Plasma or LCD tv

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Been looking at new flat tv's, seems very tempting but it's as bad as picking a boiler, there's so many to choose from with all different specs, is there an NVQ I can totally waste my time on and fill some colleges pockets to help me choose a totally unnecesary replacement for my existing perfectly normal tv, after all the programmes will all be the same ****e only flatter and bigger

 

[gcol]

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=114884

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Cheers, but the last posting was 2005, errrr I think things have moved on a fair bit since then

 

[gcol]

Cheers, but the last posting was 2005

Dunno what you clicked mate, but this was only a couple of weeks ago.

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

oops sorry looking at wrong date, my mistake

 

[gcol]

It happens.

 

[clf-gas]

LCD with intergrated free view and teas maid, bought my plasma four years ago as lcd was too expensive at the time. Can now get a full 46" for half the price, I do like a biggun

 

[daytona]

this is a goodun!

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=412171

good tv for a grand.
as you said same old cack will appear on it.those wildlife documentaries are gonna look pretty damn good though,if a geographic/discovery channel addict like me

do you have a games console?
if you do perhaps consider lcd as some games with HUD on screen all the time can leave screen burn and that is bad news

 

[Bespoke]

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[gcol]

Bespoke, if your client is wanting a 26" TV then you're stuck with an LCD model. They don't make many plasmas much less than 42" (except 1 model by Panasonic I've seen which is 37").
If you were looking at the sort of 40" size then I would agree with daytona on the post above yours that that Panasonic model looks good. I was in the market for a new TV due to the untimely demise of my old TV just before Christmas. I knew plasmas gave the better picture, but for the same spec TV as an LCD you would have to spend around an extra 40%. Plus I just couldn't accommodate the extra size of a plasma.
If the client can fit in a larger TV I'd say either go for the plasma mentioned, but get it from John Lewis for the free 5 year guarantee, or for LCD look at the Samsung LE40M86BD from Dixons online (they have special offers on at the minute and can get one for £754 if you use the discount code JAN20).
If you're stuck with a 26" LCD, then I'd be looking at something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-T...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1199530210&sr=1-2

 

[DARTHVADER]

Hello all.

I purchased a cheap lcd 37 inch (Tesco/Digihome) for my conservatory wall about a year ago, mainly because I had read that it was brighter than Plasma and it was cheap!!

I have just purchased an LG 42 plasma for my living room. Got this from Electrical Experience on line for a V good price just before Xmas, although I see its gone up a little in price now.

Of the two the plasma has the far superior picture and does not suffer the blur you sometimes get with lcd, especially fast moving images, sport etc. The plasma also looks aesthetically better with its piano black frame and as its on a cantilever stand so does not look too large with this type of stand.

I was sick and tired of 'pros and cons' of each and also the negativity of Plasmas loosing pixels/short lifespan etc so I just took the plunge. This may well be the case and time will tell, but in the end I just purchased on suitability, price and looks.

 

[ABN]

Plasma / LCD lots of factors to consider when choosing the best for your needs. Don't be swayed by what you see in the shops as they will be HD feeds and most normal transmissions are SD.

A very good forum for advise and information is
http://www.avforums.com/forums/index.php

but always remember views are often biased by what the poster owns. For me if larger than 37" then its plasma all the way

 

[imamartian]

I recently bought a 42" panasonic plasma and did a lot of research beforehand. The general rule seemed to be 32" or less go with LCD, bigger than 32" then go with plasma. But i'd recommend going round a few stores with sets on to get a feel.

however, i think these days the technology is so good, that providing you aren't using them in extreme conditions, then unless you have the plasma side by side with an LCD you won't notice much difference.

I eventually chose my on price and then on the following requirements..

SD card reader (means you can view your photo's on it)
Pic in Pic/pic by pic (means you get two pictures, either side by side or one in the other - good for watching telly and reading teletext or two channels)
PC connector
HMDI sockets
enough SCARTS
and front and rear AV for games and gadgets..

 

[Bespoke]

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[gcol]

Have a look at this Bespoke http://www.keene.co.uk/multi.php?mycode=IRBKIT
Instructions here http://www.keene.co.uk/pages/downloads/dnl_files/pdfs/IRBKITi.pdf