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LCD V PLASMA which is best for a dark room? - AVForums.com

Im seeing conflicting reports and im currently trying to settle on a new tv with a £800 budget. right now it could be TH42PX80 TH42PZ80 LE40A656 prices at £600 and the 1080p models both at £740 im already aware on my small dell "20 lcd that it looks best with ambient light making blacks not grey so here is my dilemma... from info i have gathered apparantly in a dark room plasma is best and in a bright room lcd is best is this true? but there is a small problem the samsung lcd has super clear panel and it says it is like a black mirror with ambient light so daylight cant be good for that lcd and well wont the dark room just make the blacks look worse?its making me lean towards the plasma but i must admit i am a fan of vivid, cartoon/comic-book popping color for games which LCD apparantly is way better than plasma for. can some of the experienced folk around here shed some light on the subject for me? im utterly lost in the maze of plasma v lcd i was leaning towards LCD as i can link up my pc for 1080p gaming goodness without phosper trails which i know i will probably notice.and i tend to watch movies in a dark room with zero ambient light

Genrally speaking a good plasma should offer better performance in a dark room than LCD.

This is not to say it is perfectly black as the bezell but more detail should shine out in dark scenes.

I have the panasonice 42PZ80B and black levels are good and inky but there is still a little further flat panels have to go until they reach full black.

Thats why it is best to watch with a little ambient light. I think perhaps the best of the LED backlit LCD`s coming this year would fit viewing in a dark room.

Although they hit true blacks realise they will sacrifice details and lower end colours in the shadows.

Other than that the Pioneers can offer great black levels unfortunatly are often out of reach for many of us. So really you should still watch with a little ambient light and save your eyes too .

From those TV`s samsung656 is great looking and nicely detailed but plagued with some software issues.

Panasonic PZ80 nice colour accuracy deep blacks good 1080p But some people have suffered flickering sets or poorer freeview if firmware shipped is 1102.

If you KNOW you'll see phosphor trails then don't buy a Plasma.

It's something you need to find out before you purchase. Plasma will give better blacks all the time, the screens just suffer from glare.

As your comparing them to that Samsung though the glare point is moot, it suffers from glare as badly as any Plasma.

It's not an issue though if you, your lights and your TV are all at the right angles. I'd look at the Sony W4000 myself, around £800 but that extra £60-ish buys you peace of mind.

Good blacks that are chasing those of a decent Plasma screen, glare isn't such a big problem and it doesn't have the issues of the Sammy and Panny 1080p sets.

The PX80 is still a solid choice mind, not much wrong with that set.




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