I've been a plasma fan for years and I have come SOOO close over the last few years to jumping on a Panny or most recently the 5080. But with all of the advantages of Plasma, and there are many, and the recent improvements with the black levels I almost never hear anyone making an issue out of Brightness, and not just brightness but the QUALITY of the the whites.
I am not trying to start an LCD vs Plasma flame war- we've all had enough of those. But I was comparing the 5080 and an XBR4 with a snow video the other day and I could not get over how much more realistic the whites were on the LCD- the pioneer just looked grey in comparison. And yes it was in a darker store and yes I even played with the brightness settings and the difference between the whites, in the LCD favor, was as obvious as the difference between the blacks, in the plasma's favor.
Bottomline I get the benefits of deep blacks and contrast ratios, but if the whites just look grey on plasma set, why is it not an issue for most people. All you hear about anymore is black levels. Is brightness just not important?Am I off-base?
I am not trying to start an LCD vs Plasma flame war- we've all had enough of those. But I was comparing the 5080 and an XBR4 with a snow video the other day and I could not get over how much more realistic the whites were on the LCD- the pioneer just looked grey in comparison. And yes it was in a darker store and yes I even played with the brightness settings and the difference between the whites, in the LCD favor, was as obvious as the difference between the blacks, in the plasma's favor.
Bottomline I get the benefits of deep blacks and contrast ratios, but if the whites just look grey on plasma set, why is it not an issue for most people. All you hear about anymore is black levels. Is brightness just not important?Am I off-base?