360's looks rubbish on HD plasmas and Rear Projections - True or Not?

Seriously, 360 is a brilliant console and all, but my god, has anyone played 360 on a a rear projection(NOT HD) tv? its rediculous, its like everything comes out "double".

and Plamsa TV, i own a Pioneer HDTV, worth 3k, and played Gears Of war, and the amount of pixels and jaggies on screen were horrific. I reduced the sharpness and everything, but still quite jaggy and dotty.

360 on LCD HD looks godly however, nice n smooth, no jaggies or anything.

My ps3 however seeems to be running nicely on all my Tvs. no double screens, no dotty pixelated or jaggied on Plasmas.

Anyone encounter this problem?

Seriously, 360 is a brilliant console and all, but my god, has anyone played 360 on a a rear projection(NOT HD) tv? its rediculous, its like everything comes out "double".

and Plamsa TV, i own a Pioneer HDTV, worth 3k, and played Gears Of war, and the amount of pixels and jaggies on screen were horrific. I reduced the sharpness and everything, but still quite jaggy and dotty.

360 on LCD HD looks godly however, nice n smooth, no jaggies or anything.

My ps3 however seeems to be running nicely on all my Tvs. no double screens, no dotty pixelated or jaggied on Plasmas.

Anyone encounter this problem?

Raz-1

Everything looks like crap on a rear projection screen and plasmas are garbage.wooooode

I hear that playing consoles on a Plasma TV is actually badFireEmblem_Man

Plasmas are not suited for video games.beatzfreak69

Rear projection LCD>DLP>Plasma. Plasma is garbage.s14joe

You have to be careful buying plasma, half the ones sold are those Enhanced Definition versions that have resolutions under 720p. I had this guy invite me over to look at his killer new state of the art plasma and I was looking through the owners manual and the thing showed like 548 progressive or some such nonsence. Now I didn't bring it up or anything because I am not one of those insufferable HI-DEF snobs that everyone hates, and he was so damn proud of it, but still funny stuff.

Cost to replace a bulb in a rear projection HDTV $200-$400. Cost to recharge a plasma screen when it starts to go dim...... wait, you can't recharge a plasma screen so you have to buy a whole new set. That's the hidden charge of owning a plasma screen. bullfrogj3

[QUOTE="bullfrogj3"]Cost to replace a bulb in a rear projection HDTV $200-$400. Cost to recharge a plasma screen when it starts to go dim...... wait, you can't recharge a plasma screen so you have to buy a whole new set. That's the hidden charge of owning a plasma screen. thinicer

[QUOTE="Raz-1"]

Seriously, 360 is a brilliant console and all, but my god, has anyone played 360 on a a rear projection(NOT HD) tv? its rediculous, its like everything comes out "double".

and Plamsa TV, i own a Pioneer HDTV, worth 3k, and played Gears Of war, and the amount of pixels and jaggies on screen were horrific. I reduced the sharpness and everything, but still quite jaggy and dotty.

360 on LCD HD looks godly however, nice n smooth, no jaggies or anything.

My ps3 however seeems to be running nicely on all my Tvs. no double screens, no dotty pixelated or jaggied on Plasmas.

Anyone encounter this problem?

danneswegman

Yes and did you know the bulb for a DLP is about 80,000 hours? and then just replace bulb not entire set.hoagey

ahh! its freddy kruger!!

[QUOTE="thinicer"][QUOTE="bullfrogj3"]Cost to replace a bulb in a rear projection HDTV $200-$400. Cost to recharge a plasma screen when it starts to go dim...... wait, you can't recharge a plasma screen so you have to buy a whole new set. That's the hidden charge of owning a plasma screen. hoagey

There's so many things wrong in this thread. DLP bulbs are good for about two years on normal viewing habits. DLPs are great, if you don't see the rainbow effect, and you don't sit off at an angle. LCDs are great, if you're not a videophile, because they have poor contrast, ghosting, and are subject to uneven backlighting by the time you get up to about 40" or larger.

Plasmas are better at displaying blacks as well as significantly more colors in general, don't ghost, and have a 60,000h half-life which as pointed out already by another poster, is a long time; approximately 20 years at 8h/day. Plasmas require care when new in order to avoid burn-in, but after break-in are largely burn-in free unless you bought a cheap brand. While plasmas often do have a lower resolution than LCDs, subjective tests often tend to prefer the level of detail offered by the plasma's superior PQ. Plasmas win hands-down for movie viewing and, in the hands of anyone mature enough to care for it properly when new, are superior to LCDs for gaming, and to DLPs at the very least for those who see the rainbow or sit off at an angle.

I game on a Panasonic plasma, and enjoy it immensely and am aware of forums full of other home theater enthusiasts and videophiles who do the same.