So today I'm beginning the bragging toys section of my blog. Ok, so in all seriousness what I'm planning is a "Toys" section of my blog so others can see what I'm playing with. When I thought about what I do/know different/better than others its all the toys I'm lucky enough to play with. What better toy to start off with than a Plasma display.
So about 6 months ago I made the jump to Plasma. If you don't know I'm a HUGE home theatre buff (yes I'm very lucky that my wife LOVES our home theatre too and let's me spend all this money!). We just love movies but haven't been out to the movies in about 3 years thanks to our home theatre. People often think I'm crazy that I don't go to movies and wait for them to come to DVD (no, I haven't seen Episode III yet). Then they come over and watch a movie, or a short demo from something (the pod race scene in Episode I is awesome). Then they get it. It only takes about 10 seconds and they get it. Then they realize I have many things a movie theatre doesn't: pause button, bathroom, beer, reclining leather sofas, stadium seating, my dogs, pause button (I mentioned that one, right?). They also realize that the picture and sound are far better than pretty much any main stream movie theatre.
Ok, so enough ranting about my home theatre is better. Did I also mention that I'm a snob about it? The ONLY true home theatre is front projection. Period. No big screen, no plasma, sorry, that just doesn't cut it. Ok, but this post is on my plasma which is really in my bedroom. It is NOT for home theatre. We got it for a few reasons, but the biggest was that it's 3 inches thick. It is amazing the amount of space it gives back to the room.
On to the picture. I'm sure if you're reading this you've seen High Definition programming on a plasma somewhere. It's amazing. You know that. What you might be wondering is about Plasma vs. LCD, HD vs. ED, connectors, formats, etc. There is a TON to know before getting one. DO NOT go to Costco and just buy one, you will probably regret it. Learn about them, read, study, and if you can't do that ask someone who knows (feel free to ask me). Soon I'll write some posts about connectors, formats, LCD vs. Plasma, HD vs. ED, etc to help you out some. As I said I really just wanted to start my Toys section off right.
