What is better, dynamic or regulare contrast?

Question

Out of the following two 720p tvs, what is better?

-8000:1 (Dynamic) Contrast -550cd/m2 brightness

OR

-5000:1 Contrast -450cd/m2 brightness

Or you could just look at these 2 TVs for bonus points!

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0143631663.1193763355@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccffaddmgeehhhlcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=741348&category_oid=-28573

OR

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0143631663.1193763355@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccffaddmgeehhhlcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=589389&category_oid=

This is for my soon to be PS3 by the way.

Answer 1

There is no such a thing as an LCD with true contrast of 5,000:1. In other words BOTH numbers are dynamic.

In that case, the first one (8,000:1) is better. It is brighter as well.

Answer 2

First off, start looking at the 1080p's. The 720p's are nice but you got a built in blue ray player and hopefully will eventually use it. Second, neither of those 2 sets are all that impresseive! Take a look at the Sony brt4 and the samsung 71 series. Now those are LCD's I would love to do some HD gaming on!