Plasma owners any problems??

My friend's first generation JVC plasma broke down recently, one strip of bad pixels developed over time and has grown considerably larger since. Just imagine someone put a 2" tape on the screen, but lucky it's outside the 4:3 screen and only visible when watching HD materials.

My mom's Samsung plasma went dead due to bad power supply. A quick fix and it's back online.

My NEC plasma is trouble free after 2 years of service, but then I only watch 2 hours of TV a week top.

On the other hand, my Sony LCD rear projection GWIV has 3 stuck pixels since day one and lots of people have issue with the LCD panels especially on GWIII.

Plasma is wonderful. There are some issues regarding inputs that are still getting worked out. You can even get some software that is full of famous paintings like Van Gogh, etc. so that even when you are not watching it you have a revolving museum of paintings all filling in your 'painting'.

Unclejeff,

The "classic paintings" software is a neat idea, however, Plasma TVs do have a finite life based on hours of usage. If you plan to use a Plamsa TV for many years, I would recommend turning it off when not actively watching it.

There are some nice "picture frame"enclosures for Plasma TVs that look like a picture frame arount the TV and have retractable prints that cover the screen when not in use. I've seen a few of these at hig-end home shows and they look pretty cool, especially for Plasmas that are mounted above fireplaces.

Enjoy,

TIC

Does anybody have input in regards to some of these 'new name' plasmas? I am more and more coming across plasma sets that retail for half of the big guys, but the name brands are completely unfamiliar. Off hand I do not have any company names, but, this past weekend, a flyer arrived advertising 42" plasma for $1,800.00 Cdn. Again -the company name was completely unfamiliar.

42 inch Panasonics start at 1500 US online authorized reseller so there isnt really a need to consider Maxent, Voire, LG, Benq etc. Unless you really want to try out an other name brand.

I am not saying Panasonic is the best, second best whatever, but their QA is pretty high.