lcd vs plasma

[gaz4399]

im going to get a new hd tv for my uni room but im stuck between two tvs, aparently lcd tvs are more reliable but the plasma has better refresh rate

here are the two i cant decide from

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...rmationSection


or


http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...rmationSection

i do have experience with the second one as my fiancees parents have one and its pretty good tbh

any help appreciated

[savo]

Defo the lcd 1 for me.

[Chris_O]

im looking at getting this one myself and its cheaper here than currys

http://www.richersounds.com/product/.../sams-le40b530

[gaz4399]

Originally Posted by chris_furio

im looking at getting this one myself and its cheaper here than currys

http://www.richersounds.com/product/.../sams-le40b530

cheers for the help dude im not buying from currys i used them as examples i just got example from the same site for comparison. my sensible head says lcd but the plasma looks a lot better and has much better refresh rate

[nicole_]

its just aa tv does it mattes

[Predator_R32p]

Go and look at some, try and get a plasma and lcd together ask them to put them on there default settings (should all be liek that now) then you decide

plasma are nice but somehow i prefer lcd

Maybe youd be better just waiting for the sales and buy a OLED one

[gaz4399]

dammit now i need to find out what on earth oled is. i thought i was getting somwhere lol

cheers for the help pred

im spending over 400quid of course it matters nicole

[Predator_R32p]

Basically its backlit with led lights, its the new generation of TVs they just came out after i bought mine, but im very happy with my philips ambilight, another tv to look at LCD one mine is though

get yourself shopping for one, boxing day is best time to have a look probablies, ive seen the led displays and they look so good

[gaz4399]

im off to meadowhall sunday and i want to know what im looking at tbh as im a noob at this

ive researched and aparently OLED tvs last about half as long as LCD, maybe there not fully developed yet

[Predator_R32p]

Maybe not, get some questions fired at the salesman

but like i say make sure there all on the same settings or default settings, they do tend to put one on better settings to sell it

[gaz4399]

cheers for the sound advice

[Mochachino]

Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

Maybe not, get some questions fired at the salesman

but like i say make sure there all on the same settings or default settings, they do tend to put one on better settings to sell it

Tbh i doubt a currys salesman would know anything about OLEDs lol

[steking25]

i have 2 lcds and a plasma and the picture is a hell of a lot better on the plasma. you could always splash out and get an led one they beat both!!

i read this a while ago, after buying an lcd and this made me choose a plasma http://www.plasma-lcd-facts.co.uk/

[gaz4399]

for the budget i had the lcd tvs were much better quality tbh so i bought one the other week and im very happy with it, aswell as 5.1 cinema system which im also happy with

[BambiHan]

to be honest i would say anything over 37 inches needs to be a plasma as lcd can look quite grainy above that size

[UltraSBM]

Originally Posted by gaz4399

im off to meadowhall sunday and i want to know what im looking at tbh as im a noob at this

ive researched and aparently OLED tvs last about half as long as LCD, maybe there not fully developed yet

This isn't really a problem as an LCD now will last in excess of 15 years of heavy use before you will be able to see the difference.

Plasma's do not suffer from dead pixels, however I will always just "prefer" LCD's.

Also, Currys etc cheat when showing you TV's as you'll notice the lights are always darker in the TV section to give you the impression the TV's are better than they really are.

IMHO an expensive plasma now will give a better picture if you have a 1080p one...but there are FAR more top end LCD's to choose from.

I have a 1080p Sony KDL46W2000 and it's brilliant. 2 years old, £2500 when I got it...still far better than the £1,000 TV's you get now.

Also, a point to remember - Dynamic Contrast is a bag of crap. If you cannot turn it off, do not get the tv. it's so f*cking annoying when your TV is there going darker then lighter then darker just cos the company wants to quote "50,000:1 contrast ratio". it's a marketing gimmic that screws up the viewing experience.

[jus_tin]

dont think you can get big oled tv's yet can you??? last i heard think it was 7" or 11" was the max... and they cost big $'s

[steking25]

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/edit...w?source_id=aw

not that bad prices actually, not searched properly so you could probably get them cheaper

[Hazmanscoop]

i payed £450 for a polaroid LCD 3 years ago

Still looks good now only playing xbox and ps3 on it though, doesnt have 1080p though

[rushy_23]

Originally Posted by steking25

i have 2 lcds and a plasma and the picture is a hell of a lot better on the plasma. you could always splash out and get an led one they beat both!!

i read this a while ago, after buying an lcd and this made me choose a plasma http://www.plasma-lcd-facts.co.uk/

LCD TV's have really stepped up their game over the last year or so. When Plasma's were more popular they were obviously better than LCD's. But the price tag reflected this also.

Now however the better brand LCD's have a better backlight, and their blacks are more natural (rather than grey).

Plasmas are more expensive, use more power and are much bigger in size. Facts are that it makes so much more sense to go LCD witht he tech thats available now. Plasmas will eventually disappear Im sure of it.


Ive not looked too much into OLED LCD's. Im not convinced there is a huge improvement to make the jump as of yet.


The best LCD TV's Ive seen are Samsung/Toshiba/LG. Im not that impressed by Sony (overpriced!) and Philips, not sure on Panasonic..