I'm not even really sure what the differences are... can someone explain?

I know with LCD the size is limited, but I'm not really looking for something too big anyways... though I want something with a really nice picture... I don't want something that'll "over power" the interior design of our living room.

I hear that with Plasma TVs the life spin is shorter, is that true?

And the most important question: Which has a better picture, as for viewing from different angles?

I already know that some plasmas and LCD TVs are NOT HD ready, but I'm not really concern about that either.

 

i dont really know the difference myself but all i know is that for the screen size im looking for they dont make a LCD screen that size.Also someone had said that plasma screens have this burn in effect which is why they typically only last three years ...... i was told that LCD does not suffer from this because its a liquid screen . Again this is only what ive been told ...ive narrowed down my choice to the samsung edtv monitor. i forget which model but its priced around 3k. If i was gonna go broke id buy the new sony sony floating screen plasma....the picture elegance of the unit is awesome.

 

SONY'S got an LCD for around 2600.00 Its at circuit city and Damn that thing looks good! To me its better quality than plasma. I'm grabbing one around valentines day

 

I was told the life span for Plasma TV is only 5 years. So, if you spent $5k for a plasma TV, you basically spent $1000 a year for the TV. Also, it sucks lots of power.

As far as I know, plasma TV has better fresh rate compare to LCD.
LCD is just like the portable computer screen, if you watch the LCD from an angle, you would notice sometime a moving object will overlap because the slow refresh rate.

Hope this helps.

Cheers !!!

 

http://www.cheap-plasma-tv.com/lcd-vs-plasma-tv.htm

 

http://www.focusedtechnology.com/lcd-vs-dlp.html
Hey guys, look at this site. LCD dimenishes over time. I think DLP is the way to go. There is no worry about burn-in with DLP either when you get the black bars viewing 4:3 on a 16:9 set.
Samsung has wonderful DLP sets. Check it out.
Chuck (no affiliation with Samsung or DLP manufacturers)

 

Plasma uses gas which is charged resulting in color changes, whereas LCD = Liquid Crystal Diodes which turn off and on. Plasmas I heard have a life expectency that is less than LCD's & CRT"s (about 10 years). LCD's have an error rate of about 99.98% effectiveness (look at computer LCD's with a dark background setting and you may notice one or two pixels emitting only one color). Don't forget LCD's have another weakness, the use of a floresent backlight. Also take a look at the price differences, you will generally pay more for the plasma. Hope this helps.

 

http://www.circuitcity.com/learnabou...&go.x=9&go.y=8

 

Wow!!! Thanks! (almost too much info!!!)

 

Yep, and if you're looking to set up a true HT environment (i.e., mostly watching DVD movies)--FP DLP is the way to go...at least for now.