HDTV – Plasma vs LCD? Which do you own

I’ve had an LG HDTV since just before Christmas and I recommend them big time.

Also Amazon has a good price for them

I’ve seen a few discussions about LCD Vs Plasma, and one of the things that stuck in my mind, was a comment from an AV ‘specialist’ who said something similar to this…. anybody going for anything larger than 42" should be considering Plasma. Under this size, LCD performs, and looks, better.…. don’t know if he was right though, as I own neither. Well, except LCD monitors.

PS. I love the Philips LCD that turns into a mirror when turned off.

This is an interesting subject which is right up my alley since I install a lot of Plasma and LCD TV’s for my work.

Again it really does depend on what application you are using them for and the technology itself.

I myself prefer the look of an HD image on Plasmas but LCD technology is improving vastly in regards to the image/colors it can display.

Then there is the question of if you are going to play a lot of videos games. If this is the case you are better off with a LCD display over Plasma. Even though Plasma technology has improved over the last two years there is still an issue with burn in. Burn in occurs when you have an image that does not move for long periods of time. For example the statistics/life indicators on most video games are located in the same part of the TV screen and do not move. So when you go to watch another image like regular TV programs you will see a faint after image on the screen. But like I said Plasma technology has improved and usually after a period of time the burnt in image disappears.

Then there is the price difference. Plasmas are generally a lot more expensive than LCD’s but this is starting to even out but this all depends on what features you want. It is getting to the point with the high end displays that LCD’s`are becoming more expensive than Plasmas.

So for watching movies and TV I’d go with a Plasma and for playing video games and using with computers I’d go with LCD’s but that’s just me.

I do not own either because I can’t afford them and ironically I work with them on a regular basis. Talk about a kick in the face. I am also waiting for the prices of both to drop a little more because once every country goes from the old NTSC/PAl signal to High Def the prices of both will drop drastically.

Mr. C.

LCD television is more better than plasma. I think

LCDs ARE better, but only up to 29"

Just bought a new LCD

Im looking at buying a 42" or 50" plasma… I just found a samsung 50" for under a grand? Is that amazing??
too good to be true?

i’ve got a 37" LCD and I love it. The differnence between watching standard 50Hz TV and HD 1080i is phenominal!!

I have a Viewpia 40" HD LCD, in black piano finish too. Awesone graphics!

[quote quote="Saviour":2xq6y0hk]I own a lovely Pioneer 43" HD plasma, in black piano finish! I love it, although havn’t actually compared the quality to that of a LCD.

Something i’ve always wondered is what’s better picture quality….HD or blu-ray DVD?[/quote:2xq6y0hk]

Shouldn’t really matter. Both support 1080p so I you have a Full HD tv it shouldn’t make a difference.