Why plasma tv

I have a wired 7. It's pretty good but not as good as the hard-wired system with 7 separate speakers and a wired sub. Sound does make more of a difference than you think when watching a TV. But ultimately, what it comes down to is that the differences between my old plasma and new OLED aren't that great, especially when watching TV programming -- you know, that stuff that comes out of your cable or satellite box. Someday, I'm going to replace the plasma.

But I'm not in any hurry to do it and neither is the rest of my family; they don't seem to care about which TV they're watching. It's much more about what's on the TV that matters and whether enough PS4 game controllers are charged.

That's what they fight over. I figure that plasma's got another years. View all TV recommendations. All TV Reviews Samsung. The Frame C1 OLED. A1 OLED. G1 OLED. NANO75 NANO90 V Series V5 Series M7 Series Quantum OLED M6 Series Quantum D3 Series P Series Quantum E Series Fire TV C Fire TV Amazon Fire TV Fire TV Edition 4k.

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View all TV articles. Having trouble deciding between two TVs? This tool will clearly show you the differences. What TV size to buy. Not sure how big of a TV you should buy? This helpful tool will make it clear for you. Table tool. Vote for the next TV we buy. Want to see us review a specific TV? But then let's think about this. We're taking a technology that is clearly better than LED and scrapping it and producing something close the 4K LED that will cost thousands more.

Who loses in this scenario? You, the consumer. Panasonic has a hard time getting out of its own way. How else can you describe having the best picture technology with very reasonable prices and not being able to out sell your rivals who have inferior products.

It all comes down to marketing. Panasonic's marketing of plasma when LCD TVs then Sharp started making their way into the market in early was abysmal. LCDs were far inferior, but Panasonic did not quash the threat. They just never knew how to effective market at the store level or on the Internet.

As a result only professional reviewers and aficionados knew that plasma TVs maintained the best quality and price. Robert Silva. Robert Silva has extensive experience in consumer electronics and home theater product sales and sales supervision; he has written about audio, video, and home theater topics since Robert has articles published on HBO.

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