is LCD television better than Plasma T.v ??

Question

if so give reasons

Answer 1

up to 42" lcd are far better. above this some people say plasma have a slight edge. if you intend gaming on it avoid plasma. the best on the market at present is the sony bravia range.

Answer 2

I too will simply copy and paste my previous answer- please, before you post questions, do a little looking; chances are really good that someone has already asked the same question before:


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I am rapidly losing faith in this site as it is simply FILLED with incorrect information.
Plasma televisions DO NOT "lose their gas", they do NOT require a backlight lamp, and the pixels are SMALLER than LCD, not bigger. DLP sets are the best choice but are more expensive and, while from a technical standpoint 1080p televisions are supposed to be better, you will be spending a lot of extra money for a negligible difference in picture quality- the average person can't see a difference between 1080i and 1080p.

Please, please, please people....if you don't know what you're talking about, don't say anything! There are people out there that may wind up spending thousands of pounds on this mis-information. (For the record, I have been working in the audio-visual industry for over ten years.)

But don't take my word for it either- do the research yourself and don't rely on uninformed opinions. "

....and as for the burn-in issue, that was somewhat true with the earlier models but virtually all new ones have a pixel-shift process that makes this a thing of the past. Fact is, you have to leave an image up for a reeeeaaaallllllyy long time to do any damage anyway. And I myself have installed plasma tv's 6 years ago that are still going as strong as the day they were put in.

Answer 3

LCD TV's are lighter, more responsive and don't overheat. Plasma TV's can get screenburn - where the channel logo (or any static image) is displayed for longer than an hour or so then the image can burn permanently into the screen. this can be bleached off professionally but it reduces the screen life every time. Plasmas are bigger but LCD's are getting larger all the time, and plasmas can be a lot more fragile. If you want my advice, go on and buy an LCD TV. It'll last longer and you'll get better value for your money. go for around a 32" or maybe a 37" and buy LG or samsung; they are 2 of the only 3 manufacturers of lcd screens so they know what they're doing here. Good luck!

Answer 4

swings and roundabouts matey.

LCD good for smaller screens, 32" & below as a rough guide. Plasma is better for the larger screens.

Not sure how plasma works but LCD is made up of pixels so the bigger the screen - the bigger the pixels & thats when distortion happens.


(Probably the most informative answer ive ever given on this site)

Answer 5

This again, well, I'm just going to go ahead and cut and paste my previous answer, so.....

The Final Word on HDTV by J.-

If you enjoy throwing $6400 out of the window of your car, then by all means, buy the plasma tv. If youre looking for a decent tv that will last your for a very long time, go with the LCD. While, plasma screen tvs do have a slightly better picture quality than LCDs, their(plasma) lifespans are only about 7-8 years, maximum. Most only last 5-6 years. Some people will try to bullsh** you by saying "Well, they havent been out for that long, how would you know." Well, I know, and so do the people that manufacture them, and so do the people that own them. Another point that you can make is the PS2/other game systems problem, on a plasma tv, if you leave a game system on for an extended period of time, images will become burned into the plasma screen. LCDs, while bulkier, do not have these problems. To me, people that own plasma screen tvs are just like the idiots who own hybrid cars, the only reason they buy them is so that they brag about it to their friends, in the event that the yuppie a-holes even have any. To be simple about it, if want to buy a good Hi-Def tv without spending a small fortune go with the LCD. If you have a couple of extra bucks to spend, I'd recommend DLP, but thats another story.

Now thats out of the way, if youre absolutely hell-bent on getting LCD screen then you have to go with Sony, no questions asked. I think that the vega gives you the biggest bang for your buck, but check it out, at this point in time theres not a huge cost difference between models, general speaking. In any event you want to make sure that you get a Sony. Next, having all of the HD monitors in the world won't do you a damn bit of good unless you have HDTV service. Below are your options:
Cable TV: Absolutely sucks. High cost, crappy picture quality and rather small amount of HD programming even available. Upside: Its HDTV for dummies, your ignorance is your bliss.

DirecTV: Excellent picture and quality at a decent price, however even DirecTV doesnt have a whole of programming in the way of HDTV. Also, I'm not a big fan of their HD technology, but thats just me talking, I'm kind of, well actually, very picky when it comes to TV.

Dish Network: At this point in time, Dish is probably the primo way to go for HDTV. They have excellent receivers/equipment at a fairly modest cost but more importantly they have more HD programming available than any one else on the Planet Earth. I shouldnt be saying this, given the fact that my cousin owns a DirecTV franchise, but what the hell do you care?

These are all options to mull over, but don't be an idiot when it comes to spending money on your TV setup. I promise, if you follow my advise you'll be more than happy.

-J.

Answer 6

yes it is