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In Reply to: RE: Panasonic posted by sbrians on July 01, 2009 at 12:53:45
No surprise. TVs on display at Costco don't do the TVs justice. It's gotten to the point now where it's more a matter personal taste rather than one being better than the other with all things equal. Plasma TVs do some things better than LCDs and vice-versa. It's much easier on the eyes to watch a movie on a good LCD than a plasma because you aren't looking at the light source on an LCD, therefore it's a softer image. Plasma's picture is more clinical because you are looking directly at the illuminated phosphor. They are like the metal dome tweeters of TV. Initially impressive, but after a while they can be a bit fatiguing.
LCDs don't look so good until they are properly set-up (just use the instructions on any THX movie like those from Pixar etc). Then they can look very impressive. Much less reflection too. Reflection is a TVs Kryptonite.
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Costco uses Component cables to deliver 720p res, split from one source to 40 TV's.
Do the math
I think a lot of it is personal preference but based on what I saw, and remember seeing even a few years ago, LCD always had a bit of a flat pastel look to it vs plasma. Plasma, to me, seeme to have more depth in the picture.
As for attaining accurate LCD color, it also seems to me that you have to be dead center to the screen because moving off axis even a slight amount shows up as a shift in color. This was especially noticeable to me while watching a TV newscaster - or any talking head. Move slightly to the left or right of center and the skin tone changes. I'm sure LCDs have improved viewing angle these days but still not quite there in my opinion.
Additionally, I see some blurring on LCD when watching sporting events but I've read that some of the newer sets with faster refresh rates address this problem.
Of course Costco isn't the ideal place to compare the technologies but what I saw at Costco is basically what I see at Best Buy or anywhere else when comparing LCD to plasma.
The LCDs have less reflection and if I were to get a flat screen for the living room I would probably go LCD because our living is bright during the day. However, down in the basement home theater room, I am more inclined to go plasma. I can control the lighting and make it pretty dark down there even during daylight hours.
Motion is the biggest weak point of the LCDs that I have seen so far. I have only really looked at the Costco ones mostly.
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