How LCD and Plasma TV’s Differ

There are many televisions on the market today, with several different types of displays. However, the two types of television most often discussed are the LCD (or Liquid Crystal Display) television and the Plasma TV. Each of these two types has its own unique advantages and drawbacks.

If you are looking at an LCD TV you might want to know a little bit more about it. It basically creates an image on the screen using individual lights. They last a long time for the most part (15 years or so) and are usually lighter than a lot of the other TV's. The downside of it when it is compared to the plasma TV is that it is not as good with contrast and black levels, although it is great with brightness. In order for an LCD TV to create black, it has to block out the light.

One of the problems also with the LCD TV is that the images that are moving fast can sometimes come up and be portrayed as choppy and maybe even pixelated. The newer LCD's have been fixed and the problem has been addressed so that the picture becomes smoother and the refresher rates are lower which helps. So if you are getting a newer one you should not have this problem.

The other choice you have between the two is the plasma TV. This is known for its great contrast and brightness and the blacks are amazing. They only come in sixes 37 inches and up but it doesn't mean that they are a lot pricier, they just seem to be a great price especially compared to the other TV's in the same size ranges as that one. There is one pretty big drawback though to the plasma TV and it is one of the reasons that sometimes it isn't used as a computer screen.

The downside to the plasma TV is that if an image is still on the screen for a period of time then it can get stuck on there and become ghost like. So the picture or ghost image can be stuck on the screen for a long time and get burned in there. However, the plasma TV has a longer life than the LCD TV does by about 5 years which makes it really good for its money.

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