longshanks1966(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 21st November 2004, 09:12
planning on upgrading the family tele to something more substantial, cash isnt too much of a problem , £2k is as far as it goes, which is better and what really is the difference ? :/
tele isnt used for anything other than the usual sky, teresteral,(spelt that wrong me thinks) dvds etc,
RE: lcd or plasma ?
Fitz(Elite) posted this on Sunday, 21st November 2004, 17:51
longshanks1966(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 22nd November 2004, 18:11
cheers john , but what about all this "half life " business i heard about ? dont want to spend a veritable fortune again in a couple years time again if i can help it :S
RE: lcd or plasma ?
Jimbo :oÞ(Elite Donator) posted this on Monday, 22nd November 2004, 18:27
Half life?
OK, here`s the "gauge" of TV life:
CRT: At around 20 years it will become too dark or blurry to watch LCD: Around 15 years life expectancy Plasma: 10 to 12 years expectancy DLP: 4 to 5 years lamp life expectancy, replace the lamp and reset to 4 to 5 years again (eg: every five years change the bulb and off you go again)
This is only on the viewable screen life, not other components (power supply etc)
It`s also a "guess" thing. Some people will have a plasma last 20 to 30 years, others will get 3 to 5. This is the same for all TV types, and I`ll take bets on the number of people who`ve had CRT`s written off in the 2 year onwards being high. (just search the forums and you`ll see!)
