• SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    True… but that was greatly mitigated in later models.

    I swear that the motion quality and the deep blacks rival high end OLEDs. Really, really good. So long as you can find a decent TV (like the one in the video).

    The issue I have with them is - power draw and heat.

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      3 days ago

      Yeah I’m still using the last of the good Panasonic VT50 models. It’s still going strong with a great picture. We got it in 2009. It’s early smart features were retired long ago.

      These articles make me shudder what I might replace it with

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      3 days ago

      I have one in my room. It gets pretty hot with it and my PS3 running, and I live in Minnesota and sleep in the basement

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          3 days ago

          Lol yeah I suppose. Funny story how I got my PS3, I was on ebay and there was a “broken” one listed on ebay for a dollar. The seller said the blu-ray drive wasn’t working and replacing it didn’t help. That was a good day to be me, I tell ya