LCD, LED or Plasma TV? - What's best?

[Dan]

I'm in the market for a new TV and am baffled.

I want a 55" TV and I don't know what to get, LCD, LED or Plasma. What's best?

Seems Plasma are cheaper. I don't mind paying extra for a decent one though so price isn't an issue. They last me years so it needs to be a good one with crystal clear picture quality.

Some friends are telling me Plasma are better once you go past about 40" - But websites and reviews suggest LED lit LCD TV's are the best. With LCD backlit TV's being next best. Plasma being the older style with a bulkier surround and back to them.

The more I look into it the more I'm baffled.

Can you guys put me right?

 

[apollo1979]

I've seen a few LED TV's in the shops some running blue ray, in my personal opinion they are rubbish the image looks pre production as it's just too sharp the lighting isn't soft enough it makes films look more like tv dramas like casualty. Plus points being they are energy saving. We've got a pionneer plasma amazing image and smooth, unfortunately they've stop production though panasonic are basically the same thing as all pioneers engineers jumped over to panasonic.

Totally true i have a 46" samsung LED 3D Smart tv, things do look as if its been thrown together by students i have no idea why this is? but 3D is Excellent!!

I was told that over 50" to get plasma and they are cheaper!

if you know someone that has any of the models you are interested in go round have a look.

 

[Presto]

In my opinion anything over 37" should be plasma. Having said that, you get what you pay for and we all see things differently so go to a store with your favourite DVD and decide for yourself. Nothing worse than going for the TVs that are recommended by others and you get it unboxed, installed and then don't like what you see!

 

[Resu]

Maybe check the date on the previous post mate. Thread's over a year old!

 

[applemac]

i just got a 42" led lg with HD tuner full 1080p, cant see the point in getting a hd tv unless you can use it fully.
amazing quality,

 

[grantr37]

Take a look in Richer Sounds online or even Better go into a Richer sounds Shop.....very good and great prices...they do sound systems as well and all the DVD/Blue Ray stuff...

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Well,

i still watch and enjoy films on a SONY wega cathode ray tube tele, its only 26 inches across too.

In a way I have avoided being sucked into a huge marketing machine!!
saved thousands!

These last CRT teles are the apex, the pinnacle of 80/90 years of R and D, literally billions. Why exchange that for something you can't watch from the side and is a bit pixelly?

you've all been sucked in!

 

[T0ny]

I think its subjective but for me a Plasma Panel not TV is by far better. I like the Panny Panels. I do not like glare so LCD is horrid for me. Plus I find the blacks on plasma far better, on the whole I just feel and see the picture on a plasma as more natural and again its subjective. Also a panel will out last a TV by far. All the components are far better. I took a panny off the wall last year, that had a wool rug in. The rug filled the panny inside, and was like it for a while, none of the fans could cool anything inside. No faults whatsoever and cleaned it out and its still going strong. So I guess I'm a panny plasma fan