Please don't read too much into my opinion.
It is like this.
There are things that you buy guided by your heart than the mind.
And a tv is one such important thing for me. A beautiful picture that satisfies me is enough criteria to buy it. The visual joy I get out of it itself worth the investment.
I won't bother how much it may fetch on a resale.
I won't bother if somebody is shutting down business and what to do in case my panel goes caput.
After all I am spending close to a lakh and I know that the joy I am deriving is worth many times more than that.
We spend 30 to 40 lakhs on a piece of property which only gives us a pseudo joy. May be down the line I may get good returns (maybe) and do you know what I do with that? Would I import a best tv that is not available in india? No. I would again try to invest it.
Again I would be weighing pros and cons and after sales service of a 1.5 lakh tv that I intend to buy.
I agree to some of the stuff you said, as we keep saving for the end, and in the end we are not in a condition to enjoy the savings as one gets old. So you should live your life and not save everything for the end, as no one knows when the end would come and what state it would be in.
Plasma Vs Lcd discussion would keep going on for ages. I only say ignorance is bliss for LCD owners. A lot of my friends sold their LCD's and switched to Plasma's after looking at my tv.
You should buy what you like and what suits your budget, do some research if required and one should not follow the salesman blindly as they all want to sell LCD and this has been going on for years.Most of the salesman i met still do not know about what plasma is and how it works,Still Plasma is selling and people are buying as its about PQ and those who know would buy a Plasma. We do not watch movie in a cinema theater with lights on, why is that do people wonder. Nope they would just comment that plasma is not good for bright rooms. Understanding the logic behind it and using the product properly has got a lot to do with how it behaves. An example that comes to mind is most of the car manufacturers ask to take care in the first 1000 kms of the engine run in and ask not to speed to much or pull fast in gears as the engine sets in and get conditioned. I look at the plasma the same way, for first 100 hours, use on low settings, keep pixel shift on and you would not have any issues. I haven't had any in the last 9 years.
Still people avoid plasma and talk about burn in, IR, heat, buzzing and all sorts of things. It's just about patience and taking care in the first 100 hours. Do that and you enjoy a lifelong of excellent PQ and tv. If you can't or have a very bright room and can't afford the 64f8500 then better to stick to LCD or LED and enjoy.
We are all here to share our experience and feedback to help a new buyer take the call, we can guide him, educate him and influence him. But in the end as a new buyer you should buy what's in your budget and what suits your eye best. As this won't be the last tv you buy and maybe next time you would switch to some other technology or brand. That's my 2 cents on it.
