LCD vs LED vs Oled vs sed vs plasma!!
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LCD is current tech, cheap, good resolution. Poor black levels on older models but new ones very good.
OLED probably too expensive to worry about right now, but probably the best picture yet seen.
Plasma are cheap, generally large panels are worth it (i.e. 50"+ since LCD tech is expensive here) and have good black levels but sometimes suffer from ghosting and burn in effects.
No idea about "LED" and "SED"
LCD is current tech, cheap, good resolution. Poor black levels on older models but new ones very good.
OLED probably too expensive to worry about right now, but probably the best picture yet seen.
Plasma are cheap, generally large panels are worth it (i.e. 50"+ since LCD tech is expensive here) and have good black levels but sometimes suffer from ghosting and burn in effects.
No idea about "LED" and "SED"
Unless you want to spend an absolute fortune on a tiny screen and don't have it connected up to a PC most of the time Plasma is by far the best tech around. Proper black levels, better colour and generally better all round than LCD.
Burn in? I though that went out about 10 years ago, certainly our old Panasonic plasma never had a problem with it, and it was used a huge amount to play games as well as films/TV. The only time I have heard it about new screens is the cheap makes.
SED I think is never really going to be mainstream, it may get overtaken by OLED and really only be used for professional apps (Have they started manufacturing them yet?).
So in 5 years it may be OLED, but at the moment for large screen goodness there is really only one option.
Burn in? I though that went out about 10 years ago, certainly our old Panasonic plasma never had a problem with it, and it was used a huge amount to play games as well as films/TV. The only time I have heard it about new screens is the cheap makes.
SED I think is never really going to be mainstream, it may get overtaken by OLED and really only be used for professional apps (Have they started manufacturing them yet?).
So in 5 years it may be OLED, but at the moment for large screen goodness there is really only one option.
Im in a similar predicamnet. I'm not sure whether to go with a 42" Plasma or a 42" LCD? People say LCD if it will be connected to a PC which mine will be next year, as I will be putting together a HTPC.
Has anyone seen any good articles about the ups and downs of both techs?
Anyone use a 1080p plasma with a HTPC? Web browsing etc ok?
Has anyone seen any good articles about the ups and downs of both techs?
Anyone use a 1080p plasma with a HTPC? Web browsing etc ok?
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people say that because of the possibility of screen burn on a plasma when viewing static images for an extended length of time. apparently that's all but impossible these days with a decent modern plasma (pioneer and panasonic). ive had my 1080p panasonic ofr a few weeks and ive had exactly 0 problems with it. picture from the laptop is pin sharp.
however, i would still have to think hard about it if the display would spend a lot of time displaying a desktop or media center menu or something like that.
however, i would still have to think hard about it if the display would spend a lot of time displaying a desktop or media center menu or something like that.
I find LCD's a lot sharper for displaying text and thats useful for stuff like browsing and general PC use which is why i think they're recommended for PC's
BUT as a HTPC if you're going to use it to play a movie then the advantage falls back into plasmas court.
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I can only comment on my own sets but my 32" LCD suffers more ghosting than my 50" plasma. I thought plasma had no ghosting because the response time is practically 0ms?
I vote Plasma right now, although OLED looks good for the future.
Gaming on my plasma is IMMENSE!
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thats only because you havent compared apples with apples. if you saw a dekstop displayed on a 1080p plasma it would be pin sharp.
yes the way plasma handle motion in general is far ahead of anything lcd's can manage