Plasma or projection TV...help?

Question

My boyfriend and i are wanting to by a LARGE tv...can you tell me what a "Projection" tv is....and what is a Plasma...and what is a good deal for us to buy?

Answer 1

I am guessing that "Large" means "55"in. to "65"
in. screen size or there abouts, and "Good Deal"
means "Low Price". If that is the case and space is not a priority, go Projection. The best ones are
"MITZ", SONY, and HITACHI. Stores like Fry's,
and Conn's are selling these at half the price of the new models. Ther are also some great deals
right now on SONY LCD Projection TV'S up to 50".

Answer 2

Get a projection TV. Strangely enough, this older technology provides a better high definition picture than plasma, DLP or LCD. I have a 65" Mitsubishi projection TV, and when it had a very rare problem, the repairman who came out said it was a great buy, and I should keep it practically forever! It'll last 20 years, as opposed to just a few years for DLP, and the picture quality is superior to plasma. Granted, it weighs about 150 lbs and is 3 feet thick, but I totally have the room for that in my basement home theater. If space is a constrant ... if you TRULY don't have the space for a projection TV and need a skinny TV, then get a plasma. But if you have the room, save yourself some $$ and get a better picture with the projection TV.

Answer 3

The Sony SXRD projectors will outperform almost all plasma TVs now available. It has a true 1920x1080 resolution; plasmas are still in the 1280x720 region. You can get the SXRD in a 70" size--bigger than most plasmas. The picture is bright, with good contrast. Reviewers in high-end home theater magazines have rated the Sony SXRD as the best picture available. Plasma's pixels are visible (screen door effect) but the Sony's pixels are so close together, their separation cannot be seen even at close range. Another thing I have noticed is that the surface of plasmas is highly reflective, and picks up any lights or window in the room. Sony's surface shows much less reflection, and what there is is diffuse, rather than sharp. Before you decide, take a look at the Sony SXRD.

Answer 4

I would go with either a Plasma or an LCD screen. The color will last a lot longer on those kinds of TV's versus the projection screens. Another down fall with the projection screen is the lack of viewing angle, if you don't sit directly in front of the tv at the same height you can't really see the screen all that well. They are both more expensive than Projection but both are worth the extra money.

Answer 5

Plasma is a flat-panel display, similar to a flatscreen monitor for a computer (though it works differently, the idea of thinness is the same).

A projection TV works just like a movie projector: it shines a picture onto a screen.

Go with the Plasma - picture quality is better, and installation is much easier.

Answer 6

Projection TV is old technology.
Get a plasma screen.
It's much clearer than the projector.
Plasma is much better than LCD.

Answer 7

i have a 65 inch projection and a 42 inch plasma.i like the projection t.v. better in my opinion it has a better picture than the plasma and it doesn't cost near as much as the plasma.

Answer 8

actually I would either go with LCD or DLP for a tv
DLP is a technology that uses a chip to reflect a picture image for a sharper image, it's made by Texas instruments if you want to learn more

LCD is a sharper longer lasting screen than plasma, a little more expensive but worth it

Answer 9

Plasma TVs are now known as the best way to achieve excellent image quality combined with large screen sizes, that are viewable in any environment. They are now an affordable option for use as a home TV, with high street prices starting from under £1000 (you can also buy cheap used Plasma TVs). Plasma TVs provide incredible quality images, with wide viewing angles and up to 8.6 billion colours.

While flat-panel plasma TVs are busy hogging the press, reviews say the best value in a big-screen TV is a projection TV. LCD, DLP and LCoS projection TVs have now taken over the market from older CRT-type rear-projection televisions. These microdisplay TVs have big screens, but they are less bulky than CRT televisions, with depths of only 15 inches or so (a couple of the newest models have a depth of only 7 inches). While 15 inches is significantly thicker than a plasma screen, a 50-inch big-screen rear-projection TV costs half as much as a 50-inch plasma TV.

We found some good testing and reviews on projection TVs at Consumer Reports. Though the individual write-ups are not as detailed as reviews from Sound and Vision magazine, Home Theater Magazine and Stereophile Ultimate AV.com, Consumer Reports tests the largest sampling of CRT and thinner microdisplay big-screen TVs. CNet.com has not tested as many TVs, but they cover the major new releases, and write-ups are much more detailed than at Consumer Reports. We also found good, if sporadic, reviews for projection TVs at computing publications like PC Magazine and PC World.

We've split our television category into several separate reports. This one focuses on rear-projection TVs, which have large screens and cheaper price tags than big-screen plasma TVs and flat-panel LCD TVs. Our other reports address conventional tube-based televisions, which are still the best-selling type of TV on the market. Our report on HDTV tackles high-definition technology in more depth and recaps the choices in HDTVs and HD-ready models.


We saw some mixed reviews for the Epson Livingstation LS57P2 (*est. $3,200). This 57-inch LCD high-definition projection TV sets itself apart with some unique features. The Epson HDTV comes with an integrated photo printer that spits out 4 x 6-inch photos from memory cards. You can also freeze and print images from the TV in some circumstances. In addition, the Epson comes with an external CD-burner, so you can burn images from memory cards to a CD. Reviews say that the printed photos won't win any awards, but they're not too bad overall. As a TV, however, the Epson isn't so successful. Though the big-screen image is bright, with rich color, the dark scenes are not dark enough, and blacks appear more gray than inky black. Editors at PC Magazine say this projection TV has a strong green bias which couldn't be totally corrected. While some reviews say the Livingstation shows promise as a multitasking projection TV, others say the image quality is not yet there.
The 50-inch Optoma RD50A (*est. $1,950) is inexpensive for a big-screen HD-ready DLP television, but editors at PC Magazine don't have many kind word for its user interface and menu system, which is "among the worst we have ever seen," according to reviewer Robert Heron. Color accuracy is also way off, writes Heron, and there are few options for adjusting the color.

Plasma TVs work by sending electrical impulses through plasma to create the image displayed on the screen. The gas reacts with phosphors in each sub-pixel to produce coloured light (red, green or blue), the same way that conventional cathode ray tube (CRT) devices such as televisions and standard computer monitors work.

This gives rich, dynamic colours, with each sub pixel individually controlled to produce over 16 million different colours. This means that you get perfect images on a screen that is less than 6 inches thick.

This provides installation options that were never before possible, plasma screens are much slimmer than conventional TVs and can easily be mounted on a wall, or above a fireplace for extra floor space. Another benefit is that Plasma TVs have perfectly flat screens; meaning distortion and curve are no longer a problem. This also gives the benefit of increased viewing angles, offering more flexibility when using a Plasma TV at home.

Answer 10

Go for Plasma, make sure it is HD ready :-)