[flopay]

how come no one likes dlp?
dlp @ 24fps = the most natural looking image and motion to me.
LCD is unnaturally sharp (good for games tho) and the 120hz tvs are unnaturally smooth motion. It annoys the crap out of me for watching movies
but my dlp is a joy to watch! When Sunrise Earth is on... if feels like I'm looking out my window on my dlp screen.

[jurhoonee]

how come no one likes dlp?
dlp @ 24fps = the most natural looking image and motion to me.
LCD is unnaturally sharp (good for games tho) and the 120hz tvs are unnaturally smooth motion. It annoys the crap out of me for watching movies
but my dlp is a joy to watch! When Sunrise Earth is on... if feels like I'm looking out my window on my dlp screen.

DLP is my favorite, sadly you can't buy RPTVs here anymore so it's a projector or nothing.

[ThzinChang]

You really don't know what you are talking about.

LCD is at most the same price as plasma, usually a little bit cheaper.

Neither is better than each other. As general rules (and obviously high end models buck the trend):

Plasma is better for smoother motion and contrast ratios
LCD is better for IQ and sharpness

he's been a freakish defender of Plasma and hater of LCD's for a long time.

these days, in general LCDs are cheaper and offer better bang for buck IQ wise,imo. At the high end, plasmas are arguably better but he acts like buying anything other than a plasma is stupid...which is an extremist opinion.

[Thomaswhitee]

he's been a freakish defender of Plasma and hater of LCD's for a long time.

these days, in general LCDs are cheaper and offer better bang for buck IQ wise,imo. At the high end, plasmas are arguably better but he acts like buying anything other than a plasma is stupid...which is an extremist opinion.

I'm such an LCD hater that I have never owned a plasma, but I own two LCD's...

The main reasoning behind the LCD TV purchase is that plasma was also not so great back in the day. Both had low contrast but plasma still suffered from bad burn in and getting a little dull over time. Fast forward to today and the current crop of plasma TV's are quite good. They produce better contrast than LCD, better refresh. Granted we're up to 240Hz LCD. While LCD creates eye popping colour there is still issues with IQ that make plasma better choice.

Maybe in the US LCD is cheaper, but in Australia plasma defiantly has better bang for buck when it comes to screen size and IQ. I snapped up for the parents a nice 50" Panasonic plasma for $2100 AUD (1080p). Now when comparing that to LCD here, it's around a 40" you will get for that price at best ($2200 here) while a 42" plasma is $1300. 46" LCD is around $3000 and more. We're not talking high end, but good brands like Samsung LCD vs Panasonic plasma.

EDIT: I pretty much agree with what is said in this article... it's reasonably modern. http://www.cnet.com.au/plasma-vs-lcd...-240036500.htm

[Nurba]

Just face it guys...

If CRT was feasible it would ownz all teh other screen technologies

don't live in denial

[ChicasCams]

Just face it guys...

If CRT was feasible it would ownz all teh other screen technologies

don't live in denial

Strictly going by image quality only really good plasmas can compete.


Plasmas cost a lot more than LCDs here, which is sad.

[Thomaswhitee]

Strictly going by image quality only really good plasmas can compete.


Plasmas cost a lot more than LCDs here, which is sad.

The top range plasma TV's do compete with CRT. That's why strictly speaking I prefer the current plasma tech. LCD has defiantly swamped the screen market for 40" and below. You wont find anyone buying a small plasma and that's probably due to plasma screens not 1080p. Small plasma screens are at best 720p or SD. However I feel that resolution can be over rated and that 720p can suffice on smaller screens, and having better contrast helps improve IQ. It all depends on how far you're sitting from the screen and what you're displaying.

LCD is just a fundamentally flawed technology where it needs back lighting to work. That in itself will always lend itself to poor contrast. and these LED back lighting screens are a joke, they don't really do much to improve the contrast.

Once OLED is mass produced then we will have a new screen technology victor that will produce better colours, and crap on all technology with way better contrast.

[jurhoonee]

For motion and black levels my shitty old 15+ year old Sony CRT destroys every plasma, the only advantages plasma has (geometry/convergence/size/weight/power consumption) could be said for any fixed pixel display.