50" FlatScreens Compared

(by David Katzmaier)
Plasma technology seems like it's been around a long time--so long, in fact, that we've received reader mail asking whether plasma is going the way of the dodo, soon to be supplanted by LCD and other technologies coming down the pike. But with the delay of SED, the popularity plasma in larger screen sizes, and the further development of plasma technology, we feel comfortable predicting plasma will be around for a long time to come.

While we have yet to see how some examples of improved plasma technology, such as Pioneer's upcoming high-contrast models, perform in the real world, we have gotten a chance to test other new tech, in the form of the glare-reducing screens on Panasonic and Samsung plasmas. Glare reflecting off the screen from in-room lighting has always been an issue with plasma, so both makers set out to combat the problem with special screens--and Panasonic was a bit more successful than Samsung, although the Samsung plasma's picture was good enough in other areas to make up the difference. Meanwhile we just reviewed a budget 50-inch Vizio plasma that proves, once again, that even the "old" flat-panel tech can be a great choice at the right price.

Please see the handy-dandy spreadsheet below for the side-by-side comparison. If your eyes aren't tuned to read that small type, click on the image to see the full size. Hooray!

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P.S. Please tell us that it feels like a Monday in your office, too! In our eyes the 5th of July should be a holiday as well. Don't they know that we're just gonna stay up all night watching fireworks?

Labels: 50 inch, LCD, Panasonic, Plasma, Samsung, Television, tv, Vizio

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