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by **66-1112520797** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:05 am

Okay guys in your proffesional opinion (whatever your proffesion is) whats better.

Bearing in mind I'm looking to get a 42" screen or bigger, what should I go with ?

by **112-1077774096** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:09 am

i have 42 inch plasma, i get a reflection on the screen but i believe with lcd there is no reflection, it can be a nuisance at times when watching in daylight

by **Redman in wales** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:18 am

A lot depends on how myuch money you’re willing to spend as invariably plasmas are slightly more expensive.

I’ve just got myself a 32” Panasonic LCD tv and am very happy with it, though am on a budget and the size of our lounge is quite small so anything else would be too big for the room.

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when I was comparing the two, I found this on a website:

Why Buy Plasma?
Grey scale response / contrast - Plasma technology can deliver superior subleties - which means plasmas can generally give you more detail in dark picture areas.

Response Times - Response time is the amount of time, measured in milliseconds, that it takes for a pixel to go from inactive to active and back again. Athough the latest LCD screens have made big improvements in this area, plasma is still considerably better, so its picture quality generally suffers less.

Viewing Angle - LCD screens frequently boast viewing angles of anywhere upto 175 degrees. But our experience suggests that these figures are very optimistic, as LCD pictures start to lose lots of contrast and colour at angles much less than than those quoted. Pretty much all plasma screens, on the other hand, retain their quality upto around 160 degrees.

Colour Saturation - Plasma traditionally scores high here because of the way it blocks light, turning off pixels when they're not needed so that no stray light can dilute its coulours. With LCD there's always smoe stray light in the mechanism, which adds a greying influence to colours thus makes authentic tones more difficult to see.

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Why Buy LCD?
Screen life - We've seen some industry claims that LCD can last twice as long as plasma (around 40 years at 4hrs a day versus 20 years at 4hrs of use a day). Even though we suspect that such claims show a distinct LCD bias on the part of the source, it does seem that LCD can last a bit longer than plasma.

No screenburn - Plasma screens are suspectible to something called screenburn, which occurs when a bright image, like the sky news logo, is displayed on screen for an extended period of time. The constant saturation 'tires' plasma's phosphors, leaving a permanent shadow of the bright image behind. LCD technology is pretty much immune to this problem.

Slimness - Because there is no need for gas filled or heavy glass fronts in a LCD screen, LCDs tend to be slimmer and lighter than plasmas.

Brightness - LCD technology can generally deliver brighter pictures than a plasma - though more brightness isn't automatically better if it is used to disguise a lack of contrast.

Power consumption - LCDs generally use less power than plasma TVs because they dont need to power hundreds of electrodes to stimulate phosphors.

by **dawson99** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:22 am

i got the 42" plasma, and no complaints here, the hd format is genius and if you are bothered by reflections, close a curtain!

by **ConnO'var** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:25 am

LCD..... no reflection and lower power consumption mate..... but 42" LCDs are more expensive if I'm not mistaken.

by **GYBS** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:27 am

Got LCD myself - plasma just produces far too much heat for me .

by **Judge** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:30 am

i have a 37 inch LCD TV (HD ready)

brilliant it is. forget plasma bamaga, they only last 5 year then the screen goes. stick with LCD

unless you want LSD

by **dawson99** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:35 am

why would u want it to last longer than 5 years anyway? stick with plasma i say

by **account deleted by request** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:35 am

I have two LCD'S a 40" and a 37" no complaints at all. I think if you are going bigger than 40 or 42" I would go for a plasma though. Although lcd's now go up to 50" or so I think once you get above 42" they are still very expensive.

Both LCD and Plasma are fantastic in High def, but I think you are supposed to get more realistic colours with plasma, but I honestly couldn't see any difference when I compared them.

Whichever you get mate, make sure you download a setup disk. The difference when they are set up properly really is worth it.

by **66-1112520797** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:28 am

Thanks Redman in Wales I'm am torn now.

Somebody told me a Plasma is better for watching sport on, the screen (or whatever) can keep up with th movement of the ball (no traces ?) I dont know.

Its a bit like PC V's Mac.

I didnt even know about the 'download set up disk' Saint So I'll bare that in mind.

Thanks guys.

by **metalhead** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:37 am

BM I would go for an LCD

I have a 37 inch LCD and a 42 inch Plasma, my LCD is way better in terms of quality.

by **daxy1** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:49 am

i have a 42in plasma in the livinroom top notch but hot as fook it's like a 42in radiator
i have a 32in lcd in the conservatory with no reflections never been a problem
i have 44in rear projector in my bedroom it's an old lg but awesome for havin at the foot of the bed
and i have a 26in sony lcd tv as my pc moniter 100% awesome

for 42in and above it has to be plasma anything below is dominated by lcd

by **Judge** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:54 am

daxy1 wrote:i have a 42in plasma in the livinroom top notch but hot as fook it's like a 42in radiator
i have a 32in lcd in the conservatory with no reflections never been a problem
i have 44in rear projector in my bedroom it's an old lg but awesome for havin at the foot of the bed
and i have a 26in sony lcd tv as my pc moniter 100% awesome

for 42in and above it has to be plasma anything below is dominated by lcd

daxy1 = carboot currys digital

by **laza** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:05 pm

Christ Daxy, i hate to think what you have setup in the bog

by **andy_g** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:16 pm

you've all got far too much money if you ask me. make do with one of those 4" portable black and white jobbies and spend the money you've saved on airfix kits and other quality stuff.

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