There are advantages and disadvantages to both:
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).
2006-09-10 17:55:37
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answered by gp4rts 7
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Take your self over to the local electronics giant store and look around. I couldn't tell the differance. the lcd I got kicks but.
2006-09-09 18:58:28
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answered by Anonymous
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there really are no difference they all have the sane amount of life
capacity 30,000 hrs depending one where you live altitude has alot to do in what you buy if you live in high altitude plasmas
are not the best way to go unless you want to spend the money
lcd have no effect on altitude
good luck
2006-09-10 17:53:11
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answered by Aric H 2
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lcd's, plasma uses too much and it dies quicker
2006-09-09 16:10:10
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answered by guru 5
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