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Don't go buy that cheap 4k LCD, its garbage.

Go on craigslist or offerup and look for a panasonic plasma 50" to 65" TV. Look for these model numbers (partial model number) ST50, GT50, S60, ST60, VT60 or ZT60) The letter sequences is the important part to look for.

These sets will get you OLED like picture quality for next to nothing. Plasma just like OLED uses self-illuminating pixel technology. LCD are backlit screens and they are awful in comparison.

The black level on plasma is amazing (most important aspect of a TV) the contrast will be twice that of a high end LCD, motion handling is superior on plasma to any other TV technology on the planet. Colors are bright and vibrant like an oil painting. They are amazing sets.

Also 1080p content looks best displayed at its native resolution on a 1080p screen. These cheap 4K TVs have to upscale 1080p content to 4K and none of them do it very well.

What I've told you is one of the best kept secrets in the AV world. Put any of these Panasonic Plasmas next to a extremely high end 4k LCD in a normal, dim or dark room and they will destroy it.

The only reason plasma ever went away is because it is expensive to produce, the TVs are heavy and consume more power. They are superior to LCD in every conceivable way other than peak brightness. It's wonderful technology.

If any of you if you want help finding one or want to ask me some questions please feel free

Don't go buy that cheap 4k LCD, its garbage. Go on craigslist or offerup and look for a panasonic plasma 50" to 65" TV. Look for these model numbers (partial model number) ST50, GT50, S60, ST60, VT60 or ZT60) The letter sequences is the important part to look for. These sets will get you OLED like picture quality for next to nothing. Plasma just like OLED uses self-illuminating pixel technology. LCD are backlit screens and they are awful in comparison. The black level on plasma is amazing (most important aspect of a TV) the contrast will be twice that of a high end LCD, motion handling is superior on plasma to any other TV technology on the planet. Colors are bright and vibrant like an oil painting. They are amazing sets. Also 1080p content looks best displayed at its native resolution on a 1080p screen. These cheap 4K TVs have to upscale 1080p content to 4K and none of them do it very well. What I've told you is one of the best kept secrets in the AV world. Put any of these Panasonic Plasmas next to a extremely high end 4k LCD in a normal, dim or dark room and they will destroy it. The only reason plasma ever went away is because it is expensive to produce, the TVs are heavy and consume more power. They are superior to LCD in every conceivable way other than peak brightness. It's wonderful technology. If any of you if you want help finding one or want to ask me some questions please feel free

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I have both - the LG is fucking amazing. I especially like the hidden feature of IPTV being built into the normal chanel down / channel up "tuner" . Don't get me wrong, the plasma is good, great even. Just don't ever turn on and watch an LG.

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What is IPTV?

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There are a ton of internet based streaming TV channels, I've been watching everything from auto racing and boxing, MMA, etc on the IPTV channels. If you are on Ch 2, and hit down, you are suddenly at IPTV channel 999.