As photograhers, which type of TV do you want/own?

[PaulW128]

Gary;

Another thing to consider when deciding between Plasma or LED/LCD is your angle of view. You can view Plasmas at pretty extreme angles and still see a good picture whereas LED/LCD's wash out as you start to move away from dead center.

Good luck
Paul

[NickTrop]

... was never much into TV. But I do enjoy the occasional professional wrestling match! Big fan of Hulk Hogan in the 80's! I like Godzilla movies too!

[semilog]

Television sucks. We do watch movies on the computer from time to time.

[ChrisPlatt]

Originally Posted by semilog

Television sucks. We do watch movies on the computer from time to time.

Watching movies on the computer sucks.

Chris

[Matus]

We do not have a TV since about 8 years. We still watch a lot of junk though (OK, some good movies too), but at times when we want to watch it and without advertisements.

So - not too many thoughts towards TV from my side. But should it come one day than I would like it to be OLED of some sort (may take a while). Even better a good projector and a screen - but the projectors have a long way to go to get some decent contrast and colors.

[literiter]

I haven't watched TV regularly for about 18 years, with the exception of the occasional stay in a hotel where they may have such thing.

One hour of TV is all it takes to remind me of why I loath TV.

I'll rent a movie occasionally and watch it on a nice flat screen Panasonic something or other.

[bean_counter]

Panasonic 47-inch +/- plasma. Pretty good, best of the lower-end plasmas when we bought it; but oversaturated and blocky colors to me. Really don't like how it handles B&W.

LOVE the refresh rate. My wife bought it to watch hockey in HD, the old TV wasn't nearly as good.

[fotomeow]

Originally Posted by Nate Butler

We ditched the TV several years ago and purchased a 96" screen and projector. Having your friends over for movie night and cocktails is wonderful.

I'll be right over, what is your address?

[loquax ludens]

I have a 50 inch and a 60 inch plasma TV. My favorite use is for Blu-Ray and DVD movies and Star Trek reruns. I don't watch much TV myself, but others in my house do, and they love the snap and the color of the HD channels on the plasma screens.

I did find out the hard way, after getting rid of my 31 inch CRT, that my old VHS tapes look really crappy on a plasma screen. I've considered getting a CRT just so I can watch them again.

[fotomeow]

Originally Posted by PaulW128

Gary;

Another thing to consider when deciding between Plasma or LED/LCD is your angle of view. You can view Plasmas at pretty extreme angles and still see a good picture whereas LED/LCD's wash out as you start to move away from dead center.

Good luck
Paul

thanks Paul, I didn't know that.

[burancap]

Slave to television, admittedly... and could not answer the poll accurately as I have CRTs, LCDs, and plasmas all over the place, including the garage.

My brand is the "rangefinder manufacturer" of the A/V world from a little town called Struer.

[PaulW128]

Gary;

Check out Cnet.com for loads of reviews, info & specs. Excellent resource!!!

Paul

[fotomeow]

Originally Posted by burancap

Slave to television, admittedly... and could not answer the poll accurately as I have CRTs, LCDs, and plasmas all over the place, including the garage.

My brand is the "rangefinder manufacturer" of the A/V world from a little town called Struer.

This is my first time doing a thread, but I thought I gave the poll responders an option to choose multiple TVs if they have them.
My bad if I didn't.

Originally Posted by PaulW128

Gary;

Check out Cnet.com for loads of reviews, info & specs. Excellent resource!!!

Paul

Good suggestion, and I have. I think CNET offers relevant info, but was also curious
what "rangefinder photographers" might have a penchant for. It doesn't mean I will follow suit,
but am just trying to be open minded and willing to learn.

[burancap]

Originally Posted by fotomeow

This is my first time doing a thread, but I thought I gave the poll responders an option to choose multiple TVs if they have them.
My bad if I didn't.

Correct you are... my apologies. I placed two votes and one in absentia for my beloved CRTs.

[fotomeow]

Quote:
Originally posted by ChrisPlatt;
"Proton 37" LCD. Used to have a Proton 31" CRT. "

Originally Posted by semilog

Television sucks. We do watch movies on the computer from time to time.

Originally Posted by ChrisPlatt

Watching movies on the computer sucks.

Chris

thats funny, man ...... he he he

[clayne]

No television in this household - but if we were to get one it'd definitely be a plasma.

[bigeye]

Don't own a TV. 1400 channels and you have to work too hard to find anything somewhat interesting which is then interrupted by loud ads.

Kids can watch Shaun the sheep from Netflix on their tabs.

He even mucks about with those who do not bleat.

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[Avotius]

We have a 46 inch 1080p Sony LCD from back before LED's came out, either way its good enough for us.

[ninjaslim]

We have a CRT because until very recently the picture has been better than the affordable / high street alternatives. We now have a couple of spares lined up... But then the modern alternatives are beginning to reach a point of catch up in terms of sharp motion pictures, which is what you have a TV for really eh?
Part of it is that so much digital footage is still filmed on less than the best camera gear and then sufferers quality drop off in transmission.

[axiom]

I don't own/want a TV

[paulfish4570]

we have a samsung flat screen for netflix movies. our grown children also own samsungs. they are not plasmas. must be one of the other kinds. all of us do recommend that brand; seems to last well ...

[bobbyrab]

So at the moment we have about 47% with either an old CRT or no telly at all, but at a guess half of those who are in that category, judging by those who have posted, don't have a TV. That's a remarkable ratio, here in the UK TV ownership must be around 98% of households, I think the official figure is 95%, but there are a number of those who'll simply be trying to avoid the TV license. What percentage of North American household don't have a TV? Anyone any idea.

[bobbyrab]

I meant to add, up until fairly recently, it may have changed now, but plasma screens can use about four times as much power as CRTs or LCDs. Which is why I went with LCD.

[Schlapp]

I have no television and have not had for 20 years at least! Why bother?

[fotomeow]

Originally Posted by Paul T.

There's a bigger story here - which is how generally terrible the picture is on both plasma and LCD TVs.

I am not sure how much is the source, or the various decoders in the tuning section, but it seems the public have all been conditioned to accept compression artefects, over-sharpening and blocky skin tones.

we have a Sony Bravia, which is better than many of the others I've seen - but I still wouldn't recommend it!

Paul: good point you are making, I thought we were over that "hump" of tech, but apparently not.

Originally Posted by haempe

Very true!
The photographer's sensitive eye is not target group.

Agreed! but at least i thought the fotog's sensitive eye would guide them to be more discerning with TV choices,
but so far the responses indicate the opposite. I was basing this poll/thread on the presumption that fotogs would be more discerning,
but perhaps this premise was faulty from the beginning. Maybe the TVs offered these days are simply not as advanced at a proper price point
to get fotogs to buy them. And instead, the fotog is simply sticking with a good ol' CRT?