LCD VS Plasma
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Liverslapper
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Plasma comes in the following
4:3 aspect ratio - This is the same shape screen as a computer monitor or non-widescreen television. The width of the screen being 4 parts long and 3 parts high. This gives you a rectangular screen.
16:9 aspect ratio - This is the 'widescreen' television screen shape. The width of the screen being 16 parts long and 9 parts high.
LCD monitors are very thin flat screen computer monitors. They currently range from around 12 to 40 inches in size and come in many varieties. Then new 30" and 40" screens are in a widescreen format and are an alternative to plasma screens.
Life of plasma screens.......
This varies considerably between manufacturers but usually from 20,000 to 30,000 hours. After this time the plasma screen will only be at around half the original brightness. 20,000 is 833 days or 2.3 years of continuous 24-hour use. This is one advantage plasma screens has over LCD projectors which have a bulb life of usually 2,000 hours before replacement.
A general rule of thumb is that plasmas deliver better home-theater performance than LCDs......so to conclude
Plasma is the best now, but the LCD screens are gaining fast. Go with the Plasma
4:3 aspect ratio - This is the same shape screen as a computer monitor or non-widescreen television. The width of the screen being 4 parts long and 3 parts high. This gives you a rectangular screen.
16:9 aspect ratio - This is the 'widescreen' television screen shape. The width of the screen being 16 parts long and 9 parts high.
LCD monitors are very thin flat screen computer monitors. They currently range from around 12 to 40 inches in size and come in many varieties. Then new 30" and 40" screens are in a widescreen format and are an alternative to plasma screens.
Life of plasma screens.......
This varies considerably between manufacturers but usually from 20,000 to 30,000 hours. After this time the plasma screen will only be at around half the original brightness. 20,000 is 833 days or 2.3 years of continuous 24-hour use. This is one advantage plasma screens has over LCD projectors which have a bulb life of usually 2,000 hours before replacement.
A general rule of thumb is that plasmas deliver better home-theater performance than LCDs......so to conclude
Plasma is the best now, but the LCD screens are gaining fast. Go with the Plasma
I've read all the specs and I know the differences. I just want to know what everyone's personal oppinion is when it comes to picture quality and and performance.
I have my my Xbox 360 hooked up to my computer monitor right now, its a 19 inch LCD with a 4ms refresh time and it looks amazing. No "ghosting" but now I want a bigger screen for it, movies, and HDTV. But I'm afriad these 32 - 42 inch LCDs will look like shit with their 12ms refresh times.
Any other input?
I have my my Xbox 360 hooked up to my computer monitor right now, its a 19 inch LCD with a 4ms refresh time and it looks amazing. No "ghosting" but now I want a bigger screen for it, movies, and HDTV. But I'm afriad these 32 - 42 inch LCDs will look like shit with their 12ms refresh times.
Any other input?
dreaming neon darkspot
natures' retard
dude, i need to start reading the thread titles more carefully, because at first i thought this was LSD vs Plasma and assumed i was in for a thread full of very interesting drug stories...
lizard
Member
LSD will take you farther but plasma is useful if you get in a car accident on the way home from circuit city.
Liverslapper
w00t
i would personally use the LCD for computer monitors, because the LCD in the near future will out-do the Plasma, i've got a big Plasma TV at home, one of the best looking TV's i've seen, but thats just my opinion.
high definition is TV for the future, and since the Xbox 360 support HD, it should look nice.
high definition is TV for the future, and since the Xbox 360 support HD, it should look nice.
fading
Graphic Designer
My father inlaw is picking up a new LCD 50 inch this thursday. I seen and compared the picture to the plasma and it beat it by far. The picture on the LCD was so freaking clear. The other sets were too pixellated, of course that was up close and the LCD hardly had any Pixelation. The model we looked at was made by Samsung. Yes, picking it up just in time for the big game, woohoo
neal
wizard in black
my roomate has a 52" HD widescreen projection TV (i.e. not flat) that totally rules. we just put it in the corner and it doesnt really take up all that much space. the advantage of the more traditional projection HD, is that its less than half the cost, doesnt fade anywhere near as fast, doesnt get 'burn in' etc. there are probably more, but i dont know jack shit about TVs.
alphacorvus
Member
video gaming = static images, static images=burn-in
plasma screens can be very susceptable to burn-in.
if you plan to use your 360 on the plasma, it will likely be a poor choice.
plasma screens can be very susceptable to burn-in.
if you plan to use your 360 on the plasma, it will likely be a poor choice.
Listen here...
I've been doing research on this myself lately, and I'm going to stick with rear projection DLP for now.
The reason?
There's a new kid on the block called SED or Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display, it will be released this year.
Apparently everyone at the trade shows last year says it blows LCD and Plasma out of the water in every way.
For example, compare contrast ratios:
LCD- 3,000:1
Plasma- 5,000:1
SED- 100,000:1 (yes, that's one hundred thousand)
Apparently looked so real people thought you could reach out and touch objects on the screen. The picture is as sharp or sharper than LCD, contrast ratio way the hell higher than anything, colors more vibrant and tracks movement better.
It's actually based on the old tube technology (which I liked better anyway), except instead of 1 tube it's hundreds of thousands of little tubes.
The models released this year will start at 55", 1080p, and as flat as anything out there.
Prices will be higher than plasma, but it is cheaper to produce SED so they are in a position to compete.
LCD and Plasma makers are already scrambling to cut costs to compete with SED, and the word is they are trying to get even bigger screen models down to $1,000 by 2008! We'll wait and see, but expect prices to drop significantly in the next couple years.
In the meantime, I would say find a good deal on rear projection, and make sure it has digital inputs as the new Blue Ray DVD players and HD DVD players will not have component/analog outputs for security issues. I'd also get 1080p too if you can (a little more expensive). Then wait for LCD or Plasma to come down in price or wait a little longer for the SED tvs to become more affordable.
I've been doing research on this myself lately, and I'm going to stick with rear projection DLP for now.
The reason?
There's a new kid on the block called SED or Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display, it will be released this year.
Apparently everyone at the trade shows last year says it blows LCD and Plasma out of the water in every way.
For example, compare contrast ratios:
LCD- 3,000:1
Plasma- 5,000:1
SED- 100,000:1 (yes, that's one hundred thousand)
Apparently looked so real people thought you could reach out and touch objects on the screen. The picture is as sharp or sharper than LCD, contrast ratio way the hell higher than anything, colors more vibrant and tracks movement better.
It's actually based on the old tube technology (which I liked better anyway), except instead of 1 tube it's hundreds of thousands of little tubes.
The models released this year will start at 55", 1080p, and as flat as anything out there.
Prices will be higher than plasma, but it is cheaper to produce SED so they are in a position to compete.
LCD and Plasma makers are already scrambling to cut costs to compete with SED, and the word is they are trying to get even bigger screen models down to $1,000 by 2008! We'll wait and see, but expect prices to drop significantly in the next couple years.
In the meantime, I would say find a good deal on rear projection, and make sure it has digital inputs as the new Blue Ray DVD players and HD DVD players will not have component/analog outputs for security issues. I'd also get 1080p too if you can (a little more expensive). Then wait for LCD or Plasma to come down in price or wait a little longer for the SED tvs to become more affordable.
I cant hook my regular xbox up to my monitor.
As for the SED information, thank you, but I wont be able to affaord a 55" screen nor will i have room for it. I want a 32-42 inch screen, probably LCD at thise point.
For people with LCDs and who like the LCDs what about the "ghosting" What refreshrate do I need before I will not notice the bluriness of motion? 12ms? 8ms?
As for the SED information, thank you, but I wont be able to affaord a 55" screen nor will i have room for it. I want a 32-42 inch screen, probably LCD at thise point.
For people with LCDs and who like the LCDs what about the "ghosting" What refreshrate do I need before I will not notice the bluriness of motion? 12ms? 8ms?
Lord Foul
I don't spank men
How big a screen do you want and how much do you want to spend on it? That's really the main question. Also, check out the new Sharp Aquos line of LCD screens in sizes up to 65" and 1080p resolution.
i was looking at those.. i was looking at 2 of the the 32 inch Aquos LCDs, one with the side speakers, and one with the bottom speakers... id like the one with the side speakers if i can take them off.
Id like a 32-42 inch screen, and i would love to spend under 1,500.
Id like a 32-42 inch screen, and i would love to spend under 1,500.
Lord Foul
I don't spank men
Realistically, you are pricing yourself in the 32" LCD bracket. You won't get higher than 1080i resolution in that size, but few components on the market output 1080p at this point. In the Sharp Aquos line the bottom mounted speakers (D6U and D7U) are removable; the side mounted speakers (D4U and D5U) are built-in.
Consumer Reports rated the Sharp D5U as it's best 32" LCD in the Nov '05 report, and number 5 overall. Presumably any of the 32" Aquos use identical panels, so this rating should apply to the D4U, D6U, and D7U series as well.
http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com has the 32" Aquos line occupying position 2 and 4 on it's top 10
Consumer Reports rated the Sharp D5U as it's best 32" LCD in the Nov '05 report, and number 5 overall. Presumably any of the 32" Aquos use identical panels, so this rating should apply to the D4U, D6U, and D7U series as well.
http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com has the 32" Aquos line occupying position 2 and 4 on it's top 10
