What is the difference between a Plasma and a LCD flat panel TV?
I am looking at buying between a 40 to 50 inch wide screen flat panel television and would like to know the following differences between plasma and LCD:
-cost
-performance (longevity, clarity, gaming hook ups)
-track records (proven to last)
-weight (will it be able to hang on the wall with out major damage)
-best brands for plasma and LCD
-stores with the best deals
-do you recommend getting the extended warranty
-do you recommend getting the set up (I think it is a rip but want to know how easy each of them are to set up and hang on the wall)
-best for gaming.
I will be using this TV for gaming and watching sports and am looking for something that will show the details. I also would like something that would last longer since I will be spending a lot of money on it. Thanks in advance for all the help.
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lcd is liquid crystal display with a floursent light on the side. a plasma screen is made of tiny like flourscent light tubes too small for the eye to barely see.
I bought both first the Sony LCD….crappy resolution…the second a Toshiba Plasma….so much better……GO PLASMA
ESP are a good Idea for such a new technology
Don’t know what to say about the rest except go to google and do the reviews on them.
Hooked it up to my PC awesome….I have a 52 inch screen.
For starters: Plasma is heavier, I don’t know about the wall thing there. It has a massive Glass front just like the old CRT’s…LcD’s are going to be lighter and if you get one with a fast response time, around 8ms or quicker, then you should be able to appreciate games and movies on it..Everything I have read about extended warranties have been negative. They say they are not worth the high cost as the product should outlast this anyway, and if something major went wrong, it would be covered in the regular warranty..Too many brands to go through, I would go to Best Buy or some big outlet store like that. The track records, well they haven’t been around all that long so there is no long term track record to go by..Hope this helps.
You would probebly want to go with a 42-50″ Toshiba Plasma. Excellent picture. I think they make the 2nd best plasma, for picture and relibality wize. The Sony XBR LCD go 1080 and they look fantasic.
Go to yahoo and search “mythbusting: just the truth about plasma” This will answer any questions and dispell any rumors and explain some technology to you. Then email me Suited57@yahoo.com and i will give you some reccommendations… Ive been in t he game for 5 years and counting
LCD TVs use an LCD panel to create the picture. It’s the same LCD screen technology you find on laptop computers and digital cameras. Plasma TVs use gas suspended within glass panels and stimulated by an electrical field to create the picture.
Each technology has its advantages. Plasmas tend to have a better picture than LCD TVs, while LCD TVs promise better long-term reliability and freedom from screen burn-in worries.
LCD is available in small sizes such as 15 inches and go up from there, while plasma sets start over 30 inches in size. LCD tends to be more expensive than plasma TVs of the same size.
If I was buying one for myself, I would lean plasma because of the better picture quality — the new Panasonics are especially good. In LCD sets Sony, Sharp and Toshiba are all very good, as is Samsung.
Bargain shoppers should check out the LCD sets from Westinghouse — they have excellent pictures and are a great value at the asking price.
An HDTV standard has been in place in the United States for years. The new digital television specifications have many different available resolutions, not all of them HDTV.
To be considered HDTV broadcasts must be either 720p (720 progressively scanned lines) or 1080i (1080 interlaced lines).