Need advice between plasma and lcd

[Little King]

I've been looking into getting the Panasonic V10 Plasma coming out soon, but while I was in Target today, I really noticed how much brighter LCD (I know its back lite) is over the Plasmas that were on display.

Now I know enough to know that they weren't probably calibrated and I've seen more pro's for Plasma (on picture quality) vs LCD, but the brightness made the colors seem more vibrant. Can Plasma reach those high bright levels?

[starkent08]

whats ur price range what size do u want and what will u mainly be using the tv for if u lean toward gamihng lcd movies a plasma and targets selection is kinda lame

[mjbethancourt]

...wait for it.

[koontz1973]

for what?



will it be good?

[scweb13]

Originally Posted by Little King

I've been looking into getting the Panasonic V10 Plasma coming out soon, but while I was in Target today, I really noticed how much brighter LCD (I know its back lite) is over the Plasmas that were on display.

Now I know enough to know that they weren't probably calibrated and I've seen more pro's for Plasma (on picture quality) vs LCD, but the brightness made the colors seem more vibrant. Can Plasma reach those high bright levels?

Do you light your house like the Target store?

[mjbethancourt]

Originally Posted by koontz1973

for what?



will it be good?

Depends on your idea of entertainment.


Wait for the usual suspects to show up saying you can get a 60" Kuro elite for like $1000, that retailers are in a conspiracy to rig their displays to make LCD look good and make plasmas look bad, and argue that the only valid criterion for judging TV's is ANSI pattern contrast ratings.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by scweb13

Do you light your house like the Target store?

Exactly.

Ambient lighting is key here. If your television is going to be placed in an environment where there's a lot of sunlight filtering in or always a lot of artificial lights on, go with LCD. If you can control the light in your theater room, then go with Plasma.

[fuwa]

Originally Posted by Little King

I've been looking into getting the Panasonic V10 Plasma coming out soon, but while I was in Target today, I really noticed how much brighter LCD (I know its back lite) is over the Plasmas that were on display.

Now I know enough to know that they weren't probably calibrated and I've seen more pro's for Plasma (on picture quality) vs LCD, but the brightness made the colors seem more vibrant. Can Plasma reach those high bright levels?

I got an LCD based on what I saw in the stores; I later took it back and got a Pioneer Kuro Elite. The Kuro looks great and is bright enough for me in the pure mode.

Whether you get plasma or lcd, the best viewing mode for movies is in the cinema or film mode (pure for Pioneer). It looks dull at first but you adjust to this soon and you get a very natural looking viewing experience. My experience with both plasma and lcd is that they look much better in your home than in the store.

My son got a plasma from Costco and he is very happy with it. I believe that you will enjoy the V-10 because it is very highly rated and will look much better in your home than what you see at Target.

[Little King]

For gaming and movies. I'm not buying anything from Target, I was just kinda shocked how LCD looked so much brighter and vibrant compared to the superior plasma. Like one user said, it looked kinda dull. I have blinds and curtains to help block out the sun.

[repete66211]

I've seen some really nice LCDs, but my advice is always as follows:

If you watch TV in a bright room get an LCD. For all other viewing conditions get a plasma.

[William H Pratt]

I got an LCD based on what I saw in the stores; I later took it back and got a Pioneer Kuro Elite. The Kuro looks great and is bright enough for me in the pure mode.

Nuff Said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

[ACEOFSPADES]

it's up to you ,go and have a good look at whats out there and do get sucked in by reviews or experts as they are so called.lcd gives you the closest thing to being there ,it's like you are watching it being made,you can watch in day or night ,lights on ,lights off.so see what you prefer, i for one can't see what all the fuss is about with plasma,the blacks are maybe 10% blacker ,but the colours are superior on lcd, and by the way cinema mode sucks, dull and boring if that's what u like buy plasma.if you wanna feel like your part of the movie buy lcd. again thats only my opinion.you need to buy what you feel is the best for you ,not what other people think.

[kpkelley]

Face Off at The HDTV Corral

[wafi]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Face Off at The HDTV Corral

Was there any doubt to the outcome of the face off? Nope!

[ACEOFSPADES]

it's amazing if i owned one of the brands would i really say it's not the best telly ,and where was the bright room reviews, oh they forgot about that coz not everybody wants to watch in dark rooms.yeah i just bought a 500k ferrari so the 500 k lamborghini couldn't possibly be better could it now.

[ACEOFSPADES]

as i said before it's only my opinion ,i love my telly and wouldn't swap it for any other as i'm sure all the others are happy with theirs as well. but let's face it if you are going to rate a telly it has to be viewed in the dark room as well as a brightly lit room and then add the scores together, let's face it that review DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT WATCHING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

[gtmorgan23]

Well I have both, I think that is the best way to do it.

I have the pioneer plasma in the living room for movies and tv.

upstairs I have a sony lcd for playing video games and hooking my desktop up to it.

[gtmorgan23]

Lcd's are great and so are plasmas, dont get me wrong

they are just ups and downs to both of them. You have to decide which one is better for your needs....

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by ACEOFSPADES

as i said before it's only my opinion ,i love my telly and wouldn't swap it for any other as i'm sure all the others are happy with theirs as well. but let's face it if you are going to rate a telly it has to be viewed in the dark room as well as a brightly lit room and then add the scores together, let's face it that review DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT WATCHING IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

They described how they conducted the test, allowing the reader to associate the reviews with a specific viewing environment, thus enabling the reader to extrapolate the necessary information to apply their reviews to his/her own viewing environment. They do no assume to make suggestions for any individual reader and their viewing environment and habits, instead they mearly provide their own experiences with the products so that the reader can come to their own conclusions as to what would work best for them.

[ACEOFSPADES]

yeah but do you watch movies in the dark lights off or lights on ,broad daylight.