TurboChris
Member
Registered: 31st May 02
Location: L'pool,drives ESCORT COSSIE,EVO 9 GT, BMW 525D MSP
User status: Offline
|
Buying a new TV (42") and dont know which would be best to go for Plasma or LCD.
The LCD seems a much sharper picture, but maybe to sharp for watching TV all night. The plasma i'm looking at doesnt need re-gasing, and has a screen life of 65000 hours etc.
Any experts on here that can give me some advice
Cheers
Chris
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
LCD. Plasmas are poo and images burn into the screen.
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
Plasmas arent poo, its just people tend to go LCD these days
|
GIBBS
Member
Registered: 22nd Feb 01
Location: Kent, Jap Car Importer :)
User status: Offline
|
plasma's where good, but they have so many flaws compared to LCD, go with LCD as plasma will go out eventually, make sure you go for a tv with the high definition input as that's what all digital tv etc.. will be moving too 
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
Plasmas arent poo, its just people tend to go LCD these days
agreed  they are poo aren't they
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
plasmas have a better image tbh, also offer better colours than lcds, though you need to spend a fair wack on a decent one - like 2.5-3k.
look at panasonics new range, brillaint picture Or if you have the cash, pioneer screens, there about the best you can get - but the price tags highlight that.
lcds are alright, but for a decent 42" you'll be lucky to get anything under 3-4k. But try a sharp
as for burning, yes this is true, but lcd can suffer from something similar i believe (although not as bad if memory serves me right).
Also theres no such thing as re-gasings, once a plasma goes it goes, but it will easily last you 7/10yrs plus (normal viewing figures etc) Only thing a plasma will do, will fade after a year or so, but only to a certain % then will stay like that until it goes.
another note, look at what connects are on offer - some screens require aftermarket boards. Also, use the best connections your equipment offer - ie: if you have composite or s-video, use s-video etc. If you have DVI, HDMI, use HDMI etc.
Speaking of HDMI, it might be worth getting a screen offering this as HDTV is only around the corner and you can get cheap HDMI dvd players already
edit - dont skimp on price, as you will loose out in the long run, and same goes for cables, spend as much as possible on though - no point in having pukka equipment and bodging it with some 2 quid cables 
Oh and do a search, as there was a huge post about plasmas a little while ago
[Edited on 13-07-2005 by Dom]
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
No I have one its fab 
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
Plasma and LCD are still crap compared to a good CRT TV.
Wait a year or so more until the mainstream names have got better picture quality like the high-end stuff.
|
nik
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 00
User status: Offline
|
I have the Phillips LCD with ambient lights etc in a 32'' although they do a 37 iirc - excellent screen very pleased with it but it is expensive. I always have a Phillips 23'' LCD for the bedroom which is again brilliant. Plasmas are good too though, the image burn mith is very very rare! agree picture is more realistic (lcd is very sharp and almost computer like)
Must be hdtv ready too as said above don't skimp on price or on cables..
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
also, when you go testing these screens - make sure they have the dvd directly connected (best connection possible or the connection your going to use) and no other screen connected to it, and take an ani dvd like ice age etc as it will show up all of the anti-aliasing problems the screen may suffer from.
Also starwars is a good film to test colours with, especially making sure blacks are black, whites white etc
also get as high of a resolution screen as you can afford, as the picture will tend to be better, oh and dont believe that sony are the muts nuts with any of the new tech screens - because there not, sony lcds/plasmas are a real let down for the cash 
Also dont get an external tuner box that loads of these shops try and sell you - ie: a re-scaler, it will distort the image a lot and as a lot of them work with pumping it out over a VGA connection, will suffer a lot in picture quality - make sure all of the connections are on the screen itself
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
Sony 
Linn is where its at
|
nik
Member
Registered: 19th Jun 00
User status: Offline
|
Don't Sony use cheap LG panels?
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
Sony
Linn is where its at
yes, their plasma screens are top notch  although AUDIO equipment, aye is second to none, but can think of better stuff tbh - like Naim, Krell, Ayre, Exposure etc 
nik - sony use a range of people for their screens, but they build their own boards and stuff. Whereas philips use fuji/hiatchi screens and boards, but use their own speaker setup etc
good website for plasmas though - http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/
|
Nismo
Member
Registered: 12th Sep 02
User status: Offline
|
dont get a cheap plasma , not worth it , if your gonna get plasma spend 2.5k
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
Sony
Linn is where its at
Why are you laughing at sony?
You were saying above how crt's are better than plasma.
I have a sony crt tv and its one of the best pictures I have ever seen.
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by x8john
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
Sony
Linn is where its at
Why are you laughing at sony?
You were saying above how crt's are better than plasma.
I have a sony crt tv and its one of the best pictures I have ever seen.
you are correct, sony crts are top notch, the muts nuts etc monitor tubes are also pretty good, but their plasmas and LCDs are really really poor and the price is just a piss take for them 
as for crts being better, they will always be better - but technology is catching up fast, and if you compare a top of the line pioneer with a top range crt (sony etc) the picture quality will be very similar, and id be suprised if you notice the difference (apart from anti-aliasing stuff, but even then it would be small on a pioneer)
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Also, when you ask a question about tv's etc on here there is a lot of knowledge like yourself dom saying buy this etc.
Thats fine, but in my experience, with the rents etc, the majority of people wouldn't appreciate spending 3k instead of 500 quid.
There are vast differences but I think people should have a price range and buy the best they can get for that price.
Read that again and realised it might sound a tad cheeky but it's not meant to
[Edited on 13-07-2005 by x8john]
|
Dom
Member
Registered: 13th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by x8john
Also, when you ask a question about tv's etc on here there is a lot of knowledge like yourself dom saying buy this etc.
Thats fine, but in my experience, with the rents etc, the majority of people wouldn't appreciate spending 3k instead of 500 quid.
There are vast differences but I think people should have a price range and buy the best they can get for that price.
Read that again and realised it might sound a tad cheeky but it's not meant to
[Edited on 13-07-2005 by x8john]
i agree mate, i wouldnt go out and sell the car to place a deposit on a 7k pioneer
but what i say is look for quality, features etc then the price, if its too much then look for something else Dont go by price alone otherwise you'll end up buying a piece of shite.
Best advice though is read reviews and i mean search the net for hours on the model youre interested, then a few models eitherside of that and see what people say - as you will get an idea overall what you expect from your model as well as general impressions of the make and realibility etc
also dont be scared to ask for a demo of a screen, if your going to fork out a few grand for something then i would show them that youre interested, but you want it setup how you would have it - ie: not 3 screens running off one DVD
and if you have a Sevenoaks near you, go take a visit - they know there stuff and their demo rooms are top notch as well, and you can get a screen/hifi/av equipment set up how you want. Although, they only hold a smallish range of screens and they arnt cheap, but a lot of them will do deals
At worse visit a richersounds, though ive noticed in a lot of the shops they've turned demo rooms into storage cupboards, like the one in mk
[Edited on 13-07-2005 by Dom]
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by x8john
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
Sony
Linn is where its at
Why are you laughing at sony?
You were saying above how crt's are better than plasma.
I have a sony crt tv and its one of the best pictures I have ever seen.
you are correct, sony crts are top notch, the muts nuts etc monitor tubes are also pretty good, but their plasmas and LCDs are really really poor and the price is just a piss take for them
as for crts being better, they will always be better - but technology is catching up fast, and if you compare a top of the line pioneer with a top range crt (sony etc) the picture quality will be very similar, and id be suprised if you notice the difference (apart from anti-aliasing stuff, but even then it would be small on a pioneer)
Thanks Dom you will get some grit for that one 
|
Rob_Quads
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
User status: Offline
|
Give it 2/3 years and there will not be many plasmas on the market. Once LCDs can be made the same size as a plasma they will quite quickly dissapear off the market
At the moment if you want 40 inch and have the money you could get an LCD if you want 42"+ then you will have to go for plasma unless you want to shell out shit loads
|
TurboChris
Member
Registered: 31st May 02
Location: L'pool,drives ESCORT COSSIE,EVO 9 GT, BMW 525D MSP
User status: Offline
|
I'm looking at either a Samsung Plasma or Panasonic LCD
|
mattyboy199
Member
Registered: 5th Feb 03
User status: Offline
|
i bought a 28 inch samsung digital widescreen tv for about 300 quid & apart from the actual width of the thing (compared to a plasma/LCD) i think its the bollox, no complaints what so ever.
|
