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Update: Which type of flat panel display, plasma or LCD, is right for you? And which will give you more bang for your buck?
The first television to carry an energy star rating is set to hit Australian shelves in December.
My boyfriend is driving me insane with his constant nagging about researching TVs. He wants to purchase a new TV, he thinks LCD is more likely, but would buy plasma if that was the best for what he watches, and he wants a 40-inch screen. He wants the best television for watching sport, more precisely football! So you can't blame me for not being too enthusiastic about the purchase. Can you offer any advice apart from the obvious "get a new boyfriend"?
Pioneer will stop making plasma display panels in an effort to turn around its money-losing business, the Japanese electronics maker has said.
The Sony Bravia KDL-46Z4500 is a very well-featured performer that almost outshines Sony's flagship product at half the price.
Despite featuring some eye-popping visuals and up-to-date media features, the Sony KDL-46XBR45's high price and less-than-stellar build means that rivals present better value.
The Samsung LA46A950 is without a doubt the best LCD television we've seen up until this point and proof that the technology has some fire left in it yet.
If you're looking for a discrete budget system as equally at home with music as it is with movies then they don't come much better than the Philips SoundBar HTS8140.
The Samsung LA46A850 is packed with features and stylish looks, but it's stuck between two other ranges which appear to offer better bang for buck.
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dan_rox77
11/10/2007 06:01 PM
Hmph. Some idiotic green tree-huggers at work again to force all their energy rubbish down our throat.
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twirpy
12/10/2007 11:52 AM
dan_rox77 i think you need to see al gore in "an inconvenient truth"... it is inconvenient to our tv viewing pleasure that we are destroying the earth certainly... you wanna explain to your grandchildren one day their earth is all messed up coz you wanted to watch your footy on a big screen?! these tvs dont even get 1 star??!! but dont stress - i am sure they will make greener tvs... x
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Tandy
22/10/2007 11:29 AM
One factor I think in favour of plasma is that its power consumption is variable, no power on black pixels, and further reduced at lower brightness levels, whereas LCD black pixels consume the same amount of power as white pixels. Maybe future plasmas will exceed LCD efficiency? I was feeling guilty about buying my plasma a few months ago but I have been surprised at how cool it runs in my home (Panasonic cinema setting) compared to the heat coming off the back of the ones in the store running as bright as they can to try to match the LCD brightness.
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joannef
01/12/2007 12:26 AM
So are they good or bad for the enviroment? Will they be banned??
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