What beats a plasma?

[Masher964]

I still have a Pioneer 60" plasma and have yet to be tempted to change because I have not seen anything approaching the cinematic quality of the plasma. Have I missed something? Brightness seems to be the 'thing' these days but it's the deep blacks and smooth cinematic quality of the Pioneer plasma I love. Thoughts and proposals welcome.

 

[Gel Man]

I still have a Pioneer 60" plasma and have yet to be tempted to change because I have not seen anything approaching the cinematic quality of the plasma. Have I missed something? Brightness seems to be the 'thing' these days but it's the deep blacks and smooth cinematic quality of the Pioneer plasma I love. Thoughts and proposals welcome.

What do you want to use your new TV for eg sources? And a bright room or dark room? And is there anything wrong with your Pioneer because you say you still love it?

 

[Masher964]

Single source - Sky Q. Usual apps used. Room is 'average' for light with mid summer obviously being the hardest. Projector used for Films, TV used as a quick swith on and view. No games use. TV not in direct light or backlit by a window.

 

[Gel Man]

Single source - Sky Q. Usual apps used. Room is 'average' for light with mid summer obviously being the hardest. Projector used for Films, TV used as a quick swith on and view. No games use. TV not in direct light or backlit by a window.

Grass in that case is not always greener for some people. I would demo the LG G5, Samsung S95F, Sony Bravia 8 part 2 and perhaps the Sony Bravia 9 Mini LED and then you have the new RGB Mini LED TVs coming out this year I personally would wait for them.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

OLED is better than plasma in every respect. Had Pioneer and 2xPanasonic versions of the latter, and the LG OLED is sooo much better it still sometimes surprises me. Blacks couldn't be blacker, motion is better, detail obviously, and HDR adds as much as higher resolution.

If what you've seen elsewhere hasn't included OLED it should, and if it has, those sets must have been poorly set up.

 

[Gel Man]

And what size TV would you like and your budget?

 

[abacus]

You are used to plasma and like all things once you get used to it to find any of the competition less than inspiring, however if you compare it to the real world you will find many of the competition actually gives a much more accurate and realistic picture of the real world then your plasma.

The same applies to audio, you get used to a sound and find anything else not as good, when in reality a lot of the competition are actually more realistic.

Bill

 

[Jasonovich]

OLED is better than plasma in every respect. Had Pioneer and 2xPanasonic versions of the latter, and the LG OLED is sooo much better it still sometimes surprises me. Blacks couldn't be blacker, motion is better, detail obviously, and HDR adds as much as higher resolution.

If what you've seen elsewhere hasn't included OLED it should, and if it has, those sets must have been poorly set up.

Also, the form factor, very thin Oled panels. So much better than bulky plasma. There is one advantage plasma still has, that is saturation.
I stand corrected but I don't think Oled saturation isn't good?

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Also, the form factor, very thin Oled panels. So much better than bulky plasma. There is one advantage plasma still has, that is saturation.
I stand corrected but I don't think Oled saturation isn't good?

No idea - don't really know what that is! But I see nothing better in the two plasmas we still have in the house.

 

[Jasonovich]

No idea - don't really know what that is! But I see nothing better in the two plasmas we still have in the house.

I was referring to the naturalness of the colours.
Looking into it further, Oled has a wider gamut of colours, also, Oled colour cells are individually lit allowing superior colour accuracy.
I was wrong about that, Oleds clearly has the superior saturation.

Google AI definition.
Colour saturation refers to the intensity or purity of a colour in your TV's display, and adjusting it properly can significantly enhance your viewing experience.