I'm about to get a new flat screen TV.

Which is best between the two, LCD or Plasma.?

I've been told that plasma lose thier colour or something like that, after a few years. ???

Your comments please...........

lcd and you may get better response in the home entertainment forum

From what I can gather, Plasma gives a very slightly better picture, but is much more likely to suffer from screen burn. Given these TV's aren't exactly cheap, I'd personally go for an LCD, and settle for a very slightly worse picture and not have to worry about an EPG graphic or DOG burning itself into my several hundred pound screen.

Don't be a slave to design, Get a CRT - much better quality picture

Apparently Plasma are better for SD (Standard Definition) pictures and LCD are better for HD (High Definition) pictures. I have an LCD and am very happy with pictures in both formats. I suggest you go here http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/f...play.php?f=134 I should mention though that there is not a definitive answer, it's basically down to which picture you prefer.

Plasmas consume far more power than LCD's do for some reason (dont know how green you are), depends also on what size you want.

I hope you're joking? Go to Currys or somewhere and see the CRT's next to the LCD's. There is no comparison in terms of picture quality - LCD all the way - and that's just in SD.

Or you have a bottomless pit of an electricity bill

Screen burn is not really a problem on modern Plasmas. I went Plasma because at the time they were considered better for the larger screens. I would look at several teles next to each other, because factors such as the quality of the up-scalers also come into consideration.

If you are thinking about taking any form of repair cover on them, I would check out John Lewis as they wre doing their own free five year extended warranty.

LCD.

The average screen life for a Plasma screen is only 5 years.

Sorry that's clearly rubbish, you can get an extra 4 years warranty on a £1000 plasma for less than £250. There's no way that would be the case if the average lifetime was less than 5 years.

OK Guys, I get the picture.

Its LCD then for me as I thought.

Thanks for your prompt response.

They're pretty much the same in practice. The plasma has a higher peak power but consumes very little in dark scenes whereas an LCD is the same whatever.

Sorry but most LCds (especially cheap ones) are far worse for SD than CRTs. I have a plasma (because I wanted a large screen and imho they give better PQ than LCDs) but even they are not quite as good as a good CRT. Obviously you can get crap CRTs and and they can have geometry problems but on the whole they are still the best for SD (and HD if you can find one and will accept the size).

Plasma mate. Anything over 37" is plasma domain. In real usae the power consumption in slightly higher on plasma but not massive as suggested elsewhere. The power ratings given for LCD and Plasma use the max power draw for the set when it is giving its brightest white picture. An lcd uses less powere due to the fact it has a backlight on all the time to give a btight white screen, compared to the plasma having to power every pixel individually. On a black screen the LCD will still have about the same power drain as before as the backlight is still on. The plasma howere simply stops powering the pixels up meaning the power drain drops dramaticall down below that of LCD.
Screen burn can happen on both types of set although plasma should be more easy to damage. The sets now are quite resistant to burning but if you are going to use games consoles or PC as an input for large periods the LCD would be better.
As far a picture goes, GO to a specialist shop and look at them. Buy which ever you prefer and be happy with it.

You've had a lot of responses from people who probably own LCDs. I would disagree with them and say plasma is better but don't take my word for it go and look for yourself (but make sure you're allowed to alter the settings away from how they're set in the shop).

Also you may get a wider view on AV Forums than here on this subject. There's a lot of the old myths about plasmas on here, some of which were valid but are not now such as screen burn and others which were always wrong - I'm just waiting for someone to say plasmas need re gassing after a few years.

I had a customer in the other who had been told by one of the ignorant Corrys/Cumet lot that you have to turn a plasma upside down occcasionally to redistribute the gas.
Talk about incorrect scaremongering. I'm starting to think that the LCD brigade are actuallly starting to pay people to talk sh*t!!!

Lol and you information comes from ? next to the pile of dog poo

LOL indeed. The decent screens are estimated at 60,000 hours 'til half brightness same as the LCD's.

Don't know if this has been mentioned elsewhere but Australia (those happy chaps who suggested the whole world change their light bulbs) are looking into reports on power consumption and considering banning the sale of LCD & Plasma TVs.
Hopefully the EU wont be taking them up on another absurd idea.

So where do i get a 42"-50" CRt then-even if i could i would have to hire 3 weightlifters to move it.

Well if cost is not a problem - the set I'd love at the moment is the new Series 8 Plasma from Pioneer with it's deep Blacks.

But if 1000 UKPs is about your limit then I'd go for a 42in LCD like the Toshiba X - or Z series (1200 UKPS)

Cheers, daveac

It's horses for courses. You don't rush into spending several hundred pounds on what is essentially a luxury item like a flat screen TV. After reading around the subject, and doing alot of legwork going from store to store, I concluded that most LCD's are better than CRT. Of course there are some really cheap ones out there, but then there are some really cheap CRT's too. If you compare like for like (cheap LCD next to cheap CRT) LCD is still better. If you're going to spend that sort of money, how many people are going to scrimp and get one of the cheaper LCD's? I'm afraid CRT is the inferior choice for me, and it's LCD (or plasma if you prefer) all the way.

Most of the LCDs sold are the cheap ones. Most CRTs now for sale are also cheapoes so I agree that CRTs are not really an option for anybody wanting a decent size but that is because they aren't available any more not because they aren't good.