What is the difference between LCD tv n Plasma tv, which is better?

Answer 1

Depends on what you want it for. If you mainly watch tv or movies, then go with Plasma for the picture. If you want to play alot of games or run it on your pc then go with LCD.

Answer 2

Picture quality of plasma is brighter, better color, better blacks than LCD. But LCD pictures have improved and the latest sets can look almost as good. They do look different, and it is a matter of taste as to which you like better.

Sharpness is the same for equivalent pixel counts. Some newer LCDs have 1080 x 1920 resolution, most plasmas still in the 1024 x 768 range. Plasmas with 1080x1920 resolution have just been introduced, but they are expensive.

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. (Both LCD and plasmas have 60,00hr expected lifetime.) 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). New sets coming out soon use LED illumination that does not fade or burn out.

LCD screens used to have response time problems, with bright objects moving across the screen leaving trails. This no longer happens. The newest LCD models have "120Hz" frame rate that greatly improves the response, and on these models, those trails do not occur.

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. Newer plasma designs have minimized this problem and can even "recover" from burn-in. There are ways to avoid it: many sets have a "stretch" mode which widens the picture to fill the whole screen, or will use gray bars instead of black bars. Burn-in 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. The prices are dropping rapidly, and 46", 52" and 60" LCD panels are competitive.

LCD contrast and brightness can be reduced when viewing from off-center. Again, this has been improved greatly and is no longer a problem in most viewing environments.

At present, plasmas have very reflective front surfaces which could be a problem in a room with lamps and windows that can be reflected by the screen. LCDs look better in bright environments, while plasmas look better in darker rooms.

Answer 3

LCD means Liquid Crystal Display. neither its frequency response nor its contrast is as good as a Plasma display.

Be that as it may. I was told that there are really only two major manufacturers of HDTV screens: LG and Samsung. I was told that many other big name brands use screens made by Samsung. They are more expensive for two reasons. They have a blacker black, and more gradations between grays. The LG looked great until I sat it next to a set with the Samsung screen.

On the other hand, it may all be a bunch of BS. There are lots of web sites that compare different brands of TV. That would be better than using Yahoo! Answers.

Best of all would be to go to where you might actually buy it and pick the one you like best that fits your pocket book. I am saving up for an HDTV.

Answer 4

here's a link on ebay where you can read reviews of them by ebay members.