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I’m leaning toward a Philips 47 LCD.
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Plasma is better if you usually watch TV in a dark room with the lights off/dimmed. They have bad glare problems. They also must be kept upright at all times and have burn-in problems (but not nearly as bad as they used to).
If none of those disadvantages sound bad to you, then go with plasma. It has really good picture quality. I use an LCD because I can’t even transport a TV upright in my car.
Plasma is sharper and viewable at an angle…But prone to “burn in”
LCD does not get Burn In but loses quality further from center you sit.
Go for the LCD. first of all LCD’s have a better quality of picture, and also the screen is made of anti reflective material. ALso the LCD’s life is known to be longer.
Plasma’s may look good because their colors are brighter, and the prices are cheaper, but in the end, a plas ma is more prone on breking on you, the plasma is also known that if you see a tv show that has a logo in the same place for the entire show, for example the news, or a good football game, the logo might get imprinted in the glass, and you wont be bale to take it off.
Believe when I tell you LCD will last you longer, and you wont regret it.
We have both LCD’s and a Plasma in our house. I say an LCD. For our third T.V. we choose another LCD. Plasmas emit a lot of heat. In the summer it can make a difference especially in California. The other issue I have is the burn in. Which you cannot get rid of.
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Advantage for LCD: Looks nicer, lasts longer, not as much screen glare.
Advantage for Plasma: Better variety, more color depth.
LCD is much better.
Well, the original issue w/the Plasma’s and burn in has pretty much been resolved in the newer ones. You’d have to leave the TV on for something like days for it to be a possibility. So now it is just personal choice. We were leaning toward a 46 LCD, but ended up w/a 50” plasma…I think my husband saw fireworks and threw all caution to the wind. Anyway, the picture is what you really need to go by and this one had the best picture where we shopped. We’re very happy w/it.
you’ll need to put your own eye on it Plasma screens have a glass filter that have glare issues, they weigh more and emit a lot of heat and use more energy
LCD is not burn-in and last longer.I suggest Samsung LN46A650 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color.Great picture.
I liked this answer:
“you’ll need to put your own eye on it Plasma screens have a glass filter that have glare issues, they weigh more and emit a lot of heat and use more energy”
Plasmas have better picture because:
- it has better black levels (LCD is usually grey)
- It is brighter
- It has a much wider angle of view
- Plasma TV’s tend to be cheaper in the 40-50 inch range
However this comes at the cost of:
- Real glass screen for plasma is highly reflective. Any side/rear lights or windows will glare.
- Plasma is heavy (glass screen)
- Plasma generates a lot of heat
“I’m leaning toward a Philips 47 LCD.”
Bad idea.
Philips is a second, almost third tier brand. I have not seen any reviews of any Phillips TV in several years. They are just not that big of a player in the market.
Stick with Sony, Samsung, Sharp Aqous or Panasonic brands.
Get the current issue of Sound & Vision which lists the best of last years models to see what they say. Last years models are very very good and are probably half-price to make room for new models.
Plasma – For blacks, contrast, and motion-blurring they will destroy LCDs 100% of the time, especially in the sizes you’re looking at. LCDs that don’t cost $6,000 can’t compete with Plasmas. Plasmas are not as bright in the whites, but I’ve never seen a home user crank their brightness to 100% (it would be blinding). Plasmas are glass panels though so if you have reflection issues in your room, then LCDs might make more sense. Plasmas have more pop in the their colors. Its not a good vs bad thing though, its personal preference. So you might want to check that out in a store at some point and see what you like, not what people on the Internet say. Plasmas will playback sports and actions movies incredibly well, they don’t have all the motion blurring issues that LCDs have (its just not an issue on a Plasma).
Plasma Myth – Plasmas can experience burn-in. This is so hard to do now. You have to try to do it. Normal usage won’t do it. All you have to really worry about is for the first 100 hours of usage, keep the brightness and contrast (picture) settings cranked down until all of the gasses have been conditioned. After that, optimize for what you want, and you’ll have a way better TV than any LCD will ever offer.
LCD – They are the everyman HDTV. They are cost effective. If you spend a bit more on a like a Samsung or Sharp Aquos LCD you can get reasonably good contrast and blacks. Don’t waste your money on a Sony though, you pay a lot for the name Sony, and while the TVs are good TVs, the bang-for your-buck isn’t there. LCDs play back SD sharper (it looks more like the evening news than a movie). That’s a personal taste issue though, not good vs bad. Plasma users get used to the SD look it has (but for some its not acceptable as they buy an HDTV only to watch SD on it for some reason). Make sure you get 120hz if you like sports or action movies, otherwise fast motion won’t look good. LCDs are a matte finish so can be better for rooms with uncontrollable light sources.
I vote plasma
If picture quality is top priority plasma is it.
Better blacks
No lag time
No shift in brightness or color when viewed off angle
No massive drop in resolution with motion like LCD (look up motion resolution)
No need for 120hz that makes films look like camcorder footage
Wider color gamut
plasma costs less per inch than LCD
downside, very burn in resistant, but still an issue.
Uses more power
Fewer models and sizes to pick from
Myth. I don’t know where people keep getting this LCD lasts longer than plasma stuff. Anybody got a credible link? They both have good overall reliability. Current plasmas are rated between 50,000 and 100,000 hours to half-life (half brightness)
Having said all that, ANY LCD or Plasma can just fail out of the blue in a year like anything else.
This plasma at bestbuy is on sale for $1099. I dare any LCD fanboy to find a LCD in the same price range that will beat this plasma across the board.