What's the difference between LCD and Plasma TV's?
Answer:
They technologies are completely different.
http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/0,239035250,2... has an explanation.
http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/0,239035250,3... has some more information about the differences.
the biggest difference is the life span. a plasma TV has a limited life, the screen will burn out, but an LCD will last much longer, and less expensive.
they are both capable of HD programming and very high quality pictures.
LCDs are actually now the average computer screen. LCDs last longer, and have a more HD aspect because its got pixels instead of horizontal lines. LCDs, however, can get dead pixels and their backlighting usually makes black look like grey.
Plasmas, if you go up to them, look more like tubes, and have a shorter life. They are also many used mounted on the wall. Don't know why.
if your looking ot buy a new tv . if there are more three windows in the room . Don't go to plasma most of them have glass or plastic type cover on them . big time glare. LCD's area getting cheap . but make sure you get one that hdtv NOT EDTV.
different technologies
Plasma vs LCD
The ADVANTAGES of Plasma over LCD are:
1. Larger screen size availability.
2. Better contrast ratio and ability to render deeper blacks.
3. Better color accuracy and saturation.
4. Better motion tracking (little or no motion lag in fast moving images).
The DISADVANTAGES of Plasma vs LCD include:
1. Plasma TVs are more susceptible to burn-in of static images.
2. Plasma TVs generate more heat than LCDs, due to the need to light of phosphors to create the images.
3. Does not perform as well at higher altitudes.
4. Shorter display life span (about 30,000 hours or 8 hrs of viewing a day for 9 years) than LCD. However, screen life span is improving to as high as 60,000 hours. due to technology improvements.
LCD television ADVANTAGES over Plasma include:
1. No burn-in of static images.
2. Cooler running temperature.
3. No high altitude use issues.
4. Increased image brightness over Plasma.
5. Longer display life (about 60,000 hours - at which time all you may need to do is replace the light source, not the entire set). This can vary according other environmental and use factors.
6. Lighter weight (when comparing same screen sizes) than Plasma counterparts.
DISADVANTAGES of LCD vs Plasma televisions include:
1. Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks.
2. Not as good at tracking motion (fast moving objects may exhibit lag artifacts) - However, this is improving.
3. Not as common in large screen sizes above 42-inches as Plasma. However, the number is growing fast, with some LCD sets having a screen size as large as 65-inches now available to the general public.
4. Although LCD televisions do not suffer from burn-in susceptibility, it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD televisions can burn out, causing small, visible, black or white dots to appear on the screen. Individual pixels cannot be repaired, the whole screen would need to be replaced at that point, if the individual pixel burnout becomes annoying to you.
5. LCD televisions are typically more expensive than equivalent-sized Plasma televisions (although this is changing), especially when comparing EDTV Plasmas to HDTV-LCD Televisions.
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