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Originally Posted by miniman82
I looked at buying one of those Pioneers when I was first in the market for a modern unit (it was a TV, not a monitor so not sure if it's the same). I looked at one that had been running non stop for about 1.5 years, and it was really down on brightness. The guy at the time told me that they do lose a little brightness as time passes, and considering the high cost of panel replacement I decided to pass in favor of a DLP set made by Mitsubishi. I figured the cost of a light bulb was a lot better than the cost of a plasma panel, in the event of failure. $130 vs $$$$???
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Yeah, they do lose brightness to a degree. To put it in perspective, the PDP-V501X that I took home isn't as bright as a new one. When I was running it on our test rig next to newer models, it was maybe 15% darker than the others. The whites are slightly yellowed (this could be because of it's early plasma technology too, rather than panel age). But this was a commercial unit, probably run 24x7 for 10 years before I got it. If that's all the worse the screen gets after all those hours, it's good enough for me. I didn't care, the price was right, and I figure it will run for quite a while longer. The original price on this thing was $22,000 heh...