LCD vs. Plasma vs. DLP

[J_UNTITLED]

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

[Bourne1]

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.

[Sonny]

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

[jag2007]

sammy dlp hlp5085 works for me!!

[flabzilla]

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

[HMtheJJ]

Originally Posted by flabzilla

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

old news, it's already on sale in Japan and will be in the States in about two months! OLED screen, SONY is very exprinced with this and has been doing OLED for a long time!!! 11inch price at: US$2799.99

so for now, I go with my beloved Bravia LCD, but once SONY can make OLED bigger than 52, i'll switch, that's the future, just think the quality of that TV with BluRAy... oh wow!

[PeechCobblerPie]

Originally Posted by flabzilla

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

It's called OLED and theyre ridiculous expensive right now (I believe its somewhere around $3k for an under 20" screen) and they have less than half the lifetime of a normal LCD tv.

[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.

[J_UNTITLED]

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.

[molarkid]

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.

Have had a Plasma for about a month now, and I have been really concious about all the burn-in talk. I don't game on it and I use the "just" aspect on non-widescreen programs, so I hope all will be OK. What is the importance of the 100 hr no burn-in period? Other than that, I have enjoyed the plasma expierence, and I could not go back to SD!

[ShawnJ]

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 own a couple of Panasonic Plasma T.V.'s, but don't know much about maintenance. What exactly is the "all white and all color maint.?"

[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.

[J_UNTITLED]

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... .


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.

[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.

[J_UNTITLED]

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?

[mred612]

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.

[J_UNTITLED]

Originally Posted by mred612

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

I see...point taken.

[PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD]

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.

[JasonR]

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...

[owa]

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