Plasma, LCD, LED TVs?

stefano

I am a flat screen virgin, and feel a little confused by the various types. What do they offer and which is best value?

Hammyman

Plasma has the best picture but uses the most electric. LED is next in line in quality.

Hammyman

evilgoose wrote: »

Plasma - shorter lifespan and lots of electric!!
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Are you posting from 3 years ago? The lifespan is no different. Yes they do use more electricity though but its not a lot and well worth it for the better quality of picture.

weegie.geek

Unfortunately this is one of those questions it just isn't worth answering. See what you can afford for your budget, read reviews, try and check the set out in person. (harder than it sounds considering the lighting conditions and setup in most shops)

Hammyman

weegie.geek wrote: »

Unfortunately this is one of those questions it just isn't worth answering. See what you can afford for your budget, read reviews, try and check the set out in person. (harder than it sounds considering the lighting conditions and setup in most shops)

http://www.avforums.com/tv/reviews.html

Look how many LCD get Excellent rating and look how many Plasma do. Tells you all you need to know.

aliEnRIK

Hammyman wrote: »

http://www.avforums.com/tv/reviews.html

Look how many LCD get Excellent rating and look how many Plasma do. Tells you all you need to know.

I wouldnt ever put ALL my faith in a single website
WHF tells a completely different story ~
http://whathifi.com/Reviews/TVs-Reviews/TVs-Reviews/

Differences are ~
av forum do 'measure' sets, unlike WHF
WHF use a panel of people to judge, not just the one person
Maybe one (or both) have a vested interest in making a tv look better than it is?
Statistics should always be taken with a pinch of salt and properly looked at before drawing conclusions (If indeed conclusions can be drawn)

I could also pull up many other website reviews showing varied results

weegie.geek

Hammyman wrote: »

http://www.avforums.com/tv/reviews.html

Look how many LCD get Excellent rating and look how many Plasma do. Tells you all you need to know.

So which one is best value then?

Snooze

Richie-from-the-Boro

I wasn't going to bother ... .. but who knows if ' stefano ' is asking the question correctly. Unless people here know what input he has / intends, and what outcome he wants how can we even guess as to the correct answer to what may be a badly framed question?

Anyone who starts by declaring to be a ' flat screen virgin ' should perhaps have a little more info teased out by those knowledgeable people here.

Best value is decided by :

- what signal you put in
- what you want out
- what you can afford
- what your eyes like the look of

Virmin / Sly / Alloy on the roof box / dish / upscaler / SD / true HD / fast sports / gaming / blue ray / nada nada !

There is no generic correct answer, but you / we can tailor the answer to the O/P's needs .. .. .. snooze has a point, tailor it, or we are back to the VHS / BETAMAX [ subjective - preference winner ] sterile debate.

stefano

My TV is 10 years old, a Grundig the size of a chest of drawers. At this moment i cannot afford anything as I am convalescing after a RTA, but when I get back to work, I'll be on the market for a large TV for the Lounge, then eventually 3 small ones for the bedrooms. The lounge TV will have Sky (not HD) input, as well as a WII and DVD player. The bedroom ones will only have Freeview, which I assume may well be installed in the TV.

almillar

Save your money until you want to go HD stefano. You won't gain much by buying a flatscreen. When you get a PS3/XBox/BluRay player or SkyHD, or want a FreeviewHD or FreeSatHD TV, then start looking, and you'll find that you'll get more for your money at that point.
People forget very easily how good a picture CRT sets have.