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- Ronald Epstein
You guys who hang out on the Internet, read forums like these, and care
about quality displays will completely understand what I am about to share...
When it comes to televisions/displays, I always buy the best.
Presently, I own a Samsung 65" F8500. It is the last, great plasma display
we will ever see.
Similarly, the Panasonic VT and ZT series are also exceptional plasmas.
Most people will agree, right now, plasmas are the best displays to buy until
we get to affordable OLED technology.
However, most of the public doesn't understand this nor care.
Here is where I make my case....
I have friends who are very wealthy, and have just bought their dream retirement
home.
They contacted me to ask for a recommendation on purchasing large displays
for their home.
Now, up till recently, they had a crappy non-HD television with a DVD player.
They wanted to move up to HD. They wanted two 60" displays for separate rooms.
I attempted to recommend plasmas, even hoping they would spend the money for
at least one Samsung F8500. Sent them an email carefully pointing out the advantages
of going with a quality plasma display.
In the end, they bought two Vizio 60" LED displays that went for about $1500-$1700
apiece.
This past week, I was invited to their new home. I had the chance to look at these LED
displays. Quite frankly, the picture looked like shit.
I was with other friends who were "oohing" and "aching" about the glossy display that
almost looked 3D-like. To me, it looked very unnatural.
I didn't have the heart to tell my friends the picture looked like crap. If they were happy
with it, that is all that mattered.
I could have sat there, looked up some preferred settings on the Internet, and adjusted
the television to my liking. But, there just wasn't time.
All I could see was that the picture looked nowhere near the quality of what I was used
to seeing on my plasma, and I felt a real loss for what my friends purchased.
However, it was amazing to see how most people can't tell a bad picture when they see it.
This further drives home the point that consumers don't care about bad quality displays, and
therefor, we lose really good technology in the process.
about quality displays will completely understand what I am about to share...
When it comes to televisions/displays, I always buy the best.
Presently, I own a Samsung 65" F8500. It is the last, great plasma display
we will ever see.
Similarly, the Panasonic VT and ZT series are also exceptional plasmas.
Most people will agree, right now, plasmas are the best displays to buy until
we get to affordable OLED technology.
However, most of the public doesn't understand this nor care.
Here is where I make my case....
I have friends who are very wealthy, and have just bought their dream retirement
home.
They contacted me to ask for a recommendation on purchasing large displays
for their home.
Now, up till recently, they had a crappy non-HD television with a DVD player.
They wanted to move up to HD. They wanted two 60" displays for separate rooms.
I attempted to recommend plasmas, even hoping they would spend the money for
at least one Samsung F8500. Sent them an email carefully pointing out the advantages
of going with a quality plasma display.
In the end, they bought two Vizio 60" LED displays that went for about $1500-$1700
apiece.
This past week, I was invited to their new home. I had the chance to look at these LED
displays. Quite frankly, the picture looked like shit.
I was with other friends who were "oohing" and "aching" about the glossy display that
almost looked 3D-like. To me, it looked very unnatural.
I didn't have the heart to tell my friends the picture looked like crap. If they were happy
with it, that is all that mattered.
I could have sat there, looked up some preferred settings on the Internet, and adjusted
the television to my liking. But, there just wasn't time.
All I could see was that the picture looked nowhere near the quality of what I was used
to seeing on my plasma, and I felt a real loss for what my friends purchased.
However, it was amazing to see how most people can't tell a bad picture when they see it.
This further drives home the point that consumers don't care about bad quality displays, and
therefor, we lose really good technology in the process.