Plasma or LCD?

mikegas · 28th Jun 2008, 06:15 PM

Hellooo...

Need recommendation, planning to get an LCD or plasma. Anyone know what to look for? Looking for maybe 32"-40". Saw one LG 42" RM4K+ (USD1250+) Plasma with 1080 Full HD. Really a bargain. Saw a lot of Samsung LCD, cheap but most do not have full HD(1080p). Hmm, not sure leh, what is important, 1080p important? I use my TV mostly to watch download movie and perhaps gaming. Don't even have Astro haih..

Recommend recommend ...

DarKSeeD · 28th Jun 2008, 06:57 PM

Plasma and LCD may look similar but only on the surface. Plasma uses a matrix of tiny gas plasma cells charged by precise electrical voltages to create a picture. LCDs are sandwiches made up of liquid crystal pushed in the space between two glass plates. Images are created by varying the amount electrical charge applied to the crystals.

PLASMA - better contrast, deeper black, brighter colour, better viewing angles, lifespan is somewhere between 30.000-50.000 hours or even more but all of this comes with a higher price and it consumes more power than LCDs

LCD - consumes less power, price competitive, higher native resolution than plasmas of similar size - means more pixels on a screen, easier to move, they weight usually less then plasma screens and they have a lifespan of aprox. 60.000 hours
As for HD resolution, to sum it all up - LCD is the way to go although newer plasma screens can do 1080p but the price is still the key.

1080p - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chai · 28th Jun 2008, 10:27 PM

If you are using it as a monitor, then it's wise to get Full HD. If you are using it for movies and gaming, it depends. Are you planning to buy PS3? If yes, then you might want to consider Full HD. But it's really hard to tell if the screen size is 50" and below sitting at normal viewing range. 720p may be good enough for you.

PsYkHoTiK · 28th Jun 2008, 11:29 PM

VERY good post DarkSeed.

I say LCD over plasma. PDPs are already becoming less and less available now. Even Pioneer has exited manufacturing. Also a detraction of plasma is it's half life. The life span is not a life span per se, it is when the image quality has degraded to half of its initial value. After that, it really goes downhill.

So save your money and go LCD. Use the rest of it to get HD content. SD will soooo look like crap after that though (fair warning).

I personally love the Sharp Aquos LCD HDTVs (they do full 1080p, have awesome colors and nice contrast - but my dad told me they are very $$$$$ in Malaysia). They are decently priced stateside (here).

mikegas · 28th Jun 2008, 11:39 PM

Surprisingly LG plasma 42" is on 1080p is cheaper then LCD of other brand with similar spec. LCD on 1080p is over RM5K. Mostly is jas 720p.

PS3 is sure a future thing but nothing much HD content I have now. I already have a 19" LCD for monitor which is good enough, don't think would use it much for monitor.

I heard before somewhere, that Plasma is more eyes friendly then LCD as eyes would get easily tired.

Hmm so plasma lifespan is 3 yrs plus to LCD 6yrs (assuming 24 hrs usage).

Looks like is more to LCD, now just have to find 1080p on 40" that is cheap... the shopping continues ...

ANYONE GOT EMPLOYEE PRICE? hehehehe

PsYkHoTiK · 28th Jun 2008, 11:53 PM

SD also looks like crap on my Aquos. :\

But I have plenty of HD content (I rarely even watch SDTV now).

Plasmas use a lot more power and they suffer from the burn in effects where as the LCDs are different.

Lacus · 29th Jun 2008, 03:30 AM

LCD =/..+ Plasma tv are freaking sensitive to power surge 1 heard =/..LG Plasma and LCD are quite good IMO.Their lcd are mostly 720p..not sure bout their new ones :/..

Chai · 29th Jun 2008, 05:11 AM

Planning to get cheap 24" LCD.

Mac Daddy · 29th Jun 2008, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

Planning to get cheap 24" LCD.

Ditto

Mike I am going with LCD on this Cheers to DarKSeeD on the excellent post

iModAMD · 29th Jun 2008, 08:09 AM

LCD is more recent technology than Plasma...

28th Jun 2008, 06:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikegas I'm a regular Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 442 Reputation: 206 Rep Power: 4	Plasma or LCD? Hellooo... Need recommendation, planning to get an LCD or plasma. Anyone know what to look for? Looking for maybe 32"-40". Saw one LG 42" RM4K+ (USD1250+) Plasma with 1080 Full HD. Really a bargain. Saw a lot of Samsung LCD, cheap but most do not have full HD(1080p). Hmm, not sure leh, what is important, 1080p important? I use my TV mostly to watch download movie and perhaps gaming. Don't even have Astro haih.. Recommend recommend ...

28th Jun 2008, 06:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
DarKSeeD BOG Translator Join Date: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 268 Reputation: 101 Rep Power: 6	Plasma and LCD may look similar but only on the surface. Plasma uses a matrix of tiny gas plasma cells charged by precise electrical voltages to create a picture. LCDs are sandwiches made up of liquid crystal pushed in the space between two glass plates. Images are created by varying the amount electrical charge applied to the crystals. PLASMA - better contrast, deeper black, brighter colour, better viewing angles, lifespan is somewhere between 30.000-50.000 hours or even more but all of this comes with a higher price and it consumes more power than LCDs LCD - consumes less power, price competitive, higher native resolution than plasmas of similar size - means more pixels on a screen, easier to move, they weight usually less then plasma screens and they have a lifespan of aprox. 60.000 hours As for HD resolution, to sum it all up - LCD is the way to go although newer plasma screens can do 1080p but the price is still the key. 1080p - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ Gizas! what a mess Last edited by DarKSeeD : 29th Jun 2008 at 01:15 AM.

28th Jun 2008, 10:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,532 Reputation: 4368 Rep Power: 77	If you are using it as a monitor, then it's wise to get Full HD. If you are using it for movies and gaming, it depends. Are you planning to buy PS3? If yes, then you might want to consider Full HD. But it's really hard to tell if the screen size is 50" and below sitting at normal viewing range. 720p may be good enough for you. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

28th Jun 2008, 11:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,565 Reputation: 4300 Rep Power: 63	VERY good post DarkSeed. I say LCD over plasma. PDPs are already becoming less and less available now. Even Pioneer has exited manufacturing. Also a detraction of plasma is it's half life. The life span is not a life span per se, it is when the image quality has degraded to half of its initial value. After that, it really goes downhill. So save your money and go LCD. Use the rest of it to get HD content. SD will soooo look like crap after that though (fair warning). I personally love the Sharp Aquos LCD HDTVs (they do full 1080p, have awesome colors and nice contrast - but my dad told me they are very $$$$$ in Malaysia). They are decently priced stateside (here). __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

28th Jun 2008, 11:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,565 Reputation: 4300 Rep Power: 63	SD also looks like crap on my Aquos. :\ But I have plenty of HD content (I rarely even watch SDTV now). Plasmas use a lot more power and they suffer from the burn in effects where as the LCDs are different. __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

28th Jun 2008, 11:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
mikegas I'm a regular Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 442 Reputation: 206 Rep Power: 4	Surprisingly LG plasma 42" is on 1080p is cheaper then LCD of other brand with similar spec. LCD on 1080p is over RM5K. Mostly is jas 720p. PS3 is sure a future thing but nothing much HD content I have now. I already have a 19" LCD for monitor which is good enough, don't think would use it much for monitor. I heard before somewhere, that Plasma is more eyes friendly then LCD as eyes would get easily tired. Hmm so plasma lifespan is 3 yrs plus to LCD 6yrs (assuming 24 hrs usage). Looks like is more to LCD, now just have to find 1080p on 40" that is cheap... the shopping continues ... ANYONE GOT EMPLOYEE PRICE? hehehehe

29th Jun 2008, 03:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Location: Some gundam factory o.o Posts: 1,237 Reputation: 180 Rep Power: 4	LCD =/..+ Plasma tv are freaking sensitive to power surge 1 heard =/..LG Plasma and LCD are quite good IMO.Their lcd are mostly 720p..not sure bout their new ones :/.. __________________ GUNDAM 00[Intel Xeon E3110 E0 Stock\|Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\|Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2\|4x2gb DDR2 1000Mhz OCZ SLI-Ready Edition\|Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB\|Creative X-FI XtremeMusic\|Creative Inspire P5800\|Silverstone Strider ST56F\|Acer X233H\|Keyboard=Microsoft Sidewinder X6\|Logitech MX518\|Lian Li PC-7YCF]

29th Jun 2008, 05:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,532 Reputation: 4368 Rep Power: 77	Planning to get cheap 24" LCD. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

29th Jun 2008, 08:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
iModAMD Warming up Join Date: 14 Apr 2008 Location: Montréal,Québec,Canada Posts: 147 Reputation: 71 Rep Power: 2	LCD is more recent technology than Plasma... __________________ ---Stealth-Box--- Case: Antec Sonata 3 / Mobo: Gigabyte MA790FX-DQ6 / CPU : AMD ATHLON X2 6000+ w/t Zalman 9700 / GPU : ATI 4850 / Ram: (4X2GB) OCZ AM2 Optimised DDR2-667 / PSU: Antec EarthWatts 500W / HDDs:4X Western Digital 250GB 2500 AAKS SATA2 (RAID 0) / Mouse:Logitech MX1000 / Keyboard: Logitech G11 / Speakers: Altec Lansing Satelite 300.1 (2.1) + Creative CS 120 (2.0)