What is the difference between LCD and plasma Televisions?
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Each technology has certain pros and cons. You have to choose what’s right for you.
LCD:
Lighter
Brighter – best for brightly lit rooms or rooms that have lots of natural light
More energy efficient
Poorer viewing angle – picture degrades as you move sideways away from the tv.
More expensive in larger sizes
Doesn’t display dark scenes as well
Motion blur can be a problem, but not as bad as earlier generations
No burn in problems
More easily damaged screen
Plasma:
Heavier
Not as bright – less suitable for brightly lit rooms or rooms with lots of natural light.
Less energy efficient and runs hotter
Wide viewing angle
Less expensive in larger sizes
Displays dark scenes better
No motion blur
Subject to burn in, but not as bad as earlier generations
More durable screen
Many don’t know it, but LCD screens are more subject to damage. My kid threw a pacifier at our brand new 52″ LCD and knocked out a small group of pixels. Poke the screens in the store with your finger. You’ll see what I mean.
Yeah, like the first person screen, the lcd’s are easier to crack. I picked up a 50″ Sanyo plasma screen from Walmart 2 days ago for a mere 828.00 (about 886.00 after tax). The screen on my tv is actually a solid plastic shield. SO if you poke the screen, its just like poking the old style glass picture tubes, nothing happens except a finger print. Plasma’s are more suspectible to screen burn in’s (putting your DVD/DVR on pause for a very long time). My TV has a thing called White something. Its in the options, it turns the screen solid white and its suppose to work the burn in out. It also has a picture rotation feature which moves the picture a couple of pixels every 15 mins (not noticeable when you watching tv) which also helps prevent burn in. Plasmas use way more energy that LCD’s. Mine says 440 watts! But mine has a energy saver feature with two levels that turns down the brightness of the TV. It claims to save upto 33% energy with it on the dimmest view. Only thing is that until I get some hdtv service, I can “clearly” see how crappy and blurry the analog cable signal is.
Best I can say that 40 or less inches is probably more economical with LCD technology. 50+ inches is most affordable with plasma. A 50″ LCD tv would have probably been 1100-1200.
Another disadvantage of LCD tv’s is it doesn’t have a wide viewing angle. Meaning if you’re sitting on a chair thats beside the tv (instead of front of it) at some point, you can’t see the picture anymore. But the plasma is perfectly viewable in a chair that I have beside the tv (about 15 degree angle). I weighed most of the pros and cons and chose plasma, the cost of what I think are better benefits is the use of more electricity.