lcd vs. plasma

[tattguy12]

We are in the process of buying a new t.v. wondering if anyone has any opinion on the difference between plasma and lcd?or should we just go with a hdtv??thanks for any help

            kevin

[rchaze60]

well since starting next year all the stations are going to HD i would go with a good HD tv if you dont get a HDTV you will have to buy a box to convert it  I say this on the news about 2 weeks ago

[mopho]

 you cannot buy a  non digital ready tv  DIGITAL DOES NOT MEAN HDTV!

[tattguy12]

ya we saw it to thats why were getting a new t.v now and ours is to small for our living room

[Wagz]

Go with the LCD

My brothers power bill took quite a jump with his plasma TV

[mopho]

ya we saw it to thats why were getting a new t.v now and ours is to small for our living room

  do you have cable or dish?

[tattguy12]

cable

[tattguy12]

 

[mopho]

cable

then it  the whole  digital switch does not matter to you

[Faceman]

Next year all signals are supposed to be transmitted in digital format. Most tvs built in the 7 or 8 years should be able to receive them with no problem (supposed to).  If you have a cable box then it should not matter because it already converts to digital. I am also buying a new tv as well. I did alot of research and lcd versus plasma breaks down to your choice.
I am buying an LCD. I found LCD uses much less power than Plasma, stays alot cooler, less glare, no burn in from stationary pics such as channel ID or ticker tape etc. Plasma gives a better crisper picture. Just do your research and check out as many as possible before buying. I was thinking about rear projection (LCD or DLP) but found out they require bulbs that burn out every 2-5 years and cost on average $200-300 each.
So anyway this is just my opinion and you need to make up your own mind and weigh all your options. Good Luck.

[mopho]

besides the power consumption  the main  thing about plasma vs lcd is that plasma has a very short life span 10-20k thousand hours with a less than cost effective recharge fee( throw it away) while lcd bulbs last 3-10k  and cost 100-300 bucks  the tv's really have  nothing else to wear out  unlike  old style rear projectors. the drawback of most lcd's is viewing angle ever look  at a lcd computer monitor/laptop screen  from an odd angle ? yeah  doesn't work so well so if you  have  your living room set up where you need large viewing angles plasma may be a better fit ( that  is the only reason the use projectors and plasmas  in  bars ) ...

[repoman]

yeah i say lcd as well , i know alot of people that spent the $$ on the almighty plasma and kick them selves in the a$$ because of it ....    lcd is the way to go

unless of course you spend the 8000 and get the pioneer elite 

[tattguy12]

Thanks for the input we decided we are going with lcd...


              kevin

[Fiasco]

Good luck with the LCD. I'm sure it will work well for you. Most are pretty good. I bought a plasma. I think there are some misconceptions about plasma. If you use it 6 hours a day for 9 years, you will reach 20,000 so I wouldn't sweat that. The mfgs have done a lot of testing and the lifespan is looking pretty good on these things. In fact, they predict they will last longer than CRT tvs. They do consume a lot of power but so do LCDs. LCDs don't use lamps. I think one of the posts was thinking about rear projection. The main reason I got plasma is that they do a better job with action movies and sports. LCDs suffer from a bit of screen jitter when displaying high speed images. It isn't noticeable to many people so it probably won't be a problem. My last comment is that LCDs seem to be less expensive in the mid range sizes. Once you get up over 50 inches though, they become more comparable. I have a 58" Panasonic plasma that I purchased after much research and waiting for the price to hit my range. I've never regretted it.