What is the difference between LCD and Plasma TV's and which one is better?

Answer 1

The difference is a plasma will last between 20,000 and 30,000 hours,but an LCD will last between 60,000 and 70,000 hours,most lcds are cheaper and they use less electric,i had a 42ins plasma and got rid of it and had a Sony bravia 40ins LCD,the difference in picture quality is a lot better on my LCD,with a plasma if you pause anything for to long it will burn the screen,where with the LCD it wont,what ever one you go for make sure its hd ready that way if you're like me and you cant wait to have something new like sky hd youll get the full use of hd,I'm not saying there's much on sky hd cause there isn't,but when you watch a live football match in hd and compare it to normal digital TV the difference in the picture quality is amazing.If you're really int rested in a new TV email me and ill tell you a website where you'll get a brilliant deal like i had.hope this answers your question,good luck

Answer 2

Picture quality of plasma is brighter, better color, better blacks than LCD. (There is something about looking directly at glowing phosphors!)

Sharpness is the same for equivalent pixel counts. Some newer LCDs have 1080 x 1920 resolution, most plasmas still in the 720 x 1280 range.

Plasma is heavier and uses more power than flat panel LCD.

There are reports that plasmas are not as reliable or they don't last as long, but that is no longer true with the latest models. Plasma phosphors dim slowly over time (but not as fast as CRT phosphors); but direct view LCDs use flourescent lamps which also dim and eventually burn out (some are replaceable). Projection LCD sets have bulbs of limited life, but are replaceable and the lifetime is a few thousand hours of viewing.

Plasmas are subject to burn-in. A stationary image left on the screen for a long time could produce a permanent ghost image. The most risk is when viewing a lot of 4:3 ratio pictures (non-HD), which are displayed with vertical dark areas on the left and right to fill in the wide screen. There are ways to minimize this, however. many sets have a "stretch" mode which widens the picture to fill the whole screen. This could also be a problem with extended playing of video games if there is a background image that remains stationary.

Plasmas come in larger sizes, although large flat panel LCDs are coming out, but they are expensive. LCD projectors can be 70".

LCD contrast and brightness can be reduced when viewing from off-center (both flat and projector, but sets will vary).

Answer 3

LCD is Liquid Crystal Display to produce the picture which has a light image, Plasma is just what it says, a plasma crystal to produce the picture, so plasma would be a thicker liquid, producing a deeper image. LCD's mostly only go upto about 48inches while Plasmas can be 60inches or bigger. Plasma TVs have a notorious problem of "burning" images onto the screen , overheats and the image will stay blackend on the TV, even when it is turned off. This problem isn't as bad as it's reported to be, only so many will do this but it is highly probable. LCDs wont burn the image but again, are limited to their size and the brighter picture, in fact sometimes too bright. In the end it's all about preference, do you want a big *** TV with great picture quality but risk a possible problem with "burning", or a midsize TV with great picture quality but limited from ever getting bigger?

One big consideration , pay attention to the HD sign , if it doesn't say HDTV it is crap regardless of Plasma,LCD and size, the quality is poor regardless, find one in HD

Answer 4

Liquid Crystal Display is better. It last longer, is cheaper, and it's what everybody is buying.

Answer 5

price and the cheaper one is better