Okay...Who has an LCD/Plasma tv?

We have a 42 inch Phillips flat screen HDTV and it is amazing, you should definetly splurge, we can't even watch our regular tv in the bedroom now because the hd flat screen is just soooo much better.

Our friends chipped in and bought it for our engagement party gift. We were shocked

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Posted by jennandrolo

What brand do you have and how would you rate it?

I might splurge on one as an X-Mas gift to myself and FH lol and I really wanna research before I go out and buy it. Right now Im really interested in a Phillips.

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walmart is having some crazy deals on tv's on black friday .... check it out!

we have a plasma high definition 42 inches i think....not sure what brand

i think LCD might be better but im not really sure

***Warning Long Reply***

I am no expert but I am a manager of an electronics retail store so I see these things every day and sell them frequently. There is no way to say which is better, however, one may be better for your lifestyle/room.

Plasmas and LCD's both have a life of 30,000-60,000 hours. Neither can be recharged, no lightbulb changes, or anything like that. They are equal in lifespan.

Plasmas and LCD's can both get image burn, however, plasmas are much more susceptible to this and therefore you must be very careful when watching CNN, ESPN, or playing video games or you will see it etched on your screen. In most cases, the image burn can be reversed by putting on any sort of action on the screen and most plasmas typically have a white wash in order to 'clean' the screen in case you do start to see image burn.

Plasmas are known to have better contrast than LCD's. Contrast meaning blacker blacks, whiter whites, and better shades of black and white. You must be careful because some of the higher end LCD's have better contrast than middle and low end plasmas. Plasmas have a glass screen so then can have extreme glare if you cannot control the light in the room in which you are planning to put the TV. LCD's have a matte-like screen which is much easier to see in a bright room. LCD's typically have slower refresh rates than plasmas which causes pixelation (blurred pictures) when there is action on the screen that the TV cannot keep up with.

LCD's typically cost more than plasmas because the technology costs more per square inch. Both LCD's and plasmas can get burnt out pixels which are small pinhead size dots that no longer function and may turn black, white, red, etc. and stay that way forever.

1080p , 1080i , and 720p are common terms when it comes to high definition. 'P' stands for progressive scan 'i' stands for interlaced. Basically, the difference is that the progressive scan will read all lines of resolution at the same time, the interlaced will read every other line and then go back to the top and fill in the remaining lines. Thus, the progressive scan will give you a better picture.

1080p is the future of high definition and can only be found in Playstation 3 (or BluRay players) or XBox 360 with the add on dvd player (or HD-DVD players). If you do not have these players and do not plan on it, then there is no reason to buy a 1080p television. 1080p is NOT available through your cable company or satellite company.

HDTV's are only truly in HD if you subscribe through your cable or satellite provider. Although most HDTVs will work with basic/digital cable, they will not be displaying a high def picture.

Getting back to your post, I would recommend going to a non-commissioned based store and spend some time comparing the tv's. We had some serious problems with the Philips televisions with the Ambilight drastically fading the paint on the wall. When the Philips Ambilight tv's first came out, there was a recall on it being a fire hazard due to electrical malfunctioning. I recommend that you check out Samsung, Sony, and Sharp LCD's as well as Samsung and Pioneer plasmas.

No matter where or what you buy I definitely recommend that you figure the service contract in to your budget because regardless of which technology you go with, you will most likely need to use it at some point!

Please FM me if you have any other question's I'd be HTH!!

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Posted by jteach711

We have a 42 inch Phillips flat screen HDTV and it is amazing, you should definetly splurge, we can't even watch our regular tv in the bedroom now because the hd flat screen is just soooo much better.

Our friends chipped in and bought it for our engagement party gift. We were shocked

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the 42' philips is one i was looking into. id be happy with that one but fh loves bigger. but id rather go with th 42' one cuz of our budget right now.

I think we have a 42' sony bravia. We've had it for 2 years now and we love it. It's so much cheaper now then when we bought it, definitely get a LCD, the plasma's are supposed to burn out or something like that. With all these holiday sales I'm sure you can get an amazing deal. My parents got their sony bravia from 5th ave (or 6th ave I can't remember) electronics in westbury for $800

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Posted by JOANNENBRIAN

i have an 46 inch lcd mounted on the wall its a sony bravia addition fh loves it!!!!

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i think we have the same thing mounted to the wall

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Posted by ldrenckhahn

***Warning Long Reply***

I am no expert but I am a manager of an electronics retail store so I see these things every day and sell them frequently. There is no way to say which is better, however, one may be better for your lifestyle/room.

Plasmas and LCD's both have a life of 30,000-60,000 hours. Neither can be recharged, no lightbulb changes, or anything like that. They are equal in lifespan.

Plasmas and LCD's can both get image burn, however, plasmas are much more susceptible to this and therefore you must be very careful when watching CNN, ESPN, or playing video games or you will see it etched on your screen. In most cases, the image burn can be reversed by putting on any sort of action on the screen and most plasmas typically have a white wash in order to 'clean' the screen in case you do start to see image burn.

Plasmas are known to have better contrast than LCD's. Contrast meaning blacker blacks, whiter whites, and better shades of black and white. You must be careful because some of the higher end LCD's have better contrast than middle and low end plasmas. Plasmas have a glass screen so then can have extreme glare if you cannot control the light in the room in which you are planning to put the TV. LCD's have a matte-like screen which is much easier to see in a bright room. LCD's typically have slower refresh rates than plasmas which causes pixelation (blurred pictures) when there is action on the screen that the TV cannot keep up with.

LCD's typically cost more than plasmas because the technology costs more per square inch. Both LCD's and plasmas can get burnt out pixels which are small pinhead size dots that no longer function and may turn black, white, red, etc. and stay that way forever.

1080p , 1080i , and 720p are common terms when it comes to high definition. 'P' stands for progressive scan 'i' stands for interlaced. Basically, the difference is that the progressive scan will read all lines of resolution at the same time, the interlaced will read every other line and then go back to the top and fill in the remaining lines. Thus, the progressive scan will give you a better picture.

1080p is the future of high definition and can only be found in Playstation 3 (or BluRay players) or XBox 360 with the add on dvd player (or HD-DVD players). If you do not have these players and do not plan on it, then there is no reason to buy a 1080p television. 1080p is NOT available through your cable company or satellite company.

HDTV's are only truly in HD if you subscribe through your cable or satellite provider. Although most HDTVs will work with basic/digital cable, they will not be displaying a high def picture.

Getting back to your post, I would recommend going to a non-commissioned based store and spend some time comparing the tv's. We had some serious problems with the Philips televisions with the Ambilight drastically fading the paint on the wall. When the Philips Ambilight tv's first came out, there was a recall on it being a fire hazard due to electrical malfunctioning. I recommend that you check out Samsung, Sony, and Sharp LCD's as well as Samsung and Pioneer plasmas.

No matter where or what you buy I definitely recommend that you figure the service contract in to your budget because regardless of which technology you go with, you will most likely need to use it at some point!

Please FM me if you have any other question's I'd be HTH!!

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WOW! This was extemely helpful! Thanks!