Plasma Or Lcd

[thrtytwo]

theres a lot of misleading information in this thread, im trying to find an article i read on a tech site a while ago so you can find out the best option between LCD and Plasma...

EDIT: found , hope this helps in your descision link

[predator]

You are better off with a plasma, or an expensive LCD..

LCD is not that good (blacks, contrast, oversharp, overbright, smearing), but getting better. Often LCD is fine for gaming, but for tv, movies and things not as good. Australians are obsessed with LCD, but in the rest of the world, its much more even between plasma and LCD.

[inark]

as mentioned there is a lot of misinformation in this thread... most of this bs about blacks not being black enough and plasmas burning in on the screen was old tech from about 5 years ago. You will find that most of the issues and differences between the 2 have been resolved or improved to the point where it comes down to personal preference. Even that link provided with the CNET article is a lot older then the date given leads you to believe... i read that over a year ago and once again a lot of stuff has changed.

LCD uses less power... Plasma screens are generally somewhat heavier the LCDs... LCDs also have a higher native resolution then Plasmas... but to the point where it isnt really noticable. You tend to hear a lot of mention of LCDs being blury when it comes to action shots etc... once again this was mainly with the older and or cheaper LCDs. LCDs are susceptable to "dead pixels" which Plasmas are not.

Obviously Plasmas are available in a larger size range however they will all pail in signifigance once Laser TV is released... providing it is still under development.

Also dont fall into the trap of "this TV uses the same LCD screen as the "enter name brand" TV which sells for 3x more". Its not the screen which makes it perform its the electronics behind it... its been the same rule for decades.

[SKYLVIA]

i notice when i watch movies or anime on my comp's LCD in dark scenes its hard to see detail and sometimes the top of the screen is darker because of the angle im viewing it on... does this happen with TV LCD's? would i need to keep pulling down the screen if i dont want the darker colours along the top of the screen? or have they figured that out and fixed the problem?

Edited June 13, 2007 by SKYLVIA

[LOOF]

I bougt a 50 inch plasma I play my xbox360 a hell of a lot, and pull allnighters on the weekends when I play on line. I havent had a problem with it, I did do some research before I bought one. Also when I asked about it, I was told that a plasma would be better for playing games because the colours refresh faster than LCDs, thats my 2 cents

[inark]

i notice when i watch movies or anime on my comp's LCD in dark scenes its hard to see detail and sometimes the top of the screen is darker because of the angle im viewing it on... does this happen with TV LCD's? would i need to keep pulling down the screen if i dont want the darker colours along the top of the screen? or have they figured that out and fixed the problem?

LCD monitors and LCD TVs are very different... ie. if you get a DiVX player and play a DiVX on your LCD TV and then your PC, you will notice the difference, especially if your using the Component cables rather then Composite.

I can view my LCD from vast angles without it affecting my view... LCD monitors are designed to be viewed from directly in front as thats generally where your sitting in front of a PC.

Oh, and best advice you can ever get, DONT listen to salesmen... especially the ones from Harvey Norman or any watered down "Home Theatre experts"... generally the only Sales People that do have a clue are the ones at specialised HT stores

[Yme33]

The world of Panel Displays are all over the shop remember JB Hi-Fi (other cheap stores)= old generation equipment.

LCD's are generaly for gaming and still image (action is a blurr watch close) whereas Plasma is designed for low light put one in the sun and try to watch it it will be a blank screen to the degree (can still suffer image burn).

Best way to decide on what you want is what is-will it be used for room conditions, lighting, viewing angle, their are so many factors to keep account of.

I read that wait for Laser wow if you wait for that why not wait for the next gen Panels (read in a HiFi mag 3D is being released to the Commercial market soon), so if you want, you get.

Hi-Fi is a hobby of mine love setting up new system, if you need anything else connection types etc send us a PM , the world of this stuff is great and forever changing.

Duane

[HotPlates]

Yeah but I bet you this new Phillips 3D tv is going to cost mega $$$! Not to mention you won't be able to enjoy the full benefits it can offer until all movies, games, entertainment and tv come up to speed with it...... which will probably take another 5 years from it's initial release to even warrant buying one.

[inark]

My brother in law decided he would go a different route and paid 2k for a LCD Rear Projection TV.... never been a fan but its 62" and it looks it lol Its farkin HUGE.

Looks awesome with movies and games n stuff... which is what he uses it for... but it weighs like 60kgs... but for something that gigantic u would kind of expect and even then for the size its not bad... when i worked for Toshiba the 60s we had at the time were 100kgs.

[dnbutts]

LCD FTW!

32'' Sony Bravia LCD.

very nice.

[XRAIDER]

LCD FTW!

32'' Sony Bravia LCD.

very nice.

+2

Ps3 looks great PC looks great, and Is awesome for surfing SAU!

[krzysiu]

32inch is too small!

[funkymonkey]

if you want something with high resolution for lower cost then get an LCD with native 1080p (eg X Series Sony Bravia). If you want something that you can use in direct sunlight or is really bright with excellent contrast get a plasma. Plasma's in general are low res, unless you pay big bucks for em, and LCD's in general are not as bright unless you pay big bucks for them.

Go to a harvey norman etc, and get them to hook up a PS3 to a Sony X Series Bravia or a Panasonic Viera using the HDMI plug at 1080p, and then you will know the meaning of crisp clear image.

1080p is real HD, unfortunately only blue ray, HDDVD and some PS3 and XBOX360 games offer this high a resolution. TV broadcast in australia is still 576i or 576p at best. A normal DVD is 576p. The number indicates how many lines are in a pic, the more lines, the crisper the pic/ the letter "i" or "p" indicates how the lines are drawn... "i" is for interlaced, "p" is for progressive... an interlaced image only carries half the lines per refresh of the screen, so therefore is less clearer than a progressive as you need 2 scans per full image compared to a single progressive scan.

If you're only ever going to watch regular DVD's and broadcast/cable TV on your TV, then stick to a 720p res HDTV which is cheap. If you're gonna be playing a PS3 or XBOX 360, using a PC or want to play Blu Ray or HD DVD, or are buying something to last you for the next 5 years then buy a 1080p HDTV.

for your price range I'd recommend a 42" Panasonic Viera for $2520 if you want true HD

or a 50" LG which does 728p for 2240 if you don't want the beesknees, but still want relatively high quality.

Whoever feeds you the "jap brands are crap" line is on crack, in the LCD/Plasma quality and development race its the Jap and Korean brands that are the innovators, the European brands are the followers... even though these days they're all multinational corporations.

[Beer Baron]

well I just ordered my new TV Sony XBR 46inch. 1080p http://www.sony.com.au/proaudio/catalog/pr...jsp?id=KDL46XBR

I was going to be one of the original X series but when I heard they were being discontinued I held out for a few weeks and got this. not much difference, but a few. it's 100hz, higher contrast, has 'motion flow' chip and a few other nice things. best of all it comes in gun metal grey just like my GTR.

can't wait till it gets here.

[funkymonkey]

best of all it comes in gun metal grey just like my GTR.

omg limited edition gunmetal grey.

[Beer Baron]

I know! How cool is that. plus the bezel is aluminium where as the X series is plastic. saw them in the flesh today and it looks awesome.

[Swiper the Fox]

I bought one of these a few months ago for a super special price of $1900...its not what you know its who

http://www.shopbot.com.au/p-29834-1113997.html

[jazza08]

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/files/eur/Plasma_..._whitepaper.pdf

There ya go, no contest. If your not sure run down to a jb hi-fi and ask them to set up similar lcd/plasma tele's next to each other both runnin hdmi etc and you'll see for your own eyes. Remember that contrast on a tele tends to be even more important than resolution as thats actually what your eye see's. I think in under 37' there isn't too much difference but the plasma's are noticeably better over that.

One important thing to remember is if you are playing video games or are interested in watching sport on the tv's, plasma's have a much faster refresh rate on the screen so images moving at quick speeds etc will appear alot more focused and clear on a plasma than an lcd tv.

Thats my 2c considerin I just had/made the choice myself

[funkymonkey]

oh yeah, thought I'd mention... The Good Guys have a Conia 1024x768 (1080i/720p) 42" Plasma for $996, which is cheap as, even if its not true HD. Dosen't have HDMI inputs but takes VGA and component.

Was considering getting one to chuck in the spare room.

[scandyflick]

my ole' faithfull magnavox gave up the ghost the other week,

so i went down to jb's and picked up a soniq 32 inch lcd.

definitely not up to par with some of the stuff you guys are looking into, but for what i paid, its a pretty awesome little unit.

currently running it at 1080i (which is supposed to be better? 1080i or 1080p?), hasnt skipped a beat.

actually, now that i think of it, it actually looks better than the samsung 42inch lcd we have in the living room, im not sure what the go is with that one, has some pretty ugly lines going through it almost constantly...