Advantages and Disadvantages of Plasma TV and LCD TV



Posted: Thursday, January 07, 2010

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There are 2 most common types of televisions that you and I might have heard of already. They are the Plasma TVs and LCD TVs. Let's find out each of their advantages and disadvantages to people so it's time to buy a TV for your home, you basically know which one to go for.

Plasma TV

Advantages:

- Comes in slim model

- Produces better and more accurate color reproduction than LCDs

- Produces deep, true blacks allowing for superior contrast ratios

- Does not produce motion blurs

Disadvantages:

- They are older thus, more prone to image retention

- They are bulky since do not come in smaller sizes

- Definitely heavier than LCD due to the necessity to have the glass screen to hold the gases

- Uses more electricity

LCD TV

Advantages:

- LCD TVs have higher brightness level therefore, generally easier to watch

- Multi-functional. Can be used as Home Video player, Computer monitor, & HDTV

- Longer lifespan up to 30 years

- LCD TVs are lighter than Plasma TVs

- LCD TVs display sharper images because of the higher level of brightness

Disadvantages:

- Does not have a fast refreshing rate thus, your viewing experience can significantly diminish

- Most LCD units have a difficulty going fully black because they are displaying through the LCD panel.

- With no name LCDs, pixel failure is a common problem

- Very expensive than the usual TV. There may be cheaper LCDs units with no names but tend to have poor image quality.

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