I need as many people as possible to give their opinion of two different TV's and conclude which one they would use. The install is in a room that would allow either TV (As far as depth and viewing angle are concerned). The First TV is the 50" Sony Grand Vega LCD, and the second is the 50" Fujitsu Plasma Television. Thanks for your opinions, and please remember do not base your conclusion on price.
(WE ARE RUNNING HDTV AND A PROGRESSIVE SCAN DVD)
Thanks...

The Fujitsu has better picture quality than the Sony. The contrast, scaler, etc. is just head & shoulders above the Sony.

In the 50" range I would take a the NEC 50 MP3 over anything curently on the market.

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but, if the choice is Sony or Fujitsu, I would go with the Fujitsu

ummm....if I'm limited to the Fujitsu or the Sony, which are incomparable products (primarily because one is LCD, one is plasma), I would take the Fujitsu HANDS DOWN...however, if the horizons COULD be broadened, I would seriously consider BOTH the Hitachi and NEC plasmas, which would both be VERY comparable in size.

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I was under the impression that the Hitachi models used Fujitsu screens anyway ,along with the Sony plasmas.

Fujitsu.

Wow........

I sell Both.... If you need FLAT, sell the FUjitsu, if you have the depth, the Sony is a better Picture.

Of course, Dealers make more money on a 50" Plasma Vs. 50" LCD so that has to be put into the equation as well.

Just curious... Why isnt the 50" Sony Plasma in the Mix? Most clients who like sony are more than happy to spend the extra 2k on aestetics alone......

Sounds like a trip to the eye doctor may be in order :-).

p.s. Any "bat" (as in the flying mammal) DNA present in your genetic makeup :-)?

I have an opinion and it is Fujitsu. I have not seen a Sony plasma or LCD rear I cared for. The 50" Fujitsu is outstanding for a plasma. Other manufacturers use the Fujitsu glass but not as effectively.

This message was edited by Shoe on 09/14/03 20:55.

CMO,

Fujitsu makes only ONE of their own plasma's...below is text driect from www.plasma.com , followed by the link:

"Who really makes your Plasma TV?
Very few Plasma tv manufacturers actually make their own plasma tv. Most use a system called rebadging. Basically they buy from a Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), claim to have a secret extra special feature then stick a new sticker on it and bill you thousands extra for the sticker. If you really want to pay thousands for a sticker please call our sales dept and we will sell you a sticker with our website logo for much less then the couple thousand you will pay Fujitsu or Viewsonic.

THE MAJOR MANUFACTURERS
NEC - Nec is a OEM manufacturer, The company's plan is to supply industrial unit under the NEC name and supply home units thru rebadges such as Marantz and RCA

Panasonic - Makes the complete units, Supplies Toshiba, JVC, Fujitsu and more

Pioneer - Makes all of there own equipment and sells OEM to Sharp Note: The 5030 and 4030 HD multtimedia box is made by Sharp

Fujitsu - Only makes their own 42 inch in partnership with Hitachi . 50 and 61 inch Fujitsu Plasmas are Panasonic and NEC but the 42 inch are their own. Note Hitachi plasma screens are identical to Fujitsu and cost thousands less

Sony - Makes their own boards and chips but uses Fujitsu/ Hitachi plasma screen glass.

Hitachi - Owns 50% of plasma screen factory with Fujitsu. Makes own internal components.

Philips - Uses Fujitsu/ Hitachi glass screen and most internal components as well. However, Philips makes its own bezel with built in speakers.

LG / Zenith - Make their own glass in Korea

Samsung - Makes its own components in Korea

THE SECONDARY MANUFACTURERS
RCA/ Thompson - Partners with NEC to OEM its product. Just a NEC with a new bezel.

JVC - 50 inch is Panasonic, 42 is NEC

Toshiba - OEM from Panasonic.

Sharp - OEM product through Pioneer for 50" and 42 though they may make some internal component changes .

Runco - OEM 50" from Pioneer and 42" from NEC,

Marantz - OEM 42" plasma monitor from NEC.

Viewsonic - OEM 50" plasma screen from Pioneer ( old 502 ).

Sampo - 42v3 is old Fujitsu, 42v6 is Samsung Plasma"


[Link: plasma.com]

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This message was edited by avdude on 09/16/03 18:16.

As the founding and only member of "People for the Better Understanding of the Often Misunderstood and Severely Persecuted For No Apparent Reason Bat Foundation " I suggest you read this.
members.aol.com/bats4kids2/myths.htm

JGB....

9 posts in your history at RC, or .2 per week?

What exactly is your purpose here? Further, your site needs a little more detail, especially in the area of the eyesight thing.

To QUOTE the Encarta Online Encyclopedia;

"Nearly all bats are nocturnal (active at night) or crepuscular (active during the twilight of dawn and dusk). To get around in the dark, many nocturnal bats rely on a sophisticated form of sonar known as echolocation for navigating and finding prey. Many bats, especially the crepuscular ones, have exceptionally good eyesight designed for low levels of light. Only those bats that live on remote islands lacking birds of prey routinely fly during the day."

So, unless QQQ lives on a deserted island with NO birds of prey, then it's pretty safe to assume that his eyesight, and therefore his comment, are ok when refering to ones ability to ACCURATELY determine the quality of a picture on a plasma screen, during anything that would REMOTELY resemble normal HUMAN business hours. Further, not many of us HUMANS, day or night, need, use, or possess echolocation to determine how a display looks.

In conclusion, according to your "site" bats are more like humans than we'd like to believe. Therefore, I have to deduce that on these few isolated, lonely islands mentioned above, the bats are saying, "jeez, is there any human DNA in your family, you need to get your eyesight checked" while posting on batremotecentral.com about how PLASMA looks.

God, look at this....Dana asked us pros, in the pros forum, about plasmas, and I'm going on about why I think my eyesight (and QQQ's, and even Impaqt's) might possibly be BETTER than a BAT'S for the purpose of answering her question.

Sorry, I'm going to bed.

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We sell both. The Fujitsu is the one I would buy for my home.

Dave

avdude:

I don't believe that analysis of the plasma market (from the web site) is entirely accurate. I suspect they may have some ulterior motivations behind some of their statements. A manufacturer may purchase the glass for one or more of their SKU's from other manufacturers. The glass is one component and that does not mean the product is simply a "rebadge". Nor when a product is a "rebadge" (essentially identical to a product also sold by another manufacturer) does it in any way mean it is a poor value as they suggest in their statements. In many instances, the "rebadge" might actually retail for less than the product does through the origianl equipment manufacturer. That happens all the time. A case in point would be the Toshiba MT8 which is the same projector as the Infocus 7200 (Infocus is the OEM). The Toshiba retails for less and the street price on the two is about the same.