Well it's certainly the most popular debate among people interested in HD appliances, so there's no better place for that discussion than the HD forum.

Discuss the pros and cons of each technology here, and feel free to leave your own two cents in on the matter. I'll get around to updating this post with a little fact sheet for each in the near future as well.

Title Edited: It seems that there's a few too many technologies out there to cram them into one title.

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I think ultimately the things that made me pick LCD was the way I use my TV. Plasma just aren't designed to be used all day every day. They are far more prone to burn in and they have a shorter expected lifespan. Plus they produce a more heat.

On the other hand Plasma is hard to beat for size and color clarity. If I were going to get something larger than 40" I would definitely look at Plasma.

However you forgot about DLP. And then there is also the up and coming OLED. They don't get the same sort of face time as Plasma and LCD but they are viable options.

This page tested both of them and out of 12, LCD got 8. I don't really mind which one's better tbh, they're both pretty good.

Yes, DLP is a good choice. My parents got a 56in DLP and it looks amazing, but I still like my LCD more.

Sum: LCD > DLP > Plasma

Maybe a mystic  with fortunes to tell
surrendered my coin at the old wishing well
Maybe the stars will align in the night
To show me the path that is right

I did leave DLP out, but realistically oLED really isn't that much of a discussion point yet because it's still so expensive (and limited in size). As far as the normal consumer goes, it's really all about DLP, LCD, and Plasma.

I think you should add DLP to the topic too.

I've always heard that the size of your TV has a big factor in what kind of TV you should get. I think LCD is good for 47" TV's and under.

I know how LCD works, and I know DLP uses mirrors, but how does Plasma work?

quote smoke N a pancake

realistically oLED really isn't that much of a discussion point yet

If we put everything into one thread then that really limits the discussion opportunities for the rest of the forum. I added them anyways, but it may not be a bad idea to make a separate thread for oLED technology.

Well nothing saying we can't have seperate threads to discuss each one. There are things such as setup and technologies that are more easily discussed in a seperate thread rather than in a comparison thread.

what is the DLP technology?

What are its advantages over a plasma or LCD?

DLP uses projection, which makes it better sometimes. Though it can be bulky.

Maybe a mystic  with fortunes to tell
surrendered my coin at the old wishing well
Maybe the stars will align in the night
To show me the path that is right

quote Koloth

I think ultimately the things that made me pick LCD was the way I use my TV. Plasma just aren't designed to be used all day every day. They are far more prone to burn in and they have a shorter expected lifespan. Plus they produce a more heat.

On the other hand Plasma is hard to beat for size and color clarity. If I were going to get something larger than 40" I would definitely look at Plasma.

Well I bought mine last year. At that time the cons against Plasma were still pretty prevailent. But on top of that not a lot of Plasma are even made in the 32" range.

As for ghosting I have never noticed it on my TV. I beleive with out looking it up mine has a 8ms refresh. However many newer LCD actually have as low as 5ms refresh. Which is enough to fix even the worst sort of ghosting.

I believe that an expensive enough LCD between 20-26" actually can have low enough as 2ms response time (I know my 22" monitor does, but I'm not sure on the specifics for actual television sets).

What I really like about plasma is the naturally high contrast that you can't find as much with LCDs. Other than that, however, there's really nothing to sway me to buy one other than perhaps the size of the television I'm looking for.

quote Koloth

Well I bought mine last year. At that time the cons against Plasma were still pretty prevailent. But on top of that not a lot of Plasma are even made in the 32" range.

As for ghosting I have never noticed it on my TV. I beleive with out looking it up mine has a 8ms refresh. However many newer LCD actually have as low as 5ms refresh. Which is enough to fix even the worst sort of ghosting.