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are they better than the :CDs or just thinner? and are they all 100hz or does it differ as with the LCDs?

i'm looking at around a 40" one but these are twice the price of a 100hz LCD so what are they better at?

Also, who makes the best bluray drives?
 
This is more suited to the home cinema forum.

The main advantage of LED's is that they have better black's- price is the only real disadvantage. If you want great blacks then also look at Panasonic's plasma range.
Most of the big brands make good Blu-ray players. Just check the reviews for the players in your price range.
 
just be aware there are two different types of LED tvs, edge lit, and full backlight. Edge ones are very slim, but can have inconsistent uniformity across the screen, coning etc. There is another discussion site well worth a read of but I'm not sure if we're allowed to link.

Panasonic plasmas are good, but their black level reduces over time as it's an inbuilt thing by panasonic to extent life expectancy. From what I remember reading it's to do with voltages.
 
MookJong said:
Nothing better than Panasonic plasma at the moment.
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That depends if you're prepared to put up with the IR and the fact they're no where near as bright as an LCD/LED.

The Panasonic might be a great TV but it has its problems like any other plasma. I'm not sure I could live with them day-to-day.
 
helpimcrap said:
are they better than the :CDs or just thinner? and are they all 100hz or does it differ as with the LCDs?

i'm looking at around a 40" one but these are twice the price of a 100hz LCD so what are they better at?

Also, who makes the best bluray drives?
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LED tv's still use an LCD...
 
sorry for wrong forum.

cheers for the input and yes i am aware that they are still LCD however the thinness of them and the hz makes me wonder how they were different thats all.

so LED is better than LCD and plasma if i get a decent size one?

like a sony bravia 40" for £700 kinda price? i can get a 42" LCD for about £400 though. :o
 
You'll notice the difference between LED and LCD by a mile.

Well what is your budget? If your looking to get a 40"+ LED for under £1000 you might as well forget about it tbh :D
 
Stretch said:
That depends if you're prepared to put up with the IR and the fact they're no where near as bright as an LCD/LED.

The Panasonic might be a great TV but it has its problems like any other plasma. I'm not sure I could live with them day-to-day.
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Not being as bright as an LCD/LED is a positive thing though. I dont even have my plasma at half brightness, and its seriously bright. LCD/LED's are even brighter.. colours look unnatural, they are over sharp.

Sure plasma isnt perfect, but until OLED gets their blue pixel lifespan up a bit more, and the prices on large OLED panels become sensible, then for me at least Plasma > (LCD/LED) - >(LCD/ColdCathode)

Its hard to beat a plasma in a darkened room, late night, sound system+sub and a good movie.

And yes, Panasonics 2009 range does seem to have an issue with the black level getting worse as the set ages, but I believe the 2010 range which have more of Pioneers Kuro tech in them are supposed to be better.

As for Image Retention, its not a problem, not to mention LCD's get Image retention too. And if you actually meants phosphor burn.. well my Plasma is over 3 years old now, its still looking great, and no sign of burn, and yes, I watch TV, watch movies, and play Wii on it :).
 
Corasik said:
Not being as bright as an LCD/LED is a positive thing though. I dont even have my plasma at half brightness, and its seriously bright. LCD/LED's are even brighter.. colours look unnatural, they are over sharp.
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I prefer my picture to be bright. Most plasma pictures tend to look dull and tired when placed next to a good LCD screen.

Corasik said:
Its hard to beat a plasma in a darkened room, late night, sound system+sub and a good movie.
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That's not how most people watch TV most of the time. They watch it whilst it's still light or with a light on. My home isn’t a cinema and I don’t want watching TV turned into a event.

Corasik said:
As for Image Retention, its not a problem, not to mention LCD's get Image retention too. And if you actually meants phosphor burn.. well my Plasma is over 3 years old now, its still looking great, and no sign of burn, and yes, I watch TV, watch movies, and play Wii on it :).
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LCD screens souldn't really suffer from noticeable IR but IR most certainly is still a problem with plasma sets. I was in a TV store at the weekend when the demo movie finished playing and it left two dirty great lines along the top and bottom of the screens (all of them) because the picture was "letter boxed". I've also seen similar problems with football scores, channel logos and game HUDs.

For me LCD/LED screens aren't perfect, just better than Plasmas. The difference in price reflects this.
 
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I was comparing samsung LCD and LED tv's in john lewis the other day. The samsung LED had a silver bezel instead of the classic black one. The image was sharper and noticeably brighter. Whether it's worth so much more money than LCD I don't know. I guess it's like hifi with the laws of diminishing returns.
 
I have ordered myself a Sony 52HX903 3D LED TV which imo is the best tv on sale at the moment, in reviews I have read it has even better picture quality than the Panasonic plasma's.
 
I'm in the Plasma camp. I own a Panasonic G10 and whilst it does have it's faults, I find the picture a lot more natural looking, easier to watch, with less straining on the eye than an LCD. I did a lot of demo's before buying. The final test was watching a film on a LCD TV around a friends house on a Sunday morning recovering from a hangover, picture looked awful, too sharp and almost looked like an animation.

I've had IR appear once on my G10, from leaving a BR menu up for 30 mins with a static screen. The IR only stayed visible in the black borders for 15 mins max, it wasn't visible in the main picture area once the film started.

The MLL Rise is an issue I can't say I've noticed, my TV isn't calibrated and I don't have a meter. Picture still looks good to me.

However, the best suggestion is to try the TV's your interested in, preferably in a demo room. It's your eye's you need to please, use reviews to create your shortlist to demo, don't use them to decide which TV your going to buy.
 
IR is the main reason I don't ever consider plasma's when buying a new tv, I use my tv for console and pc gaming quite often which have a lot of static images on screen like huds and I don't want to have to worry about IR when pausing a movie or game when the phone rings or something and have also paused a game in the past and forgot all about it and went out for drinks for a few hours.
 
TONY said:
I have ordered myself a Sony 52HX903 3D LED TV which imo is the best tv on sale at the moment, in reviews I have read it has even better picture quality than the Panasonic plasma's.
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Hi TONY, where did you order it from?

Thanks
 
nayan89 said:
Hi TONY, where did you order it from?

Thanks
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I ordered it from Currys back in July, they had stopped taking orders for it but still had it on the internal system for £2500 instead of the current rrp of £3500 and the store I went into let me place an order when they should not have and even said they would give me £150 if I traded in an old tv so I am giving them an old CRT tv so will get my tv for £2350 which I paid in full there and then.

They are expecting stock on Friday so I will hopefully get mine soon after, does anyone know where I stand if they tried to cancel this order? I paid in full 9 weeks ago instore and paid £1000 less than the rrp so could they cancel this order after all this time due to a pricing error? I paid for it on my credit card so have been paying interest on the money they have took so would not be happy if it was cancelled on me.
 
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