plasma or LED-LCD

LED-LCD or Plasma

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I think there is a common misconception that an LED tv is different from an LCD tv . An LED (light emitting diode) is just the form of backlighting the newer LCD's instead of fluorescent lamps which were the standard ! In a year or 2 all flat screens will be backlit by LED's
 
Josh K said:
LED has a better picture then Plasma.
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My 1080p Pioneer look way better than my Sony 1080p 240hz Led. The colors look alot better. The only thing is the Led is alittle sharper. If you have alot light in the room the Led will be better. Theres +/- to both. It depends on what you want. But IME/ IMO equal tv's the Plasma looks alot better
 
The 50C8000 Plasma has a much better picture quality in a dark room than the 46C8000 LCD.

If you buy at BestBuy right now you can get a bundle on either TV with a BD-C5900 3D player and a 3D starter kit.

IIRC the LCD has a $399.99 kit with How to Train Your Dragon, the Plasma has a $499 kit with the 4 Shrek movies.

I can check tomorrow at work.

I would choose the Plasma over the LCD, better black levels, better contrast, refresh rate and power consumption don't make a difference to me at all, your signal from your device is either going to be 30FPS or 24FPS, 120Hz is the lowest common multiple of the two, so 240Hz or 600Hz doesn't make a difference.

The Plasma is slightly thicker and slightly heavier than the LCD, but it's also 4" larger on the diagonal.

The only reason I wouldn't get the Plasma is if I had a bright room and glare was a concern, my next TV will be the 58C8000 Plasma.
 
Samsung LCD.

Don't throw away your money on an off brand that is a couple hundred bucks cheaper -- no bargain.

I wouldn't invest in plasma. I knew a few club owners who bought brand new plasma TVs and ran them about 10 hours a day 7 days a week. Within a year the ones that didn't die had serious problems and were no fun to watch.
 
tyr_shadowblade said:
Samsung LCD.

Don't throw away your money on an off brand that is a couple hundred bucks cheaper -- no bargain.

I wouldn't invest in plasma. I knew a few club owners who bought brand new plasma TVs and ran them about 10 hours a day 7 days a week. Within a year the ones that didn't die had serious problems and were no fun to watch.
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Recently procured a Samsung LED TV. Couldn't be happier. No jitter to speak of and the blacks are the best I've seen on an LCD. Color is superb also.
 
Plasma burn in---if you tone your TV down for the first 100 hrs and break it in properly---burn in is non-existant. You just have to be patient for a couple weeks. Not a big trade off considering the huge price difference vs a similar LED unit.

When I bought mine 2 years ago--the plasma I bought had a better picture from across the room than the LED I was looking straight on at---which was double the money-----the difference was that striking. That's what sold me the TV also---it was a no brainer.

I'll go into the next purchase with an open mind---but have a strong feeling another plasma will be living in my home.

Nothing electronic can be considered an investment---you are losing money and getting behind in technology the minute you walk out of the store with it---never buy the latest and greatest----wait a bit and let it get cheap---because in the end even the latest and greatest is old news in no time---you just spent a ton of cash on it is all---you coulda used that money for more knives-guns--cars or food.:D


Sort of like my computer---even the cheapest piece of crap out there will be huge step up from my 6 year old HP that just keeps chugging along----and yes, I'm in the market for a new computer too.
 
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omaha-beenglockin said:
Nothing electronic can be considered an investment---you are losing money and getting behind in technology the minute you walk out of the store with it---never buy the latest and greatest----wait a bit and let it get cheap---because in the end even the latest and greatest is old news in no time---you just spent a ton of cash on it is all---you coulda used that money for more knives-guns--cars or food.:D
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When I bought my first LCD TV I got a discontinued model which had slightly less resolution but better speakers than the new version, which cost twice as much and needed aftermarket speakers to sound right.

Shop around, but get a quality brand. Samsung is probably the best.
 
I dont know too much about TV's but I just picked up a Refurb 2010 Panasonic 50" Plasma for $514 and could not be happier with it. So far it has an outstanding picture, I don't have any windows that shine on it so I cant comment on that aspect, but I am very happy with the TV and the price. I couldnt justify spending $200 more for a 40" LCD. I just plugged the HDMI right into my computer, Netflix is a little blocky at times but thats not the TV, now I just need a real sound system.
 
I'm in the market for a new TV too, but my choices are limited by budget. I don't want to spend over $500, so what I'm limited to are a 42"/720P plasma or a 32"/1080P/120Hz LCD. I'm leaning towards the plasma because even though it's a lower resolution, I figure the extra size compared to the LCD will mean they look about the same from my viewing distance, plus it'll have darker blacks and 600Hz refresh rate so movies and MMA will look better.

Yeah, a bigger TV in 1080P would be better, but I can't spend that much, and whatever I get, it'll be better than my 20" low-def dinosaur.
 
Planterz said:
I'm in the market for a new TV too, but my choices are limited by budget. I don't want to spend over $500, so what I'm limited to are a 42"/720P plasma or a 32"/1080P/120Hz LCD. I'm leaning towards the plasma because even though it's a lower resolution, I figure the extra size compared to the LCD will mean they look about the same from my viewing distance, plus it'll have darker blacks and 600Hz refresh rate so movies and MMA will look better.

Yeah, a bigger TV in 1080P would be better, but I can't spend that much, and whatever I get, it'll be better than my 20" low-def dinosaur.
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720P is still a great looking picture. I don't really notice a difference between the two once you get into a movie. It's more noticeable at first when watching animated movies but once you get into the movie it becomes a non-issue. Viewing distance makes the true difference The bigger the TV and the closer you are make a higher resolution more important. Eight feet back and greater with a 42" HD TV, it really doesn't matter whether it's 720 or 1080
 
smegs said:
720P is still a great looking picture. I don't really notice a difference between the two once you get into a movie. It's more noticeable at first when watching animated movies but once you get into the movie it becomes a non-issue. Viewing distance makes the true difference The bigger the TV and the closer you are make a higher resolution more important. Eight feet back and greater with a 42" HD TV, it really doesn't matter whether it's 720 or 1080
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I can tell the difference. I've compared. But if your not comparing 720 looks great
 
I have had a Panasonic 42" 720p for about 2 years and I love it. The picture is great. The money spent was well worth it. :thumbup: :cool:
 
AFAIK there are only 3 DirectTV channels in 108p HD, all the rest of the channels from ALL service providers are in 720P.

Currently the only format that even uses 1080P is BluRay and Video games on the PS3 and XBox360.

Just food for thought.
 
Gollnick said:
Plasma is dead.
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Nope.

plasmas are still much better for fast movement (football games, sports etc)

better black levels, more bang for your buck, "burn in" isnt a problem with modern plasma TVs anymore.

the only thing that LCD is good for is brighter rooms. oh, and LCD is good at costing a lot more.
 
Anything larger than 42" you may want to go 1080, though. Look into it. Let us know what you learn.
 
New plasmas are rated for 60,000 hours, which is the same as LCDs, and if you do the math is about 6 years and 10 months, assuming you leave the TV on every waking second. I figure that if I buy a plasma, by the time it burns out and I need a new one, the standard will be holographic VR units that beam directly into your brain, and I'll be able to pick up a 65" LED LCD TV for $100.:D
 
audiopile said:
You can burn in a plasma -can't imagine how you'd do it with a sports program ? The one's I've seen with burn in have been from two causes :1.) some one froze a frame on a DVD and somehow the DVD stayed that way on a single frame - typically overnight. Always interesting when it's a porn movie! 2.) Compulsive stock market trackers - again if they leave it on overnight they can burn in the banner area.
Unlike CRT's - this problem is not permanent . Have steered several friends into buying dirt cheap "burned in" Plasmas - it takes awhile - but the burn fades with use. If you want to speed up the process - simply tune to a open analog channel and just leave random video noise on the screen anytime you're not using the TV/display. The burn will gradually reduce/fade.
Personally I prefer Plasma over any other flat screen I've seen so far. Having said that the LCD's and LED lighted units get much much better about every model change -look at the difference in picture between a 5 year old unit and todays models - lots less artefacts - blacker blacks -cleaner whites -motion doesn't swim nearly as much.
Being a Ludite - personally I use the and enjoy the last generation of 1080i CRT from LG.
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you can do it on a sports program because the bar across the screen on the top with the score can be there for a while
 
I think it's a good idea to start out with several widescreen DVD movies of your choosing. Coupled with a good 5 channel or 7 channel surround sound system that can be an enjoyable way to welcome your new set to the family. :)
 
I saw the latest generation of LED LCDs at my local store. If you watch them long enough it's almost like the image isn't an image at all. It's a pane of glass through which real people are acting just for you. Amazing time we live in.

Actually thinking about this more, it's probably more about Hz than image quality. Those were some smoooooth images.
 
I bought a 47" LG LED about a year ago. Couldn't be happier. I compared it side by side with a Samsung 46" LED, and a Panasonic plasma. The LG was crisper, brighter, and had no problem with motion blur that I could see (a hockey game was our test program). The plasma was just OK, the picture was mediocre to my eye. The samsung was nice, but the LG just popped. I've been consistently impressed by the LG's picture quality since that day. My wife is getting sick of my gushing, but I still can't get over how nice it looks in HD, or with a new release playing on my new Blu-ray. Oh yeah!
 
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