Reply to: LCD or PLasma

[gingerjedi]

Bigger isn’t always going to be better, you need something that suits the distance you sit from the TV, I have a 37 incher but only sit about 7 foot away, if it was any bigger I'd have to sit further away to not notice the pixel separation… That 70" would be like watching the ad boards on Piccadilly Circus in my lounge.

LCD’s have come along way and motion blur should only be a problem on cheaper brands, my Toshiba has a 100M mode that eliminates motion blur and flicker.

As someone said before <40" go for LCD >40" go for Plasma.

[Benny]

this looks nice

Envy is a terrible thing

[Benny]

this looks nice

[Benny]

Real contractors have 50" +

[Ardesco]

I was looking at the 50" model

[Spacecadet]

I did some reading up on them a while back and the only ones worth buying are the pioneer kuro's. Expensive, but hey we are all contractors right

When you said expensive i was expecting £5k or similar...

£1400 on amazon for the 42" model
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer-PDP-...8146239&sr=8-1
Quite a reasonable price for what is considered to be one of the best

[Ardesco]

I did some reading up on them a while back and the only ones worth buying are the pioneer kuro's. Expensive, but hey we are all contractors right

Also the kuro has passed all the burn in tests thrown at it from what I have read.

[Zorba]

This is easy to verify. Next time I have sky sports on I'll trace their logo with a permanent marker. That way I'll be able to see when it moves.

That almost reads like a Viz Top Tip!

[BoredBloke]

AFAIK all UK channels nudge their logos around by a few pixels to prevent (or at least delay) burn in.

I would google you a link but CBFA.

This is easy to verify. Next time I have sky sports on I'll trace their logo with a permanent marker. That way I'll be able to see when it moves.

[Zorba]

AFAIK all UK channels nudge their logos around by a few pixels to prevent (or at least delay) burn in.

I would google you a link but CBFA.

[chef]

LCD's start with all pixels white and adds illuminates them as required meaning true black is a hard to reach target for LCD's

Plasma's start with all pixels black and illuminates them as required meaning blacks are always better but if you have a logo on the screen (such as sky sports) then it runs the risk of being burnt into the screen, this isnt a problem with LCD's.

[BoredBloke]

The blurring happens if you get one with a really rubbish refresh rate, like you got with LCD monitors when they first came out. On a good TV that should be sorted. Mine is fine for sport. Also, when looking at the TV in the shop, stand back from it as you don't watch them close up. Often the blurring in only noticable when you are on top of the tv but your eyes don't pick it up when you are futher away.

Also get the assistant to plug in a standard def feed as they will probably be showing a HD one to show the TV in its best light.

[~Craig~]

When I bought ours about 6 months ago I picked 2 LCD screens. A 32 inch one for the bedroom (quite a big room) and a 42 inch one for downstairs. I'd say that picture quality between good LCD and good plasma screens is about the same.

LCD screens tend to use less power than a plasma and generate less heat. They also tend to me much lighter which is something to remember if your sticking them on a wall. However a plasma can do much better black on the screen than the LCD. This is because the LCD uses a big lamp to generate the images, so black bits get made brighter. On a plasma this isn't the case and so black is black. Also plasma can update quicker than a LCD which is important on really big screens. I have not noticed this on our 42 inch one though and I watch quite a bit of football on mine - which looks good in HD.

yep if you watch a lot of sport you might be better off getting a plasma as you can get blurring on LCD. This is from bits 'n pieces i've read on t'internet not my own experience.

[BoredBloke]

When I bought ours about 6 months ago I picked 2 LCD screens. A 32 inch one for the bedroom (quite a big room) and a 42 inch one for downstairs. I'd say that picture quality between good LCD and good plasma screens is about the same.

LCD screens tend to use less power than a plasma and generate less heat. They also tend to me much lighter which is something to remember if your sticking them on a wall. However a plasma can do much better black on the screen than the LCD. This is because the LCD uses a big lamp to generate the images, so black bits get made brighter. On a plasma this isn't the case and so black is black. Also plasma can update quicker than a LCD which is important on really big screens. I have not noticed this on our 42 inch one though and I watch quite a bit of football on mine - which looks good in HD.

[oraclesmith]

Kuro ; I got me one !!