owd man wants a new un, seen a couple o 42"ers but whats the difference between plasma n lcd? most plasma's seem a few ££ cheaper than the same size lcd but does that mean a worse telly?
Oh no, you've reopened the LCD v Plasma debate. There was very nearly a riot on here last time this came up for debate Personally i think LCD is better especially on bigger screens.
Oh no, you've reopened the LCD v Plasma debate. There was very nearly a riot on here last time this came up for debate Personally i think LCD is better especially on bigger screens.
See here http://www.barnsleyfc.org.uk/bbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=146359&mid=984485#M984485 and here http://www.barnsleyfc.org.uk/bbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=147997&mid=997149#M997149
So, hopefully this table was useful in explaining the difference between plasma and LCD TVs. In essence, your choice will have to depend on the value you attach to the different features. If you want a large screen size at reasonable price, than plasma TVs are your best option. If you're going to leave your TV on a lot, and want to use it to display computer applications as well, than go for a LCD TV. As we said, it's up to you to decide as quality wise, there's not a lot of difference between them. If you want to browse a bit further through the available plasma and LCD TVs on the market, then we can recommend the following retailers: John Lewis (top branded products and never knowingly overpriced) and Comet (good selection and useful site features). LCD TVs run about twice as long as plasma TVs. LCD TVs are therefore preferred for long-haul applications like 24/7 signage in shops. LCD TVs use on average half of the power from Plasma TVs. http://www.somucheasier.co.uk/ed-plasma-lcd-tv-difference.html
seen a 32 inch samsung lcd in argos for 344 quid check contrast ratio if it,s above 10,000 to one it will have a good picture.
One little correction to your post LCDs no longer have a lifespan of twice that of plasmas. They are roughly the same now with some plasmas having longer lifespans than LCD TV's. And Korky if your dad wants 42" to watch football (which is high speed moving images) on standard definition and not in HD then tell him to get a plasma as it ticks all the boxes while LCD doesn't
RE: One little correction to your post cheers for that, he dont have HD n very unlikely ever to either. best ive seen is this http://www.johnlewis.com/230667575/Product.aspx £500 which is his just about his limit + its got a 5 year warranty
just putting what it said on that site st. i don't no a lot about tv's really but i had 5 mins so i thought i would have a look on the net.
I said some CRT lifespan: 25,000 hours to half brightness Good new Plasma: 60,000 hours to half brightness Good new LCD: 60,000 hours to half brightness. Other new LCD can be down to 50,000 to half brightness so some plasmas last longer than some LCD's
Samsung make good TVs and John lewis certainly offer the best guarentees around so you can't really go wrong with a combination of the two. It's 100Hz which is good especially for fast moving things. It's got a good contrast ratio of 2000000:1 so can't complain there and ok it's not full HD but your dad wouldn't be using it for HD so that makes absolutly no difference to him anyway. It's HD ready so it is sort of 'half' HD which is what most LCD and Plasmas were a couple of years ago and the sound is good on that TV apparently. Don't think he'd be too dissapointed with it to be honest with you
Yeah I thought you'd got it from the net. It's good information it was just the lifespan was a little out of date because they've come on in leaps and bounds recently
i'm not sure of the details but John Lewis do a price matching service which you might want to check out
RE: i'm not sure of the details i did look into that, i think they say they dont match it because they offer a 5 year warranty. im not sure these are worth it because i reckon if a tv breaks inside 5 years, its more likely to happen in the 1st year. his current tv, which is my old un is about 8 years old and never had a problem. but £50 for 5 years peace o mind??
I think its all down to whether you want the piece of mind or not. I'm normally with you in that if the TV goes its going to go inside the first year but then with it being plasma and LCD these days they aren't quite as rugged as the old CRTs used to be so you can never be sure can you.
