LED-LCD or LCD?
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Thinking about buying my first large screen flat panel TV...My 27" CRT RCA has served me well for well over 7+ years now :-) The dilemma is whether I need to go in for a LCD or a LED-LCD TV? The LED-LCDs really look great but still need to convince myself whether the large price difference is worth it. Any suggestions from the electronics gurus here most welcome...
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Thinking about buying my first large screen flat panel TV...My 27" CRT RCA has served me well for well over 7+ years now :-) The dilemma is whether I need to go in for a LCD or a LED-LCD TV? The LED-LCDs really look great but still need to convince myself whether the large price difference is worth it. Any suggestions from the electronics gurus here most welcome...
Well, if you want the best picture, and are willing to look after it, get a plasma. You can get a 50" these days for under $1000 and it'll blow away any kind of LCD. Cons: They're heavy, power hungry, and to look after it you don't want to leave the same image on it for a long time (eg watching SD with black bar on the side - zoom it so they go away!). The picture quality is worth it IMHO... As for the LCDs, an LED vs conventional backlight doesn't make an enormous amount of difference, although some LED-LCDs allow local dimming - if there's a dark area in the picture it can decrease the backlight level in that area to improve the black level (but it'll still be nowhere near a plasma!). When I was looking last year I also noticed some of the LED-LCD backlighting was a little uneven. LCDs are nice since they're light, efficient, and some of them are really thin (hence easier to wall mount). They have improved a lot over the last few years in terms of picture quality. One other thing, decide what size you want and then go bigger! When you get it home first it'll look HUGE, but after a week or so you'll be thinking "Maybe I should have gone bigger". Good luck!
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Thinking about buying my first large screen flat panel TV...My 27" CRT RCA has served me well for well over 7+ years now :-) The dilemma is whether I need to go in for a LCD or a LED-LCD TV? The LED-LCDs really look great but still need to convince myself whether the large price difference is worth it. Any suggestions from the electronics gurus here most welcome...
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LED-LCD has a longer life then LCD due to the power panels for the CFL bakclights in LCDs. Yes, I've just bought a Samsing B850 series plasma but then I'm really picky :-O
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No, a snob would have mentioned she has a PS58B850. :cool:
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Well, if you want the best picture, and are willing to look after it, get a plasma. You can get a 50" these days for under $1000 and it'll blow away any kind of LCD. Cons: They're heavy, power hungry, and to look after it you don't want to leave the same image on it for a long time (eg watching SD with black bar on the side - zoom it so they go away!). The picture quality is worth it IMHO... As for the LCDs, an LED vs conventional backlight doesn't make an enormous amount of difference, although some LED-LCDs allow local dimming - if there's a dark area in the picture it can decrease the backlight level in that area to improve the black level (but it'll still be nowhere near a plasma!). When I was looking last year I also noticed some of the LED-LCD backlighting was a little uneven. LCDs are nice since they're light, efficient, and some of them are really thin (hence easier to wall mount). They have improved a lot over the last few years in terms of picture quality. One other thing, decide what size you want and then go bigger! When you get it home first it'll look HUGE, but after a week or so you'll be thinking "Maybe I should have gone bigger". Good luck!
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No, a snob would have mentioned she has a PS58B850. :cool:
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Well, if you want the best picture, and are willing to look after it, get a plasma. You can get a 50" these days for under $1000 and it'll blow away any kind of LCD. Cons: They're heavy, power hungry, and to look after it you don't want to leave the same image on it for a long time (eg watching SD with black bar on the side - zoom it so they go away!). The picture quality is worth it IMHO... As for the LCDs, an LED vs conventional backlight doesn't make an enormous amount of difference, although some LED-LCDs allow local dimming - if there's a dark area in the picture it can decrease the backlight level in that area to improve the black level (but it'll still be nowhere near a plasma!). When I was looking last year I also noticed some of the LED-LCD backlighting was a little uneven. LCDs are nice since they're light, efficient, and some of them are really thin (hence easier to wall mount). They have improved a lot over the last few years in terms of picture quality. One other thing, decide what size you want and then go bigger! When you get it home first it'll look HUGE, but after a week or so you'll be thinking "Maybe I should have gone bigger". Good luck!
I think he's talking about LED screens, not LCDs with LED backlight. There is a substantial difference as in LED screens each pixel is made with 3 small LEDs and there is no backlight. Or maybe I'm wrong and he's talking about LED-backlight LCDs. :)
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Well, if you want the best picture, and are willing to look after it, get a plasma. You can get a 50" these days for under $1000 and it'll blow away any kind of LCD. Cons: They're heavy, power hungry, and to look after it you don't want to leave the same image on it for a long time (eg watching SD with black bar on the side - zoom it so they go away!). The picture quality is worth it IMHO... As for the LCDs, an LED vs conventional backlight doesn't make an enormous amount of difference, although some LED-LCDs allow local dimming - if there's a dark area in the picture it can decrease the backlight level in that area to improve the black level (but it'll still be nowhere near a plasma!). When I was looking last year I also noticed some of the LED-LCD backlighting was a little uneven. LCDs are nice since they're light, efficient, and some of them are really thin (hence easier to wall mount). They have improved a lot over the last few years in terms of picture quality. One other thing, decide what size you want and then go bigger! When you get it home first it'll look HUGE, but after a week or so you'll be thinking "Maybe I should have gone bigger". Good luck!
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The picture quality is worth it IMHO...
That's just it. It's an opinion. I know people who swear plasma gives the best picture quality, while I and many other swear LCD is the better.
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Well, if you want the best picture, and are willing to look after it, get a plasma. You can get a 50" these days for under $1000 and it'll blow away any kind of LCD. Cons: They're heavy, power hungry, and to look after it you don't want to leave the same image on it for a long time (eg watching SD with black bar on the side - zoom it so they go away!). The picture quality is worth it IMHO... As for the LCDs, an LED vs conventional backlight doesn't make an enormous amount of difference, although some LED-LCDs allow local dimming - if there's a dark area in the picture it can decrease the backlight level in that area to improve the black level (but it'll still be nowhere near a plasma!). When I was looking last year I also noticed some of the LED-LCD backlighting was a little uneven. LCDs are nice since they're light, efficient, and some of them are really thin (hence easier to wall mount). They have improved a lot over the last few years in terms of picture quality. One other thing, decide what size you want and then go bigger! When you get it home first it'll look HUGE, but after a week or so you'll be thinking "Maybe I should have gone bigger". Good luck!
The biggest problem with plasma is that they gradually lose brightness over time. Most manufacturers gradually increase the drive current to compensate, but they do it on a schedule that does not actually measure the dimming. So you can get an over bight image or a dimmer image depending on the actual loss vs the manufacturers schedule. But eventually the picture will start to dim. Probably beyond the average users "useful life", but still a consideration. Both the drive electronics and bulbs for florescent backlit LCD's are huge variables. Some last forever, others only a few years. The LED backlight's themselves should last "forever", but LED TV have not been around long enough to see if there are any problems with the drive electronics. The biggest advantage of LED's will be local dimming to improve the black level. But not many manufacturers are implementing this feature.
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