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LCD or LED or Plasma

So I want to buy an HDTV to replace the CRT in my room. I have the following options:
1. A 42 inch Plasma
2. A 42 inch LCD
3. A 32 inch LED
4. A 32 inch LCD
5. A 32 inch Plasma
First 3 are of the same price, 4 and 5 are cheaper.
My room is small-ish, so the max distance I can view it from is 10-11 feet, minimum around 7-8 feet.
So would 42 inches be overkill? If not, is there any reasonable reason to go for a smaller LED in the same price?
If yes, would I be better off with a smaller cheaper 32 inch LCD or a 32 inch Plasma than a more expensive 32 inch LED?

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Get a movie projector
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defjef123 said:
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I hope you're kidding

2 or 3 for me, LCD TV's are great and LED's are pretty much the same just with... of course LED's to replace the lamps... I love my LED monitor everything is so enriched with color and brightness its wonderful!

Superslim LED... Try a Samsung

Silvrb6 said:
2 or 3 for me, LCD TV's are great and LED's are pretty much the same just with... of course LED's to replace the lamps... I love my LED monitor everything is so enriched with color and brightness its wonderful!
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Yeah the colors are absolutely beautiful in the LED. But LCDs aren't too far behind. I don't know much about Plasmas but I've heard they're even better than the LEDs in terms of blacks.

cyanide911 said:
Yeah the colors are absolutely beautiful in the LED. But LCDs aren't too far behind. I don't know much about Plasmas but I've heard they're even better than the LEDs in terms of blacks.
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Never really used a Plasma TV, when I worked for Fry's Electronics a while back, everyone always complained about them and about how if you turn them the wrong way they dont work anymore? idk if thats still the same now so I just stayed away I have just always enjoyed LED and LCD anyways.

Silvrb6 said:
Never really used a Plasma TV, when I worked for Fry's Electronics a while back, everyone always complained about them and about how if you turn them the wrong way they dont work anymore? idk if thats still the same now so I just stayed away I have just always enjoyed LED and LCD anyways.
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Yeah they were pretty dodgy 4-5 years ago, no longer now.

Get this one. It's awesome and it comes in colour.
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If you plan on ever having a girl in your room, the bigger the better

souljaboy said:
If you plan on ever having a girl in your room, the bigger the better
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Since when does tv=... you know...

sakai4eva said:
Since when does tv=... you know...
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A good fella will always have to show his superiority over the girl's past aquantices by having a larger television, thats the only way one can compete

souljaboy said:
Now your gettin the hang of it
A good fella will always have to show his superiority over the girls past aquantices by haveing a larger television thats the only way one can compete
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So... I gonna get my TV plugged into her video port?

sakai4eva said:
So... I gonna get my TV plugged into her video port?
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If your device dwarfs anything shes seen before, most definitely
That's why we don't take chances here

souljaboy said:
If your device dwarfs anything shes seen before, most definitely
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Hmm.... I need a bigger port then... She always complains that the TV is too big.

sakai4eva said:
Hmm.... I need a bigger port then... She always complains that the TV is too big.
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well you can always try keeping some distance, but that kinda feels like a waste for such a nice setup

souljaboy said:
well you can always try keeping some distance, but that kinda feels like a waste for such a nice setup
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For a good connection, it is always recommended to push the plug all the way into the port. Of course, the first time it happens, there might be some resistance but it should be alright after that.

sakai4eva said:
For a good connection, it is always recommended to push the plug all the way into the port. Of course, the first time it happens, there might be some resistance but it should be alright after that.
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made me laugh!

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made me laugh!
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See that thanks button there? If I made you laugh, click it. I know I do it all the time

Lines in display a normal thing?

I got a moto X a week or so ago and have notice faint lines running mostly vertically but also horizontally in the display, mostly visible in solid grays and white. I did my research and know that this is an issue with the manufacturing process of this generation of AMOLED, but I'm wondering if this will be prevalent in every single moto x or if it's just that some are worse than others (worth an exchange?)? Coming from an HTC M8 on another carrier, the fact that these solid colors look so weird with the line running through them is very disappointing (otherwise I actually like the phone better). I'll post a picture when I get a chance.

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I got a moto X a week or so ago and have notice faint lines running mostly vertically but also horizontally in the display, mostly visible in solid grays and white. I did my research and know that this is an issue with the manufacturing process of this generation of AMOLED, but I'm wondering if this will be prevalent in every single moto x or if it's just that some are worse than others (worth an exchange?)? Coming from an HTC M8 on another carrier, the fact that these solid colors look so weird with the line running through them is very disappointing (otherwise I actually like the phone better). I'll post a picture when I get a chance.
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That doesn't sound normal. I would replace the device asap.

I can't take a picture at the moment, but it does look similar to this:
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Infinite Jest said:
I can't take a picture at the moment, but it does look similar to this:
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I just filled my screen with white looking for these lines and couldn't find anything. Probably a defect. Contact Motorola.

Easiest ways see it is to download the LCD test app and display full screen gray. If you don't see it, then I definitely have an issue because it looks like a textured background rather than solid color.

Infinite Jest said:
Easiest ways see it is to download the LCD test app and display full screen gray. If you don't see it, then I definitely have an issue because it looks like a textured background rather than solid color.
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Just downloaded this app and filled the screen with gray and looked at the screen at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% brightness and I see no lines.

dier325 said:
Just downloaded this app and filled the screen with gray and looked at the screen at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100% brightness and I see no lines.
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Alright, thanks. Guess I'll be asking for a replacement.

Here are a few pics of my display for reference (hard to see on camera, but you can see cross-hatching in the lower area of the zoomed out pic and vertical lines in the close-up).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/flrs8imc35c1gps/2014-08-07 09.09.34.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ui6ucb33a27ynji/2014-08-07 09.07.06.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bnbkm672bmjt09g/2014-08-07 11.44.16.jpg

I found another forum describing it accurately as a linen-like appearance to the display rather than clear rendering. Very strange. In contact with Motorola now.

Same problem here..
EDIT: I have only oriental lines..

daede86 said:
Same problem here..
EDIT: I have only oriental lines..
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Full Definition of ORIENTAL
1
often capitalized : of, relating to, or situated in Asia
2
a : of superior grade, luster, or value
b : being corundum or sapphire but simulating another gem in color
3
often capitalized sometimes offensive : Asian
4
capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting the biogeographic region that includes Asia south and southeast of the Himalayas and the Malay Archipelago west of Wallace's line
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Did you mean "horizontal"?

samwathegreat said:
Did you mean "horizontal"?
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Of course yes.. It was a mistaken correction of my keyboard (I was trying flesky but I'm back to SwiftKey)
But yes I have horizontal lines

daede86 said:
But yes I have horizontal lines
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Absolutely normal.

devilsdouble said:
Absolutely normal.
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That's annoying. I may try to get one replacement to confirm this as I can't seem to find any display models locally anymore. I didn't like the display on my GS3 when I owned that and my latest foray back into amoled has been disappointing again.

screen comparison between 128gb and 64gb, not the same?

I recently got my 128gb, and returning the 64gb tomorrow, did some comparison on the screen, 128 on the left side.
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Light bleeding on the camera at low light condition
Brighter on the 128gb(letft). Stripes are from the camera(glare)

Different display modes?

Takes a few hundred hours for the pixels to settle. In a month they both would probably look similar.

556AR said:
Different display modes?
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This. Make sure your display mode is set to the same setting on both devices.
Light bleed does suck though. I had that on pretty much every HTC device I've owned.

556AR said:
Different display modes?
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Same "Basic" display modes (as posted on the pic).

jhun80 said:
Same "Basic" display modes (as posted on the pic).
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While this may sound crazy! This is normal (that there not exactly the same). While you might be able to keep comparing different S6 until you find a pair that "matches", or have the same screen brightness any random pick won't be the same...there are many factors and as simple as different build dates etc...
On the S6 now and have had every galaxy since the first one and several HTC's before. I always by in pairs (keep the wife upgraded) and have noticed this every single time and not just with the Samsung's. Just how it is.
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Alright, thanks

This is 'normal'. I am on my 3rd S6 because the first two had that ugly pink tint to it. My 3rd phone not only has no pink tint, but also a really crisp white display. Compared to the previous phones, they were much more yellow.

geoldr said:
This is 'normal'. I am on my 3rd S6 because the first two had that ugly pink tint to it. My 3rd phone not only has no pink tint, but also a really crisp white display. Compared to the previous phones, they were much more yellow.
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I'm on my 3rd as well, no pink but it does have some green at the bottom sadly. It's not too noticeable, and I don't think I want to go through the hassle of getting a 4th replacement. There's a whole thread on it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/getting-replacement-s6-due-to-screen-t3074865

All the AMOLED displays for the S6 are going to have slightly different factory calibration on all profiles. So no two S6 displays are going to be the exact same.

There is no such thing as light bleed on AMOLED screens.

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There is no such thing as light bleed on AMOLED screens.
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Exactly. Basic knowledge
AMOLED does not have a backlight, it lights up each individual pixel which is why you can have inky blacks, because it simply turns off those pixels, unlike LED screens that use a black image with a light behind it giving off a grayish background.

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There is no such thing as light bleed on AMOLED screens.
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So how do you call that on the picture i posted? That only happens when i opened my camera app on total darkness. A little bit brighter on the botttom

jhun80 said:
So how do you call that on the picture i posted? That only happens when i opened my camera app on total darkness. A little bit brighter on the botttom
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light sensor is different in the camera (more sensitive or uneven)

I noticed a change in my screen after installing a tmobile update. Originally there was a completely black screen on the lockscreen, but after the update it almost appeared that there was a sort of gradient almost representing a light bleed.

Edit: Seems like i have gotten a defective device (screen issue)..

Guys, its freakin me out , there is a strange cloudy like thick line that appears only on dark grey backgrounds the thick line goes from the very top all the way down to the bottom , dark grey backgrounds like when im using the Resurrection Remix theme,
so the line appears darker than the actual dark grey color, almost looking like blackish and its kind of annoying when i focus my eyes on it , i can clearly see it..
I have purchased my Nexus 6 off amazon in new condition the 349$ 32gig edition, first week it was wonderful.
this screen issue happened after the 2nd week .. and i babied it so i didnt drop it even once. hmm..
so i will give this another week and if the screen issue persists , then i will consider moving on from this beast ..sadly.
here is a picture of the actual problem.
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"burn in" occurs when you have an asset on your screen for a long time, like the status bar. Then when you remove the status bar, it can still be seen slightly.
So what have you had on your screen from the top to the bottom for a long time that may have caused burn in? I don't think it is that.

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"burn in" occurs when you have an asset on your screen for a long time, like the status bar. Then when you remove the status bar, it can still be seen slightly.
So what have you had on your screen from the top to the bottom for a long time that may have caused burn in? I don't think it is that.
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well i could explain it abit, you know it looks like a blur Gradient thing.. and now it can be seen even on other darkish backgrounds no matter which kind teal dark backgrounds and others, the Flat thick gradient darkish line can be seen .. i am a person with OCPD and this will kill me until i get used to it .. hm what a hassle v__v

leondestiny said:
well i could explain it abit, you know it looks like a blur Gradient thing.. and now it can be seen even on other darkish backgrounds no matter which kind teal dark backgrounds and others, the Flat thick gradient darkish line can be seen .. i am a person with OCPD and this will kill me until i get used to it .. hm what a hassle v__v
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It's not burn in
It could be a defect with the display unit. Get it RMA'd or repaired.

akselic said:
It's not burn in
It could be a defect with the display unit. Get it RMA'd or repaired.
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man i am from the middle east, so that isnt easy for me.
what does rma stand for? to return it ? not possible for me .. hm i feel down by this , because i didnt notice this issue at all in the first week.. now its my 2nd week and i started seeing this line.. this is a big let down.

leondestiny said:
man i am from the middle east, so that isnt easy for me.
what does rma stand for? to return it ? not possible for me .. hm i feel down by this , because i didnt notice this issue at all in the first week.. now its my 2nd week and i started seeing this line.. this is a big let down.
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RMA is return manufacturer authorization or something like that, basically return it for replacement. Are you out of warranty or just your location that makes it not feasible? If it runs vertically it sounds like a display defect. Burn in would show up where there is a static element for a long time, like the status bar.
Replacing the display might fix it, but would be costly probably.

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RMA is return manufacturer authorization or something like that, basically return it for replacement. Are you out of warranty or just your location that makes it not feasible? If it runs vertically it sounds like a display defect. Burn in would show up where there is a static element for a long time, like the status bar.
Replacing the display might fix it, but would be costly probably.
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appears vertically yes .. **** .. i hate white themes.. i hate the white backgrounds .. now i will be stuck with either full white or full black themes, cause that vertical line is seen on all other type of dark backgrounds .. just on pitch black and white i cant see it ... sad man just sad.

@danarama @akselic guys here is a picture of the actual screen.. so you might check and tell me if it is a screen defect .. that line only is visible on Grey colors .. Dark Grey colors, like the Theme i have on now. check it on the picture.

leondestiny said:
@danarama @akselic guys here is a picture of the actual screen.. so you might check and tell me if it is a screen defect .. that line only is visible on Grey colors .. Dark Grey colors, like the Theme i have on now. check it on the picture.
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Looks like a defect to me..

Is there a thread with common hardware faults we can look out for...i've recently aquired one and need to lookout for the common hardware faults.!

mchu6am4 said:
Is there a thread with common hardware faults we can look out for...i've recently aquired one and need to lookout for the common hardware faults.!
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man first week ,totally in love with this beautiful beast.. now to bear with a defect screen.. just sad man uff

Uneven brightness/washout on display

I'm not really sure what to call this, because I've never seen it on an OLED screen before.
I have the T813 WiFi model.
Recently, I've noticed, when using sites or apps with a dark background (like XDA Labs), that my display's brightness is noticeably uneven. Holding it in landscape mode, with the home button on the right, the screen looks something like this:
Bottom left corner: normal, full dark colors
Top left and bottom right: coloring is alright, but not as good as the bottom left
Middle (vertically): noticeably brighter, sort of a strip of washed out color
Top right corner: the worst area, looks like the pixels were burned
Excluding the strip in the middle, this is a pretty even radial gradient from the bottom left.
I can't really take a picture of this, because it just won't show up. I just have to do my best to describe it. It's almost like the backlight is messed up, except that OLED doesn't use a backlight. The pixels toward the top right are just a lot brighter than the ones on the bottom left, so they look whiter or washed out. It's somewhat strange. I've seen a few burn tests of SAMOLED screens (so Samsung) and noticed they turn white when heated and tend not to restore. I do put this in a computer bag, but I don't know what could be in here that would cause enough heat near one corner to do this (the CPU is top left, which is alright in color).
Has anyone seen this before? Should I get a warranty replacement? Do I need to describe it better?

if it bother you that much, just do warranty replacement.
my friend did it for his T715, the new unit look slightly better
but of course still no 100% uniformity.

Here's how mine somewhat looks (intentionally raised brightness to better show the effect. My power button also seems to stick a bit sometimes.
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Here's how mine somewhat looks (intentionally raised brightness to better show the effect. My power button also seems to stick a bit sometimes.
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That's exactly what it looks like.

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Yeah. After further testing there's definitely something I don't like.
Using the Display Tester app in the Play Store, I set the 4-gradient test to use the same dark grey color across the screen (1A 18 1A). Results weren't pretty......
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Devhux said:
Yeah. After further testing there's definitely something I don't like.
Using the Display Tester app in the Play Store, I set the 4-gradient test to use the same dark grey color across the screen (1A 18 1A). Results weren't pretty......
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Hmm. I'm kind of glad to see it's probably not a defect, but also kind of annoyed that it's normal. It'd be great if someone else could say if they have the problem too.

I have something like this to. Its annoying but only really visible with greys. Its relatively common with AMOLED screens, my S6 edge+ has it as well, but only very faintly.