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post #11 of 98
6/22/11 at 5:58am
Plasma all the way for both. All depends on budget though.
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post #12 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:24am
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Why LCD has a slower responce time. Plasma is like a flat screen CRT only better. You also get deeper blacks and zero backlight bleed gauranteed, because Plasma TV's dont have a blacklight.

A high end Panasonic or Samsung plasma would be the best for gaming and even better for movies.
You're right response time wise, but even the best and newest plasmas tends to burn way faster than LCD's, and 99% of the game has lots of static huds and stuff on the screen. It's almost guaranteed the plasma will burn eventually!
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post #13 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:25am

I have this tv, and its great for what it does.

TV TV

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You're right response time wise, but even the best and newest plasmas tends to burn way faster than LCD's, and 99% of the game has lots of static huds and stuff on the screen. It's almost guaranteed the plasma will burn eventually!
That is not true. Burn ins happen when the image in the screen stays in one spot, this happens less and less now that plasmas have screensavers. Besides, burn usually lasts only a couple of days. Plasmas usually have better image quality than lcds, while lcds usually have higher native resolution.
Edited by Jotun - 6/22/11 at 6:31am
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post #14 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:26am
Plasmas might technically be able to do 660hz or something, but their controller circuits still limit them to 60hz, which is what LCD TV.s do, so both are just plain and simple 60hz.

Period.
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post #15 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:32am
Plasma still offers the best picture quality when compared to LCD TV's, barring light in the room and how you plan to use it.
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post #16 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:36am
Yeah, if the budget allows it, plasma would be a wiser choice.
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post #17 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:37am
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Hey guys, so I've been shopping around a bit for a new TV. Before I go to the store and actually take a look at some screens to get a visual outlook on my final purchase, I was trying to find some info and suggestions first.

I'm not looking to blow the bank here, and am looking to go around ~40" screen.

I think for the money right now, an LED wouldn't be my best purchase because as I said, I'm not trying to blow a ton of money

This left me with LCD or Plasma... Looking at the TV's, the Plasma prices seemed pretty reasonable as compared to some LCD's of the same brand. From what I understand the blacks are darker, faster refresh rates which is good for gaming, and image burning is less of an issue with new gen TV's... and as for the fact that most are 720p... I don't really plan on hooking my PC up to it, I have an NAS to stream media to my ps3, and most games aren't even 1080p right now, plus I don't have HD cable.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks OCN!
Well I am probably going to end up writing an essay on this one...
I have two Panasonic Plasma TV's. One is a dated 720P and the other a newer 1080P. Both TV's have the same refresh rate because rather than using liquid as LCD's do, they use a quick moving gaseous plasma. Burn in has never been a problem to me. I have played my XBOX 360 for hours on end and yes you can see the marks from the HUD in CoD and such but it easily goes away. Even better is the sales trick of making the plasma display a white screen to erase the burn-ins quickly. Consoles and such even have settings to reduce burn-in when it really isn't that big of a deal. I also have an LCD TV in my bedroom... 60Hz yikes... The new 240Hz TV's have a really quick response time but with that it makes every thing look so peculiar... Like the blu-ray demo at Best Buy where all the motion is funky. Moral of the story I have plasmas and I love them but LCD's are just as well a great TV.

P.S. The glare on plasmas can get intrusive... but mine are in rooms where light is easily filtered out. Think about if you are able to do so when choosing between sets.
Edited by 0CALEFACTION0 - 6/22/11 at 6:40am
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post #18 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:38am
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Plasmas might technically be able to do 660hz or something, but their controller circuits still limit them to 60hz, which is what LCD TV.s do, so both are just plain and simple 60hz.

Period.
I don't think you understand. Plasma tvs refresh rate isn't calculated by how fast it refreshes. Panasonic has 8 sub fields in their plasmas. 60hz x 8 = 480 hz.
That is how they calculate refresh. Plasma tvs are thousands of times faster than lcds.
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post #19 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:40am
If budget can handle it the new Sony HX929 LED that came out this year is better than most plasmas on the market, though it comes in at $3799 MSRP. I bought one myself, and it easily beat 99% of the high-end plasmas i've seen.

It's the first LED that is beating most plasmas in black level. Many professional calibrators are rating the TV as high as the kuros, which are the best "consumer" plasma TVs ever made.

However, Plasmas will provide a better bang for your buck.. but they do have cons that I find annoying.
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post #20 of 98
6/22/11 at 6:42am
Plasma FTW...right now they are by far the best bang for buck....never get LED your are just paying to much for a gimmicky feature that is mostly about power saving/thin size light weight not image quality.
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