I've been reading on this forum for a while now and can't seem to find a definitive answer. I've been a big lcd supporter and suddenly had a change of heart. Seeing the pro111d in action has gotten me memorised. But certain things are still making me hesistant to buy a plasma. So, i'm hoping all you plasma owners can help.
First off, I'm an avid gamer when i have time for it and the whole IR/Burn in issue bothers me. I understand you have to break in the tv before i can really get it going, but is gaming on it that bad? I don't want to worry about it all the time if i want get my between 2-5 hour sessions in. Second would be that I don't have HD source of video can i just watch SD fullscreen? Would that be suffice to not have IR or make the tv not broken in properly? Also I have a HTPC and like to stream movies from my pc, would that work if i can play HD content from that. I don't have a blu ray yet but eventually i will.
Other thing is that I understand that having a professional calibration is the way to go to get the best picture out of the set. If i just use the calibrations i've seen on here will it be not as good? People have calibrated there sets and I need to know if a z85 could come close to a 800u or 850u? I was at a b & m store and they said that all their plasmas have been pro calibrated and the 58 850u isn't as detailed as the 5020. Is that really possible?
which one would be better for my situation? The ones i'm considering are a 58 800u or 850 (not sure if one is truly better than the other), a 5020 or a 52 a850 lcd. They all seem to be around the same price range online. Or just go with like a 50 z85 and save the dough? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
First off, I'm an avid gamer when i have time for it and the whole IR/Burn in issue bothers me. I understand you have to break in the tv before i can really get it going, but is gaming on it that bad? I don't want to worry about it all the time if i want get my between 2-5 hour sessions in. Second would be that I don't have HD source of video can i just watch SD fullscreen? Would that be suffice to not have IR or make the tv not broken in properly? Also I have a HTPC and like to stream movies from my pc, would that work if i can play HD content from that. I don't have a blu ray yet but eventually i will.
Other thing is that I understand that having a professional calibration is the way to go to get the best picture out of the set. If i just use the calibrations i've seen on here will it be not as good? People have calibrated there sets and I need to know if a z85 could come close to a 800u or 850u? I was at a b & m store and they said that all their plasmas have been pro calibrated and the 58 850u isn't as detailed as the 5020. Is that really possible?
which one would be better for my situation? The ones i'm considering are a 58 800u or 850 (not sure if one is truly better than the other), a 5020 or a 52 a850 lcd. They all seem to be around the same price range online. Or just go with like a 50 z85 and save the dough? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks