Anyone here owns a Panasonic or any Plasma Monitor? I'm thinking about buying one but I need to know if there was a major increase with your electric bill and how much of an increase if any? Thanks !!

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I have a 42" Samsung Plasma with an HD cable box, Xbox 360, PS3, HD DVD player and a 7.1 channel Harman kardon receiver. I haven't noticed any spikes in my electric bill. If it went up at all it couldn't have been more than 5 bucks.

Hope this helps.

I have a 52" Samsung Plasma, and I can't say I've noticed any major differances in my electric bill.

Nothin major here. 60" plasma and HD DVR

Thanks Guys, its a big help. The picture on the Panasonic 54 inch is simply stunning. I've never seen a picture so vibrant and beautiful. I was put off when I read about the cost of having a plasma.The experts said the cost of running a plasma is about 40 dollars more per month.In the winter my electric bill is less than 40 per month.So I wasn't about to buy a tv that would double my electric bill.

$40 a month? Thats crap. I would guess its like $5-10. Some of them are even EnergyStar now

yeah...$40 a month...that's definitely crap! LOL $40 a month. HAHAHAHA

Glad you guys agree on the electric bill ! Looks like there will be a plasma in my house in the near future. How is gaming? Any ghost effects or burn-in?

I use my PS3 mainly for playing BluRay movies and it's incredible. I played Metal gear on it and it look incredible too. I use my 360 for my gaming and...again...awesome. No ghosting or anything like that.

As far as burn in, plasmas used to be real bad about burn in, but the technology has gotten considerably better. I don't know about other brands, but Samsung has implemented a technology that actually shifts the pixel every so often so if it's on pause the picture is still "moving". It sounds crazy, but the pixel shift is so slight it is un-noticeable. I have actually seen it move before, but only when it's on pause and only because I was looking for it. Samsung also has something called "white". What that does is when you activate it, it puts an extremely white picture on your tv and just stays there until you hit a button to turn it off. What that does it "erases" anything that might be there. So between the pixel shift and white features, I have nothing to worry about. I have had my tv for 2 years now and a wife who knows nothing about them. She left the DVR on pause for like an hour and a half so I ran the white program...nothing there. You should be good to go if your Panasonic offers any of these features or features like them.

Hope this helps.

I looking at the Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV. I'll look for those features, Good Info. !! Thanks !

I have the following:

Master bedroom- 46" Plasma (Samsung)

Spare bedroom- 42" Plasma (Samsung)

3rd bedroom/Office- 42" Plasma (Vizio)

Kitchen- 42" HD LCD (Samsung)

Living Room- 52" Plasma (Sony)

Basement- 60" Plasma (Vizio)

Upstairs bathroom- 32" HD LCD (in front of toilet) (RCA)

My bill has never really changes. Only 2 tvs are really ran at one time.

My electric bill is around 250 a month. That is normal with the high rates in maryland for a house.

I have the following:

 

Master bedroom- 46" Plasma (Samsung)

 

Spare bedroom- 42" Plasma (Samsung)

 

3rd bedroom/Office- 42" Plasma (Vizio)

 

Kitchen- 42" HD LCD (Samsung)

 

Living Room- 52" Plasma (Sony)

 

Basement- 60" Plasma (Vizio)

 

Upstairs bathroom- 32" HD LCD (in front of toilet) (RCA)

 

My bill has never really changes. Only 2 tvs are really ran at one time.

 

 

My electric bill is around 250 a month. That is normal with the high rates in maryland for a house.

WOW ! I'm trying to get my first plasma and you have them in every room. I really like the location of the upstair bathroom tv .You have truly made it,that's a man's dream.

I have the following:

 

Master bedroom- 46" Plasma (Samsung)

 

Spare bedroom- 42" Plasma (Samsung)

 

3rd bedroom/Office- 42" Plasma (Vizio)

 

Kitchen- 42" HD LCD (Samsung)

 

Living Room- 52" Plasma (Sony)

 

Basement- 60" Plasma (Vizio)

 

Upstairs bathroom- 32" HD LCD (in front of toilet) (RCA)

 

My bill has never really changes. Only 2 tvs are really ran at one time.

 

 

My electric bill is around 250 a month. That is normal with the high rates in maryland for a house.

 

WOW ! I'm trying to get my first plasma and you have them in every room. I really like the location of the upstair bathroom tv .You have truly made it,that's a man's dream.

+1000

damn that is alot of tv's! thats awesome

but back to the question i rencently bought a 50 Samsung plasma and have no jump in bills....and no burn in with the pixel shift feature....i have mine to shift at every minute or 2 i believe and you really cant notice it unless you are looking for it.

damn that is alot of tv's! thats awesome

 

but back to the question i rencently bought a 50 Samsung plasma and have no jump in bills....and no burn in with the pixel shift feature....i have mine to shift at every minute or 2 i believe and you really cant notice it unless you are looking for it.

Can you state the model no.? I would like to look it up.I think I want a Tv with that feature.How's the pics.,any ghosting when gaming? Thanks !

PN50A550 gaming on the 360 is very good and blu-rays are amazing

and yes the tv is 1080p.....good tv for a damn good price