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Plasma or LED for gaming?
i_am_otep:
Laser ones are freaking expensive. I just wish I can afford one :'(
--- Quote from: Mag-X on April 20, 2010, 12:08:30 AM ---FYI, LED isn't a type of TV. It's a type of lighting for LCD TVs.
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Ya I know. But I don't plan on getting a regular lcd; hence, I refer to it simply as led
iindigo:
If I'm not mistaken, plasma TVs also have the disadvantage of being significantly heavier than their LCD counterparts and can get very hot. When added to the burn-in issue, I'm really not sure why plasma TVs are still on the market.
halfelite:
--- Quote from: iindigo on April 20, 2010, 12:42:57 AM ---If I'm not mistaken, plasma TVs also have the disadvantage of being significantly heavier than their LCD counterparts and can get very hot. When added to the burn-in issue, I'm really not sure why plasma TVs are still on the market.
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Because almost all tv's now have pixel shift so burn-in is a thing of the past every so often every pixel shifts. But they still are heavier. they are on the market because of the cost they are cheaper then lcd still.
Klocknov:
Plasma TVs tend to out-perform the rest of the market in darker settings, main reason they still are up on the market. Also burn-ins aren't nearly as big as a problem in newer Plasma TVs as they are in the old ones. I will say there biggest disadvantage has to be the weight, since they can weigh twice as much as the LCD counterparts depending on the size.
Now if you are setting up to play games in a brighter room I would say go LCD, they tend to have a better picture in brighter areas. Getting the TV isn't always about what is the best of the selection it also is about the setting you plan to put it in. So with all that if you plan on going in a dark room, I heard the LED back-lit are being the first that has challenged Plasma in the dark room settings, LED side-lit still is somewhat the same setting as a normal LCD.
fohfoh:
--- Quote from: halfelite on April 20, 2010, 01:42:40 AM ---
--- Quote from: iindigo on April 20, 2010, 12:42:57 AM ---If I'm not mistaken, plasma TVs also have the disadvantage of being significantly heavier than their LCD counterparts and can get very hot. When added to the burn-in issue, I'm really not sure why plasma TVs are still on the market.
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Because almost all tv's now have pixel shift so burn-in is a thing of the past every so often every pixel shifts. But they still are heavier. they are on the market because of the cost they are cheaper then lcd still.
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Concur. Burn-in is really a thing of the past. However, the plasmas are indeed far hotter and less energy efficient. But many still claim better image quality on a plasma.
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