Mario & Sonic Impressions

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Branko2166 said:
hmm ok what difference do you see between a 1080p plasma and LCD. They are both displaying the same resolution with the technology behind them being the only difference. However they would both still be limited by their source which in this case is the wii.
So if the wii has Jaggies on a LCD tv then it should come up the same on a plasma tv seeing as the source is the same as well as the resolution.

Its the underlying technology. The 'pixels'  on a LCD screen are fixed in size. They are completely square, don't blend and are very crisp.

Plasma basically uses a gas to emit the light. The pixels themselves tend to be not as square, and based on intensity effectively blend into each other.

LCD is better for high resolution text - its very crisp. Great for PCs, web browsing, text editing.

Plasma generates a natural FSAA effect. It reduces jaggies naturally by having the pixels blend into each other. Its better at lower-source resolutions than LCD, and games & movies tend to look great on it. The higher the resolution, the closer it gets to LCD in effect.

(you'll notice that high-res LCD TVs are much more available than Plasmas - at the same resolution. Its much harder to get Plasma tech working at ultra-high resolutions, such as true HD. One of the reasons Sony is more focused on LCD screens than Plasmas)

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Its quite interesting actually. You would think they all look the same, but if you put a Plasma & LCD TV side by side, running the same source at the same res - you'll notice a real difference.