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Poll Recap: Love of Plasma Endures

Bob Ankosko  |  Mar 16, 2015

Plasma may be dead but it’s not buried. In response to last week’s poll question—What kind of TV do you plan to buy next?—just over a third of the respondents indicated that they plan to hold onto currently owned plasma TVs for the foreseeable future. Beyond that, 4K/Ultra HD LED/LCD TVs with a flat screen received the most votes (28 percent), followed by Ultra HD OLED which grabbed a 19 percent share. Here’s the complete breakdown:

36% I love my plasma TV and plan to stick with it for the foreseeable future

28% Ultra HD LED/LCD TV with a flat screen

19% Ultra HD OLED (curved screen)

10% 1080p LED/LCD TV is good enough for me

4% 1080p OLED TV (curved screen)

3% Ultra HD LED/LCD TV with a curved screen

COMMENTS
jmilton7043's picture
Submitted by jmilton7043 on March 16, 2015 - 7:52am

...in other words, these people are not interested in UHD and can be lumped with "1080p is good enough."

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Submitted by mzaborow on March 16, 2015 - 5:15pm

Maybe when TV manufacturers and content providers get their act together to provide compatible technologies at the same time, I'll consider dumping my ZT60 and 1080p for something "better".

Iamhoosier1's picture
Submitted by Iamhoosier1 on March 16, 2015 - 10:09am

Is there a manufacturing reason that all these seemed to be curved? 1080p OLED flat screen would satisfy me.

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Submitted by Bob Ankosko on March 17, 2015 - 5:50am
LG has one 1080p flat screen OLED model in its current lineup (the $8,000 55EA8800) and announced a few flat screen 4K OLED models at CES that are expected to be available soon. The website shows four models—one 55 incher, two 65 inchers, and a very expensive model with an adjustable 77-inch screen that can be curved or flat. As for manufacturing, it is easier for LG to curve an OLED screen than an LCD screen based on the IPS panel technology they use.
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Submitted by funambulistic on March 19, 2015 - 6:16pm

I recently bought a Samsung PN51F8500 to replace my five-year-old Panny 42" plasma. The picture is absolutely stunning and, if in five years, OLED 4Ks (flat) are commonplace, then I will consider...

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