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2.0 stars
"The stream of suckers who continue to buy these things"
Pros: Inexpensive price
Cons: Low resolution
Summary: When will the average Costco consumer smarten up and NOT fall for these sub-par displays touting HDTV capability when the most that this particular display can do is 720p video? The resolution on this thing will not allow 1080i, let alone 1080p.
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1080i can be displayed on a display that contains 768 vertical lines. 1080/2 = 540. 768 is definately begger than 540. Hence how they show half the image at a time and trick our eyes into believing it to be one image.
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Plasma & LCD are digital displays and 720p and 1080i ARE THE SAME when it comes to PIXEL COUNTS, which digital displays put out. Digital displays do not put out lines of displays like the elctron gun in an analogue TV. There is no such thing as a difference between 720p and 1080i digital displays. 1080p, now, presents with double the pixle counts per frame for a digital display, so that is different. This guy talks about digital displays as if they are analogue cathode ray tube displays and HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT. You will ALWAYS see a digital display advertized as 720p/1080i BUT never a 720p ONLY or 10801 ONLY... No SUCH THING!
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There are many factors that go into making a video display. I believe in specs but I believe more in what you can see and experience. That is why the user reviews are so useful and its why you shouldn't rate the product, especially to slam it, if you're talking out of your hat. If you have the product then slam away otherwise let those who do have one provide relevant comments rather than a pointless hypothetical rant.
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First, ignore the above NON-review.
Second, consider this... I've been researching HDTV for over a year, and one thing that really bothers me is that no matter which brand name, most displays do NOT properly deinterlace 1080i content! [from numerous sources like cable/satellite signals, HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, etc]
I've read dozens of reviews in a/v magazines, gobs of online sites, and have noticed that very few HDTVs properly deinterlace 1080i signals, without adding the usual noise/false contouring, etc.
The deinterlacing processing is the most important step overall before your eyes view the signal at the set's native resolution (720p, 1080p etc). And it REALLY matters(!), regardless of what screen size or type of display you purchase [plasma, LCD, DLP, Front/Rear Projection]
Those that have FAILED are surprising, plasma models from Panasonic, LG, Samsung etc, and also premium LCD models from Sony.
Those that usually PASS the test are Sharp LCDs, JVC LCDs [Genessa processing], and now even the "junior varsity" brands like Vizio and Syntax-Olevia have also passed! Why? It's because they've gone the extra step by adding the newer FULL-1080i deinterlacing processing chips, such as the Silicon HQV chip, among others.
[FYI: Olevia's latest 47-inch 1080p LCD set includes the HQV chip, along with this particular Vizio 60" plasma]
So, before buying any HDTV, regardless of the overall specs featured, make sure the set has PASSED a 1080i deinterlacing test [either read reviews to find out, and/or for buyers, to use a test DVD like Video Essentials] - believe me, your EYES will thank you for it!
Finally, for the record THIS Vizio plasma looks appealing to me, and it indeeds, thankfully, does pass the 1080i test! -
All the Vizio owners and shoppers of the 60" plasma are going home with the best value for their money. If anything, these individuals are not suckers but perhaps the smartest "plasma" shoppers out there. If one reads the specs on this unit, it clears does 720p and 1080i. At $2500.00, this 60" beast is a steal. Let all of the other folks out there pay $8K+ for the Pioneer Pro or whatever the heck it is called to get that "extra" resolution of 1080p. At 60", having 1080p at a cost of an extra $6.5K isn't a good value. As a result, if one absolutely HAS to HAVE 1080p at 60", I would wait a couple of XMAS's down the road when they hit the $2.5K mark (where Vizio stands today). For now, let the morons pay the $8K (today) so the price will fall tomorrow. In short, these morons are just upset because they have WASTED a chunk of change on 1080p.
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Most plasma TV's are still limited to 720p resolution. Since that is the HD resolution Time-Warner and other cable providers supply, these sets can be a good, economical choice for cable subscribers. On the other hand, if you subscribe to satelite service that provides 1080i, or have a local antenna, or have a BluRay or HD-DVD player, then a 1080 plasma may be worth the additional cost.
