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[Vieo]

Someone told me they don't last as long as other TVs. How true is this? And are they prone to dead pixels like LCDs?

 

[acidviper]

Someone told me they don't last as long as other TVs. How true is this? And are they prone to dead pixels like LCDs?

no

 

[Nerevar]

Someone told me they don't last as long as other TVs. How true is this? And are they prone to dead pixels like LCDs?

This was true like 5 years ago. not anymore.

 

[Blatz]

I think older generations claimed 30k hours before dimming. The new generations are "supposedly" lasting 50k hours. If that's true, it'd take me like 14 years to kill a plasma. And by then it'd be time for a new one anyway. FWIW

Projection (LCD and DLP): the bulb burns out after 8k hours or so, and the replacement costs roughly $300. Usually you can replace it yourself though.

I don't know much, but that's what I do know.

 

[etiolate]

The older Sony ones had a history of fading in a few years, don't know about the modern models.

 

[Phoenix]

Any modern plasma will be fine and they don't have dead pixel issues. Most modern plasmas don't have issues with burn-in in realistic scenarios as well.