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lcd vs plasma... whats the best...



  172 M69 eater
as title... looking to buy 42"... whats the difference / best to buy???

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  GW RS200
plasma are dying out fast - Sony don't even have any plasma in their latest range. go lcd if I was you..

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As your looking for a 42" unit I would go for a plasma.

LCD are perfect for small screens up to 37"ish and plasmas work better when 40" and bigger. Also I'm yet to view a LCD were fast action images don't blur slightly due to the refresh rate.

To be totally future proof get a set which can display 1080p native as most can't or are just 1080p compatible (which is not the same).

HDMI inputs are a must, the more the better unless you plan to do all your video and audio switching via an av receiver.

Check out www.avforums.com for more info and views.
 
  insignia
7MAT said:
As your looking for a 42" unit I would go for a plasma.

LCD are perfect for small screens up to 37"ish and plasmas work better when 40" and bigger. Also I'm yet to view a LCD were fast action images don't blur slightly due to the refresh rate.

To be totally future proof get a set which can display 1080p native as most can't or are just 1080p compatible (which is not the same).

HDMI inputs are a must, the more the better unless you plan to do all your video and audio switching via an av receiver.

Check out www.avforums.com for more info and views.

In the last 5 years technology has changed loads,2 years ago plasma was the tv,choice,but companies have invested loads of money into LCD screens in the last 2 years, and LCD screens have just got bigger and better, that much infact that the quality is better than plasma,and as already said they are moving away from plasma and concentrating on LCD.

My uncle sells plasma & LCD and says the best tvs are LCD and they are the future.
 
182 sport said:
My uncle sells plasma & LCD and says the best tvs are LCD and they are the future.

There's also lots of places who say Plasma is better. :rasp:

It's all subjective, to how you view TV, and the person watching it.
 
182 sport said:
In the last 5 years technology has changed loads,2 years ago plasma was the tv,choice,but companies have invested loads of money into LCD screens in the last 2 years, and LCD screens have just got bigger and better, that much infact that the quality is better than plasma,and as already said they are moving away from plasma and concentrating on LCD.

My uncle sells plasma & LCD and says the best tvs are LCD and they are the future.

I disagree - I've yet to see a LCD thats image is better than a well setup plasma display unit.

But if you want the best quality you need to go back and use old proven technology - CRT.

Just because the main stream manufacturers are pushing a certain technology ie LCD doesn't mean that it is the best.
 
  M2 Competition
Fletch123 said:
Plasmas need re ejecting with plasma after a certain amount of hours in use.

The gas apparently lasts about five years, but then ur tv dies, which is why plasma have plumetted in price. who wants to pay all that money for something thats gonna expire, may as well rent... get an lcd, high def ;)
 
  Polo + Micra
i don't believe you can re-gas a plasma

you need a whole new unit as it works the same as a flourecent lamp where they go black on the ends so does a plasma except it's the front that goes black
 
  M2 Competition
Dink said:
i don't believe you can re-gas a plasma

you need a whole new unit as it works the same as a flourecent lamp where they go black on the ends so does a plasma except it's the front that goes black

agree
 
  FF 182, K5 GSX-R1000
Sound posts from 7MAT and indeed look at avforums, i went for a LCD in the end (Philips 9830) due to what i wanted it for.

On pure picture quality the Pioneer 43in XDE is the screen to have, but the philips lcd is close.

Life of Plasma and LCD are similar, both can suffer screen retention but not as bad as the scare stories.

OLED will replace both tho ;)
 
lcd cant suffer retention its not possible

retention issues on the pio436's are quite common too i know i have seen them :)
 
Well I tend to watch the Plasma for dark films (Star trek stuff) and the LCD for everything else :)

Black looks a little to "Grey" on my 40" LCD? imho :)
But for bright colours you can't beat an LCD :)
Simon
 
  Revels Mum & Sister
Each have there strengths and weaknesses. I went from a LG Plasma to a Hitachi LCD, mainly because I have a HD Projector now as well.

IMO the Panasonic and Pioneer Plasma that are raved about are awesome. Pictures with HD on them is stunning.

But I had Sky HD installed last week and the picture on the Hitachi 32" LCD is stunning as it is with my projector. A lot of it is down to source. Looking forward to picking up a HD DVD player in the states next month :)
 
Yep looking foraward to trying my LCD and Plasma with sky HD, mine was put back to next Monday though :(

My mates got an HD DVD from the states, and NO HD DVD's to play on it...pmsl :)

I will wait on that one for a while....;)


Simon
 


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