Thursday 17 December 2009

Other: LCD vs Plasma

LCD & Plasma are quite similar, so what is the difference between these two? In this part, we will not look to much in the technical features, but more on the benefits. When do you need to buy Plasma and when is it better to buy LCD?

What is the lifetime difference between LCD & Plasma?
There was some discussion going that the Plasma TV would have a shorter lifetime compared to LCDs. However, times have changed and nowadays, the lifetime of Plasma & LCD are equal to each other (60.000 hours)

Brightness & Resolution
In terms of brightness, LCD is slighly better. This can be used very well in rooms with strong lighting, the LCD has less lighting reflection compared to Plasma.
For resolution, LCD has more options especially with the smaller ones.

Contrast, Colourness, responsetime
In this part, plasma tv's score better. Black pixels are shown more realistic and movement is shown more smoother than in LCDs. The reason for that is because the LCD is created for static, not for movement. Also with a Plasma, the image is good from each view angle. In contrast, LCD image is only perfect when you watch it in front straight (within an angle of 30 degrees). So for people who are really critical about the overall image, Plasma is a better option.

Energy
There was also some discussion going on in terms of energy. Plasma tv would use more energy than LCD. But also this one is not applicable anymore. Both are now very close to each other.

Conclusion
Plasma:
+ higher contrast
+ wider range of view angles
+ moving pictures
+ recommended for watching movies in a dark room
+ variety of lighting of colours from dark to light, plasma scores better.

Lcd-tv
+ better performance in rooms that are bright.
+ higher resolution, especially the smaller tv's

source: http://www.elektrozine.be/ez/artikeldetail.php?artid=2650

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