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Vrock wrote:It's not much different than a CRT, really, and we used those for 70 years.
Captain Ned wrote:The sole 3d flick I've seen was Tron:Legcy and I saw that in an IMAX theatre in Montreal (the 3D TV ain't for me, it's for the wife & spawn). It was clear to me after watching the sole 3D preview (Pirates # Whatever: The Quest for Cash) and then taking in the movie that there are proper uses of 3D and excessively gratuitous uses of 3D.
I don't know the 3D glasses tech at IMAX houses, but there was some definite eyestrain as the movie progressed and T:L didn't use 3D for the usual "throw a spear at the audience" cheap crap (unlike the Pirates trailer).
just brew it! wrote:Right, right, but nobody was afraid to use a computer, watch TV or play video games on a CRT because of burn-in, so why the fear with plasma?Vrock wrote:It's not much different than a CRT, really, and we used those for 70 years.
...and CRTs could suffer from pretty significant burn-in issues if static elements were continuously displayed.
bthylafh wrote:Early plasmas had some issues. What's in stores now is like the 13th generation. I've seen more CRT RPTVs and monitors in use with burn in than I have plasmas.Maybe plasmas are more susceptible to burn-in. I don't believe any CRT monitors were vulnerable to burn-in at least since the mid '90s if not earlier, which must have been from getting better phosphors.
Dizik wrote:This is the first time I've heard of Oppo...please tell me you didn't spend $400+ on a Blu-Ray player. The VUDU, Netflix, etc. functionality is nice and all, but certainly a similarly specced Blu-Ray player can be had for far less. Like say, a PS3?
Bensam123 wrote:When you get close to the $200 you could just build a HTPC.
Captain Ned wrote:Open your mind. You've already made your purchase, but if you're looking for another Blu-ray player then consider the PS3. I bought a launch 20gb model (which has since failed, but whatever) for $500 with the intent to only watch Blu-ray with it, and became a console convert. In addition to the tons of entertaining games, the media capabilities of the machine are quite useful. Even if you don't play a single game on it, you're still getting one of the fastest, most full-featured, and best supported BD players on the market.Gaming is for computers with mice & keyboards.