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In Reply to: RE: Of course there's a difference… posted by David Aiken on May 03, 2008 at 14:09:29
Plasmas have a clear edge in price and performance (e.g. better black levels, little/no motion blur, etc). The amount of ambient light in your viewing area should only affect this decision unless you live outside or in a department store.
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I don't live outside or in a department store but my TV is in a large, open plan room with large window areas and I'm retired and watch a fair bit of stuff during the day. There's enough light in the room for strong reflections to show on the front of the CRT I had before I bought the LCD, and I've seen reflections on the front of plasmas in rooms with ambient lighting lower than that in my room during the day. I certainly close some of the curtains when viewing during the day, and I did with the CRT but still had some reflections. I notice none with the less reflective screen of the LCD and the picture looks nearly as good during the day as it does at night with lights off.
David Aiken
Just to offer edification on my question, price is not the issue. I could afford either set. In a living room setting will I really notice the difference since the room won't be blacked out?
Also I wanted a larger set, but I think the 60" sony is shipping soon.
We have a 50" Panasonic plasma, and brightness levels are no problem at all. Our family room faces west, so we have a lot of light in the afternoon, but the Panasonic is still plenty bright. I have it calibrated, so it is not adjusted for max brightness levels, and it is still plenty bright. I dont think brightness is a problem with plasmas anymore.
Try viewing different screens in lighting similar to what you get in your room. My room is a living room with windows behind the screen which have curtains drawn over them if I'm viewing and, further along that wall, a large picture window onto a patio. The living room area opens to the kitchen with a skylight in the ceiling, a breakfast nook which also overlooks the patio and a hallway to the front door which has a narrow window beside it. I've got light coming from several directions and the only time I can fully black the area out is at night.
Judging from the plasmas I've seen in homes, which have been Panasonics and an NEC, I believe I would certainly see a difference in my room because the plasmas I've seen definitely don't look their best in lighting levels similar to what I have in my room during the day. Some of the new plasmas like the Kuros may be better but I haven't seen one of them in use.
David Aiken
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