I broke my tv!!!!!

[Genocide316]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Thank you! Everybody lives a different life. My father was right but he could've said it in a nicer way. He pretty much had every right because I haven't done anything with my life except watch blu-ray movies, browse the internet, sleep, eat, hang out with friends, live paycheck to paycheck, and go on spending sprees.

It will click one day for you. As you get older you'll get wiser and realize a lot of what your dad tells you now makes a lot of sense later down the road.

[de Rookie]

Originally Posted by Genocide316

It will click one day for you. As you get older you'll get wiser and realize a lot of what your dad tells you now makes a lot of sense later down the road.

Agreed. Also, better the phone smashing the TV instead of your father

[maiku1]

Ouch! Tough lesson to learn.

I still worry about my TV when I'm not home thinking that an earthquake is gonna break it.

I could never do that to my TV or anything I own....on purpose. The closest I've did is kinda bend my PS3 controller a bit that now it does R2,X, then triangle in that order when I bend it a bit. Can't wait til a game needs that combination with the quickness! I'll just bend my controller

[Cevolution]

I think we have all done similar foolish things in our lives, that's what makes us human. I remember about 7 years ago when I got the shits with a ps2 game I was playing, and I grabbed my empty coffee mug and hit it against the arm of my old lounge, the mug shattered into many pieces and 1 piece actually flicked up and hit my old Sony crt tv, it didn't break it but it took a big chip out of the screen, I learned to control my temper over such small things after that.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

So earlier today, I got into an argument with my father and I lost my temper and threw my Blackberry into the tv screen.

Just click on the link to see it: 024.jpg


Now here's the situation. I need a new HDTV immediately that's at least $700 or below. I've been thinking about buying a Panasonic plasma but other considerations are helpful. The HDTV has to be 1080p with 600hz.

My grandfather just got an LG PK550 50" (I think that's what it is...anyway) and I must say I was impressed by it & will most likely get one for my self. It does 1080p/24hz (3:3 72hz) just fine no doubling black levels when in 1080p/24Hz using 3:3 72Hz cinema mode, no floating black problems, has tons of settings, ISFccc ability, great picture, nice contrast, sexy black "all business bezel" (I love that look, just like my Kuro's bezel). .....tons of good thing about this display. Sure the blacks arent what im used to but all in all it seems pretty great. It won't be used as a dedicated HT room display anyway. It will go in a bedroom with a BD player and HD DVR cable box. I would of never looked a this LG if my Grandfather had not of got it by supprise. It's rated very high and you can get one for around $850! I know that's $150 over the budget you stated but look into it. LG might have a 42" that would be way below your $700 budget.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I got my new tv (not technically)!!!!! I just came from Best Buy with this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasoni...&skuId=9761059

It was on clearance for $499+$41 (tax)= $540. Even though the website says $599, I was able to get the BB employee to pricematch one of their similar Panasonics which was $499.

Thats all I can afford as of now. I'll post pictures later on.

[de Rookie]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

I got my new tv (not technically)!!!!! I just came from Best Buy with this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasoni...&skuId=9761059

It was on clearance for $499+$41 (tax)= $540. Even though the website says $599, I was able to get the BB employee to pricematch one of their similar Panasonics which was $499.

Thats all I can afford as of now. I'll post pictures later on.

Good deal. Don't forget to break it in (pun not intended ) Congrats!

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by de Rookie

Good deal. Don't forget to break it in (pun not intended ) Congrats!

Congrats on the Panny Blu-ray Fanatic!

[aturner18]

I never would break something that expensive on purpose that was just stupid to do this is mine I got Xmas last year <3 it. Its great size for my room.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Originally Posted by de Rookie

Good deal. Don't forget to break it in (pun not intended ) Congrats!

I know what you mean but not literally just like what I did the other day. What exactly is a break-in from a electronics perspective?

[de Rookie]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

I know what you mean but not literally just like what I did the other day. What exactly is a break-in from a electronics perspective?

Hey, stuff happens. As long as you learned from it instead of forgetting what happened you'll be just fine. Just don't say or post anything you want to do to him physically because that would be pre-meditated, haha.

Here we go. Break-in period is basically the first 150-250 hours of your plasma's life. Being new, the phosphors burn hotter and people say using break in images is the way to go. Basically it's a series of images that run for a set amount of time, allowing the phosphors to age evenly and in the end allow your set to display the most accurate colors possible. A lot of my friends with plasmas have done this and swear by it.

Here's a great thread that has download links to slideshows. One's to burn onto a DVD, the other to shove on a thumb drive.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1053444

It sounds like a big time investment but it's really only about a week of solid use. A few of my friends that did the break-in couldn't do it the entire time since they were replacing their main set, but what they did was stayed away from black bar content and heavy game play during the time. And when they weren't using the set they ran the images.

I did have one friend that took a good two weeks to break in his set because he didn't want to leave it running while he was away in fear of an image freezing on the screen I think that was a bit of overkill, but to each his own.

There are a lot of people that say modern plasmas don't need a break in period, but I for one am for it. Oh, and my crazy friend, he got his set 6 months ago and he said he could tell the difference after break-in.

Oh, and don't confuse break-in with burn-in. I'd say it's pretty darned hard to burn-in a modern plasma these days.

I'm sure others here will chime in as well.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Well I finally watched a blu-ray on my new Panny. All I gotta say is," Holy Shit!" (excuse my language). The blacks are hell a lot better than my Sharp Aquos. Now, I don't regret breaking my Sharp Aquos. The Panny justs stomps on my lcd like an insect.