Even the best of them lack the vibrancy and colour richness. Black levels are good on the LED but you can still see uneven light leakage around the borders and the edge-lit screens suffer backlight uniformity issues, despite supposedly being one of the best models for uniformity. In the winter evenings with the lights off, the difference in black-level details between the LEDs and the plasmas hasn't obviously changed. The plasma is noticeably grainier and dimmer than the OMFGBRIGHT LED screens but it's plenty bright enough, especially with the blinds drawn. I still think the rule of thumb is to use plasma for darker environments, even though black levels and black uniformity are much improved on LCD screens these days We have meeting rooms with high-end 60" Samsung 3D LED screens, and a smaller meeting room with a reasonably up to date Panasonic Viera plasma. As others have said, 4K is suffering from poor availability, high-cost, and teething issues still Skip it this round and pick up the best option once they're mainstream. Most stuff nowdays is being shot in 4K though, so just give it time.įor a darker room like a basement I think your best option is the largest 1080p plasma you can afford. I'm also not expecting a 4K OLED screen to be affordable, for me anyway, within the next two years. You won't see any 4K Plasmas (I guess there is still a chance, but they would be insanely expensive). The thing I've haven't been able to pin down is how to buy 4K movies without getting one of those proprietary media players other than some minimal Netflix 4K streaming.Īnyone know where to go for 4K content that is sold for viewing using a PC?
I'm really only interested in 4K if I can get it on a massive screen (hence the projector idea) and I can avoid the proprietary video player crap that Sony and Samsung have going on - otherwise, I'm fine with the best 1080p picture I can buy on my budget.
And, with a projector, my eyes won't melt from the intense light of a TV that large and that close. With a projector, I can throw a 100-125 inch picture in my basement, which is pretty sweet and would be incredibly immersive at a 7.5-8 feet away. Basically, I'll be taking my existing basement, adding a 65+ inch TV or projector, surround sound and furniture to make a really great room for watching movies and maybe playing video games.Īt this point I'm undecided between 1080p and 4K and video player format - TV (prefer top end plasma or OLED if they get decently affordable in the next 2 years) or Projector. I'm in the planning stages for a home theater build out next year.
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