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Which HD television to buy? LCD vs Plasma

By: Brandon Smitherston


For awhile There has been a debate of LCD TV vs Plasma TV. LCD and plasma have been at each others throats for quite some time now. In the 5 years since both have been on store shelves you would think the answer to this would be clearly defined, but it's a bit more complex then that.

Let's open with the comparisions of the 2 technologies. Lets start with plasma tv. Plasma has tons of gas cells that are brought together to create an image. On the other hand LCD or liquid crystal display uses "glass sandwiches" of liquid crystal. Images created by varying the amount of electrical charge applied to the crystals. After that, the screen is illuminated in the back by various LED's or florescent tubes. These things are the differences between the 2 different types of TV. For example if a plasma cell is off its unlit meaning better blacks, A LCD pixel is still using electricity and lit even when the screen is dark. Though LCD backlighting has improved, plasma TV has had one step in front of LCD HDTV. Even with the best LCD TV 55 inch screens we've been able to see some fantastic results for LCD HDTV, but without debate plasma TV is still better. The down sides, the motion blower is the major one. It lags when LCD pixels are turned off and on. Even the best LCD TV have a refresh rate of 5 milliseconds or less, but it can still lead to a lagging in motion effect. This is something plasma TV does not have to worry about, not to mention the black level issue

Plasma TVs have a good reputation of creating what appears to be a "film like picture". Doesn't mean you have to go the whole way to get a cinema experience. currently 1080p has be on hit plasma screens in a big way but the number is growing. The only bad thing about this is the "burn in effect" Many of you might have seen the burn in effect at an arcade on an old video game you can still see the words "game over" on the screen. For Plasma televisions this doesn't last forever and will eventually fade away. Finding a cheap plasma is not difficult, but you may want to consider the prices vs LCD

Despite the current high definition buzz theirs still very little content available for 1080p. Even when compared to the thousands of television programs and DVD's. The highest broadcast resolution is 1080p, which means 1920 by 1080 pixels. You may gain some piece of mind now to buy a 1080p TV. However you may not be getting the best picture. Its not all about the resolution.

Other qualities to look for would include 100 hertz. This removes the jumpy picture from over-seas shows and old movies. This can also be called the refresh rate. To get the best out of HD disk you'd want something called 24P.

Still confused? well don't be. The only person who can make a decision as to buy a television is you. Best thing to do is to view as many TV's as possible at once using the same footage. Try going to your nearest outlet store to do this. After selecting the right tv for you. Go online to Plasma God and search for the exact same television. You may be surprised to find out that Plasma God is cheaper 9 out of 10 times.

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