Plasma or lcd?

Insane_Drifter

I want to buy a new tv between 42in or 50in. Which would the best at a reasonable price as i cant afford to spend loads of money? Which is best plasma or lcd?

totalsolutions

Been done to death do a search here.
For that size you will need a P L A S M A
Bad news is they cost loads for the best.

Insane_Drifter

ok wish i hadn't asked, didnt want to annoy anyone just wanted advice. Sorry

swvillafan

Richer Sounds have a 42inch plasma for £399, take a look here

Insane_Drifter

Thank you

aliEnRIK

How much ARE you willing to spend? You can get very good LCDs at that size these days but we really need to knoiw what your willing to pay

Insane_Drifter

Budget is pretty low at no more than £600

aliEnRIK

Id go for a panasonic at that price and screen size ~
http://www.richersounds.com/product/plasma-tv/panasonic/viera-txp42x10/pana-txp42x10

dunfallinover

Best way to thank for all advice given to me is to pass on what I found . Admitted panny fan just got txp50x10 plasma which is brill long as you dont mind 350 watts consumption . Recommend avforum for more expert comparisons , this set comes out better than the much cheaper txp50c10 maybe available for 600 via quidco + 123electrical.co.uk + discount codes from hotukdeals.com . Always recommend looking at your short-listed sets in the shop , preferably playing grainy freeview rather than bluray designed to make any set look its best

spaceboy

totalsolutions wrote: »

Been done to death do a search here.
For that size you will need a P L A S M A
Bad news is they cost loads for the best.

Terrible advice.

For that size plasmas start to be able to compete with LCD price-wise. Generally speaking 40 inch or over plasmas become good value as large LCD panels are very expensive.

Plasmas are better for fast movement and games. Also they can produce better black levels. But they consume more power.

aliEnRIK

spaceboy wrote: »

Terrible advice.

For that size plasmas start to be able to compete with LCD price-wise. Generally speaking 40 inch or over plasmas become good value as large LCD panels are very expensive.

Plasmas are better for fast movement and games. Also they can produce better black levels. But they consume more power.

Plasmas can produce better blacks, but the best LCDs are so close that you wouldnt notice
LCDs generally have better contrast ratios (thats 'real world' contrast, not made up figures)
Sony LCDs in particlular are definitely better for movement