Given my budget, i'm debating between a plasma or lcd Vizio 42" HDTV. I do watch the occasional HD sport, and just bought a PS3. Although my typical watching habits are geared more torwards regular sit-coms, and definitely DVD movies. Given my watching habits (seems like a little of everything..geared more torwards movies). Should I go with the Plasma or LCD?
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2006-12-14 05:02:20 · 9 answers · asked by Dorkus 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
LCD is way more practical. Plasma has screen burn-in issues...
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2006-12-14 12:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
LCDs do much better in an area with a lot of light. They also use a lot less power and have less glare. A plasma is going to give you a brighter picture with better color. Also keep in ind that LCDs, especially cheaper ones, have the shadowing effect. This is because the TV cannot keep up with fast pace motion. What you can see is a little blur and a split seond for the TV to catch up when it goes from an action scene to a non-action scene. If you like to watch action movies, and play viedo games I like plasma better.
One thing to note is that if you are on a budget, and the tv is not being hung on the wall, I would go with a DLP. A good DLP is going to be much better than a cheap plasma or LCD. I have a Samsung DLP and I like it much better than LCD's and most plasma TVs. This also may mean you will be able to get a bigger TV. TV size is important in comparison to your room. If you are 10 feet away and watching a 37" LCD, you are going to be way too far away.
I use to work in High End Home Theatre. I told people that unless you have to hang the TV on the wall, or can afford the best plasma, buy a DLP.
2006-12-14 15:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by grdmiller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Plasma would be for you.
Plasma produces a better picture for SD tv than LCD.
Plasma has better black levels so when you are wathing a movie or DVD you will get a better picture.
For PS3 I like plasma better because I still see alot of motion lag on LCDs even the best Sonys and Samsungs. I would say games and sports produce this the most but to me games are faster than sports.
2006-12-14 15:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by menace0811 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've read that alot of people say plasmas are better for movies... Plasmas are a little less expensive than lcd's once you get to the larger tv's but I was limited to 40", so I went with an LCD tv.
Just figure out what your budget is, do alot of research, and compare prices online (nextag.com) since you can usually get better prices this way.
Good luck!
2006-12-14 13:08:22 · answer #4 · answered by jamesonlagnaf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go with LCD since you will get burn-in from plasma from playing video games.
2006-12-14 16:41:06 · answer #5 · answered by gandalf 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am only offering an opinion, but judging from what I've seen, the LCD screen looks better. I also understand that they are less trouble, but I DON'T know that from any personal experience.
2006-12-14 19:41:35 · answer #6 · answered by davj61 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LCD. Better bang for the buck. You won't be sorry. Check these links for some research and pricing.
2006-12-14 18:51:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
plasma
2006-12-16 20:32:49 · answer #8 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LCD's are way better and probably cheaper.
2006-12-14 14:16:17 · answer #9 · answered by Aaron 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋