does anyone know of a good 1080p set

[peterS]

50 or 60" she wants the 720p pioneer but since she plays video games i cautioned against it, i also recomented 1080p
but they all look bad, the sony xbr2 was horrendouse in terms of contrast
must be flat pannel

[aud19]

No such thing as yet IMO. The 1080p Pioneer panel is likely your best bet but the contrast is pretty pathetic.

Always go FP....?

Personally though I'd stick to 720p considering what's currently available.

[peterS]

maybe a tube and rebuys in a few years or the new sxrd xbr2.... she didnt like the hotspots on the regular sxrd so hopefully it delivers

[Sponge]

I saw the new XBR3 LCD 64" today and it looked beautiful...but with the price difference I went with the Panny 50" 720P. I game but for what I have read it appears that after a proper break in burn in has been pretty much eliminated. Just don't leave the same screen paused for a period of time.

[Boone38]

I was in the same boat and ended up with the Pioneer 50". Bought it has the
cost was still with in the others and the pic was better, IMO.

[aud19]

I still say you get the 720p Pioneer, in most cases you won't miss the resolution (source, seating distance etc) and the contrast and black levels are FAR superior on the 720p model for an overall better PQ IMO.

[peterS]

burn in is the issue.... ive seen it

[aud19]

burn in is the issue.... ive seen it

On what? The 1080p units?

[peterS]

720p
espn burnt in on our display, which in itself isnt so bad but a coworker of mine bought the 50" elite version and burnt it in w/ a video game in the first few days
multiple white washings did nothing

ive read it on forums too that they burn in easier
entirely aviodable unless you play video games

[aud19]

even the 07 models?

[peterS]

no idea

[Sponge]

The newer plasma's its not nearly the issue it was. After the first 100 hours of useage your burn in is next to non-existant...Less than 1%..go to the AVS forum and read up on it they have a whole huge section on burn in.

Now with that said if your going to be gaming more than watch TV I would lean toward an LCD. I would love to game more but reality is my TV will be 90% TV/Movies...

[Ralph]

Sharp 1080P Looks good. As with the Sony XBR3.

[cobbpa]

One of the mags gave a Pio Elite a good review, think it was right around $5k tho? Can't think of the model or specific magazine right now.

[PewterTA]

Shame it has to be flatpanel, the Samsung 1080p DLPs are amazing. So far I have yet to see a better picture on a display (that is anywhere remotely in the price range of the Samsung).

[DSGCobra]

the new 1080p jvc 3 chip lycos projections. PQ smokes my old sammy DLP.

[peterS]

the new 1080p jvc 3 chip lycos projections. PQ smokes my old sammy DLP.

they are second place to sxrd in my mind
but i would never buy them because ive seen problems with the bulbs and the cost $550 a piece

as for the 1080p samsungs i detest them
and personaly wouldnt buy dlp because of reliability issues

[DSGCobra]

the bulbs supposedly got better with the new 97 series. we will see....