LCD vs. Plasma TV. Which is best for you? - Choice Australia

LCD vs. Plasma TV Review - http://www.choice.com.au - From brightness to price and picture quality, Choice video reviews and compares the LCD and Plasma TV. See which comes out best.

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[silvybling]

I Have a LED HDTV it was special & what this video does not mention is the power consumption of a plasma which is on average double what an LCD uses But the LED TVs are less again & the Image is more brilliant than the Plasma & sharper than the LCD, Cant say I have ever seen a sharp image on a Plasma, So I guess they are wrong as Plasma & LCD will be hard to sell soon, you can get a bit more info on this aspects from coeffishant (eBay Reviews) Air-conditioning Guide.

[CHOICEaustralia]

@silvybling Bear in mind that this video was produced when LED-backlit TVs weren't available. You're right, the power consumption is significantly lower, and the colour gamut higher than most LCD or Plasma TVs. But you don't have an LED TV (that's just misleading marketing from the manufacturer). You have an LCD TV with an LED backlight - by definition, it can't be 'sharper than an LCD'. Along with 3D, OLED, Mirasol and maybe even LEP, the display market is getting pretty exciting these days!

[WRfourfiddy]

I think i know that guy waving him arms about!

[CHOICEaustralia]

@WRfourfiddy Hehe - he's loosely based on Stan, the dodgy salesman from LucasArts' Monkey Island games. But it's actually our social media guy, Jason.

[StyrbjornStarke]

just got my lcd and it works perfect in a dim lighted room

[Tyrfingr]

@210482fmj CRT is better with low quality analogue signals, such as DVD and Scart or regular tv broadcast.

But if you run a LCD/Plasma/LED tv on digital equipment such as HDMI cabel hooked to a bluray player or a computer... You'll be compelled to toss the CRT on the scrapyard.

[210482fmj]

give me back crt any day. many of the big screen lcd tvs can not match the quality of the 36" crt tvs that were produced. lcd looks noticably grainy compared to crt. also remember them saying lcd would be more energy efficient than crt. i looked and the new big screen tvs and they use more power than crt did. only good thing about flat screen tvs are the smaller size which is the only reason the industry has adopted them

[builderclick]

@silvybling

Ilike this

[ratsgoquack]

can someone give me their picture settings. mine are bad and are set to the factory settings.

[DeanGetYourWings]

Hmm. well i got into the HD Tv market about 5 years ago, bad choice as i knew little about True HD and HD Ready...so as you can guess i got a really nice Sony BRAVIA that was not 1080p only 1080i.

So now i'm looking to upgrade to a full HD Tv for my Computer, Sky HD & Blu-Ray. Only thing is budget is about £400 - £500 and that cutting it close and id really like a plasma screen, 42" is big enough for me. Finding a good Plasma for that price is hard so i may have to go with LCD/LED

[MrNoturcheez]

which one is better for video games like HDMI

[demorik]

@eseblue13 samsung plasmas are good but they do show ir more than a panasonic which will make you worry, the panny also has less lag, i had a samsung and switched to panasonic because of this. Just remember after you game use the scrolling bar or just watch some full screen tv, that will get rid of the image retention.

[eseblue13]

@demorik thanks i was think about a samsung a 46 in that i was in a wal mart today an i talk to people who work there an they said a plasma samsung is a good choice but i want to make sure

[demorik]

@eseblue13 yes, panasonic G or V series plasma should be your choice though for two reasons, for gaming the panasonic has less input lag and the panel on the G or V series to me is more resistant to Image retention than the S series or samsung and lg plasmas.