stephen greaves

Confused ? Ill try and help.

Plasma or LCD?… I’ll get to LED and 3D Tv soon

When Plasma Televisions first came out, the refresh rate was much quicker than LCD Televisions, a higher refresh rate you would aid you to see a smoother image on the screen. For a while Plasma’s were the clear winner.

Technology has changed and LCD’s now have a faster refresh rate so the competition now begins between the two different styles of flat screen Tv’s.

The contrast of blacks and whites on Plasma Televisions seems to much stronger than the LCD Tv. Black colours on the LCD Tv seem to be more of a dark grey, it doesn’t seem to hit the deep blacks.

Plasmas do have a wider viewing angle than the LCD’s so this should be a consideration if you are planning on watching the Tv from the side.

If your into gaming on a console, then I think the LCD would handle the graphics better and the plus side to buying a LCD is that they run on much less power than a Plasma.

New to the market is the LED Televisions, this is different to LCD because each pixel has is own light. It does not need to be back lit with one or multiple tubes of light as the LCD or Plasma does, allowing the LED Tv’s to be very thin. 

In my opinion, If you can afford it then buy an High Definition LED TV. There is nothing better than having an LED television hanging on the wall like a piece of art.

Plasmas still seem to be chunky from whats on the market now days in the way of LED Tv’s so if you can afford to spend the extra money buy an LED Tv or wait until they come down in price.

Does 3D Television have a place in the family home ? Oh wait where are my 3D Glasses…

I think 3D LED High Definition Televisions will have a place in the family home, but not for every day viewing.

I took a trip to China a few months ago and tried out a driving game that was displayed on a 3D commercially available Tv. The experience of playing a game in 3D was amazing, it actually felt like you were there in the game on location. Being in control of the game I think it aided to the realism of 3D. All in all I feel that the world of 3D Television viewing should be left up to the Movie and Gaming industry, not for everyday viewing.