Plasma or LCD TV...which is best?

[The Lone Gunman]

I couldn't find a 50" LCD. Do they make them?

I purchased a plasma to be going on with.

[Troll]

But will it be cheap at launch? Like any technology if you wait for the best thing you'll never get it just jump in, LCD's and plasma's are cheap enough now not to be too worried about the cost, 3 years ago an equivalent set to what I have now would have been 4k instead of the £1200 I paid, at that price in a few years time when SED is proved and cheap enough the LCD will go up stairs replace the CRT in the bedroom.

I'm pretty sure if it is all it promises to be, then it will cause Plasma & LCD prices to plummet further...so either way hold off

[James Tiberius Kirk]

The nips have produced a 108" LCD... proof of principle rather than retail though...

Racist (or should that be specielist?)

[hattra]

Racist (or should that be specielist?)

Are you saying the Japs are a different species!

And what's wrong with Nips - they come from Nippon - it's like calling us Brits.

[Troll]

Are you saying the Japs are a different species!

And what's wrong with Nips - they come from Nippon - it's like calling us Brits.

So why the problem with Pakistanis?

[Troll]

SED technology could blow both plasma & LCD away.... just wait a little longer before taking the plunge

Just found out all is not rosy in the SED world...

Press release, January 12; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Friday 12 January 2007]

Canon and Toshiba today announced an agreement by which Canon will purchase all of Toshiba's outstanding shares of SED, which was jointly established by both companies. On completion of the purchase, SED will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon, effective January 29, 2007.

The decision was reached following discussions between Canon and Toshiba based on the assumption of prolonged litigation pending against Canon in the United States with respect to SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) technology, the companies explained.

As a result of the discussions, it was decided that Canon will carry out the SED panel business independently in order to facilitate the earliest possible launch of a commercial SED television business. SED TVs are to be introduced in Japan in the fourth quarter of 2007 as originally scheduled, although Canon will reassess its future mass-production plans for SED panels.

Mr Kazunori Fukuma, the current president of SED, appointed from Toshiba, will resign from Toshiba, after which he will be hired by Canon and continue to serve as SED president. Also, in accordance with the terms of a new agreement to be entered into between SED and Toshiba, plans call for Toshiba engineers on loan to SED, to continue their assignments for the transition period during which Canon will establish the SED panel business independently.

[The Lone Gunman]

So why the problem with Pakistanis?

Because 9 times out of ten the Paki* in question is an Indi.

*No racism intended.

[Board Game Geek]

*No racism intended.

None taken, since it is an abbreviation or shorthand for Pakistani.

I suppose it could be construed as racially offensive depending on the way you say it...eg, with malice, or just causually referring to someone from Pakistan.

Logically, it would follow that if we adopt the same abbreviation for other inhabitants of other countries, we would end up with...

Scot...a person from Scotland. That one works and is used in everyday parlance.

Eng..Engli...hmmmm doesn't scan very well.
Ire....Irel possibly ?
Germ....LOL!
Franc....Is that in use ? I've heard of francophiles ?
Swede...Sweden...that's used
Nor..Norwa...dunno

In some cases, it seems an abbreviation of the country name is used to denote someone from that country.

About the only country that seems to have lengthened the name is Nigeria to Nigerian. Strange. Oh wait a moment, I think I see why.

[IR35 Avoider]

I couldn't find a 50" LCD. Do they make them?

Sharp have just brought out one, very high contrast ratio and, most significantly, it has highest HD resolution (1080 lines not just 720.)

If/when I get Sky HD, my current candidate for large telly is Sony rear-projection, also 1080 line, the revised model coming out this year is apparently going to replace the light bulb with lasers as a light source, meaning no expensive bulb replacements.

I currently have 51" (projection) CRT. For standard-definition movies and drama, picture quality is better than any flat panel. (But it does suffer from large-area flicker in studio scenes and adverts, as these have large areas of solid bright colour, and I have is set in 50hz progressive mode all the time.)

[The Lone Gunman]

Sharpe have just brought out one, very high contrast ratio and, most significantly, it has highest HD resolution (1080 lines not just 720.)

How much? I also have a tendancy to let the tech calm down before buying. Early examples tend to have a couple of years of debugging left in them. Much like my code.