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Ratickle
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I'm thinking the new LED's will be the biggie later. But, I'm as interested in the answer to this as you are. A boat is an RV.....
MattBMiller
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My parents motorhome came from the factory with an LCD....
MarylandMark
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Get a LCD-
less weight, no altitude issues, screens are more durable, lower power requirements (can even get 12V models), deal with vibration better, higher brightness levels and a few other things I can't think of right now.
less weight, no altitude issues, screens are more durable, lower power requirements (can even get 12V models), deal with vibration better, higher brightness levels and a few other things I can't think of right now.
Ratickle
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You sure Mark?
I don't know what size is needed, but the Samsung new LED's are down to 32" now. Use less than half the power of a LCD, and about 20% of the power of a plasma. The 32" is 1" thick and weighs 20 pounds. It also has no guns to replace and 120hz motion load.
So far, from what I've seen in the 60", they are an awesome TV.
I don't know if anyone else has the technology yet.
MarylandMark
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LED was not one of the OP's options (some consider LED's LCD's but I think they are different)
Ratickle
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True, but I figured just because they are so new no one has paid much attention yet.
Have you?? Any insight? We're thinking about replacing our old school 60" Elite. I'm leaning towards the LED.
MacGyver
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Most people don't know about LED TV's yet. They are superior to both plasma and LCD.
MarylandMark
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Size is another issue- not very many smaller plasmas to fit in a RV
Viewing angle- RV's aren't very wide so this could come in to play
I had a plasma in my living room and a LCD in the bedroom of my RV because of size
Viewing angle- RV's aren't very wide so this could come in to play
I had a plasma in my living room and a LCD in the bedroom of my RV because of size
MarylandMark
Charter Member
TV's are disposable. I'm watching a 50" Panasonic right now that is awesome and was around $1200- some thing breaks it goes in the trash and I get another and most likely determining factor will be price.
LED's are about 20% higher priced than LCD's and I'm not willing to pay it- my eyes can't tell the difference. Most people will benefit from cleaning up their input signal and setting their TV up right than buying a "better" TV would. LED long term may save some on a electric bill but 20% up front is 20%.
There are some pro AV guys here- just me the couch potato talking.
I do the same with all electronics. Looking a new laptops- I buy the $600 model, use it a year and ebay it for $150 and buy another $600 model. The one I buy next will be 10 times better than if I would have bought a $1100 model and the cost of ownership over 2 years is still $1100.
Electronics- what you buy today will be obsolete by the time it is unpacked.
LED's are about 20% higher priced than LCD's and I'm not willing to pay it- my eyes can't tell the difference. Most people will benefit from cleaning up their input signal and setting their TV up right than buying a "better" TV would. LED long term may save some on a electric bill but 20% up front is 20%.
There are some pro AV guys here- just me the couch potato talking.
I do the same with all electronics. Looking a new laptops- I buy the $600 model, use it a year and ebay it for $150 and buy another $600 model. The one I buy next will be 10 times better than if I would have bought a $1100 model and the cost of ownership over 2 years is still $1100.
Electronics- what you buy today will be obsolete by the time it is unpacked.
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
I've thought LED's are reasonable apples to apples. The only issue, they don't make any small ones yet.
Is 32" too big for your application?
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