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Plasma or LCD...HELP!!

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I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find the thread. As our 5th anniversary and Christmas are fast approaching, the hubby and I have decided to get a new tv. We've been out looking at different types and just can't seem to see that much difference between the two. Even the prices are pretty much the same. We're thinking that one in the 37" to 46" size range would be good for us (we don't have a huge living room.)

Any input would be greatly appreciated!!
 
hey, the choice isnt that much fun to make but here are some advantages and disadvantages of both, hope it helps

LCD Pros and Cons
LCDs are available in smaller sizes, allowing them to go where a 37-inch plasma will not fit. They also provide incredibly bright images when viewed on center. If you plan on watching your TV in a room with a lot of light, LCD has the edge over plasma, both with its bright picture and its special surface coatings that reduce room reflections.

LCDs generally have slower video response times than plasmas, which is noticeable primarily on sports and fast action scenes. They also have a narrower viewing angle, meaning that as you move off center, the image contrast and brightness drop off. Most LCD panels (as well as plasmas) are factory preset to stand out in the very bright lighting at most stores. When you get them home and out of the box, however, they are way too intense. You should change the menu setting from factory preset (usually Vivid) to Movie, Cinema or Standard (depending on your set) and lower the contrast (also called Picture Control) to the halfway point for the best picture.

If your television is going to be in room with normal lighting, plasma will provide superb image quality, dark blacks and bright whites over the widest viewing angle. However, if you need a screen below 37 inches, LCD is really the only choice available. Enclosed patios, really bright rooms with skylights or untreated windows, and sunny kitchens are all excellent spots for LCD displays of all sizes.

Plasma Pros and Cons
Plasmas have wide viewing angles, meaning you can sit off-center and still see a very good picture. They have high contrast ratios, excellent color, deep blacks, fast response times for viewing scenes with a lot of motion such as sports, and generally lower prices than LCDs above 42 inches. Today’s plasmas have a long life expectancy. Many of the top tier brands are now rated at 60,000 hours, which is equal to over 16 years of use when operating the set 10 hours a day, every day.

Plasma disadvantages are few. In the early days, the most common criticism was that they suffered from “burn-in,” meaning that when a static image such as a video game logo is on the screen for too long, its shadow may linger even after it’s gone. Burn-in really is the uneven wear of the phosphors within the plasma panel. The risk of burn in has been greatly reduced by the set makers and can be minimized with a simple precaution. Like with LCD, upon unpacking and connecting the set, change the “picture mode setting” from factory preset (usually Vivid) to Movie, Cinema or Standard (depending on the TV) and lower the contrast (also called the “picture control”) to about one half level for the best picture.

Generally Speaking Plasmas tend to burn in if left on for to long on the same channel, i.e sports the channel logo will burn in

and LCD's have a tendancy of Ghosting, which is basiclly caused by slower response times on the LCD itself.

Personally id get the LCD but thats a personal preference from the fact i used to work at a place which sold both, i found LCD to suit me best when i was bludging around the store and not making any sales :P hehhehe ..|

Some other links you might wana have a look at are:

Cnet Australia:
http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/0,239035250,240036500,00.htm


Flat TV People
http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp

Hope it all goes well for you, :gogirl:
 
go with lcd get the 120hz models that refresh 120 times a second more than the stardard 60 of most other tv's


that would be a 0.9 ms response time about ish sorta kinda


hey if you need some new gay porn to watch on that set ill come over and set it up for you ;-) (!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)
 
Go with LCD.

Plasma uses too much electricity and not reliable i think.
 
My personal opinioin: I looked at an awful lot of sets before buying, but finally settled on the Sharp Aquos 1080p HD LCD TV - 37"...although the Sony Bravia came close. Had it a year and love it, but that is a personal preference. The 1080p is a higher resolution than many HDTV's and definitely worth spending a few more bucks. The picture is truly incredible...but it is also worth keeping in mind that the picturer/soundquality is only as good as the source. To me, DirecTV is the best. Also Tosihba has a new HD DVD Player the A-35 which is a stunning input source for both HD and Standard DVDs.
 
Ok, I have some knowledge to add to this. The viewing angles are no longer very relevant, the LCD makers have made great strides in that area. Another thing, most people will never use a plasma to it's fullest extent, in most homes an LCD will look better because of the light coming in, in reality plasmas are made for home theaters where you do not get a lot of light. As of right now what I've read and by experience the best companies out there right now are Samsung and Sony. My parents just bought a Samsung 46" t.v. and it is amazing. Even though it has 1080, most programs are not broadcast in that high a resolution, and will not be mandatory to broadcast until somewhere around 2012 if I recall. Get out there and talk to someone at Circuit City or Best Buy, they will definitely be able to add to any information.
 
Telstra said:
Go with LCD.

Plasma uses too much electricity and not reliable i think.
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While it is true that Plasma TV's use more electricity than an LCD, both use quite a bit more than your old fashioned CRT. However in both cases your only talking single digit dollars per month based upon a 50" set being watched the average amount that Americans watch TV per day. It's unclear that someone spending a few thousand dollars for a TV is going to be put off by $5 per month extra electricity usage.

As for Plasma TV's being unrealiable, where do you base this? The reports I've seen show LCD and Plasma TV's to have equally great reliability. Especially compared to alternatives such as LCOS and other projection technologies.
 
I was forced into being an early adopter of flat screen a few years ago. My 34" Sony CRT type had quit for the 4th time and was now out of warranty. I got a great deal (at the time) on a Samsung 42" plasma extended def for under $6,000. It sure is crap compared to some of the 1080p like the Pioneer Elite 43". If you are using it for viewing TV it doesn't make much difference, but if you have a hi def DVD player or blu ray you will enjoy it very much. The only way I can describe it to you is it is like looking at a printed picture, not a TV screen.
A friend has a Sony LCD which I dislike intensely for action movies and generally dislike as the picture is dark compared to plasma and it suffers that viewing angle problem. Again, it might be in his set-up prefs. I had mine professionally installed as my system is very complex.

YMMV
 
I've had both DLP, Plasma and LCD TVs, my favorite was still my DLP because of the screen brightness and the picture depth, but as for my flat screens I am in love with my Plasma. Its picture is just richer and HD content looks much better on it. I have an LCD in the bedroom (needed a smaller size), its image is great but when I watch some movies you get the "ghost". At first it annoyed me to no end but after a bit my brain just ignored this and I no longer notice it until someone points it out. Seriously just get out there, look at them and see what really catches your eye. I went to a AV store (not a chain) because I could play with them more and get more attention from the sales staff. I even brought a movie with me that I watch often (Bourn Identity) and watched the same scene on several TVs before I decided on one. Either way you'll probably be very happy with any of the TVs you select.
 
Go with LCD. As mentioned before, they consume less energy, they are more reliable as a fact and 1080p panels that refresh at 120Hz offer an incredible PQ with zero motion judder!

I'd say go with a Samsung. Perhaps with the LN-T4671F (or the european version LE-46F86) or with the Sony KDL-46XBR5 (everyone's favorite :rolleyes:) Well, basically the same as the Samsung, just more expensive. The Sharp Aquos LC-46D92U is pretty sweet too.


And DON'T buy any Toshiba products, especially their HD-DVD Players! HD-DVD is a dying technology. Its disc space is limited to 15GB per layer which results in content including lower quality video and lossy audio, unlike the competing Blu-Ray format. Toshiba is still the only one manufacturing HD-DVD players (and crappy ones at that!). All the other manufacturers (Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Philips, Denon, Marantz, Loewe, Panasonic, Pioneer, JVC, ....) support Blu-Ray. Only two out of the seven major Hollywood studios support HD-DVD exclusively (one of them being Paramount. They accepted a $150 billion bribe by Toshiba to drop Blu-Ray disc support) the other studios are backing Blu-Ray. Trust me, you're better off investing your hard earned $ in a Blu-Ray Player. It simply *is* the superior technology. It will prevail! :-)

*edit*

Btw are you a gamer? If so, buying a plasma tv would be a bad choice! Oh, and the PS3 has an integrated Blu-Ray drive fyi.
 
for true color and quality wise, go with plasma. go for panasonic or pioneer. burn in issue isn't much of the issue. and actually lcd does have burn in issue too. but as stated above plasma uses more energy, heavier compare to the same size for lcd, and smallest is 42". for lcd go with samsung (careful with some model) or sony. also careful with 120hz lcd (plasma doesn't need it), it can give you headache so you want one with good processor.

i have a lcd.

and for all your need, check out avsforum.com
 
to comment on what Here-is-James said about Blue-Ray vs HD-DVD, if you really want both there are manufacturers like LG that make a dual unit that will play both disc formats. I have a feeling HD will be around longer than people give it credit for especially since they announced the next disc type last week which puts them at the same storage capacity (though those disc won't hit the market for some time). Either way, pick the best TV that will suit what you're going to use it for.
 
Well I can tell you that I personally went with an LCD. It's nice and convenient and was cheaper at the time. It uses less power, and I can hook my computer up to it too for viewing... um files...yes files... Anyway, I personally like plasma better in terms of picture quality and that you have roughly 130 degrees viewing angle is really nice, but the industry is going to be moving away from plasma in the next few years from what I hear from some of my buddies in the business. So I guess my advice is go with the LCD. and congrats on the 5th! :-)

~Seth
 
thanks for all the input and info. I think that we've decided on a Panasonic 42" plasma. Went to every possible store that sells them, to see them under different conditions and this one seems like the one. Nearly all the reviews about it were very positive. And, of course the price is a big part of it, too ($1099 at Circuit City, with Direct TV hook-up.) But.......we won't be buying it till this weekend, so we've got plenty of time to change our minds :-)
 
nuttsy1la said:
to comment on what Here-is-James said about Blue-Ray vs HD-DVD, if you really want both there are manufacturers like LG that make a dual unit that will play both disc formats. I have a feeling HD will be around longer than people give it credit for especially since they announced the next disc type last week which puts them at the same storage capacity (though those disc won't hit the market for some time). Either way, pick the best TV that will suit what you're going to use it for.
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For the record, current HD-DVD players are not designed to read the third layer of the allegid 51gb HD-DVD disc. Also, data is put closer to the inner and outer edges of the disc, which current hd-dvd laser units won't be able to read anyway, not even with upgraded firmware, making 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation players obsolete.

By the time Toshiba comes up with a solution this so-called format war will be over. :=D:
 
Oh don't get me wrong, I own a blu player *laughs*, I thought about picking up an HD player but there aren't enough titles out for either to matter to me much at this point sadly.
 
UPDATE!!

Well, we got it. But not the one we had planned on. Ended up getting a 50" LG plasma. With the Direct TV discount the price was only $100 more than the 42" Panasonic. Still trying to figure out all the settings and everything, but so far we love it. Now, we have to wait till the 10th, for the DTV install, so we can see what this thing will really do.

Thanks, again, for all the input and help!!!!
 
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