Comments on: Plasma: King of the Flat Panel Televisions?

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:39:27 +0000

Projection TV's have the shortest lifespan and their bulbs are prone to go out the most frequent.

Plasma's have a 30,000+ hour lifespan which is about 10 years, the same as a tradtional CRT based set. My guess is that LCD is about the same or worse as plasma. It would seem that with as many parts as LCD sets have including transistors, something is likely to go.

By: fungku

fungku — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:45:54 +0000

Does it matter? In 10 years you'll be able to buy something way better, or buy something similiar at a very cheap price. 10 years is a LONG time. I've never had a TV for 10 years.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:02:20 +0000

Which has the longest life? I read plasma 10yrs,
projection 10-15yrs and lcd 25yrs. Is this correct?