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Posted at 1:14 PM on Monday 09/14/09 by
Ben
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Amazon has the Samsung PN50B550 50-Inch 1080P Plasma HDTV for $1059 with free shipping. Features Ultra FilterBright Plus, 600Hz Subfield Motion, .001 response time, built-in digital tuner ATSC/Clear QAM and one year warranty. [Compare]

  • Samsung LN52B550 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV = $1509
  • Samsung LN46B550 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV = $1198
  • Samsung PN58B550 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV = $1869
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      Stormer87 - Posted 1:55 pm PDT 09/14/09 (68 Posts)  Report Spam

      samsungs are more likely to be recommended because they are a top tier television and they are usually more expensive because of that. higher price = higher commission. recommending a samsung is rarely a BAD thing for a sales person to do.

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      ragecage - Posted 2:27 pm PDT 09/14/09 (125 Posts)  Report Spam

      I own a samsung and they are the TV for football. Recommended

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      kels83 - Posted 2:54 pm PDT 09/14/09 (514 Posts)  Report Spam

      Since this is online, the only commissions are for resellers like Ben! Likely 1-5%, but it won't be reflected in the price we pay.

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      macgyversite - Posted 3:28 pm PDT 09/14/09 (213 Posts)  Report Spam

      Whats Better? This 50" Sammy or the Panny Plasma 50" way below on this page.

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      216 - Posted 4:33 pm PDT 09/14/09 (151 Posts)  Report Spam

      power consumption: LCD > plasma

      http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatvreviews/plasma-vs-lcd.html

      POWER CONSUMPTION

      Not a very important issue but worth noting. Because LCDs use florescent backlighting to produce images, they require substantially less power to operate than plasma TVs do. LCD displays consume about half the power that plasma displays consume. The reason: Plasmas use a lot of electricity to light each and every pixel you see on a screen - even the dark ones. Though plasma manufacturers have improved voltage consumption requirements a plasma TV will consume around a third more power for the same size display.

      Advantage: LCD

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      samijubal - Posted 4:47 pm PDT 09/14/09 (1066 Posts)  Report Spam

      #5 the Panasonic.

      #6 that's way outdated, it's not an issue anymore.

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      homiwalls - Posted 1:14 am PDT 09/15/09 (165 Posts)  Report Spam

      LCD and plasma is so yesterday, time to move up to LED people

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      Franco - Posted 9:05 pm PDT 09/15/09 (608 Posts)  Report Spam

      #8 you lie! OLED is the ticket!

      Just add a handful of zeros to the price.

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      LTBLTD - Posted 12:25 pm PDT 09/17/09 (1 Posts)  Report Spam

      #6 Yes plasma use more energy than LCD but it is LCD that uses energy to display black, not the plasma.

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