Heavenly_King said:
Plasma technology is way too old, are you people sure it is good? :S |
The fact that plasma tech is older means it's had even more time to be perfected.
Think about our CRT sets we grew up with. They certainly didn't have the look they had in the '80s and '90s even back when color first became mainstream, much less at their inception. They improved over time. Plasma and LCD panels have come a long way in a short time in improving burn-in and contrast ratios and at achieving the natural, lag-free picture that we were used to with cathode ray tube sets.
Point being, I've seen some mighty fine LED TVs, particularly backlit with local dimming. And they shine even more under the really bright lighting conditions (like at the store) due to the fact that LED/LCDs emit more light than plasmas and have less reflective screens. But once you get them home and calibrate the settings is what matters... and then it's another story. Like I said before, check out what the experts that know their stuff and have done extensive testing have to say (hometheater.com, Cnet, etc). While they still praise the best of the LED TVs, they will almost unanimously state that plasmas still have better picture quality. My eyes agree with the experts. Plasmas have much sharper motion detail (without the artificial "video taped" look of LED/LCD), more natural contrast ratios (light to dark aspect with solid blacks), and better color saturation and color variance. In short, plasmas have a more natural, organic look as opposed to the slightly artificial, digital look of LED/LCDs. Furthermore, off-axis viewing of the screen (off center viewing) is also far, far superior with plasma.
Light emitting diode (LED)/LCD still relys on back or edge lighting to illuminate the screen, which, theoretically, slightly washes out the colors; a problem that plasma doesn't have. Only OLED displays (about 11 inches max for consumer purchase right now), which emit the light themselves, will best a good plasma, IMO.
