Plasma Or Lcd?

[Attilauk]

i've just bought a 42" 1080p LG LCD and the quality of it is superb, 'normal' tv is ok but blu rays and the Xbox360 look staggering on it

 

[Mikaila31]

We got a Mitsubishi medallion 52" TV upstairs. I think it is a flat screen or something. It has a lamp in it, when the lamp burns out it costs like $250 just to replace. The 5 year warrenty covered the cost of the first two lamps, but now the warrenty is expired so next lamp we get to pay for .

The 40" Sony Bravia LCD in the basement is absolutly wonderful though. We haven't had any problems with it.

As a gift I got a XOvision stero for my car. It has a little 3" touch screen and has the almost pointless ability to play DVDs. Image quality is really nice, but its just so damn tiny .

 

[seanie112]

we are to buy a full hd one in the new year prob a 37 or 42ins

 

[andywg]

Everyone I know who is into decent audio visual quality goes with plasma screens. My boss picked a top of the range Sony LCD and was very disappointed with it.

LCD = grey instead of black. The contrast on even the best ones is just awful (in the range of 3000:1). Additionally, plasma is better for fast moving shots.

The Panasonic Veira is pretty much the point I would be aiming at.

I would never buy an LCD as a main viewing TV.


Edit---

An interesting (though fairly one sided) site on the myths regarding flat screen TVs is here

An intriguing quote is thus:

Results from an independent research conducted by the AVT.O.P. Messetechnik laboratory in Germany, showed that plasmas tend to use the same – and sometimes less – amounts of power than LCD screens.

 

[minxfishy]

Just to make me look really dumb, I have to ask this question - The TV has 2 HDMI sockets and I have a DVD player with an HDMI socket, so instead of having everything going thru on scart leads, can I buy an HDMI lead and attach the DVD to the TV via HDMI? Then leave the sky box and video player (yes I still have videos) via scart leads?

I assume thats what I can do, just checking before I go buy an HDMI lead!! I mean what else is HDMI for?

Sorry I know its a daft question, but only ever had TVs with scart sockets before. When I bought the DVD player I thought well whooppee it has HDMI but Id know idea what it meant

(Hides in shame for being dumb)

 

[smegforbrains]

I wouldn't touch Plamsa with a greased barge pole. They have to be re-charged every few years and are so much more unreliable.

 

[andywg]

I wouldn't touch Plamsa with a greased barge pole. They have to be re-charged every few years and are so much more unreliable.

I think some people need to realise that plasma TVs have moved on since 1999...

Currently you will find that both LCD and plasma TVs have a stated longevity of 60,000 hours. That's nearly 7 years being left on for 24 hours a day, or 36 years at 8 hours a day.

I personally don't think anyone in my family has had a TV for 36 years without replacing it, so I don't think the point above is valid in any way.

 

[smegforbrains]

Chill out bud, it was MY opinion.

 

[andywg]

Chill out bud, it was MY opinion.

It was your opinion written as fact. I pointed out that your opinion is wrong. It helps stop anyone making the grave error of choosing an LCD screen when they want good quality.

Goodness all round!

 

[Attilauk]

It helps stop anyone making the grave error of choosing an LCD screen when they want good quality.

meh, im sure its possible to spot the difference between the quality but i certainly couldn't see any difference between a plasma and an lcd. oh apart from the price. sure if i had stupid amounts of money to spend i would have got a plasma but in my price range there was bugger all difference apart from the plasmas not supporting 1080p.