LCD or Plasma

kpas

Hey guys looking for some help... planning on gettin som HE for christmas and I'm wondering LCD or Plasma??? Love watching dvds... some sport and prob will play some ps3 on it aswell.... was looking in currys/pc world and am slightly confused as some screens looked alot more pixely than others.... budget of about 800 for the tv well aware that it wont but the new state of the art LED tvs but like I said anyone have any tips... or good advice??


cheers....

cnocbui

Plasma TV's have a faster response time than LCDs, so for fast motion like games and sports they wont have problems with lag. They also offer better image quality than LCD and are often cheaper.

kpas

cnocbui wrote: »

Plasma TV's have a faster response time than LCDs, so for fast motion like games and sports they wont have problems with lag. They also offer better image quality than LCD and are often cheaper.

so I assume your recommending the plasma so???

SpudGunr

Hi
Asked the same kinda question the other day myself and was given this link to where it was thrashed out in a previous thread, its pretty informative and helped me to make my decision which was to go with a plasma. Check it out, it just might help you too .


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055709339

kuro_man

I prefer plasma because motion blur really annoys me, but some people don't mind it so much. If you have a bright room, LCD is generally better as it is less reflective. If you want wider viewing angles, better blacks and a more "crt" look, plasma is better. So-called LED tv's are not real LED tv's yet - they are LCD tv's with LED backlight.

Probably better to decide on your budget and buy the best TV you can afford. The best site I found when buying mine is www.hdtvtest.co.uk
AVForums is good too.

If TV is 46" or less, don't worry about 1080p v. 720p - you won't see the difference and SD picture quality may be even better on the 720p.

cnocbui

kpas wrote: »

so I assume your recommending the plasma so???

Absolutely. That is what I bought and couldn't be happier. XBox 360 -> 50" Panny HD plasma is awesome.

Pwezem

You guys hear about these Samsung LED Tv's?

kpas

ya the samsung leds..... I'd be a bit shifty at the mo on these as it's only new technology at fairly steep prices, thats why I'm looking at the lcd/plasmas cause the prices are dropping nicely now!!!:D:D

They do look fab though!!!

crosstownk

I'll stamp my feet firmly in the plasma camp. Much 'warmer' picture. I find LCD a bit harsh and nasty.

I've a 26" LCD (Samsung), a 32" LCD (Sharp) and a 50" Plasma (Pioneer). All have similar resolution. The picture on the plasma is miles ahead of the LCDs and the plasma is 8 years old with 11,600 hours on it. The LCDs are much younger but the picture looks harsh and cold - especially from a HD source.

The only problem with the plasma is that it's in a well lit (daytime) room so the curtains need to be drawn during the day as reflection from the glass is annoying. This doesn't happen with LCD.

However, you'll be the one watching it so your opinion is most important. Ultimately, you will have to decide what best suits you.

M00lers

Just to clear thing up regarding "LED" TVs, they are still LCD tvs, same tech just with a different method of backlighting. Great marketing by Samsung, they have really fooled lots of people.