Lcd vs plasma.. What one to buy and why??

[Boomboy 10+ year member]

you guys can **** a dick, he asked for an opinion also not just facts, i have seen both and own both and I personally prefer lcd...my opinion, sit on it if you dont like it

 

[rc10mike 10+ year member]

you guys can **** a dick, he asked for an opinion also not just facts, i have seen both and own both and I personally prefer lcd...my opinion, sit on it if you dont like it

If you were going to spend over 1k on an item, would you rather listen to facts or opinions?

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

you guys can **** a dick, he asked for an opinion also not just facts, i have seen both and own both and I personally prefer lcd...my opinion, sit on it if you dont like it

It wasnt your opinion that sucked , it was this post because 75% of it is false, the other 25% is opinion

LCD for sure, ust better for general viewing no screen burns, good viewing angle, just better

 

[Boomboy 10+ year member]

If you were going to spend over 1k on an item, would you rather listen to facts or opinions?

wouldnt matter, if a lot of people said one over the other i would probably choose that one...thats what i base 90% of my decisions on and it hasnt failed me yet

 

[Boomboy 10+ year member]

It wasnt your opinion that sucked , it was this post because 75% of it is false, the other 25% is opinion

technically your wrong, saying that it was good for general viewing and was better is opinion, no screen burns and good viewing angle are both FACTS i DIDNT say that plasmas had them i just said lcd dont and that they have a good viewing angle...

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

6mths ago I was looking at TVs.. Ended up going with a 52" Sony Bravia LCD.. I was leaning towards plasma but this bish is hooked to my PC and I didn't want to have any issues with image retention; or burned out pixles down the road..

So far I'm pretty happy with it, and I honestly can't imagine the blacks being any blacker..

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

6mths ago I was looking at TVs.. Ended up going with a 52" Sony Bravia LCD.. I was leaning towards plasma but this bish is hooked to my PC and I didn't want to have any issues with image retention; or burned out pixles down the road..




So far I'm pretty happy with it, and I honestly can't imagine the blacks being any blacker..

what bravia? w series? Like i was saying, i have a Sammy 52a750, but just want to see why ppl might prefer plasma..

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

120Hz V series

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

120Hz V series

yea i saw a few of them.. my buddy has a new 52" z ( which is pretty hi end before the XBRs ), its ok, but blacks are not that great. lol isnt every tv 120 hz now? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

The problem is, i'm giving you general info. Which is 99% true and you are claiming the 1% as reasoning that I am wrong.

You show me a top of the line plasma that hasn't even been released yet that can finally do something that LCDs have been doing for years. I wonder what price tag you can expect to get on that... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Look, its simple... yes, at playing movies, plasmas have some advantages that make them artistically look very similar to a movie theater projection, However the technology just isn't that versatile.

2k is a good chunk of money o you won't be buying a "bottom of the line" TV. If all you do is watch 24fps sources, then i'm sure you'll be happy with the plasma.

However, if you play games, like the 3D ability, and the sheer power and versatility a processor with a true 240hz RR. Get an LCD, End of story.

To continue on other comments:

The difference between the 240hz RR of LCD, and the 600Hz subfield of plasma is simple.

per given source in FPS (say 24) with the 240Hz there are 3 extra frames interpolated between each frame while the ability is engaged. This gives a more true to life 30fps look with virtually no motion blur. However, most 240hz TV's do have the ability to turn this ability off and simply refresh the picture with either the same frame or additional black frames. This is very handy for movies.

Plasmas on the other hand do not interpolate, and instead just fire the pixels extremely fast 10 times (per 600hz refresh.) But the plasma does not truly have the ability to refresh above 60hz. (except for models in R&D //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif)

I'm still surprised Hzsogood was so knowledgeable that he knew what a 3:2 pulldown is, but didn't understand how its useless for 120 or 240hz RR TV's.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

That leads me to believe that you have no fvcking clue what a 3:2 pulldown is and its just a term you heard floating around where ever you worked.

3:2 pulldown is a method implied to convert a 24fps signal into a 30 fps signal. Obviously, because a 60hz TV can play a multiple of 30 but not 24.

Well guess what 2 numbers are BOTH multiples of 120 and 240?

This method when employed on a 60hz TV is interpolating an additional 6 frames per given 24 fps source. Because there are 4 frames 24fps for every 5 30 fps. However the frames can't be just copied randomly to fill in the empty frames because it doesn't look right. So the whole freakin original image is destroyed and replaced by 5 interpolations of the original 4 frames. Which in the end gives you an effect called juddering. Obviously, this method is by no means ideal, but necessary on NTSC televisions with a 60hz RR.

However, 120hz eliminates this. playing the original non-interpolated signal.

I suppose next you'll tell me how important 1080i is!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif:laugh://content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

You're logic died with CRT's.

Like I said, you've heard the terms, but don't even have the basic knowledge about how they work.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

You are all idiots. This is what I have. Me > YOU

 

[xxBURT0Nxx 10+ year member]

plasma... if you can afford, get a pioneer kuro, if you can't get a panasonic. Samsung is also pretty good, but i like the picture on the panasonics better, as do most other people.

lol @ some of the info in this thread... some people really don't know what they are talking about! If you are searching for more serious accurate information i would consider avsforum.com

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I believe TRdoc is the reason I got a plasma, He basically argued with me until I stopped being so stubborn and actually listened to what he said, and he was right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I bought into all the crap about IR and burn in so my first tv was an LCD...it was ok but nowhere near what I wanted. After returning it, I got my Samsung Plasma and just love it...

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Im actually going to walmart on sunday and buying a plasma. My sanyo plasma's power supply got hit by lightning and it costs $200 for a new board. Might as well just buy a new one, its only 400-500 anyways right?

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

I have no complaints about my Panasonic 50" Viera Plasma. The only reason I went with plasma was the deeper blacks and there's no LCD lag when gaming