Ratings: LCD and Plasma TV Comparison – Which is better?
ByIn the electronics retailers, they often stand side by side, but actually they are tough competitors: plasma and LCD / TFT TV. Often faced with the prospects questions: How do the two techniques, which for me is best? Our little guide is to compare the advantages and disadvantages of short and concise.
Colors, black levels and contrast ratio
Lit individually Because plasma TVs, each pixel is as black image parts remain effectively “switched off”, are generally higher contrast, richer color and darker black levels than LCD units available. Those who have a constant backlight and block the light passage through the black screen only – but this hardly succeed completely. But here are further distinguished by: The Philips LED LUX 42PFL9803 used separately, for example over 1000 lights switched on and off the background so that the black and contrast levels to be significantly increased. LCD TVs will be putting so well in the long run closer and closer to plasma.
Plasma – LCD 1:0
Response
Here are a plasma television at an advantage because each pixel independently, while at the pass with LCD screens always a complete “cycle” between the states “beleucht” and “unlit”. This varies from device to device, such as 25 ms represent the maximum, very fast ms LCDs are coming out with 2. For longer reaction times can lead to unsightly Remnants – a problem that does not know the plasma devices. Here, the response is often not given the first place.
Plasma – LCD 2:0
Viewing Angle
Plasma TVs are generally better for extreme viewing angles, so look sideways replied, appropriate, which again is connected with the type of pixel illumination. Some units boast of just under 180 ° viewing angles – a statement that should be taken with caution. Angle up to about 45 ° for LCD televisions are also a big problem dar.
Plasma – LCD 3:0
Size
Anyone who wants as broad as possible, look no further than plasma no. Although it has some LCD models over 50 inches (1.27 m there) diagonal are those variables but rather a domain of the plasma devices.
Plasma – LCD 4:0
Power Consumption
Plasma TVs have the reputation, consume more power than LCD TVs – but this is not necessarily so. For LCD displays require constant power for image display, due to the ever backlight. Pixels of the plasma devices are not clear, however, when black is displayed – which in theory saves even more power, the darker the images are. The best you should read before buying the manufacturer’s specifications for power consumption, and also study relevant test magazines, because the promises do not always agree. Practically in every case, the now relatively widespread power saving mode, where sensors measure the room brightness and the image is displayed only as bright as needed. Both types of TVs have such functions.
Plasma – LCD 5:1
Price
Still applies the rule of thumb: LCD is cheaper than plasma. However, the competitors are, if you look closer not too far apart. The best plasma units are already for almost 500 euros to have. At a similar size and technological achievements and modern LCD TVs are hardly cheap. Here it is in doubt, just compare the features offered with each other.
Plasma – LCD 5:2
And what now looks better?
Technical data and theory are one thing, practice another. In studies by Synovate for the years 2006 and 2007 was given to what the customers have preferences. These plasma TVs in terms of shape resolution, contrast, black level, color, image depth, sharpness, and dynamic better than the LCD competition.
Stiftung Warentest-and Co. about LCD vs.. Plasma
But what do the pros? Stiftung Warentest tested in Issue 4 / 2008 of both types of flat-screen TVs. The best scores in each case (2.3, “good” here) got two LCD models: the Loewe Individual A32 HD + 100 and the Panasonic TX-37LZD70F. In the field of plasma Panasonic TH-42PV71F and lay Pioneer PDP-4280XD (Grade 2.4, “good”) in the test ahead. In the current benchmark of audio video photo image is (10/2008) and a LCD television front: The Sony KDL-40W4000E beats the Plasma TV Panasonic TH-42PZ85E in the final grade, but only by two-hundredths (2.36: 2, 38, both “good”). The image quality almost on a par, were the advantages of Sony in significantly lower power consumption, it was his view angle “very low” (only 12.2 degrees).
But each must ultimately test for themselves what they like, with what little he can live, if possible disadvantages and also what hergibt the wallet.
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