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RE: Why are Plasma sets disappearing ?

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Posted by Larry I on October 21, 2009 at 06:52:09

In Reply to: Why are Plasma sets disappearing ? posted by Ross on October 20, 2009 at 19:27:42:

Plasmas have a number of disadvantages, compared to LCD sets, that are practical/physical issues, not necessarily picture quality issues.

Plasmas require more energy for any given light output and this efficiency loss, compared to LCD sets, means that the "lost" energy is radiated as heat. This heat can be substantial in a tiny room. Plasmas also cannot be made to be as bright as LCD sets. However much plasma manufacturers have worked to reduce "burn-in" issues, there remains some concern about damaging the set with static images.

I personally prefer plasma images to LCD sets. They can deliver more natural, and nuanced colors. Plasmas also have less motion artifacts, though the latest generation of LCDs are improved in this respect. The Kuro sets do pretty decent blacks.

If you look at the latest LCD sets with locally dimming LED backlighting, the picture quality is quite good. I like the top of the line Samsung and Sony sets. These sets can deliver very good black levels and don't suffer too badly from motion problems. Both seem to have a bit of restricted viewing angle, but, not anywhere as severe as rear projection sets.

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