SAMSUNG 51" (130cm) Full HD Plasma TV PS51F5000 $717.
Free Delivery.
This is not a Smart TV.
Vesa Wall Mount Support - Yes
Set Weight with Stand (kg) 19.6
Specs - http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/tv-audio-video/television…
This will cost $0.32 to run 10hrs a day (14hrs standby mode) based on my rate of 24.9c/kWh
http://reg.energyrating.gov.au/comparator/product_types/32/s…
and?
In dollar terms it's not worth commenting anymore.
I would rather pay the extra few cents a day for a more natural picture.
320 watts is massive it would be more than just a few cents difference per day. Compare that to this Panasonic 50" LED TV which only uses 58.3 watts in normal operation. You're talking about a television that consumes nearly 6 times as much power to run in normal operation so of course the power bill should be nearly 6 times as higher compared to an equivalent sized LED television.
http://www.dicksmith.com.au/tvs/panasonic-50-127cm-full-hd-s…
This energy calculator says that Panasonic 50" LED tv will only cost $8.19 per year to run going by 58.3 watts power consumption over 10 hours per day. Compare that to the 320 watts power consumption from that plasma tv over 10 hours per day is $44.93 per year.
http://www.ausgrid.com.au/Common/Ways-to-save/Energy-efficie…
Well going by the Government energy rating website that Panasonic led will cost $56 per year to run with 215 kWh/annum consumption.
This plasma costs $120 per year with 465 kwh/annum consumption.
That's hardly the figures you've quoted and I'd believe the star rating website over anything else
I think you may have gotten the peak power consumption (320W) mixed up - in practice it will consume around 1/3 to 1/2 that figure depending on the content and picture settings.
IMO, plasma picture quality still worth the relatively minor added cost over LCD.
How's about you stop watching TV for 10 hours a day?
It doesn't matter what you compare it with.
I watch TV for about 5hrs, so it will cost me $0.16 a day.
Anything cheaper is "a few cents a day" in my books.
The Panasonic will also cost an extra $281.00 to buy. Put that towards a HTPC instead.
I would rather pay the extra few cents a day for a more natural picture.
I don't follow.
How do you go from power consumption costs to paying more for picture quality? And what's wrong with this Plasma?
I picked this TV up for $745 back in June last year.
Fairly happy with the TV - i have it plugged into my PC playing 720 and 1080 videos and it does a great job
plasma shit on lcd, led
I don't think so LED televisions have become a lot more better when it comes to picture quality. And plasma TV uses up a lot more power to run so it will cost you a lot more on your power bill. Hence the reason why this plasma TV has only a 2.5 star power rating.
LED better, yes. Still suffering the same issues though, plasma comfortably superior and will be until they're ceased to be made.
Plasma might cost you $40 or so a year more. Consider that they're cheaper to begin with and it's a no brainer though.
Power consumption and petrol debates always make me laugh. People only worry about these as the media shove it down our gullets. Consider for a moment how much wasteful spending you do in a given year on luxuries or non-necessities… Power consumption is minuscule.
The now 5-year old Pioneer Kuro Plasma series is still an industry standard in terms of true blacks, contrast and accurate colour reproduction that is only just now beginning to be superseded by Panasonic's VT series of Plasmas (after Panasonic bought the Kuro patents from Pioneer). Professionals still hold onto these Plasmas like their balls.
People just don't know what they're talking about. It's not uncommon for technically superior technologies to not become dominant in consumer electronics, i.e. Betamax, LaserDisc, Digital Cassettes, SACD, Lossless Compression, HD-DVD, etc.
To me LCDs (and no "LED" screens are not a separate technology for goodness sake, it's a different form of back lighting behind the panel) are okay for anything up to screen dimensions of 30" across, but beyond that, Plasmas own them.
Anyone who champions LCDs over Plasmas, has not owned a decent Plasma. Period. (And no walking by horribly-optimised display models in Harvey Norman doesn't count).
the case can be made for LEDs in very bright environments, e.g. sunny lounge rooms with day time viewing, but other than that, good points.
Lol when people can't handle the facts
How's that awful artifacting and motion-blur working out for you?
On the topic of facts, lets see your's. Anyone who knows anything on this topic declares plasma as superior. Droves of expert articles and tests out there. But hey, whatever eases the bitterness you feel towards your LCD purchase. My condolences.
The only 'facts' in there was that they're heavier. But I dunno about you, once I've placed my TV on the stand or wall mounted it (yes, they can be wall mounted) I don't go moving it around the place, so its weight isn't an issue.
As to your "picture quality not as good as full HD LED LCD TV".. Well, the jokes on you. Also IR is what some plasma's can have issues with, but also can happen to LCD's. I haven't had an issue with my Samsung F8500 with IR, and it's used a lot for playing games on my HTPC (a lot of them with persistent HUD's)
fool XD
"$0.32 to run 10hrs a day,"
10 hours a a day?? Who has a TV on 10 hours a day? people sick in bed, yeah… but who else????
Some people who like watching TV a lot. The typical bogan mums who watch soapies all day and night.
For Energy Rating Labels (ERL), the regulatory standard assumes a usage of 10 hours per day in ON mode and 14 hours per day in standby modes. Over a year, the total energy consumption of the television in all modes is known as the Comparative Energy Consumption (CEC) and is the energy usage that is reported on the ERL.
http://www.energyrating.gov.au/products-themes/home-entertai…
it's actually not that much considering between 6-12 some households keep the TV on in the living room all the time. then if the stay at home moms/dads watches a movie or two in day time. that's not even counting the school holiday kids who xboxes all day..
only 10 hours a day?? Some kids do that just getting their GTA / CoD sessions running
Drug dealers and the unemployed.
"This will cost $0.32 to run 10hrs a day, based on my rate of 24.9c/kWh"
I'm 31.11c/kWh. How come yours is so cheap? Aren't you paying the great big soul-destroying Gillard tax?
I rang Energy Aus, asked for a deal but had to sign up for 2 years.
paying an extra $30 a year in power for a much cheaper and far superior TV is completely worth it
Of course, but that would be thinking logically. ;-|
LED fans "OMG you're insane!!!! if you pay an extra $1000, you can get a TV that runs 15c cheaper a day!!"
I love plasma in winter, I don't need to run the heater and save money! That's Logical.
Yes, logically indeed.
All the prices quoted whether right or wrong are 'based 'ob energy prices today. Unless you have free power from the sun, prices will prob rise.
Unless power triples to $1 per kw/h, the argument still holds true. At those rates, I don't think anyone would even have a TV on.
Bit sad that the comments are filled with energy "debates". The facts have been beaten to death.
As the Panasonic ST60 is usually held as the benchmark plasma TV, I'm wondering how this Samsung compares.
I don't really notice anything different when I compare the two in stores.
I want to get a new tv for my gaming room and this takes me interest, but the room is quite bright. In the arvos I get frustrated by the glare on my current LCD. I know plasma are generally advised against for bright rooms. Is this tv any different? Does this tv have anti glare coating?
I have this TV sitting on the wall in my bedroom.
It definitely performs better in the dark at night.
If i am watching it during the day i usually have the curtains closed
The 5000 series has no Anti-Reflective coating so doesn't perform well in a bright room, have to step up to the 8500 for the AR filter, but 8500 comes only in 60" & 65". Panasonic has the 50" ST60 which has an AR filter.
even a fool is considered wise when he keeps his mouth shut ;)
Thx mod :-)
2.5 stars 320 watts