Plasma TVs vs. LCD TVs. Who wins? An informative, easy-to-read report.

LCD vs Plasma TVs

  Who Wins? No-Spin Report. The Good & the Bad.
    Size: Both LCD TVs and plasma TVs are thin as you could hope for. In screen size plasmas usually run larger though don’t usually come in smaller sizes, which is sometimes needed. Viewing Angle: Plasma have a wider viewing angle. Life Span: Both have good lifespan. Issues: Plasma sometimes suffer from “burn in” effect. LCD TVs are sometimes susceptible to a delay that causes the outline of figures or objects to appear jagged. Color: LCD TVs are renowned for a sharp picture and vibrant color. Plasma TVs are known for a wide range of colors and accurate color reproduction. Brightness: LCD TVs are said to do slightly better in bright-light conditions. Black Levels: Plasma TVs generally produce very black blacks whereas an LCD TV will produce a very dark charcoal gray. Contrast Levels: Plasma TVs, technically, are said to have greater contrast levels. Cost: Prices for both types of TVs are decreasing rapidly.
 
 
 
 
       

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Issues with Each
 
The Burn-In Effect

For plasma TVs, the one "potential" negative that most people point to is “burn in.” Burn in is when an image stays on the screen for an extended period of time and then appears to get burned in to the screen. This could occur when you watch a movie that puts black bars around the edges so that it can maintain the look of the original movie in the theater. To keep this from happening, you could zoom in one level in order to fill up the screen. Burn-in could also occur if you're a news junkie and leave keep yourself constantly tuned to a news channel that runs a news ticker across the bottom. To combat this, many plasma have a feature called “white flash” that allows for correction if burn-in occurs; using the "white flash" function, however, can abbreviate the TV's lifespan. For most viewers, however, burn-in will not be such an issue. Unless you keep your TV constantly tuned to a cable news channel, or watch an inordinate amount of movies, you won’t have much to worry about. For LCD TVs, burn-in isn’t a problem.


Watching Action

It’s normally thought that plasma TVs handle fast-moving action a little better than LCDs. On an LCD TV, while watching a football player going down field, for example, it could seem as if the edges of his body are somewhat jagged – a blocky line instead of nice, cleanly defined one. This is the effect of a delay caused by the television not keeping up with the motion. Though LCDs can be susceptible to this, they are improving in this area. The problem also decreases greatly if you have high-definition TV. Of course, this is something that sports fans are especially going to want to think about. Many sports fans, however, with a large screen TV (or who are considering one), will also have HDTV (or are planning to get it).


Issues with Pixels

LCDs and plasmas both can have pixel problems – either a pixel is always “on” (lit up when the screen is black), or the pixel is always “off” (black when it should have color or be white). A couple of dead pixels here will not be noticeable, and manufacturers usually warn that a few dead pixels are common and therefore “allowed.” So though it's not usually a problem, you can still protect yourself by buying from a trusted manufacturer. If buying from a reputable company, you’re less like to have a problem to begin with, and if for some reason you do have a problem, a reputable manufacturer will take care of it.



 

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