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LCD Screens vs Plasma Screens
Plasma and LCD TV screens have been around for the better part of a decade and both have features that offer themselves to the consumer. Both plasma and LCD television screens create superb images, and the differences between them aren’t as great as in the past. For home cinema usage, plasma screens still maintain a slight edge over LCD screens. This is because plasma screens can still produce blacks better than LCD screens. However, recent developments such as polarising filters and dynamic backlights improvements have seen LCD screens increase in quality.
Plasmas are generally more price competitive than LCDs although that gap is growing smaller year by year. Nevertheless, plasma screens are still generally cheaper than an equivalent LCD screen.
Apart from becoming increasingly price-competitive, LCD screens have the edge over plasma screens in other ways. LCD screens tend to have a higher native resolution than plasma screens of similar size, which leads to a greater clarity of picture. LCDs also tend to consume less power than plasma screens, with some of the newer "Eco" LCD panels able to use half of the power than equivalent plasmas, with the trade-off being lower brightness.
If you're in the market for a big-screen TV, we suggest plasma screens as they will still out performs LCD screens in the high end models. With smaller screens (17- to 42-inch TVs), LCD is the only way to go if you want something lightweight and value for money. While most screens are now full high-definition (1080p), resolution is a something to look at when you're looking at bcheaper screens. Budget LCDs and plasmas tend to feature either 1366x768 or 1024x768 (720p) resolutions. If you're buying a screen that's 42 inches or larger there is no reason to get anything less than 1080p.
Plasmas are generally more price competitive than LCDs although that gap is growing smaller year by year. Nevertheless, plasma screens are still generally cheaper than an equivalent LCD screen.
Apart from becoming increasingly price-competitive, LCD screens have the edge over plasma screens in other ways. LCD screens tend to have a higher native resolution than plasma screens of similar size, which leads to a greater clarity of picture. LCDs also tend to consume less power than plasma screens, with some of the newer "Eco" LCD panels able to use half of the power than equivalent plasmas, with the trade-off being lower brightness.
If you're in the market for a big-screen TV, we suggest plasma screens as they will still out performs LCD screens in the high end models. With smaller screens (17- to 42-inch TVs), LCD is the only way to go if you want something lightweight and value for money. While most screens are now full high-definition (1080p), resolution is a something to look at when you're looking at bcheaper screens. Budget LCDs and plasmas tend to feature either 1366x768 or 1024x768 (720p) resolutions. If you're buying a screen that's 42 inches or larger there is no reason to get anything less than 1080p.
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By Brett Samuel (Sydney) Feb 2012