Need new TV - Plasma or LCD? Help!!!!

superscaper

As others have said. The choice of plasma versus LCD only comes down to:
size versus budget versus personal viewing preference. I don't think anything else matters or is insignificant.

For JL price matching, I'd be careful. My experience of price matching a TV went like this:
1st Response: Shop didn't have it in stock at the time we visited so we won't price match.
My reaction: Reapplied for price matching but 100% confirmed shop had it in stock at time JL would send people to check.
2nd Response: Shop charge £50ish for delivery to my address. Therefore not like for like, therefore we won't price match
My reaction: I never mentioned postage, in fact I explicitly stated we would be collecting the TV and we would have collected TV from shop hypothetically
3rd Response: don't want to listen as matter is resolved
My reaction: not very good customer service
Their response: technically you're not a customer because you haven't actually bought anything yet.
My/our reaction: Write letter to price matching department and CC it to the Chairman of John Lewis
Their reaction: Of course we'll price match, why didn't you tell us you didn't want delivery and were comparing only picking the item up in store?
My reaction:............?
Response from Chairman's office: I contacted department and I see they've now resolved things with you.
(well of course, I'm guessing the CC to chairman spurred them into preemptive action, but to begin with even if you completely stick by their rules they will NOT price match if the price difference is too great).

lv1109

I have a Sony LCD TV for just under 2 and a half years now and have already had a problem with dust burning onto the mirrors inside creating purple "splodges" in the two top corners.

superscaper

lv1109 wrote: »

I have a Sony LCD TV for just under 2 and a half years now and have already had a problem with dust burning onto the mirrors inside creating purple "splodges" in the two top corners.

You need to get onto your retailer about that (or Sony if it's still under warranty and depending on warranty conditions).

Secondly do you mean that it's causing the pixels to stick? (There are no mirrors in an LCD afaik).

superscaper

Not used any myself but there are products to help fix stuck pixels (assuming it's stuck, if it were completely dead then I think it should be black): e.g. http://www.pixelprotector.com/what-is-pixelprotector.php?r=nd

Inactive

Plasma Screens tend to have better black resolution, I have a Phillips 42" Plasma from John Lewis, had it for 6 months, no complaints whatsoever.;)

MJ1_2

It really depends on what you will use the TV for. If you will watch sports then a plasma is a must. But colour is more sharp and vivid on an LCD.

Jordan.Stone

There isn’t a straightforward answer to the old LCD vs. Plasma debate. I agree with some of the other posts - your decision to go one way or the other will be a matter of preference, should come down to:

• What will you be watching?
• Where will you use it?
• How big you are going to go?
• How much you are willing to spend?

Before deciding one way or the other, you should compare plasma and LCD features to see what will suit you best. We’ve pulled together a buying guide here: http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/buying-guide-plasma-vs-lcd.html if you are interested (it’s too long to post here!) Also - get into some shops and check the TVs 'in the flesh'. Hope that helps, Jordan (from PriceRunner.co.uk)

nabby

Echoing some of the other posts, consider:

Your source material (SD, or standard definition, such as Sky digital, cable, freeview and dvd, or HD stuff such as Sky HD and BluRay movies) - plasma TVs are generally more forgiving of poorer quality, SD sources.

The size of the room you're putting it in, and the distance from the screen to the seating - big can be good but don't go too big, as you'll notice the pixels more often and hence the picture will look worse.

Will you (or someone in your house) play video games on it - plasma TVs are more prone to screen burn (or image retention) but they also give better levels of 'black' and are less prone to blurring of fast-moving images.

No matter what your budget, bigger brand names will usually offer better images - Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, Pioneer don't make many bad TVs between them.

Go with your own eyes -very important!