50Hz LCD's are HORRIBLE!

[ZenfoldorVGI]

disolitude said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:

NNN2004 said:

 

the plasma is superior to the lcd but i dont know why people prefer lcd ? is it because of the old burn issue ? 

I'm sorry bro, but you're dead wrong. So are a LOT of people in this thread though, lol.

For gaming, besides the burnin factors(which still exist even on Veria) Plasma's have this thing called phosphor trailing. Green phosphors age slower than red or blue, and during fast scenes(videogaming) you tend to get ugly green trails behind your light sources. It's terrible.

Again, Plasma's are not made for gaming. Especially gaming which requires black bars, as repeatedly washing out burn-in can cause permanent damage to your set.

On top of that, the newest LCD's(LN52B750) have black levels better than all but the best Plasma sets(as blacks in plasmas are not absolute black despite their ability to turn off individual screen areas).

Besides that, Plasma's are generally dimmer than LCD, they certainly use much more electricity, and cause higher heat output. Though they are cheaper and have much better viewing angle, and depending on the TV, can have better picture quality at the top end of the spectrum.

Plasma technology is dying for a reason, and in general Plasma's are not made for gaming, watching movies or TV with black bars, or for use as a computer monitor. Watching true aspect ratio BR or playing PS2 games on your Plasmas will lead to burn-in and overtime, can reduce the PQ of your set. However, the worst offense is the eventual phosphor trailing which is absolutely unacceptable to any gamer who can see it.

This is all true, but the bottom line is that despite all that 120/240 hz nonsence LCDs advertise and 600 hz nonsence plasmas advertise with...in general plasmas have better refresh rate and faster response time. Thats what the thread is about.

Superior picture quality is arguable depending on purpose.

Also, anyone that says 60 HZ LCD tvs are worthless are full of themselves. They are still kickass as long as they don't have something like 8 ms response time...

This thead is about response time, lol? I had no idea. In that case, he should be looking for a LCD with a 2ms response time, instead of something with 120hz, no?

Also, for those wondering, response time is not the same thing as input latency.