LCD or plasma?

[BumbleBee]

Well I was killer tired but overall considering my choices were a 55" edge lit led/lcd or the plasma (pricing played a factor). I went with the Plasma after seeing a g25 model and a sony 60" edge lit.

I found the led had some extra brightness around the edge specifically the bottom edge? on the Sony.. now it could of been that tv but Avatar looked so much better on the plasma. I'm sure the Plasma was set up right it, looked that perfect.

Well for what I'm going to use it for, I think the Plasma was the better choice. It appeared to have a better colour garment? Its mostly for movies and Im not worried about burn in much since it wont be used alot. Also from what I've read, Panasonics and Pioneers are pretty anti burn-in atm.


* Still breaking in the tv with white wash/scroll bar. Breaking in the Plasma this way helps fight IR during the life of the tv they say. http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/plasma-TV-unit.html

I will post back if I have any issues/concerns with the plasma.

I came too late. I was going to recommend the Samsung PN50C8000 3D Plasma ($1899 CAD) it's a little cheaper than Panasonic TC-P50VT25 but it scored a lot higher in fact it's one of the top 3D televisions you can buy. probably out of your budget

 

[BumbleBee]

Breaking In is located in this thread. there are a couple versions (DVD, Memory Card/USB). turn the Brightness and Contrast down on the Plasma to 40% and run the Break In for 200 hours or 8 days then calibrate your Plasma.

 

[Kwod]

D panasonic seems to be on a role with the advancements.

Might be a Kuro killer early next year as well

 

[Kwod]

LED FTW

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

 

[Lionheart]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

May I ask what it is you are laughing at?

 

[Mussels]

May I ask what it is you are laughing at?

one guess: plasma fanboy

 

[Kwod]

May I ask what it is you are laughing at?

LED's are often the worst display type, especially "edge lit", now granted some of the more expensive ones might have decent screen uniformity, but to me, the idea of forking out for an expensive LED only to have backlight bleed and what have you is criminal.

 

[Kwod]

one guess: plasma fanboy

 

[Mussels]

LED's are often the worst display type, especially "edge lit", now granted some of the more expensive ones might have decent screen uniformity, but to me, the idea of forking out for an expensive LED only to have backlight bleed and what have you is criminal.

i think that may be incorrect information. i've got two 24" LED and a 46" sony LED in the house, and none have backlight bleeding. the worst two are two older chimei 22" non LED LCD's

 

[Kwod]

i think that may be incorrect information. i've got two 24" LED and a 46" sony LED in the house, and none have backlight bleeding. the worst two are two older chimei 22" non LED LCD's

Brighter corners visible in dark room, very obvious non-uniformity in 3D mode

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/sony-kdl-40hx803-kdl-46hx803-20100925858.htm

vs Panasonic Plasma

Perfect
http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/panasonic-tx-p42vt20b-tx-p42vt20-20101110913.htm

If you follow these reviews, you'd learn that LED often isn't as good as CCFL, but cost more.

Look for benchmark test results.

 

[Mussels]

just because screens that use the tech have problems, doesnt mean the problem IS the tech.

im sure it would be very easy to find the opposite on that website - LED screens that score higher than non LED.

 

[Kwod]

just because screens that use the tech have problems, doesnt mean the problem IS the tech.

im sure it would be very easy to find the opposite on that website - LED screens that score higher than non LED.

Anyone who follows HDTV progress knows that many of the edge lit LED can and do suffer screen uniformity issues, the simple physical placement of the lighting should set off alarm bells.

The general public believe that LED is actually the best tech, but in "most" cases, this is just plain wrong, and we also have the problem of LCD aka LED having very poor motion resolution necessitating the activating of motionflow devices which can move the picture quality into that "looks like it was shot on video" mode.

I HATE LCD above 42in's and usually only recommend people buy the best plasma's, usually a Panasonic or Samsung.

 

[Mussels]

i believe that LED LCD's are the best tech, but thats possibly because i stay <40", have high electricity rates and dislike plasmas power consumption, heat, cost, and overall shittiniess in australia - the most common plasmas here seriously run 1024x768 panels. not even widescreen.

i too, dislike all the motionflow crapola current monitors use. how about giving us actual higher refresh rates instead of all this shit.

 

[BumbleBee]

my Panasonic Viera S2 has a good lighting and it's pretty bright.

One of the TVs greatest strengths lies in its white brightness which measured an average luminance of 31.50. This result nears LCD TVs in brightness and points to Panasonic's desire to compete with LCD TVs in this area.

Panasonic spent 2010 working on this.

 

[Kwod]

i believe that LED LCD's are the best tech, but thats possibly because i stay <40", have high electricity rates and dislike plasmas power consumption, heat, cost, and overall shittiniess in australia - the most common plasmas here seriously run 1024x768 panels. not even widescreen.
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You're living in the dark ages ole mate.
New plasma's, especially the energy efficient NEO and Samsung models are 1080p, use bugger all electricity, and don't generate much heat at all....and u need to remember that plasma are cheaper and bigger, so the small outlay in energy can be offset by the sticker price and the superior viewing experience of a bigger screen.

 

[Mussels]

You're living in the dark ages ole mate.
New plasma's, especially the energy efficient NEO and Samsung models are 1080p, use bugger all electricity, and don't generate much heat at all....and u need to remember that plasma are cheaper and bigger, so the small outlay in energy can be offset by the sticker price and the superior viewing experience of a bigger screen.

dark ages? in front of LED screens? bright as.


and yes, we DO only get the old plasma tech here. i believe i stated that fairly clearly.


plasma are certainly not cheaper here.

 

[Kwod]

my Panasonic Viera S2 has a good lighting and it's pretty bright.

Most TV's never need the extra brightness though.......most people usually have to turn it down.
My plasma is shielded by curtains, so I have excellent PQ day and night, perfect screen uniformity, and ZERO motion blur....but can't same the same about my LCD's.

 

[BumbleBee]

dark ages? in front of LED screens? bright as.


and yes, we DO only get the old plasma tech here. i believe i stated that fairly clearly.


plasma are certainly not cheaper here.

that's disappointing.

 

[Kwod]

and yes, we DO only get the old plasma tech here. i believe i stated that fairly clearly.

We have the latest NEO plasma's.....1080p, so what do you mean?

plasma are certainly not cheaper here.

U can buy a 54in NEO plasma for $1300.....try buying a 52in for that

 

[Kwod]

that's disappointing.

Joy thru plasma

 

[Mussels]

We have the latest NEO plasma's.....1080p, so what do you mean?




U can buy a 54in NEO plasma for $1300.....try buying a 52in for that

$1300 would be lucky to get a 40" here. despite the fact our dollar is better than the US atm.


also, happy new years, you past dwelling plasma lovers.

 

[Kwod]

$1300 would be lucky to get a 40" here. despite the fact our dollar is better than the US atm.
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How so?...u in oz, buy online from JB.WOW and others.

 

[Mussels]

How so?...u in oz, buy online from JB.WOW and others.

trust me. they cost more. i live here, i know the prices. the cheap plasmas around here are damned terrible, extremely outdated tech.

 

[Kwod]

No one stocks 1080p plasma in Bendigo.....odd, but they've been out since 2007, and all the major cities of the world have them.

 

[Mussels]

No one stocks 1080p plasma in Bendigo.....odd, but they've been out since 2007, and all the major cities of the world have them.

sure we have them. at twice the price of an LED screen.