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post #31 of 366
5/20/12 at 10:24am
Bummer, I have to head off to install a ceiling fan and lay so e carpet, hopefully I can catch the highlights back here.

I've been really on the fence between the VT and Elite but if the VT has worse IR than prior years that might be the ONLY thing that would keep me from it. Alternatively if the Elite has a degree of pulsing I can detect that may be a deal killer as well. Is a perfect display too much to ask for?
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post #32 of 366
5/20/12 at 10:47am
why is the 60 inch Elite looks the same size as the 65vt50??
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post #33 of 366
5/20/12 at 1:06pm
Is it over? When I go to the live stream it looks like a replay of yesterday.
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post #34 of 366
5/20/12 at 1:27pm
I just tuned it, What was the suprise today, that they teased last night?
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post #35 of 366
5/20/12 at 2:55pm
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Originally Posted by Usarocker View Post

I just tuned it, What was the suprise today, that they teased last night?

The surprise was guest speaker Dr. Larry Weber - he co-invented Plasma technology, founded Plasmaco which was later bought by Panasonic, and generally helped bring Plasma TVs to market. For me he was the high point of the event. I got a kick out of his profitability discussion with the Samsung rep when he said to the rep (paraphrasing) "Do you know how profitable Samsung Plasmas are compared to their LEDs?" and the rep said "No i don't", and Larry said "No was going to tell you" then went on to school the rep about how their Plasma's profit margins help cut the LED's losses in half etc.
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post #36 of 366
5/20/12 at 3:14pm
The Samsung reps aren't allowed to discuss such numbers in public, for obvious reasons.

But I'm pretty sure he knows much better what margin/profit his company makes on TV sets.

Samsung isn't leading the industry for nothing. They're not a bunch of retards that can't count.
It would be obvious by now.
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post #37 of 366
5/20/12 at 3:34pm
So which tv won?
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post #38 of 366
5/20/12 at 3:44pm
And the winner is....
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post #39 of 366
5/20/12 at 4:06pm
Sharp elite
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post #40 of 366
5/20/12 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by dietstu View Post

Sharp elite

And Panasonic and Samsung plasma most likely came in 2nd and third respectively.
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post #41 of 366
5/20/12 at 4:20pm
VT50 won!
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post #42 of 366
5/20/12 at 4:25pm
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Originally Posted by mnc View Post

VT50 won!

Have they posted results online yet?
Wondering how the sammy plasma did?
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post #43 of 366
5/20/12 at 4:35pm
Samsung color isn't reference like last years model.
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post #44 of 366
5/20/12 at 4:38pm
Mnc- lol

It hasn't been announced yet. Or am I looking in the wrong places?
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post #45 of 366
5/20/12 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by RandyWalters View Post

The surprise was guest speaker Dr. Larry Weber - he co-invented Plasma technology, founded Plasmaco which was later bought by Panasonic, and generally helped bring Plasma TVs to market. For me he was the high point of the event. I got a kick out of his profitability discussion with the Samsung rep when he said to the rep (paraphrasing) "Do you know how profitable Samsung Plasmas are compared to their LEDs?" and the rep said "No i don't", and Larry said "No was going to tell you" then went on to school the rep about how their Plasma's profit margins help cut the LED's losses in half etc.

He was a treat! I can't wait for the youtube videos so I can watch again and be able to rewind.
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post #46 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:19pm
and the winner is?
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post #47 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:20pm
Vt-50 @HTS
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post #48 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:27pm
Yay!!!!
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post #49 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:44pm
Elite wins again!
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post #50 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:47pm
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Originally Posted by dietstu View Post

Sharp elite

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Originally Posted by mnc View Post

VT50 won!

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Originally Posted by dietstu View Post

Elite wins again!

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post #51 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:48pm
It's Official.
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post #52 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:57pm
what's official?...where are the results listed?
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post #53 of 366
5/20/12 at 5:59pm
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Originally Posted by TitusTroy View Post

what's official?...where are the results listed?

VT50 won the shootout! HTS
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post #54 of 366
5/20/12 at 6:01pm
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Originally Posted by Sonyboy View Post

VT50 won the shootout!

but where are the official results and calibration charts listed?...I don't see it on the VE website
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post #55 of 366
5/20/12 at 6:02pm
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Originally Posted by TitusTroy View Post

but where are the official results and calibration charts listed?...I don't see it on the VE website

I don't see it either, since no one was posting any links, I went to VE's facebook page. They mentioned it there. I asked for a link, we'll see if we get it
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post #56 of 366
5/20/12 at 6:07pm
Vt50 actually won. The implications for the st50 are staggering
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post #57 of 366
5/20/12 at 6:14pm
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Originally Posted by sheshechic View Post

He was a treat! I can't wait for the youtube videos so I can watch again and be able to rewind.

I would be keen to watch it as well to know the context of Dr Webber's speech since LED LCD entered their FIRST year of loss in 2011, while plasma had their fair share. Sammy doesn't even talk about plasma nowadays. With depreciation over, plasma margins is likely to remain low single digits on a PnL and EBITDA basis for the rest of its life.

PS I'm a plasma user.
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post #58 of 366
5/20/12 at 6:21pm
Here's the actual announcement on Facebook:
"Okay, it's official, Panasonic's VT50 is the new "King of HDTV" The VT50 won the popular and our panel of experts vote at the clear winner.

-Robert"
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post #59 of 366
5/20/12 at 6:23pm
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Originally Posted by dietstu View Post

Vt50 actually won. The implications for the st50 are staggering

I agree. Not only the ST50 but the GT50 as well.
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post #60 of 366
5/20/12 at 6:25pm
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I agree. Not only the ST50 but the GT50 as well.

What exactly does this mean?
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