bad. A lot of other needless "Dynamic" settings and sharpening stuff I turned off right away. But with a little tweaking its definitely got a satisfying picture.

The LG smart TV stuff is also pretty slick. I plugged in a Keyboard and Mouse combo thing to the usb port and it picked it up right away. It lets me browse all the menus and use the fairly decent web browser using KB/M control. Just make sure to dig down into the settings menu and turn off all the tracking bs that LG was caught with a few weeks ago.

 

[mizzou]

wow, local shop has tons of these in stock..i guess because they are plasma.

Anyone who owns one of these want to give me some pro's and con's as it being used for PC games or PS4/3 games?

 

[Cardio]

wow, local shop has tons of these in stock..i guess because they are plasma.

Anyone who owns one of these want to give me some pro's and con's as it being used for PC games or PS4/3 games?

It works fine, don't know what else to say. 1080 resolution on a 60" screen wont compare to what you get with a smaller higher resolution monitor, naturally but it looks pretty nice. Depends what your personal requirements are. If you like a lot of real estate....you got it! If you have been using any TV for your PS I think you will be please with this one.

 

[smackababy]

I picked up the 60PN5700 for $699. My closest MC in New Jersey had a ton in stock. They also had the 60PN5300 for $599. I've been playing with it a bit and am fairly impressed. Subjectively, the PQ is good especially for the price though not as good as my older but more expensive Samsung D7000 Plasma in another room. It came with that stupid motion smoothing stuff on by default which looked hilariously bad. A lot of other needless "Dynamic" settings and sharpening stuff I turned off right away. But with a little tweaking its definitely got a satisfying picture.

The LG smart TV stuff is also pretty slick. I plugged in a Keyboard and Mouse combo thing to the usb port and it picked it up right away. It lets me browse all the menus and use the fairly decent web browser using KB/M control. Just make sure to dig down into the settings menu and turn off all the tracking bs that LG was caught with a few weeks ago.

I am going to go down to MC this weekend and see if they still have any of these in the Chicago area. I was waiting for the new year to buy one, and this will be the set for me.

 

[ibex333]

Personally, my experience with plasma has been negative. I got a 51" Samsung Plasma recently in Best Buy, after reading excellent reviews. Everyone know plasma is best for darker rooms, and that's exactly how mine is.

Now here are the negatives:

1)This thing is friggin' HEAVY!!!! Especially compared to LED LCD TVs I own.
2)I don't know what all these people are talking about when they tout plasma's excellent blacks, and colors in general as opposed to LCD. Sure picture wasn't bad at all. And colors are good, but are they better than what I am used to? I don't think so. At least I don't see it.
3)By far my biggest gripe. This thing is dim!!! Oh my god, it is sooo annoying. I constantly feel like I need to up the brightness, but it's already at max! My room is dark as hell, and this TV just isn't bright/vivid enough even in a room like this. Tried different color presets, it hardly helps. Also, the TV image feels slightly fuzzy. Some people who came over didn't notice, but there is a certain level of fuzziness and it drives me nuts. Never had this issue with LCD.
4)Gaming input lag. Not for Xbox 360 or PS3 even though it has a game mode.
5)HUGE BEZEL.


I just couldn't take it so I paid $150 more for a Vizio M501d-A2R and that thing is amazing. Plus it has 3D and smart TV functionality all in one. And it has 4 HDMI ports and 2 USB vs. 2 HDMI and 1 USB on the plasma.

 

[MrCoyote]

Current LCD/LED technology still can't touch Plasma's pixel response time of well under 1ms. My Samsung 58" plasma has no detectable motion blur at all in games/movies, and is bright enough for my living room, even after color-corrected with Spears&Munsil Blu-ray disc. Going to move this one into my office room for video editing, and buy another plasma this year.

 

[DanStp]

This deal is now 699.99. I am going up to the NOVA MC today to pick one up. Thank God I can still get a plasma at this price.

 

[Sohaltang]

Personally, my experience with plasma has been negative. I got a 51" Samsung Plasma recently in Best Buy, after reading excellent reviews. Everyone know plasma is best for darker rooms, and that's exactly how mine is.

Now here are the negatives:

1)This thing is friggin' HEAVY!!!! Especially compared to LED LCD TVs I own.
2)I don't know what all these people are talking about when they tout plasma's excellent blacks, and colors in general as opposed to LCD. Sure picture wasn't bad at all. And colors are good, but are they better than what I am used to? I don't think so. At least I don't see it.
3)By far my biggest gripe. This thing is dim!!! Oh my god, it is sooo annoying. I constantly feel like I need to up the brightness, but it's already at max! My room is dark as hell, and this TV just isn't bright/vivid enough even in a room like this. Tried different color presets, it hardly helps. Also, the TV image feels slightly fuzzy. Some people who came over didn't notice, but there is a certain level of fuzziness and it drives me nuts. Never had this issue with LCD.
4)Gaming input lag. Not for Xbox 360 or PS3 even though it has a game mode.
5)HUGE BEZEL.


I just couldn't take it so I paid $150 more for a Vizio M501d-A2R and that thing is amazing. Plus it has 3D and smart TV functionality all in one. And it has 4 HDMI ports and 2 USB vs. 2 HDMI and 1 USB on the plasma.

What's the model number? All product have a lemon or two. Wonder if you calibrated it or left it in Eco mode.

1 weight is irrelevant as I don't move my tv's but once.. Maybe twice when I upgrade.
2 settings, setup correctly the difference is huge
3. Settings
4. Must be pretty old model as most bezels are now very thin except budget models
5. Never noticed any lag