Screen Durability

I am looking to invest in a new tv. There is tons of info out there
comparing quality of LCD vs plasma etc..

My question is on the actual screen durabilty. Having 2 small and rough
boys, I need to ensure it can take an occasion bump or hit.

My previous reading led me to belive that I need to stick with an LCD
projection, or DLP for the time being. But when I went to purchase the
sales rep claimed that is no longer true, ans that Plasma is just as
durable ( he compared it to being glass like a crt set) . he says it is
LCD I should stay away from.

Confused I left the store without buying anything. Trying to find thin
info on the web has proved fruitless. Most articles that I find are
quite dated.

My prefernce is a flat panel, but are they durable enough ?

Thanks,
Cam

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:27:13 -0800, Cam wrote:

I am looking to invest in a new tv. There is tons of info out there
comparing quality of LCD vs plasma etc..

My question is on the actual screen durabilty. Having 2 small and rough
boys, I need to ensure it can take an occasion bump or hit.

My prefernce is a flat panel, but are they durable enough ?

My preference would be that you teach your kids proper manners before it's
too late for them. Short of that, you may want to consider a plexiglass
front.

Wonder how many names I get called from this one.:-)

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I am looking to invest in a new tv. There is tons of info out there
comparing quality of LCD vs plasma etc..

My question is on the actual screen durabilty. Having 2 small and rough
boys, I need to ensure it can take an occasion bump or hit.

My previous reading led me to belive that I need to stick with an LCD
projection, or DLP for the time being. But when I went to purchase the
sales rep claimed that is no longer true, ans that Plasma is just as
durable ( he compared it to being glass like a crt set) . he says it is
LCD I should stay away from.

Confused I left the store without buying anything. Trying to find thin
info on the web has proved fruitless. Most articles that I find are
quite dated.

My prefernce is a flat panel, but are they durable enough ?

Thanks,
Cam


two words..barbed wire

All kidding aside , the Plasma with the glass would be the more durable. I
don't know if you have a lcd computer monitor, but if you do, you can easily
see how easy it is to damage it just by pressing your finger on the screen.
That said a heavy blow will obviously damage it. It would take a very heavy
blow to crack the glass on a Plasma. All IMO, of course. I'd go plasma.

Jim Waggener wrote:
All kidding aside , the Plasma with the glass would be the more
durable. I
don't know if you have a lcd computer monitor, but if you do, you
can easily
see how easy it is to damage it just by pressing your finger on the
screen.
That said a heavy blow will obviously damage it. It would take a
very heavy
blow to crack the glass on a Plasma. All IMO, of course. I'd go
plasma.

You didn't see the picture of the plasma that had a broomstick fall
into it. Not a very hard hit, (a CRT would not have had a problem) but
it cracked and was totally trashed. You can hit a CRT with a rubber
mallet - HARD - without problems. A plasma is more on the level of
window glass. Do NOT hit it.

GG

You didn't see the picture of the plasma that had a broomstick fall
into it. Not a very hard hit, (a CRT would not have had a problem) but
it cracked and was totally trashed. You can hit a CRT with a rubber
mallet - HARD - without problems. A plasma is more on the level of
window glass. Do NOT hit it.

GG

Did not see that G, but don't you think a plasma is less vulnerable to
damage than a LCD? Heck cleaning the glass is easier than cleaning a LCD

Jim Waggener wrote:

You didn't see the picture of the plasma that had a broomstick
fall
into it. Not a very hard hit, (a CRT would not have had a problem)
but
it cracked and was totally trashed. You can hit a CRT with a
rubber
mallet - HARD - without problems. A plasma is more on the level of
window glass. Do NOT hit it.

GG

Did not see that G, but don't you think a plasma is less vulnerable
to
damage than a LCD? Heck cleaning the glass is easier than cleaning
a LCD

My OPINION only from working with broadcast gear for 30 years. Both LCD
and plasma are very fragile when compared with a CRT. The LCD's I've
seen (and own one) have a flexible outer skin that will tolerate very
mild pressure with no problems. It's OK to clean with light force. I
find a damp terry towel is sufficient to get off little kid
fingerprints. The plasma screen is glass so it will flex a _little_ but
will crack. It is NOT the pre-stressed safety glass of a CRT.

When we toured the Sony plant in San Diego in '86, they manufactured
CRTs there. We saw an overhead conveyor carrying new CRTs hanging by
one corner. There was a guy whose job was to _WHACK_ each new tube with
a rubber mallet in the center of the viewing area. He looked to be
trying for a base hit -- that HARD. Over the years I've seen a little
too energetic deguassing coils rattle around a Trinitron enough to
criss-cross/tangle the aperture grill. Since the grill is stretched top
to bottom on a cast iron frame (why Sonys are so danged heavy) and I
saw a smack being OK, I tried hitting the 'ruined' tube with a mallet
while running it. Dang if it didn't return the tube to good after
several SOLID thumps. Mind you, these monitors were used by telecine
colorists, the MOST demanding group there is, and they found no fault.

BTW do NOT try hammering a shadow-mask tube !!!!! G-Squared is NOT
responsible for anybody else's experiments.

GG