[Gracey]

What's your opinion of the LCD big screen TV's that have just come out. Wonder if they may have advantages over the plasma.

Anyone out there with insight on Plasma vs LCD?

[savedbygrace]

Plasma will give a prettier picture, but I've heard that it doesn't last nearly as long as an LCD screen. I don't know if "it wears out" is the proper term, but you get the idea.

[bonesmccoy]

I like Plasma technology for direct display. Plasma is brighter and has a larger viewing angle.

If you look at the LCD projection TV's (where the gun is behind the screen), you find large 2001 like rectangular boxes.

LCD projection units for computer display is ok. That has a high resolution built in which is usually 2-3x higher res than NTSC (NTSC is the North American video standard for regular TV).

Step from side to side in front of an LCD projection screen. You will find that the brightness and contrast of the image varies with the viewing angle. When you do the same test with Plasma, no such problem exists (unless you are at extreme angles).

[Dark Knight]

It depends on what your buying timeframe is. If you are looking to the future, either LCD or plasma is going to be kicked out. Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) is going to kick all the rest out. It is brighter, has more contrast than the eye can see, and can look like you are looking through a window, with the right input. A 15 inch prototype was shown at a trade show in October, so it is not vaporware. Here's the tech explanation:

http://www.universaldisplay.com/tech.php

The video fanatics page is a little more interesting. The OLED part is about half way down the page:

http://www.supervideo.com/NAB.htm

He has not be correct on his timeline (everything is later), but the rest is fascinating.

DK