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Btw, further to effy's point, I also find that my monitor is rubbish without a computer attached to it, yet curiously my 42" plasma screen TV (Well, everyone else was bragging) works as a stand-alone.
For the purposes of the poll; TVs > Monitors.
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I've got two NTL cable lines going into my house.Originally Posted by manker
One wasn't enough for the two phone lines and 4 tv decoder boxes, to say nothing of the 1.5m broadband and the 5 computers and 2 games consoles which are attached to it via the gift of wirelessness and routerage.
The two freeview decoders work seperately tho'.
Pneuberator.
Double
Btw, further to effy's point, I also find that my monitor is rubbish without a computer attached to it, yet curiously my 42" plasma screen TV (Well, everyone else was bragging) works as a stand-alone.
For the purposes of the poll; TVs > Monitors.
you f00kers knew what i meant, a good vid card, CPU, etc.
but yes, my 52 in. 1080i HDTV seems to work fine as a stand alone too
and i think you meant monitors > TVs
question: whats the deal with the plasma?
have heard they feck up after not too long, any truth to that?
didnt wanna go plasma because of that...
and it looks as though posts are disappearing again
Pneuberator.
oopsthen please keep them on topic again. There is a difference between serious and off topic pollsso that explains it
well it could have been another board glich....
anyway.....so what about teh plasma question?
the displays on plasma TVs & monitors fecking rule,
but what of the reliability?
seriously, i heard they wont last over a couple of years...
or was it a certain amount of hours?
mostly harmless
http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/p...-lifespan.htmloops
well it could have been another board glich....
anyway.....so what about teh plasma question?
the displays on plasma TVs & monitors fecking rule,
but what of the reliability?
seriously, i heard they wont last over a couple of years...
or was it a certain amount of hours?
The lifespan of plasma TVs is measured relative to the half-life of its phosphor gases. Half-life is the point at which plasma manufacturers posit that the picture brilliance has diminished enough to make a very noticeable difference in picture quality (and possibly merit replacement). Half-life, then, is the true halfway point in the lifespan of the product. Since these gases decay at a constant rate, the color intensity of your TV picture will decay at a rate equal to that of its phosphors. Think of this as phosphoric dissipation. Beginning the moment you turn your plasma TV on, the phosphors encased within its screen begin to slowly dissipate, so less and less of the total phosphoric content is available for ignition. This affects the display's brightness and color saturation levels. After 1000 hours of use, the plasma monitor should have retained about 94% of its original brightness level. After 15,000 to 20,000 hours, the monitor should measure about 68% of its out-of-the-box brightness. Which is to say, about 68% of the phosphors in the TV will be ignited to produce an image. Much also depends upon the contrast ratio setting used to view the unit. If you want a plasma TV to last longer, simply decrease the CONTRAST option in the menu settings. If you tweak the CONTRAST to 100%, you should expect to burn its phosphors out at an increased rate.
As for the specific life spans of individual plasma display units, most manufacturers contend that their TVs last approximately 30,000 hours before reaching their half-lives under "normal" viewing conditions (i.e., with the CONTRAST set at around 50%). Recently, several manufacturers, most notably Sony and Panasonic, have begun to claim that their newest plasma display panels now have half-lives of 60,000 hours. I, for one, am a bit skeptical of such assertions, if only because this would represent a 100% increase in the life of the product. While I realize that much is being done to increase the life spans of plasma TVs (such as increasing the resiliency of green phosphors), I'll believe these figures when I see them achieved in real life, not just theoretically.
From the consumer's perspective, though, the 30,000-hour figure should be comforting, since this is about how long CRTs last. Let's put all this in perspective: Assuming the average American household watches 4 to 6 hours of television per day, a plasma display will last between 13 and 20 years. If you think about it, that's quite a bit of bang for your buck.
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Problem is, nobody in my home only watches that much TV. I never turn off my pc, and there are always TV's running day and night ( imagine my power bill) So, that being said, if I made a switch, I could probably depend on about 5-7 yrs life span
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effendi
you f00kers knew what i meant, a good vid card, CPU, etc.
but yes, my 52 in. 1080i HDTV seems to work fine as a stand alone too
and i think you meant monitors > TVs
question: whats the deal with the plasma?
have heard they feck up after not too long, any truth to that?
didnt wanna go plasma because of that...
and it looks as though posts are disappearing again
Yeah, we knew
I still think TVs pwn monitors because they don't require a pc to make them work aaaaand having a 42" monitor would make you look like a pr0n addict whereas having a 42" TV draws admiring glances from the hoi polloi when they pop around for tea and crumpets.
As to the plasma question. I had heard but they wore out quicker than normal TVs but it matched the colour scheme of my lounge
I plan on beating him to death with his kids. I'll use them as a bludgeon on his face. -
--Good for them if they survive.
we want your oil!
yep i think it is specific to tft.
plus i can sit 4 inches away from my crt without my hair sticking to it
Pneuberator.
tyvm for teh linkage colin
so what?
if i had a 42" monitor i would have voted highest regard instead of meh
Most of us 1.5mb broadband users have upgraded to 3mb for no extra cost, you might need another cable for that
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