LG 60PC1D 60" HDTV Plasma TV
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- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (16:9)
- Display Resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels
- HDCP Support: With HDCP Support
- Broadcast Format Displayed: 720p (HDTV) 480p (EDTV) 480i (SDTV)
- Contrast Ratio: 7,000:1
- Digital TV Standard: HDTV Television
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LG 60PC1D
Pros
Hugigantimongous screen size, cost and value for the money!
Cons
none yet
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
If you are looking the best bang for your buck and want to go with name brand company, without paying a premium for the name,cough'sony'cough..I highly recommend this tv.
I have been in search of a new tv for about 2 years up until now and have finally pulled the trigger on a 60in plasma. Fortunately, in my line of work I am able to see many different manufactures and sizes of flat panels in their natural surroundings which are customer homes. I install Directv service.
My personal experience is that plasma always beats lcd. Of course there were many more lcd's than plasma's, but everytime I installed HD service on a plasma tv, I knew right away it was plasma. I don't understand why lcd's were being pushed so hard in the last year and a half. There is something about lcd tv's that i just do not like. The colors, especially black just dont look good to me. I would describe looking at the color black on lcd like , turning out all the lights in your bedroom, closing all the curtains so that no light shines so that the room is completely black and then opening your eyes as wide as you can trying to see in complete darkness, that feeling that you get when your eyes are as dilated as possible and you still cannot see a thing, thats how looking at an lcd makes me feel. Again, just personal opinion.
So anyway, I chose the LG 60 in, because I had seen it in one of my customers home. It truly is an overwhelming site to see that much tv in one spot. Its just not the same as looking at a 60in plasma in a big box store when every tv is surrounded by other tvs and ive seen tons of big screens.
The thing i love most about the tv is the "wow" factor. The tv is "hugigantic". It has a high gloss 2 inch trim around the screen with the LG logo centered at the bottom in silver. Even though the screen is glass, even with the blinds open during the day, there is very little glare on the screen.
I have heard that there is a short break in period of about 100 hours before you can take full advantage of brightness, color, and contrasts settings on plasma's in general. So I adjusted the settings to suit myself just on the borderline of not bright enough just to be on the safe side. Also most salesmen do not recommend plasma for video gaming, however being a big fan of xbox 360, i have played my fair share of games on it and i have had minimal image retention(read burn-in). After about 3 hours of static images on the screen from gaming, I have noticed slight ghosting from the static image, but they disappear completely within 5 to 10 minutes after watching something else on the tv. I have not had this tv quite 1 week yet, but I will definitely update this post regularly.
UPDATE 3/17/08
So I have had this tv little more than 3 weeks,(arrived at my doorstep 2/29/08). I have noticed that after this tv has been on for awhile it does give off some degree of heat...more warmth than anything....., I noticed it when i put my arm within about 8 to 10 inches of the front surface to dust it off. Nothing to be alarmed about, but is noticeable. I am just starting to get used to the extreme size of the screen even sitting about 13 to 15 feet away.
It is generally recommended by various audio/video forums to give plasma's about 100 hours of operating time on reduced brightness and contrast settings before pushing the brightness and contrast to a higher than normal level. You can check your usage hours in the service menu by simultaneously pressing and holding "menu" on the remote and the tv for about 10 seconds. The hours are listed beside "UTT". Be sure to press "exit" on your remote to get out of this screen to avoid changing any settings. Use this menu at your own risk! My contrast and brightness settings have both been set at 54 from a max of 100 for the 3 weeks that I have had it and provide acceptable brightness even in a brightly lit room. I have 118 hours of use and at this time I see no need to increase the brightness.
The inputs are all individually adjustable as far as brightness, color, and contrast are concerned. This tv also has an "XD" setting that improves the picture, but I find that in most instances you may not need it to improve the picture. I connected my old Super Nintendo to this tv to play Super Mario World and noticed that having the "XD" setting turned on definitely improves the colors on the game. More updates to follow.
My personal experience is that plasma always beats lcd. Of course there were many more lcd's than plasma's, but everytime I installed HD service on a plasma tv, I knew right away it was plasma. I don't understand why lcd's were being pushed so hard in the last year and a half. There is something about lcd tv's that i just do not like. The colors, especially black just dont look good to me. I would describe looking at the color black on lcd like , turning out all the lights in your bedroom, closing all the curtains so that no light shines so that the room is completely black and then opening your eyes as wide as you can trying to see in complete darkness, that feeling that you get when your eyes are as dilated as possible and you still cannot see a thing, thats how looking at an lcd makes me feel. Again, just personal opinion.
So anyway, I chose the LG 60 in, because I had seen it in one of my customers home. It truly is an overwhelming site to see that much tv in one spot. Its just not the same as looking at a 60in plasma in a big box store when every tv is surrounded by other tvs and ive seen tons of big screens.
The thing i love most about the tv is the "wow" factor. The tv is "hugigantic". It has a high gloss 2 inch trim around the screen with the LG logo centered at the bottom in silver. Even though the screen is glass, even with the blinds open during the day, there is very little glare on the screen.
I have heard that there is a short break in period of about 100 hours before you can take full advantage of brightness, color, and contrasts settings on plasma's in general. So I adjusted the settings to suit myself just on the borderline of not bright enough just to be on the safe side. Also most salesmen do not recommend plasma for video gaming, however being a big fan of xbox 360, i have played my fair share of games on it and i have had minimal image retention(read burn-in). After about 3 hours of static images on the screen from gaming, I have noticed slight ghosting from the static image, but they disappear completely within 5 to 10 minutes after watching something else on the tv. I have not had this tv quite 1 week yet, but I will definitely update this post regularly.
UPDATE 3/17/08
So I have had this tv little more than 3 weeks,(arrived at my doorstep 2/29/08). I have noticed that after this tv has been on for awhile it does give off some degree of heat...more warmth than anything....., I noticed it when i put my arm within about 8 to 10 inches of the front surface to dust it off. Nothing to be alarmed about, but is noticeable. I am just starting to get used to the extreme size of the screen even sitting about 13 to 15 feet away.
It is generally recommended by various audio/video forums to give plasma's about 100 hours of operating time on reduced brightness and contrast settings before pushing the brightness and contrast to a higher than normal level. You can check your usage hours in the service menu by simultaneously pressing and holding "menu" on the remote and the tv for about 10 seconds. The hours are listed beside "UTT". Be sure to press "exit" on your remote to get out of this screen to avoid changing any settings. Use this menu at your own risk! My contrast and brightness settings have both been set at 54 from a max of 100 for the 3 weeks that I have had it and provide acceptable brightness even in a brightly lit room. I have 118 hours of use and at this time I see no need to increase the brightness.
The inputs are all individually adjustable as far as brightness, color, and contrast are concerned. This tv also has an "XD" setting that improves the picture, but I find that in most instances you may not need it to improve the picture. I connected my old Super Nintendo to this tv to play Super Mario World and noticed that having the "XD" setting turned on definitely improves the colors on the game. More updates to follow.
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