Plasma or LCD TV

[MandR 0]

Need to buy a new TV. Looking at Plasma and LCD but still undecided which is best and what brand to go for.

Have seen some LG's in a 42" plasma around 900.00 as well as a Panasonic LCD around 800

[YuAndDan 153]

http://www.flattvpeople.com/tutorials/lcd-vs-plasma.asp (You decide)

[mybackpages 0]

The one problem I have seen with LCD is that the screen can appear dark when watching certain films that have darker lighting or if you are sitting at an angle to the TV screen

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/

[GaryC 7]

If I can get to the store on time friday I was thinking about this one.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id...mp;type=product

It's on sale for $480

What do you all think? Is it OK?

[Neja 0]

We just bought a 40" Samsung LCD tv. It's great! My husband did major research on tvs before buying and decided that this was the best one to buy. I leave the technology decisions up to him.

[Paulily 0]

I don't suggest Panasonic brand for audio/video (TV in particular). They have problem in colors and the quality is not that great even in celphones. Panasonic is very good only in Home appliance and office equipments. Trust me, I'm employed in that company for years.

Why dont you try Sony or Samsung?

LCD = you dont want plasma you have to replace the plasma every 5 yrs LCD TV is the best

[mrc 0]

I've had my 42 inch Panasonic Plasma tv for four years now and it is still going strong...Panasonic makes a great plasma. My next TV will be an LCD...either Samsung, LG or Panasonic. To me, those are the best brands in LCD. I did a lot of research before I purchased my plasma and it paid off...do your homework. Generally, plasmas are cheaper than LCD, inch for inch. Both can be great purchases.

[William33 110]

Gary,

For that price, I would jump on it.

In fact, I may be in Best Buy Friday also!!!

If I can get to the store on time friday I was thinking about this one.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id...mp;type=product

It's on sale for $480

What do you all think? Is it OK?

[mrc 0]

I may buy it too...it's an HD LCD and 32 inches to boot. At 480, that's a great price...even if it's not a top of the line brand.

[Candace 2]

We have a Panasonic 50" LCD TV and we're really happy with it. Happy Shopping tomorrow!

[Flames9_RN 358]

I did one of those mystery shopper jobs last yr. One job took place at avery high end TV store, all they sold were LCD, Plasma TV's and surround sound systems. Good and bad to both LCD & Plasma, but the salesman recommended a LCD over a Plasma, much better value!! Lots of good internet sites that display the pro's and negaitves of each. Once you find a certain model, sometimes a good site is http://www0.epinions.com/

[DeadPoolX 9]

One thing to note about plasma television sets is that they (in general) have shorter lifespans and if you watch a lot of channels that have logos on them (and many do), the logo can eventually become permanently "burned" into the screen. LCD, on the other hand, has a longer lifespan and burn-in isn't a problem.

So why not go with LCD? Well, I'd say nine times out of ten, LCD screens will be smaller than plasma. So if you want a really big television, plasma is sometimes the only way to go.

[edsperfect 25]

Need to buy a new TV. Looking at Plasma and LCD but still undecided which is best and what brand to go for.

Have seen some LG's in a 42" plasma around 900.00 as well as a Panasonic LCD around 800

I went to buy one myself. The manager of the store was a friend of mine and he would not sell a plasm to me. He told me they were good for only about 5000 hours which is about three years according to him.

I bought a 37 inch LCD from Costco instead. Vizio, it works bueatifully

[PlatyPius 5]

I love my Samsung LCD.

Another suggestion.... yes, we all hate the Evil Empire, but Wal-Mart's house brand - Ilo - has an amazingly good picture. (I suspect that they use Samsung LCDs)