Plasma or LCD TV???

[echnidna]

Looking at getting a new TV; any comments?

So yer giving up the forums ??????

[Sprog]

The modern HD 100hz LCD tv's do not now suffer from motion blur, the picture is camparable to a plasma. Limit to screen size for an LCD, plasma has larger sizes.

They are both very good and you will be happy with either.

[rrich]

There is a $2700 differance.... that will buy a LOT of power & still leave change for the repairs.

Cliff,
We looked and looked. Finally we went to a store that had almost every brand on display.

Our conclusion was:
If you have a glare free room capable of comfortable viewing a 105" set (Yeah almost 3m.) go with plasma.

If you are just normal folks and a tiny 46" set will fit your needs, go with LCD.

We got two, a 32" 720P for the bedroom (LG) and a 46" 1080P for the family room (Samsung). IMHO, the LG has better sound. Can't say what but it sounds better through hearing aids.

[rod1949]

When I got me tax cheque back (this year) I was in the market for an LCD and nothing else but Sony and I was prepared to wait to the after xmas sales. Then one day I seen the Goodguys August cataloge a
Sony KDL40X3100 40IN X SERIES FULL HD BRAVIA LCD HD1080 was advertised at around $2600 which was an extremly good price and the there's pay less for cash. I saved another $200 bucks. Nobody else could beat it, they'd match but not beat. I saved over $900 off the Sony RRP.

After my Daughter seen it she wanted one. The Goodguys didn't have any immediate stock so we went to Harvey Norman who had stock and played them off against the written price I had from the Goodguys. She got an exceptional deal which included HN's additional 4 year warranty for around the same $2400.

A word of advise check what the manufacturers charge for the extended warranties (5yrs) against the store warranties. Sony, and it on their website wants $600+. From HN it cost my daughter about $230, and when I realised this I went back to Goodguys pleaded my case/ignorance and they gave me theirs for around $400.

Incedently the TV has been bloody fantastic. Watching the Olympic's on it was bloody fantastic too.

[glock40sw]

We have a 42" LG Plasma and a 42" LG LCD.

I like the plasma. The missus likes the LCD. for watching TV

For watching DVD I like the LCD.

[Cliff Rogers]

I got an LG 42" LCD after all that.

The LG Scarlet 42LG61YD LCD Full HD LCD TV.
It has 1080p & TruMotion 100Hz & a pile of other stuff that doesn't mean much to me.

Also got a 6' HDMI cable & an LG RC389H DVD/VHS Combo DivX, USB, DV input HDMI it will record to DVD & has a Dub button to copy form VHS tape to DVD.

It is all hiding in the shed, I'll set it up tomorrow while Gina is at work.

[RufflyRustic]

Can I buy a vowel with that?

We got the Scarlet LG 46" LCD

Enjoy surprising Gina

[RETIRED]

I got an LG 42" LCD after all that.

The LG Scarlet 42LG61YD LCD Full HD LCD TV.
It has 1080p & TruMotion 100Hz & a pile of other stuff that doesn't mean much to me.

Also got a 6' HDMI cable & an LG RC389H DVD/VHS Combo DivX, USB, DV input HDMI it will record to DVD & has a Dub button to copy form VHS tape to DVD. This doesn't mean anything to me either.

It is all hiding in the shed, I'll set it up tomorrow while Gina is at work.

Couldn't resist.

[glock40sw]

Cliff.....Don't take any notice of ...

He's Just being a Mongrel .

Not up on the Electronic Entertainment Lingo eh ....

[Cliff Rogers]

Does Google mean anything to you ?

[Geoff Dean]

Does Google mean anything to you ?

Do they make TV's?

[Cliff Rogers]

All set up & going. Awesome.

[Ironwood]

I'm just wondering if you still need a "set top box" if you buy one of these latest TV's. to get access to all the different channels.

I've still got a couple of old style TV's at my place, waiting for 'em to die so I can buy a big LCD, but they just seem to keep on going.

[RufflyRustic]

Not for the scarlet LGs, Ironwood


So Cliff, what was Gina's reaction?

[Cliff Rogers]

One of alarm initially... one of the other blokes at her work spent $7K on a big screen & big stack of HiFi/Video gear to go with it.... she calmed down a bit when I told her that it was THAT much.
This morning we had Rage on for the first time in many years.