LCD and Plasma sizes

[Calgaryman24]

Why does it seem that LCD's only go to 52" and then it is DLP? arent Plasmas able to go higher than 52"? I am new to this stuff. But it seems all the one's around 60" (which is what I am looking for) have the bigger rear end. is therwe anything around 60" that is thin?

[VenomXR8]

its because of the prices, Plasma's are generally cheaper than LCD's so its not that they cant make a huge LCD tv but the cost of the thing would be astronomical. You can generally pick up a good 50inch Plasma for the price of a good 42 inch LCD. I guess LCD's cost more to manufacture.

[Calgaryman24]

So I am not looking to buy for about 15 months, so I have plenty of time, I am just trying to gather more info and do my research early. Are plasmas generally just as good as lcd's? Or is it preferred to have a plasma in a darker room? and will they ever release larger lcd's? And re the Dlp tv's a dying thing?

[VenomXR8]

LCD's generally have a sharper image and the colors tend to be more vivid but that can be a bad thing as alot of the times the richness of the colors overpower the image and if not calibrated properly can give the image a sort of "fake" look, its hard to discribe but once you notice it, it sticks out like a sore thumb. Plasmas on the otherhand tend to give the viewer more realistic colors and tones. A good 1080p plasma calibrated correctly can give the viewer the impression that he/she is actually looking out of a window. A good blu ray movie that gives this impression is Apocalypto. As you can proberly tell I tend to prefer Plasma's but its really a case of each to his own as both LCD's and Plasma's are excellent technologies. You gotta do some research, take your time and check out a few tv's and come to your own conclusion. Good Luck!!!

[martinstraka8282]

these are all available somewhere...

Sharp makes a 65" LCD
Panasonic makes a 65" Plasma
Pioneer makes a 60" Plasma
LG makes a 71" Plasma

These are all 1080P i believe and all no more than a few inches thick.

I picked up the Panny for $6750 in my city, and I have seen the Sharp but it was $10000 here.

[gand41f]

Originally Posted by martinstraka8282

these are all available somewhere...

Sharp makes a 65" LCD
Panasonic makes a 65" Plasma
Pioneer makes a 60" Plasma
LG makes a 71" Plasma

These are all 1080P i believe and all no more than a few inches thick.

I picked up the Panny for $6750 in my city, and I have seen the Sharp but it was $10000 here.

The Sharp 65" has dropped to $8k here but LCD's are still a good 20-30% more than comparable sized plasmas.

One issue with plasmas is the shiny glass. The orientation of my living room is such that I'll get the reflection from my whole kitchen into the screen if I got a plasma, that's why I never even considered the plasmas even though I love deep blacks. Thankfully the new Sony XBR4's have exceptional blacks.

enjoy
gandalf

[clyon]

Weight, look at some of them, the LG 70" is 312 pounds o.O Try wall mounting that one.
60" pioneer is 122pounds
65" panisoinic is 180.8 pounds