Plasma Vs Lcd Tv What Do I Buy?
If you're in the market for a new television, you've undoubtedly looked at many new television reviews and have researched flat screen TVs. You've surely came across LCD and plasma TVs in doing so. However, have you looked into the advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as the difference between a plasma TV and an LCD TV?
The concept is the same. Photos are converted to thousands of little dots known as pixels, which are then flashed many times per second, creating the motion effect. Plasma TVs and LCD TVs primarily differ in the method they use to create their images.
The plasma television works when small amounts of gas are superheated with electricity to create a picture. The plasma pixels can show brighter than LCDs because they actively throw off light and in turn are better for seeing the screen during daytime hours. The contrast in the image ends up being greater because the pixels shut off completely causing the blacks to be blacker.
In an LCD display, a light is filtered through blue, red, and green crystals, one of which is in every pixel. These crystals can be activated in response to electricity. Since they don't shine on their own, they're less likely than plasma crystals to experience "burn in," or the permanent displaying of an image that has been shown for a while. (Modern plasma screens only experience burn in after a few weeks or months of showing the same image, though.)
There is no difference in potential resolution between plasma vs LCD TVs, meaning the picture can be just as detailed on either one of them as the other, and both are available in all the high definition resolutions the market has to offer. And prices tend to overlap between the two TV technologies, but for very large and very small screens LCDs are the more cost effective option.
Choosing a format for a TV screen is a matter of personal choice. Usage, picture brightness and the location of the screen are important factors to consider when selecting either a plasma or LCD. If it is to be used occasionally for a computer screen or you are looking for the largest screen available, then LCD is preferred. A plasma TV is the consensus choice to view the brightest picture in well-lit areas. For professional video work both types will perform equally well.
If you're in the market for a new television, you've undoubtedly researched flat screen TVs. You've surely came across the comparison of plasma vs LCD TV. However, have you looked into the advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as the flat screen TV ratings? Read the new television reviews, and you will discover it becomes a matter of compromise when you choose one or the other. If are looking to use the television as a computer monitor your best bet is the LCD. If you are looking for the brightest screen for an area brightly lit the plasma television is best.
Published May 16th, 2008
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