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Anyone using the Gateway 42" Plasma?

I've read the thread that mentions the set, but that was when it first came out. Anyone using one day to day? I use their flat panel monitors at work and they have run 12 hours a day six days a week since Sept. 1999 without any problems at all. I cannot imagine Gateway being any less QC oriented with their plasma setups.
slipknot1
dubzilla
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go to cnet.com for a lot of consumer's reviews of the Gateway. The offer is too good to be true. It doesn't seem to rank very well as a plasma at all, but cnet will tell you better than I can.
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swampwalker
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Well for one thing, its NOT true HD, but that may not matter if you are using it to display DVD or conventional cable or even DSS. Love to hear from someone who's got one or someone who looked at it and passed.
jwmazur
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I saw one in the showroom and the picture was not as crisp as those from Panasonic or the others. But, the price was cheaper.
cytocycle
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They are noisy: over 40dB if I remember correctly because of the fans to cool it.. Contrast Suffers compared to all other plasma's.
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steuspeed
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You get what you pay for.

Panasonic has a pretty decent picture for the money.
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