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Tom Brennan

In Reply to: RE: stop thinking posted by Joe Murphy Jr on October 04, 2009 at 12:15:24

"The reason is because plasma technology uses phosphors to create the image. Guess what other technology uses phosphors? CRT. This allows both to get truer colors than other display technologies. LCD, no matter how well it's done, is more artificial looking."
A subjective opinion put forth as objective fact.
By the way, some LCD Tvs are noted for accurate color and some plamas are noted for inaccurate color. Much depends on implementation rather than the basic technology.
Personally I'm more bothered by the fine layer of noise I see in Panasonic plasmas than I am by any motion problems that may be present in the better Samsung LCDs. None of these things are perfect, as with hi-fi gear you often pick between flaws and arrive at the compromise that works best for you.

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And I'm more bothered by... - Harmonia 14:33:22 10/05/09 (1)
...lack of shadow detail and dark blacks with LCDs. I'm not fond of the motion artifacts but they aren't necessarily deal killers for me - all of the above are deal killers, but especially the shadow detail. And the better plasmas do indeed have very good color accuracy - the Kuros are outstanding in that regard. But that's not the only basis for choosing a TV.

I think LCD displays are an excellent choice for many people, especially if they watch a lot of video based source material. Like plasmas, the LCD TVs have improved a ton in the past 5 years. There are compromises and trade-offs whichever technology one chooses - there are no perfect TV displays (although the Kuro plasmas are mighty fine).

However...

For me, who watches a lot of film based material, I prefer the look of a good plasma. By a large margin. And yes I've seen most of the latest and greatest LCD displays. I like them. I just like plasmas better overall.

Different strokes for different folks.
- try pictures on a plasma - Joe Murphy Jr 21:54:04 10/05/09 (0)
  I shot over 1100 pictures with my dSLR during a recent family vacation in Disney World. All of the transferring was done on the computer and I watched slideshows of over 26GB of images on the 42" LCD monitor hooked up to my desktop. They were very good, but to really see the images that I captured, I viewed the images transferred to DVDs via my PS3 which is hooked up to the plasma in the livingroom. That was more like it. I felt as though I was back in Disney World reliving those moments.
accuracy - Joe Murphy Jr 21:34:04 10/04/09 (1)
How many companies in the broadcast industry or movie industry use LCD technology to do their mastering and calibration? I know of none.
- RE: accuracy - Tom Brennan 08:09:20 10/05/09 (0)
  "How many companies in the broadcast industry or movie industry use LCD technology to do their mastering and calibration? I know of none."
  
  And does it therefore follow that LCDs are incapable of accuracy? I don't think so.
  
  And because professional monitors are accurate does it follow that consumer TVs using CRT or plasma technology are also accurate? I don't think so.

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