LCD > Plasma

[ChumpDumper]

I'm not that into the whole LCD/Plasma, Blue Ray and HDTV thing. I don't need to see a person's pores and nose hairs to enjoy a movie or feel the heat during an explosion in an action movie.
I know you have to pay for quality but paying that much won't increase my liking a movie or TV show any better.
But it is time I think.

I was pretty much in the same boat. I just wanted to get a flat screen mostly so it will be easier to navigate all the crap I download to watch at our leisure. It's a huge computer monitor in that respect, but the HD channels are definitely a bonus. It just so happened I decided to get one when the 32" ones started dropping below $400. It was bigger than the tv that it replaced and had all the connections I thought I would need.

I might become a snob about it later and move it into the bedroom when I get something bigger/better, but I think you would probably do fine to drop $4-500 on a similarly sized Samsung or the like when they go on sale at the various big box stores. Any larger and I would probably want the 1080 resolution, but life's too short to get hung up on these things.

[chode_regulator]

I was pretty much in the same boat. I just wanted to get a flat screen mostly so it will be easier to navigate all the crap I download to watch at our leisure. It's a huge computer monitor in that respect, but the HD channels are definitely a bonus. It just so happened I decided to get one when the 32" ones started dropping below $400. It was bigger than the tv that it replaced and had all the connections I thought I would need.

I might become a snob about it later and move it into the bedroom when I get something bigger/better, but I think you would probably do fine to drop $4-500 on a similarly sized Samsung or the like when they go on sale at the various big box stores. Any larger and I would probably want the 1080 resolution, but life's too short to get hung up on these things.

My tv is only 720p but I can't tell a difference. I'malso not overly picky about htese things. That being said my 50" plasma is on sale at CC for like a grand now. We moved our 32" into the bedroom and it looks tiny now, funny how big it looked when it replaced our two 19" tv's.
Anyway basically, get as big as you can afford without sacrificing quality, and if you cant tell a difference between 720 and 1080 dont worry about buying the one with 1080. Maybe I'm just not tech savvy or maybe I dont game enough or wathever but I cant tell...

[Cry Havoc]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...CarouselArea.4

'Plasma's dead. Should I buy plasma?': Ask the Editors

Q: "Want to buy a new plasma but don't know that the face of plasma has changed with the withdraw of two of its top players need some advice plasma or LCD?"
-- George Carter, via e-mail.

A: Well George, personally I think there's no reason to avoid buying plasma just because Pioneer and Vizio dropped out.

In case you haven't heard, dear reader, George is referring to announcements by Pioneer and Vizio, two companies from the high end and the low end of the plasma market, respectively. Both will no longer produce plasma TVs. Last week comments by an LG exec sparked speculation that that company was next to drop plasma, although a company press release says otherwise, stating that LG will continue with its 2009 plasma releases, including the PS80 series that we selected as a Best of CES finalist.

Despite seemingly dire news for plasma, we expect LG, Samsung and especially Panasonic to sell a lot of plasmas in 2009. And I'll feel perfectly comfortable continuing to recommend people buy them, assuming they score well in reviews.

Plasma is not dead yet.

Even if it was, George, and 2009 marked the last year for the flat-panel TV technology, there's no reason not to buy one anyway. Manufacturers will continue to stand behind their products, and of course the "obsolete" and "dead" HDTVs will continue to produce beautiful pictures--just ask owners of all those "dead" Pioneer Kuros.

In fact, with the introduction of new 1080p NeoPDP plasmas by Panasonic, which promise better black levels than ever in combination with improved energy efficiency, we see no reason why the technology won't do well, especially among savvy enthusiasts. Even the entry-level entry-level 720p TC-X1 series Panasonic models are quite compelling, currently selling for as low as $800 for a 42-inch version and $950 for the 50-incher and, if last year's PX80 series is any indication, delivering great bang-for-the-buck. Ultimately, if anything can save plasma, it will be compe ive pricing.

Samsung and LG, the other two plasma nameplates remaining in the U.S., also performed well last year in our tests, and for 2009 both bring some new innovations, like improved adjust-ability and Netflix streaming for LG, and an inch-thin panel, among other improvements, for Samsung.

Call me a plasma booster, but I hope the technology continues to improve and offer an alternative to LCD for years to come. I've consistently found that the best plasmas outperform the best LCDs in side-by-side comparisons, making them the de-facto choice for buyers whose primary concern is getting the best picture for the money. Check out our flat-panel comparison for all the details, and stay tuned in the next days and weeks as we review the 2009 plasma (and LCD) TVs starting to hit store shelves.

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This thread makes me rofl.

[tlongII]

It's not quite dead yet. But it's not getting better.

[Cry Havoc]

It's not quite dead yet. But it's not getting better.

You're wrong. Completely. Admit it.

[tlongII]

You're wrong. Completely. Admit it.

Actually I overwhelmingly pwned you. Fess up.

[lefty]

I read somewhere that the Mitsubichi Laser was bad for the eyes

[dirk4mvp]

lcd > plasma