lcd or plasma what to buy?

volks400

i was looking thru websites and stumbled upon this link as im a keen viewer of gadget show
http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=501&featureid=187&description=Plasma%20TVs

is it true that plasmas are better than lcds and are these the best. for pioneer i got the best frm dixons at 1469.

thanks

liz_uk

OH just bought a Samsung 42" plasma... bloomin fantastic !

Picture quality and sound it fantastic.

Have nothing bag to say.

I believe that LCD`s have a brighter picture, but have a life on them of about 10 years.

Both plasma and LCD are at risk of still imaging, where a picture burns onto the screen. There is an incresed risk of this if you use video consoles on your TV.

chirpy007

Im no expert but have been lead to believe that LCD's are the better of the 2.

chriswuk_2

I weighed this up about 6 months ago & ended up with a 50" HD DLP tele for £900 !! Best thing I've ever bought. Pic is superb, especially with a HD input !!

volks400

what do you mean that consoles screws up the lcds/plasmas and the consoles shouldnt be played on them? i cant do that im a total xbox and movie junkie and thats why i m intending to get a good lcd/plasma. so which one should i go for ?

dbonbon

volks400 wrote:

what do you mean that consoles screws up the lcds/plasmas and the consoles shouldnt be played on them? i cant do that im a total xbox and movie junkie and thats why i m intending to get a good lcd/plasma. so which one should i go for ?

Without doubt go for the new Sony Bravia 'W' series. What HiFi? product of the year. It's new out and absolutely awesome. I have just bought one from John Lewis. They give a free 5 year guarantee and have the TV at £2000. However, I got them to price match (Against any 'bricks and mortar' store) Empire Direct at £1625!!. An absolute bargain and got the 5 year guarantee. A lot of shops and internet sites charge up to £500 to extend to 5 years!. Go for it - you will not be disappointed.

Note: Forget these cheap plasma/LCD televisions. You really do get what you pay for eg 50" HD DLP tele for £900. It's a false economy. Don't say I didn't warn you.

chriswuk_2

Why is it ?

I have linked it up to several HD inputs & it is superb. This is not forgetting that 18 months ago, this TV was worth £4k & got 5/5 from Which !

It's not false economy at all ! A few friends of mine with plasma's, LCD's, CRT's & standard RP have commented on how superb the picture is !

dbonbon

liz_uk wrote:

I believe that LCD`s have a brighter picture, but have a life on them of about 10 years.

Both plasma and LCD are at risk of still imaging, where a picture burns onto the screen. There is an incresed risk of this if you use video consoles on your TV.

To have a life of 10 years you'd need to use it for at least 16 hours a day! The quality makes (Sony, Samsung, Panasonic etc) generally have a 60,000 hour lifespan.

The problem with screen burn is really only applicable to the make up of Plasma TVs.

Having just bought the Sony Bravia W series and planning to keep it 8 to 10 years my wife and I were wondering how out of date it is going to look by then. It'll probably be an embarassment when the kids' friends come round. (They are currently age 2). We have just ditched a Panasonic after 9 years and that looked state-of-the-art when we bought it!

Wildthingscotty

I have the Pioneer 436XDE and it is perfect for watching TV and playing XBox 360 games. For the plasma though you do have to run it in for a number of hours to reduce risk of screen retention. Avoid leaving TV with logo on.
I found that watching LCD for fast moving sports was a bit of a blur. (Might have been the tv in the shop but it was a sony).
A good site to check out is AVForums.com where you read real experiences of people and their machines. Not just TVs. If you have a couple of TVs in mind use the search function on the forum to see what people really think about their machines.

Good luck
Regards

leon103

I have been told that Plasma screens burn out after 2 years.

I have a LCD TV and play games, watch sport etc and have had no problems at all

arnie&caseysma!

We have a 42" LG plasma, the decision over the LCD being that a local repair store over the last year has had 10 LCDs in for repair and only 2 plasmas.......... and the picture is fantastic with ours. With many LCDs you have to be sitting straight on to the TV or you cannot see the picture properly (we have this problem with the one at work that only 3 people can watch at once when there are far more than that on their break).