I’ve been saving up for a HDTV for my dorm and now that I’m ready to purchase one, I cant decide which technology to go with. I’m looking for anything between 40" and 50" and it has to run 1080p since, other than wtaching tv/blu-ray, I’ll be using it for gaming on my ps3/xbox 360. I managed to find a 46′ plasma from panasonic online for $800 from circuit city. I also managed to find a 42" LCD from LG at a nearby store for $800. Recently I heard about LED technology and found a 40" LED tv from sharp for $1000 on dell.com. Now I know that plasma’s have been known to have deeper, darker blacks but I’ve heard that lcds have brighter, richer colors but suffer from motion blur. I haven’t done much research on LED tvs but I hear that they’re a mix between the two and are even better than plasmas. Which one should I choose?
In terms of overall picture quality…Plasma! And Panasonic makes the best!
LED LCD TVs and Plasma’s have similar contrast ratios. But that’s all that is similar! Plasma TVs have faster response times(.001ms) compared to LED(2ms). 2,000 times faster actually! And Plasma’s also have faster refresh rates then LED too(Plasma 600hz–LED 240hz)! This makes Plasma’s better at producing sharper motion with fast motion content like sports, movies and gaming! Plasma is the best…the numbers prove it!!!
Plasma TVs are also more affordable then LCD TVs…especially LED LCD TVs! However…LED LCD TVs use 40% less energy then Standard LCD and Plasma TVs. But the higher initial cost of the LED TV counter acts the saving you’d get from the lower energy use!
I highly recommend you go with a Panasonic Plasma for what you want out of the TV! Hope this helps!
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My new Sharp Aquos LC-32LE705E 32 inch HD lcd led tv with full array LED backlight. Unlike the cheap Samsungs with the leds only on the edges which will cause that the TV is not fully backlit in the middle of the screen.
Especially the bright parts but in real life it’s very nice!