Looking at getting a 42'', anyone recommend one? And what is the real difference between LCD and Plasma? Cheers
LCD v Plasma
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Weaste will probably explain it all when he sees this thread.
A mate of mine said that currently LCD is better than Plasma, but I have no idea why.
cheers. also, whats the best way for me to play video files (like avi etc) to my tv, without connecting it to the pc? are there certain players standalone players available?
I have a mini network in the house and just link the laptop up to the screen if I want to do that
connect to the network via the wireless and access whatever files I want...
hardly any trouble
Depends how much you want to spend....
A top of the range plasma will be better but if you are talking mid market then the LCDs are probably a better option.
Go for Plasma if you want > 36''.
Go for LCD if it you want < 36''.
Thats what the experts say.
I recently bought a 32'' Sony LCD and tbh I'm not happy with it. Usually after an hour of watching my eyes get uncomfortable!.
And Plasmas are cheaper.
Go for LCD if it you want < 36''.
Thats what the experts say.
I recently bought a 32'' Sony LCD and tbh I'm not happy with it. Usually after an hour of watching my eyes get uncomfortable!.
And Plasmas are cheaper.
Thats basically bang on
Also anyone who says LCD's are better than plasmas is talking out of their arse and has not looked at a lot of screens tbh.
I have a 50 inch plasma and the larger LCDs aren't a patch on it picture. The colour is truer and more importantly the blacks are blacker.
However, some large plasmas have horrible colours. One brand I looked at seemed to have some sort of flourescent chip installed which made all of the colours bizarre.
However, some large plasmas have horrible colours. One brand I looked at seemed to have some sort of flourescent chip installed which made all of the colours bizarre.
What fecks me off is I got a widescreen TV (LCD) and I still get bits cut off the edges when Im watching telly. I thought this nonsense would end when I forked out for a decent telly.
you need to change the settings on your sky/cable box to the correct aspect ratio
You will find out you still get the black section on alot of movies as they are shot in panoramic format, not widescreen
Correct, the vast majority of movies are not shot in a 16:10 aspect ratio which is what most widescreen CRT TVs are, nor 16:9 which all TVs that have a native resolution that conforms to HD standards (basically 1280x720 or 1920x1080) are. Anything that is not shot or rendered at 16:9 will produce black bars on a HDTV.
The traditional differences have been contrast ratio, response time, angle of view, screen size, and power consuption, lifetime (burnout), and cost. Previously, plasma won on all counts apart from the last three, however the differences are now negligable, apart from the last three.
Many people including myself still view the image quality of a plasma display as being superior.
That's was probably fixable in the TV settings.
Just to add,
plasma tv's 3 use times more enerygy than an lcd and their life is about 2-3 times less than the lcd.
I personally dont see a difference in quality. Oh and with plasma's you get the dreaded burn!!!
I know what im talking about on this one as it was my job to find a new model replacement for my company's estate.
plasma tv's 3 use times more enerygy than an lcd and their life is about 2-3 times less than the lcd.
I personally dont see a difference in quality. Oh and with plasma's you get the dreaded burn!!!
I know what im talking about on this one as it was my job to find a new model replacement for my company's estate.
Screen burn isn't really an issue with movies and tv shows, just as it never was with CRTs. And most people now swap their TVs at intervals less than the lifetime of a plasma display - very few people keep a TV for 10 years nowadays.
It is still a problem though.
For example, my plasma didnt last aslong as i would have hoped for as my kids watch cbeebies all day long. It get to my turn on the tele and im watching the game there is still a cbeebies logo in the corner.
As it was with my work not a cbeebies logo but SIS.
Oh yes, I forgot about logos on non-commercial channels. Yes, too much of that wouldn't do it a lot of good.
Quite possibly but it was all TV's of that brand in all stores.
Then again it would be if it was simply a result of dodgy default settings.
Plasmas do burn in images but as long as you are careful for the first 100 hours or so burn in isn't permanent. You can occasionally see the x box logo or a commercial channel corner logo on my screen when it is blank but 10 minutes of a moving pictures sorts it out.
Wouldnt you say though you should be able to watch what you like for aslong as you like?
Thank you. Ill have a tinker with it when I get home later.
I don't think that's actual burn but something else that happens to plasmas.
Maybe but static images do temporarily "burn" into the screen. I understand that if you did the same thing with the screen in the first hundred hours or so the burn might be more permanent. Could be bullshit mind.
In an ideal world but I am prepared for a minor degree of inconvenience for the enjoyment of my 50 inch plasma.
Which is really very nice indeed.
Cheers. Looking at a budget of £800-900. Identified a few and prob going for a plasma.
LCD by a mile.
Personal preference. I have friends with plasma and friends with LCD, and the problems with the gasses in the cells on the plasma have been nightmares for some. I bought a 30" Vizio LCD for my bedroom and I like it alot (this was before Vizio had gained a reputation; Sears salesman told me to buy Vizio at half the price of Sony or Samsung - stated it was just as good as the big boys). I also like DLP. It all comes down with preference. Look online for various comparisons. Here is one that seems unbiased.
http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp
http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp
Seems that LCD is the clear winner
No, letting it display the snow on an untuned analogue TVchannel for the first week when not in use will help it a lot.
On what criteria?
Thickness, Performance at High Altitude, Installation, Shipping, Durability (as if your going to kick the thing), Weight? I think you can take them off the list. It would have been nice if they had included image quality as a category.
No current consumer priced displays can display with the image quality of a good CRT, however plasmas are the closest that you will get. The only reason that CRTs are no longer used is the growth of their depth along with their width and height. They get insanely deep and heavy. I have a 32" WEGA, and it's almost 70Kg!
I'm sill undecided. I've seen a couple of reviews for the Samsung that Jazz recommended. . .and it's brilliant for HD DVDs and games but the picture isn't all the special for Freeview(HD).
I've went into Martin Dawes the other week. . .and they had a LG 60" plasma for £1,500. That's a bargain, is it not???(I really don't have a clue)
I've went into Martin Dawes the other week. . .and they had a LG 60" plasma for £1,500. That's a bargain, is it not???(I really don't have a clue)
Just seems to be the general consensus. The LCD in my room (23" XWGA or something) appears to be of better quality than the CRT in the lounge (which is a 28" WEGA something or another). But then again the main aerial's being split between both tv's so perhaps that might have something to do with itWeasteDevil said:
My 36" Wega's still class. But it's not HD, sadly.
LG 60PF95 60" Plasma TV - Seems to have good reviews.
There could be many things that make that so in your experience, from the type of cable that feeds it, even down to the settings on the TV and what image processing any particular TV may or may not be doing. CRTs will also show video compression artifacts far more clearly than an LCD will if you are displaying digital TV signals, that's a fault of the input, not the output, but again, image processing could be going on. WXGA is also a greater resolution than 720p HD, so your TV is definitely doing some image processing there to get it to display at almost full screen, your CRT (1024x576 compared to 1366×768 for your LCD). You honestly can't compare the two technologies on this level.
Consumer CRT HDTVs with 720p or 1080p don't exist, they would be ridiculously huge.
Right, I went down to compare LCDs to Plasmas. . . my verdict is that the LCDs are clearly better, better contrast levels, better colours. . .which equates to better picture quality. Plasma screens looked dull and generally lacked the shaprness of LCDs.
I got a 40" Sony LCD in the end. Looks the shizzle.