Thank you.
I've been advised against buying a plasma thingie because of the durability thing.
Now, I'm thinking about a projector.
Your thoughts?
I seem to recall that projectors have lifespan issues, but don't go by me, my memory may be faulty. There are some larger LCD TVs that look pretty good. A friend of mine got one a year ago and she likes it. You might want to read some reviews of later-model plasma TVs. They've supposedly solved some of the problems of the early models.
Me, I don't go for this newfangled stuff. I'm sticking with my good old Radiation King.
My opinion, at present, is go for a good LCD
projector. Makes it a lot easir to dust behind..
or move into the bedroom for some "ceiling theatre"
that'll put any Drive In to shame! :o)
If ya got a white ceiling.... i've seen
they've got a special paint, that you can
use on a wall, that mimics a projection
screens surface....you just paint it on, let
it dry, and Viola! ,you got a screen that
is big as you want it to be.
Considered it. At the time, I calculated I'd be buying 18 bulbs a year, and they're not cheap. Fan noise is a downer, plus all the heat they pour into my small apartment, plus the noise of the extra air conditioning to counteract. Need to close the blinds on a sunny day or the image washes out. Just couldn't balance all the negatives. If I could put it under glass, inside a soundproof closet, separately vented I might rethink it.
I'm about to buy a low-priced plasma on the theory that it'll tide me over for 6 years before the image deteriorates, at which time something like OLED will have become affordable.
My philosophy: I'm always buying the next-to-last TV/VCR/computer I'll ever buy.
I just went and got the mail, and in it is the Consumer Reports annual electronics issue, November 2005. Has lots of advice on HDTVs and talks about plasma sets. You might want to get a copy and check out what it has to say. I'll send this as a Freepmail as well, in case you've stopped reading this thread.