andyrh68(Competent) posted this on Sunday, 16th December 2001, 20:39
Apart from the gaping hole they leave in your bank account, are their any drawbacks to plasma screens?
RE: Plasma screens - any drawbacks?
gingerone(Elite) posted this on Monday, 17th December 2001, 13:15
The only drawback that I can see is that a lot of plasma screens do not have scart connections, although they usually have component connections!!
RE: Plasma screens - any drawbacks?
Rob E Taylor(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 17th December 2001, 13:17
Most plasma screens also don`t have great black levels - due to a limited contrast range. The best I`ve seen seem to be the latest Pioneer ones. They look cool though :-)
Robby
RE: Plasma screens - any drawbacks?
Ravi(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 18th December 2001, 22:09
yes the cheaper ones don`t have scart inputs they only have composite inputs or vga inputs but you can buy a tv tuner box which will give you scart input, teletext etc etc other thing is noise most plasmas have fans to keep them cool so like a pc you will have a fan noise all the time. I would wait for a couple of years when prices will drop and realiabilty will improve.
RE: Plasma screens - any drawbacks?
stefmcd(Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 19th December 2001, 18:07
Someone told me that their lifespan is less than a CRT telly. True or not? I have seen some ads for LCD tellies which are supposed to have around a 15 year of normal usage lifespan.
