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Flint · 02-13-2009, 03:55 PM

Take the free TV.

That being said, I think Plasma TVs have horribly over-saturated, Mescaline-influenced cartoon colors.

Edit: I have a larger rant on this point. Plasma TVs are the equivelant of stereos that have TOO MUCH bass and TOO MUCH treble--because the "performance" conscious consumer considers MORE too be "better" when in fact it sounds, or looks, like total crap to anyone with a greater than 12 year-old mentality. I love my Honda Odyssey, but I have the bass AND treble turned down to -3 (out of 9) on a STOCK stereo, just to get a "flat" sound. Flashy, in-your-face crap does not equal quality.

P.S. Plasma technology has a built in expiration date--not only do you know when it is going to die, you can graph how it's performance is guarantreed to decline over the years. Also, they are argued to suffer from burn-in problems. I figure that my TV spends about 50% of the time with the same satellite menus on-screen--I don't want even the hint of a possibility of burn-in!

02-13-2009, 03:55 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Take the free TV. That being said, I think Plasma TVs have horribly over-saturated, Mescaline-influenced cartoon colors. Edit: I have a larger rant on this point. Plasma TVs are the equivelant of stereos that have TOO MUCH bass and TOO MUCH treble--because the "performance" conscious consumer considers MORE too be "better" when in fact it sounds, or looks, like total crap to anyone with a greater than 12 year-old mentality. I love my Honda Odyssey, but I have the bass AND treble turned down to -3 (out of 9) on a STOCK stereo, just to get a "flat" sound. Flashy, in-your-face crap does not equal quality. P.S. Plasma technology has a built in expiration date--not only do you know when it is going to die, you can graph how it's performance is guarantreed to decline over the years. Also, they are argued to suffer from burn-in problems. I figure that my TV spends about 50% of the time with the same satellite menus on-screen--I don't want even the hint of a possibility of burn-in! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 02-13-2009 at 04:05 PM.