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CRT: Advantages: Cheap to buy, Cheap to fix, not too complicated to hook up peripherals (such as DVD players), Easy setup, when they go out just spend another $200 or so to buy a new one Disadvantages: Heavy to carry, bulky, picture quality not as good as a plasma HDTV, low resolution, low quality sound, small viewing area for widescreen DVD's, low picture quality for fullscreen DVD's, subject to glare PLASMA (HDTV) Advantages: Superior picture and sound, picture clarity equivalent to a computer monitor, light, easy to carry Disadvantages: Expensive to buy, expensive to fix, can be a complicated setup, accessories to go with the tv can get expensive, lots of options to consider when buying the tv
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∙ 12y agoThere are several reasons why you would want to buy a plasma over an LCD. If you're trying not to break the bank, a big screen plasma is going to run you around a thousand dollars less than a big screen LCD. Now if you're looking for anything under 42 inches you're going to have a hard time buying a plasma at all. As far as quality, to a discerning eye, the picture in an LCD might be better than a plasma, but I think the plasma's outputting a 1080p signal look pretty good next to an LCD. Plasma's use two glass screens with the gas sandwiched between them, so you'll get glare from other light sources. So if you have lots of lamps or lots of windows with no shades, LCD might be the better way to go. The black levels on a plasma are going to be better than on an LCD, because instead of blocking the back light to get the color black like on an LCD, plasma's simply cut the power to the area of the screen that's showing black, so you get a much truer black. I think the color levels in general look more true to life on a plasma than an LCD. And if you're thinking about a plasma at all, look at Panasonic, they make the best plasmas on the market. Plasmas have a reputation for screen burn in, but almost all the manufacturers include pixel shifting technology in plasmas these days, so they're no more prone to get screen burn in than an LCD is.
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Which type of television has the longer life span LCD or Plasma?
== == Hi, That's relatively easy to answer. It's LCD. Since I worked on them for the last couple of years, I've personally decided that Plasma sets tend to break down much faster than LCD sets. Even LCD sets don't last as long as a CRT TV without developing problams of one type or another. Here's the problem as I see it: Planned obsolescence. I personally believe that manufacturers are going for a four to six year designed lifespan of a TV set, but they can't seem to get there, yet. Because it's a new technology, many of the problems will always show up the first few model years, and unfortunately, it's an expensive purchase for something in my opinion isn't dependable. If you do decide to buy a high tech TV, buy the extended warranty with it. It's your only protection against some very expensive repairs if you have to shell it out of your pocket. I've got a 27" Hitachi set that's 12 years old and it's still running strong. What I don't know, is what I'd buy once it goes out. There's nothing on the market today that I'm even remotely interested in purchasing simply because of dependability issues. Hope this helps, Cubby Another View I work at a consumer electronics store which has it's on service department. The true answer depends on the manufacturer. As rated by consumer reports flat panel failure rates are equal no matter which technology. Tube televisions have twice the failure rate. If you go by manufacture ratings you will see that the Panasonic plasma has the longest lifespan. It is rated at 100,000 hours. 40,000 more then the nearest rated LCD. However if you break it down by repairs vs sales Panasonic plasma's tie with Samsung and Sony LCD's as equally reliable. Even though Sony is not in the plasma business anymore I own a five year old plasma that is as beautiful as the day I purchased it and it did not suffer from the same first year drop off in color and brightness as my Sony LCD and Sony projection. Plasma's tend to wear even like a CRT. For my money and seeing that the trends lean towards even reliability, I would go with a Plasma rated at 100,000 hours over an LCD.
What type of televisions can one find in the electronics section at Best Buy?
There is a wide variety of televisions that Best Buy sells in their stores and online. Some of these types of televisions are LCD screens, LED screens, and plasma screens.
What is the best lcd TVs sale website?
As I am not allowed to answer this question with a website name, this is quite a difficult question. You should check out store sites (Best Buy, Sears etc) and check prices to compare.
Where can one get a LCD cleaner?
An LCD cleaner can be bought from Staples, Walmart, Office Depot, Target, Buck or Two, Bentley Handbags, Grand & Toy, Best Buy, Future Shop and Michaels.
Why was LCD invented?
LCD, or the liquid crystal display, weren't "invented" for use in televisions. Televisions are just one application of liquid crystals. The properties of liquid crystals were noted many years ago. When a voltage is applied to a liquid crystal molecule, it moves, or rotates. This property can be used to affect light transmission through a transparent medium. A liquid crystal display is just an application of this phenomenon. The earliest application I know of was the production of low powered numerical displays used as an alternative to LED seven segment displays. Think of the handheld calculator. It typically uses an LCD. The picture superiority of LCD televisions over CRT is debatable. I own a widescreen CRT television, and I am amazed at how superior it is to typical consumer level LCD or plasma displays in terms of colour accuracy, black levels and contrast. But it sure has its drawbacks: limited size, hernia producing weight and higher power consumption than LCD panels, for example. Plasma displays suck more power than either LCD or CRT, though. I am sure that flat panel displays will one day offer something better, but they just aren't as mature a technology as CRTs yet. But unless you buy used, you are pretty well out of luck for buying a CRT display these days. Also standard crt screens require a lot of power in their vertical and horizontal hold architecture. Using liquid crystal displays reduce the power used. for convenience and luxury
Should you Buy an LCD Television or a Plasma Television?
LCD because plasma TVs get extremely hot very fast and can make the room feel like a furnace. And LCDs take a very long time to get hot
What are the primary differences between plasma and LCD TV's?
Plasma is super heated gas and LCD is liquid crystal. Buy LCD since Plasma loses its ability to retain heat over time. LCD downfall---the backlight burns out and they are easily damaged.
Can you buy just the LCD screen part of a plasma television?
Plasma TV's don't have LCD screens. They're plasma screens and they usually will cost more than the TV itself.
Can you buy plasma TV or lcd TV?
You can buy them both. They are easily available in stores.
Cleaning Plasma Screen Televisions.?
Yes, there is a special cleaner for plasma and LCD screens. You will want to buy "Falcon Dust-Off Plasma & LCD Cleaner" kit from either BestBuy or Amazon.com. It will cost about $10, but it's completely worth it.
I'm looking to buy a new flat screen TV, but not sure if an LCD TV is the way to go or Plasma?
Both have their own advantages. LCD has a better resolution than plasma of the same size, but plasma is better priced and has better viewing angles. LCD is lighter if your putting on a wall, but the bigger the TV the better reason for getting Plasma for viewing purposes. LCD are better smaller TVs.
Which is best tv to buy plazma lcd led?
Plasma has the best picture for the money spent. It is heavier and the brightness is not as vibrant as LCD/LED sets.
Can you buy cheap wall mounts for a plasma and lcd tv online?
There are a lot of wall mounts online for many kinds of TV's, and yes there is a wall mount for a Plasma and LCD TV, there are many web sited to buy them from, you could also go onto Ebay and see if there is any.
LG TV?
form_title= LG TV form_header= Buy a new LG TV. What size TV do you want to buy?*= _ [50] Do you want an LCD, LED or Plasma TV?*= {LCD, LED, Plasma, Not Sure} Do you want a 3D TV?*= () Yes () No Do you want your TV delivered?*= () Yes () No
Can you buy a sony lcd hdmi online at Amazon?
You can buy a Song LCD HDMI online at Amazon.com. You can go to www.amazon.com/Plasma-Definition-Video-Cable.../B000J38QBS to find more information or buy the SONY LDMI on Amazon.
What LCD should you buy?
a good one
How much would a 72inch plasma tv cost?
A 72 inch plasma has not been sold for several years now. All current TVs in the 72 inch class are LCD based. An older plasma in this size sold for about $6000, however you could buy an LCD for almost half of that now.
