One of the most common questions I get asked is: Should I buy a plasma or an LCD?
On the blog alone, Heather, Jean, T-bone, and Rachel have recently talked about the debate.
Panasonic recently came out saying that plasma is better, based on interviewing a few hundred people.
There's a good article over at the Gadget Guy website, and if you want to do your own research, here is a great starting point.
I think LCD is the far superior technology because it is:
- Lighter
- Thinner
- Capable of a higher resolution
- Does not suffer from burn in
- More robust (not as fragile as plasma)
- Lasts longer because it has no moving parts
- No parts need regular replacing
Most of the repair agents we have dealt with have said most of their jobs are for plasmas, so LCD is the safer technology.
The only argument in favour of plasma is the contrast ratio. It has blacker blacks. But with the advancements in LCD technology, this is becoming less and less noticable. For example, you're probably reading this on an LCD display. Does the text look black?
What do you think? Is plasma still a consideration, or do you only look at LCD?
