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LED or plasma TV?
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:22 am
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:22 am
wanting a new TV. still trying to decide if it's worth waiting til the week before the super bowl. not sure how good the savings will be.
what is better? LED or plasma? ive heard that plasma has the darker blacks but they also give a lot of glare if sunlight hits where the TV will be. its not as bad with LEDs apparently?
Any help is appreciated
TIA
what is better? LED or plasma? ive heard that plasma has the darker blacks but they also give a lot of glare if sunlight hits where the TV will be. its not as bad with LEDs apparently?
Any help is appreciated
TIA
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Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:23 am to King of New Orleans
Plasma has an actual sheet of glass, so the reflections from any sources of light will be a pain.
I have a plasma and I love it, but I have it in a dark room now, and had it where no light sources would reflect back at me in my old house.
I have a plasma and I love it, but I have it in a dark room now, and had it where no light sources would reflect back at me in my old house.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:24 am to King of New Orleans
I'm no expert on the matter, but as I understand it, with plasma you'll eventually get permanent imprints of images on the plasma screen. That will distort your future viewing pleasure.
Also, LED tv's are much lighter, so you can move them around easier
(or maybe I have an LCD tv??) and I don't know the difference btw LCD and LED anyway
so you ought to probably just disregard most of what I've said
Also, LED tv's are much lighter, so you can move them around easier
(or maybe I have an LCD tv??) and I don't know the difference btw LCD and LED anyway
so you ought to probably just disregard most of what I've said
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:25 am to King of New Orleans
I've always been a plasma guy. That being said, I recently built a house and put a plasma in my living room with lots of light and windows. the glare and reflection is awful. May have to try LED.
ETA: I had a plasma for 3 years in my old house. The room was dark. It was great. No issues. Picture still looks brand new.
ETA: I had a plasma for 3 years in my old house. The room was dark. It was great. No issues. Picture still looks brand new.
This post was edited on 12/26/13 at 9:28 am
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:26 am to mostbesttigerfanever
quote:
I'm no expert on the matter, but as I understand it, with plasma you'll eventually get permanent imprints of images on the plasma screen. That will distort your future viewing pleasure.
That's not true.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:27 am to mostbesttigerfanever
quote:
I'm no expert on the matter, but as I understand it, with plasma you'll eventually get permanent imprints of images on the plasma screen. That will distort your future viewing pleasure.
No.
Plasma has better picture. Led is more reliable long term.
Arguments will come from both sides.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:28 am to mostbesttigerfanever
quote:
or maybe I have an LCD tv??) and I don't know the difference btw LCD and LED anyway
LCD and LED are the same thing - LED is a "sub" category of LCD which uses an LED backlight - that's the only real difference. Just as most price targets are edge backlighting systems, and higher end get to full backlighting systems.
Plasma is probably a better choice for low ambient light, theater-style viewing, while LCD/LED can be a better option if you need thinner, lighter, hang-on-the wall mounting in a variety of ambient light conditions.
Also, your time to choose plasma is rapidly running out - they have been better values for size, for quite a while and will be as they are phased out.
The new 4k systems will make everyone forget about plasma with the quickness - I expect they will be relatively reasonably priced within a year or 2 at most.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:28 am to King of New Orleans
LED
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:29 am to King of New Orleans
bright room=LED
dark room=Plasma
Better picture quality=plasma
dark room=Plasma
Better picture quality=plasma
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:30 am to donRANDOMnumbers
Just bought a 60" plasma and let me tell you man thats a great picture. Ps4 is looking fake it looks so real. Watched Avitar with the kids and I saw colors that i never noticed before. But there is alot of glare thats for sure.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:31 am to Neauxla
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Better picture quality=plasma
But you have to take the plasma to get refilled once a year and that is a big pain in the arse. Headed to best buy next week to refill mine.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:32 am to I Love Bama
What?
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:33 am to King of New Orleans
I moved my Samsung 46" LED to the bedroom after getting my Panasonic Plasma. quite honestly the picture on the Panny blows the Samsung LED away.
My two sets
My two sets
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:34 am to camweb68
Plasma is great without windows around and for high speed motion. Football and video games...
Led less glare, power, cooler temps, but can have some grainey and blurring effects. Anything over 120hz refresh will help this effect
Led less glare, power, cooler temps, but can have some grainey and blurring effects. Anything over 120hz refresh will help this effect
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:34 am to King of New Orleans
Are they still making plasma?
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:35 am to donRANDOMnumbers
quote:Have had to change out two Digital Main boards and one tcon board on my Samsung LED.
Led is more reliable long term.
Nothing yet on the Panny
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:39 am to thejudge
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Anything over 120hz refresh will help this effect
Meh. 120 is plenty fine. Most people don't know how to calibrate their displays in the first place. 240/480/720 or whatever, typically only makes the blurring/artifact problems worse.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:40 am to King of New Orleans
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still trying to decide if it's worth waiting til the week before the super bowl. not sure how good the savings will be.
TV deals start around the end of February through March...that's when new models come out so stores need to clear their shelves with previous year stuff. You can find some awesome deals if you wait till then.
Don't buy one before the SB...buy one after if you really want to save money.
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:42 am to King of New Orleans
Plasma is better in rooms that arent bright. LED and plasma have comparable picture quality in each other optimal environment, but with LED you have more flexibility. I had a plasma go out two weeks ago and I'm buying an LED to replace it.
This post was edited on 12/26/13 at 9:43 am
Posted on 12/26/13 at 9:43 am to King of New Orleans
Best Buy
I picked up this 60" plasma on Cyber Monday from Best Buy for $650 + tax. I had an LCD in the room before it and I can tell you this TV is MUCH better. I have it in a pretty dark room but there isn't much of a glare on the screen. The picture is extremely clear and I hooked up a Roku to it and now I have a Smart TV
I picked up this 60" plasma on Cyber Monday from Best Buy for $650 + tax. I had an LCD in the room before it and I can tell you this TV is MUCH better. I have it in a pretty dark room but there isn't much of a glare on the screen. The picture is extremely clear and I hooked up a Roku to it and now I have a Smart TV
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