Ted bear(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 9th December 2003, 05:09
I am considering upgrading my present set up the sole reason of increasing screen size. I currently have a 36" Toshiba CRT. Should I go for a 42" Plasma or a low budget projector ? Obviously price will play a part. Is the opinion that plasma prices will significantly decrease within the next six months to a year ? I am a newbie and I am torn between a video projector or a plasma, I know that some `reasonable` projectors can be had for around the £1,200 mark that will give me a significant increase in picture size or would it be worth upgrading to a 42" plasma, that would only increase the screen size from the 36" that I have now to 42 " ?
Regards......Ted
RE: Plasma or Projector ?
testbloke(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 9th December 2003, 08:34
HAd a similair debate myself recently and after much thought and screenings I ended up going for a rear projection. IMO the low end (2k to 3k) plasmas picture quality was not too impressive and also found the amount of glare and reflections you get from the glass on these unnaceptable. Unless you have proper black out curtains etc I would not recommend front projection - there is a website that shows how much better a rear projection is compared to a front projection in a normal environment, think it was rearprojection.co.uk or something like that. Try a google search on rear projection
RE: Plasma or Projector ?
stevielfc(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 9th December 2003, 12:21
Is the opinion that plasma prices will significantly decrease within the next six months to a year ?
The `High End Plasma` Sony Panasonic Fujitsu & Pioneers of this world will stay at their price. The rest will fill in the gap created by the LCD and Plasma difference (the price) I used to install Plasma Screens. I was impressed with the 50" Pioneer Screen with Quality and ease of use (The Multi Media Box with The screen acts like a TV ie TV channels then AV Channels). The only thing put me off was the 5 grand price tag (approx)
Your answer : It is a Question of Quality. If You want the best (and the money) Buy the plasma screen from the companies above. If not try the `Middle end Market`.
