20161112 - Plasma Displays
Keeping my Plasma Display Notes Here
LG
Have not looked in detail, but display lag numbers and contrast for LG are all horrible.
www.displaylag.com (has higher lag numbers typically)
www.soundandvision.com - LG 50PM9700
Panasonic
The VT60 or ZT60 seem to be the best plasma displays ever produced, the VT50 is a good backup (less lag too).
www.displaylag.com (has higher lag numbers typically)
www.flatpanelshd.com - GT30
www.flatpanelshd.com - GT50
www.flatpanelshd.com - ST60
www.flatpanelshd.com - V20
www.flatpanelshd.com - VT20/VT25
www.flatpanelshd.com - VT30
www.flatpanelshd.com - VT50
www.flatpanelshd.com - VT60
www.soundandvision.com - ST50
www.soundandvision.com - ST60
www.soundandvision.com - P55VT50
www.soundandvision.com - P65VT50
www.soundandvision.com - VT60
www.soundandvision.com - ZT60
PEAK NITS ANSI CONTRAST
YEAR SIZ RES 3D OEM MOD SKU WHITE BLACK RATIO WHITE BLACK RATIO LAG MS NOTES
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2010 42" 1080 no Panasonic V20 TX-P42V20E
2010 50" 1080 no Panasonic V20 TX-P50V20E 77 0.04 1925:1 20 contrast fail
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2010 50" 1080 3D Panasonic VT25 TC-P50VT25
2010 54" 1080 3D Panasonic VT25 TC-P54VT25
2010 58" 1080 3D Panasonic VT25 TC-P58VT25
2010 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT25 TC-P65VT25
2010 50" 1080 3D Panasonic VT20 TX-P50VT20E 83 0.03 2767:1 contrast fail
2010 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT20 TX-P65VT20E
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2011 50" 1080 3D Panasonic GT30 TC-P50GT30
2011 55" 1080 3D Panasonic GT30 TC-P55GT30
2011 60" 1080 3D Panasonic GT30 TC-P60GT30
2011 65" 1080 3D Panasonic GT30 TC-P65GT30
2011 42" 1080 3D Panasonic GT30 TX-P42GT30
2011 46" 1080 3D Panasonic GT30 TX-P46GT30
2011 50" 1080 3D Panasonic GT30 TX-P50GT30 82 0.03 2733:1 18-25 contrast fail
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2011 55" 1080 3D Panasonic ST30 TC-P55ST30 32
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2011 55" 1080 3D Panasonic VT30 TC-P55VT30
2011 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT30 TC-P65VT30
2011 42" 1080 3D Panasonic VT30 TX-P42VT30
2011 50" 1080 3D Panasonic VT30 TX-P50VT30 89 0.02 4450:1 19-24
2011 55" 1080 3D Panasonic VT30 TX-P55VT30
2011 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT30 TX-P65VT30
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2012 50" 1080 3D Panasonic GT50 TC-P50GT50
2012 55" 1080 3D Panasonic GT50 TC-P55GT50
2012 60" 1080 3D Panasonic GT50 TC-P60GT50
2012 65" 1080 3D Panasonic GT50 TC-P65GT50
2012 42" 1080 3D Panasonic GT50 TX-P42GT50
2012 50" 1080 3D Panasonic GT50 TX-P50GT50 106 <0.02 >5300:1 24-30
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2012 55" 1080 3D Panasonic ST50 TC-P55ST50 96 0.013 7070:1 40 not as good
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2012 60" 1080 no Panasonic U54 TC-60PU54 27
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2012 50" 1080 3D Panasonic UT50 TC-P50UT50 39
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2012 55" 1080 3D Panasonic VT50 TC-P55VT50 142 0.010 13900:1
2012 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT50 TC-P65VT50 110 0.006 16165:1
2012 50" 1080 3D Panasonic VT50 TX-P50VT50 97 <0.02 >4850:1 24-28 anti-reflective filter
2012 55" 1080 3D Panasonic VT50 TX-P55VT50
2012 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT50 TX-P65VT50
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2013 50" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TC-P50ST60
2013 55" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TC-P55ST60
2013 60" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TC-P60ST60 113 0.006 18339:1
2013 65" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TC-P65ST60 75 lag fail
2013 42" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TX-P42ST60
2013 50" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TX-P50ST60 93 <0.02 >4650:1 35-45 lag fail
2013 55" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TX-P55ST60
2013 65" 1080 3D Panasonic ST60 TX-P65ST60
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2013 55" 1080 3D Panasonic VT60 TC-P55VT60
2013 60" 1080 3D Panasonic VT60 TC-P60VT60
2013 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT60 TC-P65VT60 116 0.004 28500:1
2013 50" 1080 3D Panasonic VT60 TX-P50VT60E 114 <0.02 >5700:1 30
2013 55" 1080 3D Panasonic VT60 TX-P55VT60E
2013 65" 1080 3D Panasonic VT60 TX-P65VT60E
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2013 42" 720 no Panasonic X60 TC-P42X60 35
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2013 65" 1080 3D Panasonic ZT60 TC-P65ZT60 113 0.003 30000:1
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Pioneer
Need to clean this up more. Kuro had the highest contrast for a long time, but still have concerns about input lag.
www.electronics.forumsee.com - plasma input lag
www.flatpanelshd.com - 508XD
www.soundandvision.com - PRO141FD
www.youtube.com - Kuro 5020 input lag
PEAK NITS ANSI CONTRAST
YEAR SIZ RES 3D OEM MOD SKU WHITE BLACK RATIO WHITE BLACK RATIO LAG MS NOTES
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2007 Pioneer Kuro 5010 60 lag fail
2007 Pioneer Kuro 5080 20 don't believe the number
2007 60" Pioneer Kuro PDP-6010FD
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2007 50" Pioneer Kuro KRP-500M
2007 60" Pioneer Kuro KRP-600M
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2008 50" Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD 46 lag fail
2008 60" Pioneer Kuro PDP-6020FD
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2008 50" 768 no Pioneer Kuro 508XD 75 70 <0.02 >3500:1
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Pioneer Kuro PRO-101FD
2008 50" Pioneer Kuro PRO-111FD
2008 60" Pioneer Kuro PRO-151FD
2009 60" Pioneer Kuro PRO-141FD 115 0.005 22400:1
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Samsung
Seems like either poor contrast or too much lag, I'd avoid Samsung Plasmas.
www.displaylag.com (has higher lag numbers typically)
www.flatpanelshd.com - A557/A567/A558/A568
www.flatpanelshd.com - B850/B855
www.flatpanelshd.com - C7000/C8000
www.flatpanelshd.com - D8000
www.flatpanelshd.com - E8000
www.flatpanelshd.com - F8500
www.soundandvision.com - F8500
PEAK NITS ANSI CONTRAST
YEAR SIZ RES 3D OEM MOD SKU WHITE BLACK RATIO WHITE BLACK RATIO LAG MS NOTES
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2009 50" 1080 no Samsung A557 50A557 69 0.07 986:1 contrast fail
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2009 50" 1080 no Samsung B855 PS50B855 108 0.05 2160:1 contrast fail
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2010 50" 1080 3D Samsung C8000 PN50C8000
2010 50" 1080 3D Samsung C7000 PS50C7000 110 0.06 1833:1 15-20 contrast fail
2010 58" 1080 3D Samsung C8000 PN58C8000
2010 63" 1080 3D Samsung C8000 PN63C8000
2010 63" 1080 3D Samsung C7000 PS63C7000
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2011 51" 1080 3D Samsung D8000 PN51D8000
2011 51" 1080 3D Samsung D8000 PS51D8000 126 0.06 2100:1 28 contrast fail
2011 64" 1080 3D Samsung D8000 PN64D8000
2011 64" 1080 3D Samsung D8000 PS64D8000
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2012 51" 1080 3D Samsung E490 PN51E490 39
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2012 51" 1080 3D Samsung E550 PN51E550 38
2012 60" 1080 3D Samsung E550 PN60E550 38
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2012 51" 1080 3D Samsung E6500 PN51E6500 41 lag fail
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2012 60" 1080 3D Samsung E7000 PN60E7000 50 lag fail
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2012 51" 1080 3D Samsung E8000 PN51E8000 45 lag fail
2012 60" 1080 3D Samsung E8000 PN60E8000 48 lag fail
2012 64" 1080 3D Samsung E8000 PN64E8000 48 lag fail
2012 64" 1080 3D Samsung E8000 PS64E8000 84 0.05 1680:1 26-32 contrast fail
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2013 51" 1080 3D Samsung F5500 PN51F5500 38
2013 60" 1080 3D Samsung F5500 PN60F5500 37
2013 64" 1080 3D Samsung F5500 PN64F5500 38
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2013 51" 1080 3D Samsung F8500 PN51F8500 62 lag fail
2013 51" 1080 3D Samsung F8500 PS51F8500
2013 60" 1080 3D Samsung F8500 PN60F8500 109 0.006 18729:1 62 lag fail
2013 64" 1080 3D Samsung F8500 PN64F8500
2013 64" 1080 3D Samsung F8500 PS64F8500 188 <0.02 >9400:1 38-45 lag fail
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