This subject is pretty simple and straightforward. I will keep it short and simple. Plasma has held the reigns for years as far as picture quality goes. The best LCD’s come close. Honestly with top of the line LCD’s it’s hard for me to tell which is which and this is what I do for a living so I know what to look for. When it comes down to it plasmas are the best. They have better viewing angles meaning you can still see a good picture while sitting to the side of the screen. The motion is more fluid making movies and sports smoother and more life like. Also, the blacks are deeper making all the colors more realistic. If you have a nice dark home theater room and want the absolute best movie experience get a plasma. However, for most people I recommend LCD or LCD LED. This is because in general plasmas ARE HEAVY, much more fragile and dimmer than LCD’s making plasmas poor choices for heavily trafficked and well lit rooms.
LCD’s are slimmer, lighter and generally brighter making them the best choice for regular tv watchers. The top of the line LCD’s can rival plasmas and look great with high detail in a well lit room. Not to mention they are much lighter and easier to install than plasmas.
LED TV’s are LCD Tv’s with different backlights. Backlighting is the term used for the way LCD’s are lit. Regular LCD’s use long fluorescent bulbs to provide the backlighting. LED type tv’s use Dynamic RGB LEDs which are positioned behind the panel. This LCD TV technology currently provides the best colors, brightness and contrast ratios. You also have edge lit LEDs. The LEDs are on the edges with a special diffussor to even out the light. This arrangement allows for the thinnest possible TV. The bottom line is if you can afford it get an LCD LED tv. Their contrast and colors top regular LCD’s can rival plasmas. Also, LED TV’s have the best energy efficiency of all.
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