1. Plasma and LCD technology – what’s the difference?

Plasma and LCD panels may look similar, but the flat screen and thin profile is where the similarities end. Plasma screens, as its name suggests, uses a matrix of tiny gas plasma cells charged by precise electrical voltages to create a picture. LCD screens (liquid crystal display) are in layman’s terms sandwiches made up of liquid crystal pushed in the space between two glass plates. Images are created by varying the amount electrical charge applied to the crystals. Each technology has its strengths and weaknesses.

2. What advantages does plasma have over LCD?

*It has better contrast as it shows black better.

*Has a better viewing angle.(New plasma TVs now have a better angle)

*Brighter display

*Doesn’t blur.

*Better refresh rate

*Available in large screens easily.

*Cheaper than LCD only for large displays like 42 inches.

3.What advantages does LCD have over plasma?

*Higher resolution

*Consumes less electricity when compared to plasma.

*Lighter and easily portable.

*Longer life span.

*Doesn’t burn out like plasma TV.

NOTE: LCD TVs are catching up with plasma and even out beating them in some of the advantage’s mentioned above eg. HDTV LCD’s have better contrast than plasma’s. In short LCD technology is catching up and improving alot where as plasma TVs technology is more static.They are also making use of LCD TVs short viewing angle like three in one TVs ! You can see different video display at different angles.

“SO WHAT DO I BUY?”

Buy an LCD TV (preferably the latest one’s) they are much cheaper , consume less power , are easy to run and last long.They are ideal if your buying a TV less than 42′inches and are becoming cheaper each day.

If you are going for a TV that is above 42 inches it is recommend that you buy a plasma TV.If not stick to LCD .

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1. Plasma and LCD technology – what’s the difference?

Plasma and LCD panels may look similar, but the flat screen and thin profile is where the similarities end. Plasma screens, as its name suggests, uses a matrix of tiny gas plasma cells charged by precise electrical voltages to create a picture. LCD screens (liquid crystal display) are in layman’s terms sandwiches made up of liquid crystal pushed in the space between two glass plates. Images are created by varying the amount electrical charge applied to the crystals. Each technology has its strengths and weaknesses.

2. What advantages does plasma have over LCD?

*It has better contrast as it shows black better.

*Has a better viewing angle.(New plasma TVs now have a better angle)

*Brighter display

*Doesn’t blur.

*Better refresh rate

*Available in large screens easily.

*Cheaper than LCD only for large displays like 42 inches.

3.What advantages does LCD have over plasma?

*Higher resolution

*Consumes less electricity when compared to plasma.

*Lighter and easily portable.

*Longer life span.

*Doesn’t burn out like plasma TV.

NOTE: LCD TVs are catching up with plasma and even out beating them in some of the advantage’s mentioned above eg. HDTV LCD’s have better contrast than plasma’s. In short LCD technology is catching up and improving alot where as plasma TVs technology is more static.They are also making use of LCD TVs short viewing angle like three in one TVs ! You can see different video display at different angles.

“SO WHAT DO I BUY?”

Buy an LCD TV (preferably the latest one’s) they are much cheaper , consume less power , are easy to run and last long.They are ideal if your buying a TV less than 42′inches and are becoming cheaper each day.

If you are going for a TV that is above 42 inches it is recommend that you buy a plasma TV.If not stick to LCD .

For more getails go to http://www.igizmore.uni.cc or http://www.igizmore.blogspot.com

Like digital video camcorders, DLP devices come in either one or three-chip models. One-chip DLP systems use a projection lamp to pass white light through a color wheel that sends red-green-blue colors to the DMD chip in a sequential order to create an image on-screen. Three-chip DLP systems use a projection lamp to send white light through a prism, which creates separate red, green, and blue light beams. Each beam is sent to their respective red, green, and blue DMD chip to process the image for display on-screen.

One-chip models are said to produce a display of over 16-million colors. Three-chip models can produce a display of over 35-trillion colors.  Most consumers will be looking at the One-chips, because the three-chips are generally for very large screens, such as movie theaters.  The three-chip TVs do not suffer from the “Rainbow Effect.”  The one-chip models are still very good televisions, and have a clear and detailed display.

DLP TVs are lighter and skinnier than tubes, but are too heavy and bulky to hang from a wall.  They range in size from around 44?-75? and weigh between 65 and 215 lbs (most weigh 75-150).  They are 7-22? deep, but most models range from 15-20?.

DLP televisions vary in price, but generally will run you for around $1,500+.  This price is still a lot cheaper than comparable LCD and Plasma screens, but you either buy a big tv for a good amount of money, or get nothing.  So if you are looking for a smaller TV and do not want to spend over $1,500, look elsewhere.  The cost to replace the bulbs must also be taken into account (usually $200 per bulb).

The DLP recieves a Best TV rating of 7.

The Good: Significantly cheaper than LCD or plasma, very good picture quality for the price, pretty cheap for the size of the TV, excellent grayscale, no burn-in, smooth-stable image at 1080p,

The Bad: Bulbs need to be changed every couple of years (depending on use), bulky, slow refresh rate, not very strong with gaming/watching sports/action movies, the “Rainbow Effect,” you wont find smaller models (or prices under $1,500), weak angles, the technology is becoming dated

**If you buy a DLP TV, Best TV suggests purchasing a warranty, because the bulbs will eventually have problems