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so what's the best. i will be mostly using the tv for watching the world cup:D, movies and some gaming?

what's the best one to go for? all i know is that plasma uses more energy than an LCD.

please tell me more
 
koeks said:
so what's the best. i will be mostly using the tv for watching the world cup:D, movies and some gaming?

what's the best one to go for? all i know is that plasma uses more energy than an LCD.

please tell me more
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Also, Plasma still has burn-in, and picture quality isn't nearly as good as LCD.
 
GhostSixFour said:
Also, Plasma still has burn-in, and picture quality isn't nearly as good as LCD.
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I think plasmas colour is better- the problem is that plasma works better in darker environments- so when you go to hifi corp, you dont get a true representation of the picture quality.
plasma has true blacks, and no lag on fast sequences, and is usually cheaper
lcd uses less power, is better in lighter rooms
 
Heres an interesting note, I have a 720p plasma and a 1080p lcd, both 42 inch. I got Avatar blu ray and watched it on both. I cannot say that the one was any better than the other even though it was full HD on the LCD. I do think that watching normal DSTV the plasma has the edge for me because of the warmer picture quality. On the playstation 3 again its a tie.
Even now that I have both I would be hard pressed to decide between the two, probably the energy saving bit would win despite the higher initial price of the LCD.
For info, I compare these both in fairly dark rooms and the plasma is 3 years old and lcd is 2 weeks old.
 
Plasma better for sports by far. You can view the screen from various angles unlike LCD and talk about burn in is rubbish as most recent plasmas have a burn protection function so you can white out the screen for extended periods of time and clear the previous ghosting.
 
GhostSixFour said:
Also, Plasma still has burn-in, and picture quality isn't nearly as good as LCD.
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What?!?

Franna said:
Don't forget about the latest LED TVs:

LED > LCD > Plasma
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What?!? Are we comparing the same price brackets here?



I just finished doing extensive research on thos exact same topic as I was trying to decide between LCD and Plasma too. The results of this in depth research showed that the answer is not as cut and dried as the two of you are trying to make out. Yes, the salesman at Game will tell you the same thing but the majority of them actually seem to know very little! They also seem to get pushed to punt LCDs, probably because more manufacturers have them.

The bottom line on the matter seems to be what you viewing habits are likely to be like. If you are regularly wanting to play games and use if for PC use then perhaps lean towards LCD. For all other uses my research seemed to show that you get far more "bang for your buck" with a plasma.


As a matter of interest I went for the 42" plasma. I am very satisfied with my choice.
 
I sold my 42" plasma and bought a 46" LCD - couldn't be happier.

But I do think a quality plasma has the edge on image quality at the same price. What I didn't like was the image retention on the plasma, which everyone had assured me 'only effected first generation' plasmas
 
Dolby said:
I sold my 42" plasma and bought a 46" LCD - couldn't be happier.

But I do think a quality plasma has the edge on image quality at the same price. What I didn't like was the image retention on the plasma, which everyone had assured me 'only effected first generation' plasmas
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Out of interest, how old was your plasma? The reason I ask is I was also hesitant about getting one because of what I had read about image retention but I eventually went for the plasma. I have already had the situation where the little one paused a DVD for an extended period of time and there were no ill effects. I was also reading the manual and they state the following :

Do not display a still image (such as on a video game or when hooking up a PC to this PDP) on the plasma monitor panel for more than 2 hours as it can cause screen image retention. This image retention is also known as “screen burn”. To avoid such image retention, reduce the degree of brightness and contrast of the screen when displaying a still image.
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LancelotSA said:
Out of interest, how old was your plasma? The reason I ask is I was also hesitant about getting one because of what I had read about image retention but I eventually went for the plasma. I have already had the situation where the little one paused a DVD for an extended period of time and there were no ill effects. I was also reading the manual and they state the following :
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I bought it in late 2007 - but by that stage, people had told me not to worry about burn in and image retention as it was only the older plasmas.

I loved plasmas - but the IR issue made me opt for LCD when I was looking a few months ago.
 
Sometimes the image/burn in will be retained-like when the SO falls asleep during a DVD or your kid forgets his dvd and goes out to play for the afternoon.... then just go and burn it out with the white screen function Works like a charm. 2009 Samsung models anyway. It's good maintenence to do a white screen burn once a month or so for 20 min.
 
Hosehead said:
Sometimes the image/burn in will be retained-like when the SO falls asleep during a DVD or your kid forgets his dvd and goes out to play for the afternoon.... then just go and burn it out with the white screen function Works like a charm. 2009 Samsung models anyway. It's good maintenence to do a white screen burn once a month or so for 20 min.
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My 42B430 has a function where is rolls varying shades of grey, from black through to white, across the screen from left to right for as long as you desire. It also has pixel shift which from my understanding shifts the pixels by the chosen amount every chosen period of time. Mine shifts 5 pixels every two minutes. It is not visible to the eye.
 
LancelotSA said:
My 42B430 has a function where is rolls varying shades of grey, from black through to white, across the screen from left to right for as long as you desire. It also has pixel shift which from my understanding shifts the pixels by the chosen amount every chosen period of time. Mine shifts 5 pixels every two minutes. It is not visible to the eye.
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Why do you have to complicate things
 
I had all those too - white screen, inverter, pixel shift.

Still fumed when I noticed IR though
 
lots of uninformed people on here giving the wrong advice ...

the best TV in the world right now is ....

a plasma set

Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO 111-FD

LED TVs with edge lighting do not deliver the greatest picture when both dark and light elements are present in a scene (loss of shadow detail) ... many consider them as style TV sets ...

then recently along came backlit or local dimming LED TV's (which locally none are available to my recollection) ... the Samsung 8500 is such a set, a great set ... but still falls short of the Pioneer ...

truth be told locally the Samsung PS50B850 outperforms any of the Samsung LED TV 6000, 7000, 8000 series ... (all edge lit LED's)

the general consensus with people who know TV's (not your game sales people) will tell you that Plasma's do give a better picture (LED's are catching up)

guys please check out cnet.com as a start and get yourselves educated ...

the best sets

1. Pioneer Elite Kuro 111FD - Plasma
2. Samsung 8500 LED with local dimming (not locally available)
3. LG Infinia 8500 LED with local dimming (not locally available)
4. Samsung PS50B850 Plasma
 
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OK guys, going green here, getting a 50"-52".. Plasma or LCD? What uses less electricity?
 
LCD HD PC Monitor is def better,it's made for awesome grapics.even if it is hooked up with your Decoder like mine.
 
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