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keetah992000 · 14-11-2008, 07:35

the difference between plasma and lcd is the way that they are lit- I am not sure that the overall quality is much different - long term lcd's are better because the "pixels" are basically lit by a tube - if your screen goes usually it is only the light that needs replacing.
plasma tvs are lit by each cell being electrically charged - they use an awful lot more electricity - get pretty warm ( though may save on heating lol) and when the screen on a plasma goes then it has to be fully replaced because it is the electrical connection between the cells that dont work anymore. so it would be pretty expensive to repair.

if you google the question you can get some good answers but basically thats it - ( oh and plasmas are much more expensive) go for a good contrast ratio which is what you are looking at for good colour images ( wide contrast range) get the largest contrast ratio you can afford.

14-11-2008, 07:35	#2
keetah992000 I am Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 587 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: LCD or Plasma TV ? the difference between plasma and lcd is the way that they are lit- I am not sure that the overall quality is much different - long term lcd's are better because the "pixels" are basically lit by a tube - if your screen goes usually it is only the light that needs replacing. plasma tvs are lit by each cell being electrically charged - they use an awful lot more electricity - get pretty warm ( though may save on heating lol) and when the screen on a plasma goes then it has to be fully replaced because it is the electrical connection between the cells that dont work anymore. so it would be pretty expensive to repair. if you google the question you can get some good answers but basically thats it - ( oh and plasmas are much more expensive) go for a good contrast ratio which is what you are looking at for good colour images ( wide contrast range) get the largest contrast ratio you can afford.