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LCD v Plasma TVs
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just noticed this thread, and thought i would let you know what i just bought.
Got a cracking deal on Amazon, bought myself a Samsung PS42C450 42-inch 600Hz Widescreen HD Ready Plasma TV with Freeview .
Now i haven't a clue what all the letters and bells and whistles stand for, but what i do know is this is an awesome piece of kit, it's used but you wouldn't know it, purchased from Amazon warehouse for the bargain price of £320!! well i'm happy anyway0 -
tried watching plasma in a light room yet?Target Savings by end 2009: 20,000
current savings: 20,500 (target hit yippee!)
Debts: 8000 (student loan so doesnt count)
new target savings by Feb 2010: 30,0000 -
Plasma has a far higher contrast ratio.
My Pannasonic performs very well.
Getting it set up properly will probably benefit you more than which tpye you got for tbh.0 -
Jane_Blackford wrote: »We went for plasma, simply because it is 600Hz rather than 50/100 Hz. We watched titles moving up the screen on LCD and they juddered, but are smooth as anything on our plasma.
Sure that isn't just because on the Plasma it had a 'motion enhancer' and your LCD didn't? There's no reason the same content should look much different above around 120hz - your eyes wouldn't notice the difference and the detail in each frame of video simply isn't there.
To OP: Plasma is (generally) better quality than LCD because of the contrast ratio. That being said, it's not such a significant difference that it's worth paying any more for a Plasma over an LCD - both will produce good images if you tune them right and turn off motion smoothing, colour 'enhancers' etc. - just spend a couple minutes turning all that rubbish off and setting the brightness and contrast right for your room and LCD will look just fine.0 -
LCD v Plasma, blimey this argument died years ago.0
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"Wonderful picture even with full sunlight blasting onto it!" - were you wearing sunglasses ?
Plasma tv's have very reflective screens , no go for me.0 -
I chose LCD purely because i'm a tight wad, and prefered an energy consumption of 180W (LCD) compared to 425W (PLASMA).
Lets face it, whatever you watch it on it, the type of TV ain't going to change or better the quality of the programming!."Dont expect anybody else to support you, maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse, but you never know when each one, might run out" - Mary Schmich0 -
Doesn't it depend on size too?
Last time I looked (12 months) I thought LCDs stopped at 40" and Plasma started?"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0
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