Plasma vs LCD TVs
 

LCD and Plasma are both excellent looking TVs. Sometimes I wouldn't know which I was looking at if it didn't have a label. However, there is a GLARE that I see from light sources elsewhere in the room. I don't see that with LCD screens. I have also read of burn in concerns with Plasma screens. Are there other considerations of these 2 particular offerings I should be aware of when selecting my new HDTV?

Well last summer when I was trying to figure out which to buy I eventually ruled out plasma because of the burn-in issue. They also just seemed like they would die sooner than an lcd, but I'm not sure why I had that feeling. Now this year we have seen most of the best plasma manufacturers leave the business all together. This doesn't bode well with plasma quality. I recently read an article that said plasma was dead, and it very well could be because no big name companies are manufacturing them anymore.

I would recommend going with an LCD based off of past experiences. I personally went with a 42" 1080p Sharp Aquos and have loved it. You can now pick up a 44-48" 1080p for a similar price that I paid - $1300.

With this question you have opened quite the bag of worms. This is generally suited for a large lengthy discussion, but I'll try to summarize. If you do but an LCD check the pixels response time, this is very important to it's overall performance. I believe an excellent rule of thumb is over 50 inches get Plasma, below that I'd stick to LCD.

Plasma pros:

• Better picture quality than LCD, generally, it excels at similar colors, especially black, which LCD's have trouble with.
• Cost effective for LARGE screens.

Plasma cons:

• Burn in of screen images that are kept up for a long time.

LCD pros:

• Cheaper.
• Better resolution, in terms of number of pixels.

LCD cons:

• The color black is difficult to display because of the backlight.
• Good luck finding a LARGE one, LCD TVs are a giant array of TFT's (a type of transistor) and it must be manufactured in one piece which is very difficult to do on a large TV.

Yes, the picture is better, but the burn in remnants are terrible.

I was setting up a friends 50+ inch sammy plasma and had poker on in hd.... It was on for less than 1 minute and I saw the hand information box for over an hour.

Made me happy that I chose lcd for my house.

You need a dark room for plasma,or you will get reflections from windows and other light sources.

Nowadays, LCDs are much more popluar than plasma but wait until LED TVs become more mainstream

Personally I would go with LCD, because of the burn in with Plasma. Just be careful to avoid the mis-information scams.

This site covers some good ones like dynamic contrast ratio. I don't agree with all of their points but it's good to hear all sides.

http://hdguru.com/the-ten-worst-hdtv...explained/239/

I agree, LCDs are a much better choice than Plasma due to the burn in.

LCDs are the way to go. I don't want to repeat what the guys have already said, but I did do tons of research before I opted for an LCD last November.

I tend to lean towards lcd screens. They tend to last longer.