RE: [OT] Plasma Advice

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxx>]

Despite spending most of my weekend in Ikea (and the nightmare's not
over
yet!), I did get some time to look at some plasma screens.

HoF knew nothing about a 20yr warranty :-(

The Panasonics definitely seem to have the clearest/sharpest picture,
but
I'm still not clear on why the Pannys (and Tosh's) are all rated as 3000
for
contrast, whilst just about everyone else (from the quality
manufacturers)
is in the 800-1500 category.  The only other screen that really caught
my
attention was the 43" Pioneer, which again is only rated at 1000
for
contrast, but is higher-res at 1024x768.

So, does a 3000 (panny):1000 (Pioneer) contrast ratio mean that the
Panny
picture is, potentially, 3 times better (in terms of colour definition
etc)?
Or does it actually mean that I would run the Panny at only 50-60% of
it's
contrast capability, whereas the Pioneer would need to be run nearer
its
maximum setting, thus reducing it's life?

Finally, assuming I won't be running it as a PC display, is there any
advantage in having a higher resolution (1024x768 vs. 853x480)?

It's not as simple as it seems is it?  

Pete


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