LCD vs. Plasma vs. DLP - Blu-ray Forum

J_UNTITLED · 01-10-2008, 07:30 PM

Between LCD, Plasma and DLP HDTV technologies, which one do you find to be the overall best and why?

Bourne1 · 01-10-2008, 07:31 PM

I love LCD's and the technology for LCD's to produce brighter colors and better blacks are getting a lot better. DLP's are nice, but you are not going to get the viewing angles of an LCD.

mred612 · 01-10-2008, 07:33 PM

I Have LCD. I couldn't do Plasma. My cousin has a plasma,had, and it burned in it was also only purchased a month ago. and dlp, the angle thing throws me off. I really like my LCD. But I am planning on getting a plasma just for watching tv, NO gaming.

Sonny · 01-10-2008, 07:33 PM

I think all 3 are very good Technologies . Plazzy's have to be my favorite with LCD's a close 2nd.

jag2007 · 01-10-2008, 07:37 PM

sammy dlp hlp5085 works for me!!

flabzilla · 01-10-2008, 07:41 PM

sony has made a new type of tv it called organic tv or something like that and it had a 1000000 to 1 contrast ratio .....ya thats right i read it in the toronto star this morning

J_UNTITLED · 01-10-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mred612

and dlp, the angle thing throws me off.

Why does that bother anyone when I'd assume most of the time you'd be wanting to sit right in front of the TV versus on the side or in some other off-kilter direction?

Irishwiseguy2006 · 01-10-2008, 07:43 PM

I have been gaming for 6 months on my plasma and have no burn in. You just need to do the all white and all color maint. every couple days. By the way there is not a richer color then a plasma.

J_UNTITLED · 01-10-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishwiseguy2006

I have been gaming for 6 months on my plasma and have no burn in. You just need to do the all white and all color maint. every couple days. By the way there is not a richer color then a plasma.

I think DLP can at least be equal to a Plasma in terms of color.

PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD · 01-10-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mred612

I Have LCD. I couldn't do Plasma. My cousin has a plasma,had, and it burned in it was also only purchased a month ago. and dlp, the angle thing throws me off. I really like my LCD. But I am planning on getting a plasma just for watching tv, NO gaming.

LOL.....Plasma burn in is the thing of the past now. What brand did u cousin got his plasma? I would suggest stay with 2 P's (Panasonic and Pioneer)

I personally would stay away with unproven brand name for any kind TV's unless it has reliable sources to back it up.

DavePS3 · 01-10-2008, 07:50 PM

There's plus and minus for all three. It all depends on:
1) Your lighting conditions (LCD's can be brighter in daylight)
2) If you have any off-axis watching (LCD's are not as side-watching friendly as plasma)
3) How much 4x3 content you watch ( careful with burn-in)
4) How long you play a game on a given day (6 hrs. or more can give you burn in on static images like health meters etc. LCD gets much less burn-in but plasma now gives you ways to counter burn-in if you don't wait until it's too late)
5) If the unit will be primarilly used for movies (plasma has, generally given better detail in the blacks - LCD has always been rather gray in the blacks no matter what the brightness setting.)

My advice is to wait for the new generation of LCD. New ones this year will have banks of small LCD's as opposed to the entire panel as one. This means in black areas, the new LCD panels will not try to shove light out, making the blacks gray... they will now just shut off. There's supposed to be something like 123 steps between full on and full off. SIM2 is coming out with this technology as are others.

JasonR · 01-10-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD

LOL.....Plasma burn in is the thing of the past now. What brand did u cousin got his plasma? I would suggest stay with 2 P's (Panasonic and Pioneer)

I personally would stay away with unproven brand name for any kind TV's unless it has reliable sources to back it up.

I have seen a year old Sharp with terrible burn in. Scared me enough to go LCD, which I think is still a beautiful picture...

It isn't really a thing of the past if you have to do preventative maintenance every couple of days...

Memnoch · 01-10-2008, 07:56 PM

If you want size, I feel DLPs are the best bang for the buck. Picture is almost as good as an LCD, but there are some viewing angle issues. I got a great deal on one of Samsung's new ultra slim, light, whatever 1080p HDMI 1.3 DLPs and it's great.

But if I could afford a 61 inch LCD, that is what I would have gotten. I don't even know if they make them that big, but LCD is really the way to go right now. I just don't like the difference in size. You can get a 61 inch DLP for the same price as a 40 or so inch LCD. I don't like losing 20 inches. I would rather have a bigger TV. I always watch my movies from pretty much the same angle anyway, so I don't have any real issues with my DLP.

Laser TVs are probably next, but the technology will probably take a few more years to get the price competitive with LCDs and DLPs.

I wouldn't touch a plasma. Aren't those about two or three times the price of an equivalent LCD or DLP? And they have a bad reputation for dimming and/or burning out over a few years, and that would SUCK after paying two or three times as much for it. No thank you.

owa · 01-10-2008, 07:57 PM

I think they all have their place but I voted LCD since I think it's the most flexible.

Gremal · 01-10-2008, 07:57 PM

I think plasma is the way to go. I find the colors more organic and lifelike, and it tricks the eye into seeing real depth to the picture. I owned a Pioneer for 6 years and I used it as a computer monitor--the worst kind of static images. Even after all those years of daily use, there was no burn-in. Meanwhile plasma technology has improved. Can't wait until my Kuro arrives next week.

J_UNTITLED · 01-10-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavePS3

There's plus and minus for all three. It all depends on:
1) Your lighting conditions (LCD's can be brighter in daylight)
2) If you have any off-axis watching (LCD's are not as side-watching friendly as plasma)
3) How much 4x3 content you watch ( careful with burn-in)
4) How long you play a game on a given day (6 hrs. or more can give you burn in on static images like health meters etc. LCD gets much less burn-in but plasma now gives you ways to counter burn-in if you don't wait until it's too late)
5) If the unit will be primarilly used for movies (plasma has, generally given better detail in the blacks - LCD has always been rather gray in the blacks no matter what the brightness setting.)

My advice is to wait for the new generation of LCD. New ones this year will have banks of small LCD's as opposed to the entire panel as one. This means in black areas, the new LCD panels will not try to shove light out, making the blacks gray... they will now just shut off. There's supposed to be something like 123 steps between full on and full off. SIM2 is coming out with this technology as are others.

You left out the positives/negatives of going DLP...

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So, thus far the consensus is people prefer mostly LCD and Plasma over DLP...interesting. Besides the viewing-angle-issue (which, again, I don't get why that would be such a problem...) no one has really mentioned any other nitpicks for them.

Bourne1 · 01-10-2008, 08:02 PM

I have LCD. But either way, if you get any of these choices with a known and respectable brand with 1080p, you can't go wrong.

PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD · 01-10-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Memnoch

I wouldn't touch a plasma. Aren't those about two or three times the price of an equivalent LCD or DLP? And they have a bad reputation for dimming and/or burning out over a few years, and that would SUCK after paying two or three times as much for it. No thank you.

I still could not understand what u trying to say here. Plasma is not as expensive as people think it is. U prob havent go ur local electronic store for the past years.

PLASMA =start out with 42" to 150" talk about size here

Thye are great for gaming and especially BLU-RAY movies. With rich color and extremly deep black level.

LCD= is good for people who want smaller size screen. generally in their bedroom to play game or blu-ray. LCD can be very pricy for 50+. I would prefer large TV for blu-ray no matter what u say here

DLP =dont know too much about it but they do have large screen to start out with but still kinda bulky to me. Kinda waste space if u have limite room. Just my 2 CENTS

mred612 · 01-10-2008, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

Why does that bother anyone when I'd assume most of the time you'd be wanting to sit right in front of the TV versus on the side or in some other off-kilter direction?

Yeah, but the way my setup is, some people watch from a bit of an angle if there are more than 5 people. To each his own.

mred612 · 01-10-2008, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD

LOL.....Plasma burn in is the thing of the past now. What brand did u cousin got his plasma? I would suggest stay with 2 P's (Panasonic and Pioneer)

I personally would stay away with unproven brand name for any kind TV's unless it has reliable sources to back it up.

You know, the funny thing is, it was a Panny.

He bought it at best buy. Then, he finally took my advice and bought a Samsung 1080p LCD.

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01-10-2008, 07:30 PM	#1
J_UNTITLED Power Member Member since:Jul 2006	LCD vs. Plasma vs. DLP Between LCD, Plasma and DLP HDTV technologies, which one do you find to be the overall best and why?

01-10-2008, 07:37 PM	#5
jag2007 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:San Antonio Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:17	sammy dlp hlp5085 works for me!! Last edited by jag2007; 01-10-2008 at 07:55 PM.

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01-10-2008, 07:31 PM	#2
Bourne1 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007	I love LCD's and the technology for LCD's to produce brighter colors and better blacks are getting a lot better. DLP's are nice, but you are not going to get the viewing angles of an LCD.

01-10-2008, 07:33 PM	#3
mred612 Member Member since:Oct 2007	I Have LCD. I couldn't do Plasma. My cousin has a plasma,had, and it burned in it was also only purchased a month ago. and dlp, the angle thing throws me off. I really like my LCD. But I am planning on getting a plasma just for watching tv, NO gaming.

01-10-2008, 07:33 PM	#4
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	I think all 3 are very good Technologies . Plazzy's have to be my favorite with LCD's a close 2nd.

01-10-2008, 07:41 PM	#6
flabzilla Member Member since:Jun 2007	sony has made a new type of tv it called organic tv or something like that and it had a 1000000 to 1 contrast ratio .....ya thats right i read it in the toronto star this morning

01-10-2008, 07:43 PM	#8
Irishwiseguy2006 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Trading Score:5	I have been gaming for 6 months on my plasma and have no burn in. You just need to do the all white and all color maint. every couple days. By the way there is not a richer color then a plasma.

01-10-2008, 07:50 PM	#11
DavePS3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:56 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	There's plus and minus for all three. It all depends on: 1) Your lighting conditions (LCD's can be brighter in daylight) 2) If you have any off-axis watching (LCD's are not as side-watching friendly as plasma) 3) How much 4x3 content you watch ( careful with burn-in) 4) How long you play a game on a given day (6 hrs. or more can give you burn in on static images like health meters etc. LCD gets much less burn-in but plasma now gives you ways to counter burn-in if you don't wait until it's too late) 5) If the unit will be primarilly used for movies (plasma has, generally given better detail in the blacks - LCD has always been rather gray in the blacks no matter what the brightness setting.) My advice is to wait for the new generation of LCD. New ones this year will have banks of small LCD's as opposed to the entire panel as one. This means in black areas, the new LCD panels will not try to shove light out, making the blacks gray... they will now just shut off. There's supposed to be something like 123 steps between full on and full off. SIM2 is coming out with this technology as are others.

01-10-2008, 07:56 PM	#13
Memnoch Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Northern VA 4K collection:185 Blu-ray collection:185 Trading Score:1	If you want size, I feel DLPs are the best bang for the buck. Picture is almost as good as an LCD, but there are some viewing angle issues. I got a great deal on one of Samsung's new ultra slim, light, whatever 1080p HDMI 1.3 DLPs and it's great. But if I could afford a 61 inch LCD, that is what I would have gotten. I don't even know if they make them that big, but LCD is really the way to go right now. I just don't like the difference in size. You can get a 61 inch DLP for the same price as a 40 or so inch LCD. I don't like losing 20 inches. I would rather have a bigger TV. I always watch my movies from pretty much the same angle anyway, so I don't have any real issues with my DLP. Laser TVs are probably next, but the technology will probably take a few more years to get the price competitive with LCDs and DLPs. I wouldn't touch a plasma. Aren't those about two or three times the price of an equivalent LCD or DLP? And they have a bad reputation for dimming and/or burning out over a few years, and that would SUCK after paying two or three times as much for it. No thank you.

01-10-2008, 07:57 PM	#14
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	I think they all have their place but I voted LCD since I think it's the most flexible.

01-10-2008, 07:57 PM	#15
Gremal Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Daddyland Home Theater Gallery:49 Blu-ray collection:184	I think plasma is the way to go. I find the colors more organic and lifelike, and it tricks the eye into seeing real depth to the picture. I owned a Pioneer for 6 years and I used it as a computer monitor--the worst kind of static images. Even after all those years of daily use, there was no burn-in. Meanwhile plasma technology has improved. Can't wait until my Kuro arrives next week.

01-10-2008, 08:02 PM	#17
Bourne1 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007	I have LCD. But either way, if you get any of these choices with a known and respectable brand with 1080p, you can't go wrong.

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