DEBATE: Plasma or LCD?

[Spyderturbo007]

Originally Posted by totaleclipse_05

LCD's don't have as a big of problem with motion blur as they used to. At least the Sony, Samsung, Sharp tv's I have seen.

Yes, but they still do have a problem with motion blur.

Originally Posted by totaleclipse_05

He said it burns in very easily and you have to use a "refresher tool" in the menu to reflash the screen or something to get rid of the burning in and make it normal again. He said that whole thing scares him so he is getting rid of it.

I've never had a problem with mine and I game on it heavily. Well, when the wife isn't watching Law & Order.

Originally Posted by totaleclipse_05

Sounds like you are stuck back a few years with your facts, LCD panel's black are getting quite close to Plasma's ability.

No, my facts are up to date. Other than the Spyder, AV is my main hobby, much to the dismay of my wife. I'm currently trying to convince the wife that a 1080p projector in the basement would be great for hockey games. I'm not quite sure if she is falling for it though.

Originally Posted by totaleclipse_05

Go out to a best buy or something and check out all the tv's and you will see they are quite close nowadays. As you can tell I am an LCD fan and never have problems (or noticed at all) with motion blur on anything (football games, movies, video games, etc.) and the blacks are quite good and I don't have to worry about burn in at all.

Yes, the are getting better every day. Don't take it personally or anything, but I just prefer the color reproduction and accuracy of a plasma over an LCD. Plasmas also have more of a "pop", in your face picture.

Some people don't see picture quaility problems as much as others. I just seem to have an eye for those things. Hell, I returned my first plasma after getting to the point where I couldn't tolerate the excessive red push even after throwing my colorimeter on it. My wife said she didn't even see what I was talking about.

Also, doing a comparison of TV's in the store is almost worthless. They all come out of the box set up in torch mode and need to be calibrated properly.

This is a great discussion though. It's nice to see other peoples' views on the subject. :thumb:

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Originally Posted by Spyderturbo007

Some people don't see picture quaility problems as much as others. I just seem to have an eye for those things. Hell, I returned my first plasma after getting to the point where I couldn't tolerate the excessive red push even after throwing my colorimeter on it. My wife said she didn't even see what I was talking about.

Yea, a lot of people can't perceive or hear the same things as others. Some people will not notice motion blur or slow response. It's like how a lot of people can somehow work on a computer with a CRT monitor refreshing at 60hz, while a refresh rate that low drives other people eyes crazy because they see the constant flicker of the screen redraw or people who can't tell the difference between your average quality mp3 and a CD.

[TheBlizzard]

The new 120hz LCD's make motion blur a dead issue. Everybody will have their opinion but LCD's are usually exclusively used for commerial and prolonged usage for a reason. When I get to work I will take a picture of a Plasma that came out of a sign at the Casino after being in for 8 months. The burn in is amazing; replaced with LCD's, running now for 6 months and not one single trace of burn in. I agree that plasma's have great contrast and depth but overall they just aren't the best overall value IMO.

[mdost03]

Originally Posted by TheBlizzard

The new 120hz LCD's make motion blur a dead issue. Everybody will have their opinion but LCD's are usually exclusively used for commerial and prolonged usage for a reason. When I get to work I will take a picture of a Plasma that came out of a sign at the Casino after being in for 8 months. The burn in is amazing; replaced with LCD's, running now for 6 months and not one single trace of burn in. I agree that plasma's have great contrast and depth but overall they just aren't the best overall value IMO.

QFT

And 311, he's had his business for close to 30 years, longer than I have been born. We will see what big breakthroughs electronics companies have coming out this year at CES in Jan. My dad will be going for free paid for by Sony like every year and get to see all the awesome stuff, wish he would take me along for once.