is it true that plasma HDTV is going out of the market?Is there some thing wrong with the technology?

Answer 1

Plasma is just not cost efficient to produce for smaller size screen, wherea LCD are meant for computer screen initially and now had become a future for the TV.

The new LCD can response as fast as 3ms and the contrast ration are of 10,000:1 and viewing angle had reach 178 degree.

And, LCD can produce higher resolution than plasma, in a matter of fact, all LCD in the market are of HD resolution (min 1366 x 768) quality whereas some plasma (entry level) are still in SD (480p) quality, the highest plasma can get now is 1080i and LCD is already at 1080p.

On the black level, go on and try to compare a few new model of LCD TV (branded type like, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp etc.), see it for yourself. To me, black is black and blue is blue.

Answer 2

We have a 44 inch plasma and love it I was going to go with a LCD but when I asked best buy to put on a action movie or sports show (basically anything with quickness and or fast moving objects on the screen we could see blocks or pixels alot of the times.
So we ended up getting a plasma and everyone says it looks awesome, bluray discs will be unreal compared to progressive scan dvd's, it's just too bad there really isn't much for true HD programing from either satellite or cable.
You can really tell the difference when you get component cables hooked up too, not just rca plugs or coxale.
There supposed to make a new cable and our tv is ready for it thats supposed to leave component in the dust.
If you are looking for one make sure it has plenty of inputs and outputs, DVI is a must then you can use it as a computer screen.
Download movies to computer hard drive, and watch them on your tv.
Hey what roexae is exactly what i was trying to say, yes the brightness is put all the way up, everything he said is exactly what I looked into, before we bought ours, and do yourself a favor don't by the cheapo ones that the oceans water looks greenish and the sky aqua color, and blacks are a bit lighter and gray. These are cheap quality and you won't be happy. We were gonna buy a maxent, but got a magnavox instead, spent a few hundread more but black is black and blues are blue.
Good luck.
Plasma is the future.

Answer 3

I think there will be Plasmas around for a while. If you want BIG screen, the plasma is the choice.

Alan Smithie writes in ecoustics.com om plasma vs. LCD.
- LCD can only reproduce 16.7 million colors, whereas plasma can exceed this figure by the billions.
- LCDs do not last any longer than plasmas. In fact, plasma displays use less power because they are comprised of individual lighted pixels which operate at varieties of temperature, and are not always on as the entire LCD panel must be.
- LCDs are brighter in bright viewing environments only because they are shipped with their brightness levels turned all the way up. Any display (including plasmas) will look just as bright if you turn their brightness controls way up.
- LCD panels reproduce vastly inferior gray scale levels, which means that darker scenes contain less detail. Contrast = detail. Put an LCD in a dark room, and they will appear gray, not black. Plasma displays will always produce much higher contrast levels and more detail in dark areas of the picture.
- the larger an LCD panel is, the more expensive it is. Thus, LCD panels larger than 40" are exceedingly rare, whereas plasmas are exceeding 70" in scale. Bigger is better, everyone knows that!
- every major electronic brand is producing plasma displays as their high-end televisions, and LCDs as their entry-level. Why would they invest that sort of money into a technology that will soon be abandoned?
- LCDs experience color shifting and contrast loss when viewed off angle. An LCD manufacturer can claim all he likes that his LCD has 170 degrees of viewing, but who cares if the picture falls apart? Plasmas do not suffer from this failure.
- consumer LCDs pixel refresh rate is still around 11 ms, versus 4 ms in a plasma, meaning that high-speed action on the plasma will remain true, whereas jaggies and occasionally the complete loss of a fast-moving object will occur on LCDs.
-LCDs are less resistent to burn-in than plasmas are. LCDs CAN suffer burn-in in their front filters if a static image is back-lit at a high enough brightness level for long enough. It's hard to do, but it can be done. Current plasma televisions are less likely than previous generations at suffering burn-in. This will continue to improve. Any display can be burned in if you try hard enough.
- LCDs have their place in the industry, sure. As computer displays, not as high-end video displays. Yes, eventually some day plasma will probably be supplanted by technologies such as OLED (or OEL), but those are still far off.

Answer 4

Several manufacturers have just introduced new plasma models. They are beginning to come out with 1920x1080 plasma panels. This technology is not going away, and many people prefer the appearance of the plasma picture, which is brighter, purer color, and more contrast than flat-panel LCDs.

Answer 5

Plasma has poorer quality than LCD, and the 'plasma' that is used in the television has to be replaced periodically, otherwise the colour fades.

Answer 6

We just bought a LCD. I hear the plasma gets a round light spot so we didn't buy one. I hear talk that is still needs to be perfected.

Answer 7

After much research, I believe the LCD is the best buy. I think that is the answer to your question.

Answer 8

I havent heard that, but I have a DLP television and it is awesome!