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Why are LCDs more popular than plasma?

I have a rough time seeing differences in picture quality between brands and models, but the difference between plasma and LCD are overt even to me. When I go to bestbuy, fry's, etc. and gaze at their displays of flatpannels, plasma televisions just look beautiful, despite the reflections, while LCDs just remind me of working on my laptop. Is there more merit to the quality of LCD than I observe or is there some other reason LCDs outnumber plasmas?

Ohlala (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-28-07

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10-28-07 I bought a nec commercial plasma monitor and am very happy w ... Unclejeff

10-28-07 These are broad statements, but the better lcds tend to be b ... Celtic66

10-28-07 Price, price, price would be the reason... they are much che ... Rossman

10-28-07 I have a sony business plasma monitor that runs at 1080i. i ... Audimiata

10-28-07 I'd say there are a couple of things that would attract cons ... Johnnyb53

10-28-07 plasma units are vastly superior but many have issue's with ... Chadnliz

10-28-07 I have both and plasma is better. while it is true that lcd ... Shadorne

10-28-07 I'm not sure in the us but in australia its mainly due to a ... Gaw370

10-28-07 The only real advantage lcd has over plasma is the burn in p ... Rwwear

10-28-07 I just dont get why people buy lcd, shadorne is right, they ... Chadnliz

10-29-07 Lcd's are rapidly catching plasmas, they have some issues wi ... Kennyt

10-29-07 Lcds are a better choice for the average household where bac ... Onhwy61

10-29-07 We have a sharp aquos lc-52d62u lcd in the den and a panason ... Lg1

10-29-07 I think onhwy61 nailed it. lcd's are simply better in most ... Cruz123

10-29-07 I agree with rossman, it's all about cost. cheaper generally ... Jmcgrogan2

10-29-07 I fell in love with the lg 50" plasma [780p]. blacks ar ... Fatparrot

10-29-07 All of these posts make excellent points. speaking for mysel ... Bullitt731

10-30-07 My experience is that the plasma's tend to do black better ( ... Flrnlamb

10-30-07 It is also important to note that a lot of people buy smalle ... Rwwear

10-30-07 I have a 30" widescreen lcd in the bed room works fine ... Audiotomb

10-30-07 I keep my tvs on a lot and keep them for a long time. the f ... Soix

10-30-07 I like lcds for two main reasons...the first is that my tv g ... Samgupta101

10-30-07 Well, i am just a regular schmoe when it come to ht issues.. ... Jb8312

10-30-07 if lcd works for folks for whatever reason thats great, jus ... Chadnliz

10-30-07 I don't get the part about plasmas eventually burning out. y ... Rwwear

10-30-07: Chadnliz
Actually Plasma units last longer then the old tube technology, people just never put a number on life hours.
Chadnliz (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-30-07 I own a plasma, as i prefer the picture over lcd and dlp. ho ... Jmcgrogan2

11-02-07 Here's an exerpt from a site that also refers to 60,000 hour ... Soix

11-02-07 Tv 10 hrs a day? i feel sorry for you. Rwwear

11-02-07 Rw, was that a bit out of line?, i assume he watches while h ... Chadnliz

11-02-07 There is a 3rd choice, which is dlp, or in sony's case, sxrd ... Fplanner2000

11-02-07 This is an audio site. what did you expect? i feel sorry for ... Rwwear

11-02-07 Only a single poster mentioned the lower power consumption o ... Dbphd

11-02-07 Cause they look better, especially for movies. Stevecham

11-07-07 Guys....it's image retention, not burn-in! ...and, if a pl ... Soundqcar

11-07-07 Like most absolute universal statements, stevecham and sound ... Dbphd

11-07-07 I like the plasma as well and imo the only choice is the pio ... Jafant

11-07-07 Dbphd... i've had both...and currently have both. pioneer k ... Soundqcar

11-08-07 Yeah, soundqcar, that's was exactly i was talking about: un ... Dbphd

11-16-07 I completely agree with the original poster. plasma's image ... Goatwuss

11-30-07 Last week i got to watch master & commander on new pioneer e ... Rackon

11-30-07 What's a panny? Rwwear

11-30-07 panasonic. Jmcgrogan2

11-30-07 I know, i just hate it when people say things like that. Rwwear

11-30-07 Sorry, guys. dlp and plasma are on the way out. talk to thos ... Andrewdoan

12-01-07 you could be right about dlp and plasma being on the way ou ... Jmcgrogan2

12-01-07 Maybe in the future but lcd isnt good now. Chadnliz

12-01-07 Jmcgrogan2, the top end sony dlp's [qualia] use their own mi ... Fatparrot