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In Reply to: LCD vs. Plasma? posted by BKSinAZ@yahoo.com on May 10, 2006 at 14:36:54:
I wrestled with the same issue the last month. I think you just have to decide for yourself.I always preferred the LCD picture. The Plasma Screens have a 'Gloss' to them that reflects everthing else in the room. The LCD is has more of a 'matte' finish.
To me, Plasma TV's always look a little too Brilliant to me. Like they are 'lit up' - An LCD seems to have more natural colors
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If by matte, you mean 'washed out' then you're on the mark. Having both (plasma in den, lcd in bedroom) I prefer plasma by a pretty wide margin. Black levels on current plasmas are very good. Black levels on lcds are barely adequate. Of course, in the not too distant future lcds should look a whole lot better. When they do I'll happily replace my plasma with one.
I have a ten month old Sony 60" LCD. The black is back. I had a factory tech come to look for a hum problem thought to be a noisy power supply. That was not the case. I asked him about ISF calibration for my set and he explained that for the best pictures after the ISF adjustments are best viewed in a VERY dark room. He made a few simple adjustments over about 15 minutes to prove his point on my set. On my Sony that folks say they can't do black mine can do black much better now. The image quality that was very good, is now better. All this talk about 1080P when no one offers it in HDTV is a mystery and it has been written about. I was all set to buy the new 61" Panasonic DLP last summer when I found my TV on sale new on-line for 1/2 the prices charged at CC. Sears, and BB. I paid ~$1777.00 for it brand new. The same set last July was $3,599 and 3699 plus only $150 for shipping to my door, then a $40 bribe to the delivery guys and they brought it in and unpakced it for us. I have no regrets on the quality of the image on my set. In a few years perhaps the signals we get from dish, and cable will improve to true 1080P or better. Maybe.. To me it makes sense to buy a stand alone audio speaker system than the extra loot for the XBR Sony models. The audio is not that great that it is not easily bettered by inexpensive add on surround speaker systems of $1,000. John
require a lot of scrutiny to decide which you prefer. Neither one is a 'slam dunk' over the other. I think it comes down to personal preference. LCDs today are on par with Plasmas! Not too much debate over that.
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Ok. If it makes you feel better somehow to marginalize my lcd screen, then I'm happy to let you. Maybe I'm more sensitive to black levels than you.
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> > > If by matte, you mean 'washed out' then you're on the mark. < < <
No, I think he means matte= non-reflective, non-glare screen. Glare and room reflections can be an issue for Plasmas in rooms with alot of windows or extraneous light. I never understood why more plasmas don't have glare-free screens.
Jack
Thanks guys.
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However, the facts speak for themselves: plasma is more accurate than LCD regarding color (compare the CIE diagrams for both) and has a faster response time (2 millisecond for plasma vs best case 8 millisecond for LCD). Plasma is an emissive technology (like Direct View CRT, the standard for our eyes), while LCD is a transmissive (filtered) technology.
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