Plasma V LCD

[STONEISLAND]

So which is best?

[Neil]

"Best" in what way?

Moved to the 'science and technology' forum.

[STONEISLAND]

Originally Posted by Neil

"Best" in what way?

Best picture?
Best quality?
Best sound?
Best value?

All round?

I want to get it right when i purchase.

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Originally Posted by Chris T

Moved to the 'science and technology' forum.

I spent 5 minutes deciding where to post it.......

should still be relevant

http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp

[peanut]

Not sure what's best, I don't think many people will have both so an honest personal opinion is going to be tricky.

I have a Samsung LE32R41BD (32" LCD) and very happy with it, dvds, xbox360 (HD is excellent), PC - all looks amazing on it, NTL digital is fine if watched at the right distance, but I can't say much for analogue tv though, on these tv's the bigger the screen the worse the pic can be, so the further back you have to sit. Don't get a 50" monster if you have a small room.

I think price wise, LCDs are better value for money at the mo.

Not sure about sound, always best to have a seperate home theatre set up anyway, if you pay out that amount for a tv then you have to get the sound system too.

As for plasma's it is a case of you get what you pay for at the mo. And I went for LCD as I didn't like the idea of the image burn in problems and shorter life span (ok LCDs you can get dead pixels so nothing is perfect).

I had NTL analogue to start with and after paying out for the tv I was in 2 minds to send it back, the picture was awful, so only get one if you have a digital tv service, if not stick with CRT till you upgrade.

Another thing is don't go by the sizes in the shops, when you check out the 50" and then look at the 32" they look like portables in the shops but when you get the 32" home it's a lot bigger than you thought. So measure up first.

Hope that helps

[Neil]

Originally Posted by skunk4u

Best picture?
Best quality?
Best sound?
Best value?

All round?

There's not one model that answers your questions.

The Pioneer 43"/50" are generally considered to be the cream of the crop when it comes to plasmas, but they come with a price tag that reflects it.

Sound is negligible, run it through a 5.1/7.1 amp/system & be done with it.

You need to have a budget 1st & then we can guide you in the right direction.

[Stuart]

skunk4u, I generally agree with Neil's post above on this, but I would recommend that you go and actually see a few Plasma's and LCD's in action first. Most halfway decent Hi Fi and TV shops will let you do this, and if they are good, they should have a dedicated "home cinema" room, where you can try out various plasmas, LCDs and sound systems with your own DVDs.

[JediMaster]

I just had a 32" Funai (off QVC) its above my Water Bed & its AWESOME. I had Sky TV installed last week (as I hated NTL Digital).

Best TV I have had (IMHO)

Wall Mounted (bracket off eBay for £45). Looks AWESOME

[TheBlueRaja]

Originally Posted by Neil

There's not one model that answers your questions.

The Pioneer 43"/50" are generally considered to be the cream of the crop when it comes to plasmas, but they come with a price tag that reflects it.

Sound is negligible, run it through a 5.1/7.1 amp/system & be done with it.

You need to have a budget 1st & then we can guide you in the right direction.

Have a look over at http://www.avforums.com/, they deal with all this sort of stuff and you can ask people that actually have these things.

The Pio is supposed to be the best telly until very recently when the latest crop of Panny's came out at which point they were allegedly beaten although they say you would be very hard pushed to notice the difference in PQ.

Except that is in the wallet as the Pannys are noticably cheaper.

[jtwn]

Neither, OLED and SED are the future. LCD and Plasma are just filling the gap.