tv

[chassyp]

Whats the difference in plasma and lcd tvs. I am thinking of changing my tv when I have redecorated the lounge!! I dont want to go into a shop and be talked into something I regret later on. I`m not bothered about whats in fashion, I just want a decent picture thanks!! Best regards.

[Lakitu]

If you get a larger TV a plasma is best as the picture on LCD isn't always crisp.

I've been told this is because the plasma copes better with the change of colour than an LCD, which doesn't struggle on smaller TV's.

I have a 46" LCD and I wish I'd gone for a plasma.

[MrBounty]

It's all about the refresh rate of the pixels - plasma does it a lot faster than an LCD on larger sized screens.

[scoobysoo]

I have a 40 inch LCD and the picture is perfect

[Lakitu]

I guess 40" is good for LCD then. I was watching Gadiators the other day (shurrup) and the camera had zoomed in on a scene that had lots of different colours, the TV couldn't cope and it was a little bit blurry.

[Rtaxron]

I have a 37 inch LCD and the picture is perfect especially the football and tennis which I am watching now.

I was told Plasma have a tendency to go wrong more often than LCD. Don't know if that's true or not.

[ChuckFickens]

plasma's have a far faster response time, Plasma is nearly instantaneous whereas LCD's can take anything up to 20+ milliseconds to respond, so plasma is much better for fast movement, whereas LCD will appear to blur.

And Gadiators!!!!

just shakes head slowly

LOL

[Lakitu]

Plasma vs LCD

The ADVANTAGES of Plasma over LCD are:

1. Larger screen size availability.
2. Better contrast ratio and ability to render deeper blacks.
3. Better color accuracy and saturation.
4. Better motion tracking (little or no motion lag in fast moving images).

The DISADVANTAGES of Plasma vs LCD include:

1. Plasma TVs are more susceptible to burn-in of static images.
2. Plasma TVs generate more heat than LCDs, due to the need to light of phosphors to create the images.
3. Does not perform as well at higher altitudes.
4. Shorter display life span (about 30,000 hours or 8 hrs of viewing a day for 9 years) than LCD. However, screen life span is improving to as high as 60,000 hours due to technology improvements.

LCD television ADVANTAGES over Plasma include:

1. No burn-in of static images.
2. Cooler running temperature.
3. No high altitude use issues.
4. Increased image brightness over Plasma.
5. Longer display life (about 60,000 hours - at which time all you may need to do is replace the light source, not the entire set). This can vary according other environmental and use factors.
6. Lighter weight (when comparing same screen sizes) than Plasma counterparts.

[Lakitu]

DISADVANTAGES of LCD vs Plasma televisions include:

1. Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks.

2. Not as good at tracking motion (fast moving objects may exhibit lag artifacts) - However, this is improving with the recent implementation of 120Hz screen refresh rates in higher-end LCD sets.

3. Not as common in large screen sizes above 42-inches as Plasma. However, the number is growing fast, with 46 and 47-inch screen sizes becoming more common, and some LCD sets having a screen size as large as 65-inches now available to the general public.

4. Although LCD televisions do not suffer from burn-in susceptibility, it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD televisions can burn out, causing small, visible, black or white dots to appear on the screen. Individual pixels cannot be repaired, the whole screen would need to be replaced at that point, if the individual pixel burnout becomes annoying to you.

5. LCD televisions are typically more expensive than equivalent-sized Plasma televisions (although this is changing), especially when comparing EDTV Plasmas to HDTV-LCD Televisions.

That was taken from this site:

http://hometheater.about.com/od/lcdtvfaqs/f/lc dfaq2.htm

[Lakitu]

There's nothing wrong with Gladiators! LOL

[chassyp]

Thanks everyone, most informative. I feel I know what I should look out for now. Thanks again.

[Panic Button]

I think I heard somewhere that plasma use a lot of the old electricity stuff

[car6]

i love gladiators
watched it ten times

[Dagman]

You may like to know that tv companies that sell you lcd tv's, do include a printed statement that there can be an allowed amount of dead pixels on the screen. Therefore if you have dead pixels, you may not necessarily be able to have the tv replaced!!! So, if you can test the tv in the shop first then do it and have a good look at it, cos once it's home.....!

[Dagman]

Forgot to mention, whatever you do, don't buy from Evesham Technology1 ...it's a long story but trust me.