which one is better for gaming lcd or plasma?

Question

im planning to get a 360 pretty soon and i want a good tv to go with it too but i dont know whether to get an lcd or plasma tv which one is better? apparently from what i heard its lcd

Answer 1

depends lcd is better for smaller tvs but plasma is better for larger tvs. plasma tvs are also thicker then lcd tv. i would recommend a larger tv for your xbox 360 because i have a 50" and its brilliant. i would also say buy a pioneer kuro they are expensive but worth the cash or even a viera (panasonic.)

Answer 2

Well I think it all depends on what type of TV size you're going to need.(I've just now researched this info for you- so hope it helps!).



If you're going to have a tv- 37" or under, you'd probably be better off going lcd. They can be cheap withought the problem of screen burn in (which, if you are a serious gamer and play for a long time) might be caused by the HUD's on games etc, which would probably not make your day.

LCD's use.. LCD's! So it is more power efficient and shoould last longer, whilst plasmas use imo old technology- it feels anologue by the way it produces the pixels (but it is a marvel of engineering). Plasma Contrast ratios can be particualrly high (claims of 1million:1) which is a nice number, but at smaller tv sizes, its not going to be magnificent.

LCDs do have drawbacks, although tv's have generally reduced the "extreme viewing angle" problem.

LCD's also have a problem with dead pixels- but you can always return it.

LCD's tho do have a higher tendency for motion blur- but if you get a good set (I have no idea on your price limit) you could reduce all the factors.



Despite all that- I'd say LCD if its for just you'r room (e.g a 32") because the problems won't be as visible-if any,

or Plasma for the bigger images(37" and above). That's what most people would recomend.



Hope this info helped. I'm actually in the same ordeal.. which is convinient isn't it ? And im going to go with an LCD 32" ( which is enough for what I need). Totally up to you- and what you heard I believe is right- go lcd!



Sorry for the long text wall- I just want to help you out!

Answer 3

Plasma all the way. LCDs if you want something small like 32" or 37". Gaming on a 50 or 60" plasma is brilliant. Plasma wins for these reasons:



-No motion blur: Plasmas typically have a very short response time, which measures even less than 2 ms compared to LCD's 8 ms.



-Colors: Plasma can reproduce the whole color palette faithfully in respect to the original image. LCDs tend to lean towards blue, and cannot reproduce pure reds.



-Blacks: blacks on a plasma a always deeper than LCD's blacks, because of the fact that plasma's pixels (the individual dots that makes up the image) can turn off individually, whereas LCD's cannot turn off each pixel alone because of the backlight that should always be on. This means that dark levels in games like the darkness or gears of war have really good detail in them.



-Lifespan: the new plasmas can last 100,000 hours before their brightness is decreased to half, whereas LCDs last only 60,000 hours.



-Safety: plasmas are gentle on the eyes, unlike LCDs, which are proven to double your blinking rate after long sessions of watching.



-Natural picture: plasmas have a very true to life image that resembles the screen in the theaters.



-Large screen sizes: plasmas are found in stupendous sizes like 103".



-No input lag: Some LCDs have input lag, meaning that the button that you pressed on your controller appears late on the TV. This can seriously affect your skill.



*please note that I am talking about the best plasmas.



Please ignore the people who tell you that plasmas have burn-in, because that is not true with the new plasmas.



I recommend a Pioneer Kuro 8th or 9th generation or a Panasonic Vier 11th generation. They are the two best TVs on the market.



LCD technology is a disgrace, and it is very limited.