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Sony says you need a 240hz tv to use 3d gaming, so what about if its a 600hz plasma?

woill plasma work for it rather than paying for more for a 240hz LCD.

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1. since it's a higher number it should work fine but there's a slight chance that you could get some burn-in on the TV, but it's a very small chance
2. I don't see why you would need more than 120 Hz, which is enough to provide 60 Hz to each eye, when synced with optical shutter glasses. It's probably just that Sony only includes their shutter syncing on their highest end products, the better to extract more money from your wallet. You might try to see if there are any 3rd party 3D systems that can interface to 120 Hz TVs and get the necessary shutter syncing signals.
3. Yes it will work fine, as 600 > 240 (sort of like when a computer game requires 1 GB RAM but you have 2 GB RAM available on your computer). The 600 Hz for plasma is actually just a theoretical number as plasmas work differently from LCDs, which have much slower response times. Generally gaming works quite well on plasmas: faster response time and better overall image. As far as burn-in goes, it is extremely difficult to do on the newer sets, except for maybe the cheap low-end no-name brand sets, and LCD televisions can suffer from a similar effect anyway, so plasma burn-in is basically a non-issue.
4. Plasma has a very fast response time..The 240 cycle TV is most likely an LCD. Seems like overkill to get 600 hz. plasma, as it is very good at fast movement without even 120.!!.....LCD's do not do well with fast movement of games and sports, etc..
5. The 240 HZ is a refresh rate for LCD and LED tvs only. The Plasma 600hz is a different technology than the refresh rate. Plasma tvs have had never any issue on blur motion. You only find this on LCD and LED tvs. You need the faster refresh rate if you are watching fast action sports or movies. I do not use my tvs for gaming so I can't really advice you on that subject. I do recommend you demo the 240 and 120 HZ at your local retail store. The higher the number the higher the price goes up also. Hope this will help you out.