Lcd Vs. Plasma - Page 2

Grimm · 10-24-07, 10:37

Ditto that Blue. Our upstairs TV which really needs to be replaced is a 12 year old 19" Magnavox that works great. The downstairs TV is about a 3-4 year old 27" Toshiba that that only cost like $300. I used to look at the big TV's and didn't think they were worth it, but I realized recently that most of the problem is that I'm looking at them up close from 3 feet away. When you back up to normal viewing distance they do look great. But the wife and I decided to get a TV instead of exchanging gifts for Christmas so that will make it a bit easier to swallow as far as cost.

Rob22315 · 10-24-07, 10:59

I went with plasma for the better colors. Two disadvantages with plasma - high power consumption and loss of shadow detail. I notice the loss of shadow detail on dark tv shows like Law & Order. Otherwise, the colors and detail are stunning. The sports exerience is unbelievable. The TV stations must pull out the really expensive TV cameras - the amount of detail in the picture of sports broadcasts always blows me away.

If I were to use my HDTV with a computer, I would likely have gone LCD to avoid any burn in issues. The chance is very slight but the plasma does infrequently retain a small bit of the previous image border. 1-2 minutes on a full HDTV channel has always cleared this up.

My HDTV signal only comes in with an antenna in my attic. Most stations are already broadcasting in HDTV with Dolby 5.1 audio. I just plug my TV into my home theater and I get full surround sound with most sports and TV shows. For info on stations in your area see AntennaWeb. There is a page that lets you enter your home address and it gives you a map showing the direction and distance to analog and digital broadcasts.

RG

wytstang · 10-24-07, 11:45

I went with a 32'' Samsung WS LCD 720p for the bedroom. I couldn't be happier in my decision. With HD service from Direct TV makes it well worth it. Hopefully early next year I'll find a good TV tech to come adjust the picture to get the most out of it.

WilliamHBonney · 10-24-07, 12:16

We have a 55 inch plasma and the only time it looks good is on HD channels. I would go with a 1080p DLP right now if I had to do it over again.

rjstaaf · 10-24-07, 12:33

I have LCD panels on all my computers at home and work but we still watch TV at home on CRTs

Now that I think of it the monitor on my PC is slowly catching up in size to the main TV in the house. We have an ancient RCA 32" TV and I currently have a 19" Dell LCD which I plan to upgrade soon to a Dell 24" wide screen LCD display. When we do update the TVs it will be LCD...

crash93ssei · 10-25-07, 03:32

We bought a Sony Bravia 40" LCD ( 720i, 720p, 1080i ) last November and have been very happy with it, no regrets.

Remember that even a very expensive tv will look like crap if your input signal is low quality. You will want to get rid of as many splices and splitters as possible and go for good cables.

silverstripes · 10-25-07, 03:49

I was in the same boat a couple months ago. After looking into every tv in my price range i went with a plasma samsung 42" for 1180 otd. The samsungs have the built in "game mode" which is good for me for halo 3. But the BIGGEST reason I went plasma was the response times. I watched a lcd and plasma side by side at circuit city with a football game on it, the lcds had SOOO much pixel blur that it was actually pissing me off. The plasma looks better with blacks, and honestly I think that it had an all around better picture than the other tvs that were there in my price range. Just my .02 cents.

twitch · 10-25-07, 03:49

I have a rear projection LCD and I like it except for the pixilation (or ghosting) that happens with fast moving objects. Most people don't notice this, fiancé for example, but it bothers me.

I don't know what technology is more prone to this but I've noticed it on LCD and Plasma when looking at them in the store.

Be sure to look closely in the store when researching. The slow moving HD shots of flowers and water will look stunning but watch something with fast movement or action. If you notice a trail behind the moving object like the TV can’t draw the picture fast enough that’s what I’m talking about.

RTexasF · 10-25-07, 04:43

When I did the hard & heavy shopping between the two the Plasma won out every time. Not in every catagory but 80% of the time it outdid the comparable LCD sets. Consequently we have a 42" Samsung in the bedroom and a 50" Panasonic in the living room. The other four are old CRT's that just won't break.....tough buggers they are but soon to be obsolete.

Rob22315 · 10-25-07, 04:45

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Originally Posted by crash93ssei

Remember that even a very expensive tv will look like crap if your input signal is low quality. You will want to get rid of as many splices and splitters as possible and go for good cables.

If you are dealing with true digital broadcasts, it is pretty much a 1 or a 0, pun intended. Either the picture shows up great or it doesn't show up at all. In a very small band of signal intensity, I might get a pixelated picture but more often, I simply get nothing. If you are bringing in an analog signal, then splices and splitters can degrade the signal and show more noise and less contrast.

RG

Valuebuyer · 10-25-07, 05:37

I have a pioneer Plasma, 8th generation. I was concerned about burn in too but normal use including video games are not a problem. Second the LCD can still create a blur in a high movment scene, if it bothers you than plasma is the way to go, but only your eyes can tell what is best.

CarWeenie · 10-28-07, 09:02

I have both plasma and lcd.
I prefer my plasma way over my lcd.
The black on my plasma is much better than my lcd.
My lcd also suffers from refresh rate and playing games on that thing is no fun.
However, my plasma suffers from glare issue if I don't have the blind drawn (just like any CRT).

I am surprised that no one has mentioned 1080p. If you intend to keep the tv for 10-15 years (by that time, you probably can upgrade to a 100 inch OLED screen for $100), make sure that you get a 1080p whatever (lcd, plasma, DLP).