Which is better? LCD, LED or Plasma.
I have been told LED is the best for a 32 inch, while plasma is better for 50 inch.
It's really up to the individual and their needs. But plasma is better overall because as a technology it handles certain things better like lower quality feeds (which are still very important as 99% of SA TV is SD (non HD)), motion, colours and blacks, generally speaking. About everyone agrees with this, including some of MyBb's most vehement LCD fanbois (who because of budget or availability of higher end FHD plasmas felt entry FHD LCD suited their needs better).
Of course there are many LCD/LED-LCDs that cream plasma as LCD tech has evolved greatly (motion, blacks, colours), but they're usually 1.5 - 2 times the price at each size point compared to plasma. Best TVs in the world are almost always plasma (high end Panasonic Viera's) but recently I think a locally dimming LED (unlike the "LEDs" you see at Game and Makro which are in fact LCDs only with LED back lighting) won... Costs a huge amount of money though, probably R200k+ compared to Viera plasmas which are around R50k+.
LCD/LED-LCD's biggest selling point at the lower end of the market is that it offers Full HD screens, while plasmas are generally HD Ready (although bigger); and FHD plasma tends to only start at 50" (offering better value for money than FHD LCD of similar size). But FHD vs HDR opens up a whole other tin of worms. The gist is that FHD is only noticeable from closer viewing distances generally (32" = 1m, 40" = 1.5m, 50" = 2m
http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php/photo/13804/title/resolution-chart/cat/900), so if you sit further back than supposedly required for the full FHD experience, HDR is fine and you would probably favour plasma's bigger size and better picture quality and motion handling.
Plasma's biggest flaw at the lower end is that they are quite reflective (like normal CRT box TVs, which use glass fronts). This is less of a problem if your TV room isn't brightly lit and actually has curtains/blinds installed. If you have no problem with CRT's reflectivity now, you won't with plasma.
At the moment, only Blu-rays and being connected to a PC and certain console games (less than 1% of all titles) offer FHD/1080p. If you don't rely on those or have large BR collections etc, then FHD is merely marketing gimmick.
/fire extinguisher ready in case
