3D Plasma HDTV or Class/ 3D LED-LCD HDTV

[bachngocduong]

3D Plasma HDTV or Class/ 3D LED-LCD HDTV 65" Which one is better ????

[Deuce]

LED by far. Plasma if dark room.

[ttrace35]

LED by far. Plasma if dark room.

Yea. If the room doesn't have a lot of sunlight, plasma has the better picture and wider viewing angle. Also, it will have a thicker panel than lcd. Some people prefer lcd because the tv is super skinny.

[bachngocduong]

which store sell them cheap no WALMART

[jonmic]

go with the LED-LCD, a much better tv

[vyomguy]

i have a samsung 55D8000 ....the best samsung led model in market now.....I can tell you that led models generally have issues with vertical banding, flash-lighting and clouding. This is because of the ultra thin panel...it also leads to non-uniformity issues. Most LED models have this issue. But LED's have more processing power....better for 3ds and very light.

Plasmas on the other hand has the best picture quality....no LED TV in the market can beat plasma in terms of picture quality. Plasma TVs dont have the issues like banding, flash-lighting and clouding. Even if they did, its not as prominent as LED's. On the other hand, plasmas are more power consuming...larger in size....not great in bright lit rooms.

If you are looking for mainly 3D...I suggest LED....but if overall picture quality is important, then I suggest Plasma hands down. This coming from a guy who owns the best LED TV in market.

[ttrace35]

go with the LED-LCD, a much better tv

Not at all true.

[Strange Design]

which store sell them cheap no WALMART

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[wtt0315]

i just bought a 47 inch samsung led off ebay that was refurbished for 685.00. i love it. it looks great but its not 3d. i love the led tvs

[wtt0315]

i also bought 2 year warrenty through squaretrade on there for 70 bucks so its the place to go

[LostBankroll]

Any TV form the SBR store is aa good one...

[saints7011]

whatever you do...

DONT WATCH PORN IN 3D !!!

that d*ck coming right at you...

the wifey loves it...

[starfire]

Or must be Nice

[Kindred]

I heard 3d hurts your eyes if you watch it for more than an hour. Don't have one just what I heard.

LED is better than plasma on your electric bill. Don't think there's much picture difference but I have a plasma and my electric bill went up $25 a month LCD and LED are much more efficient so you'll save $$ so LED/LCD is the +EV choice

Even if you're buying online go to the store to check them out first, then get it online to save on sales taxes. This way you know what you're getting and if you think plasma is way better and worth the higher electric bill then go with that.

[Mac4Lyfe]

I have to call bullshit on your claim of your electricity bill going up $25/month on any tv let alone Plasma. TV's are a very small portion of your electric bill each month. An average TV used several hours a day will only cost on average around $45 the entire year or less than $4/month. That's for any technology, even the old CRT.

The bottom line

No discussion of TV power use would be complete without a bit of perspective. For households that pay somewhere near the average retail cost for energy--11.55 cents per kilowatt per hour in 2009--and that watch near the average amount per TV--about 5.2 hours per day--the cost to watch a 50-inch 1080p plasma TV is about $64 per year in the calibrated light output mode (see How We Test). The average 52- to 55-inch LCD TV costs about $29 per year for the same light output, and, of course, smaller TVs use less energy. Sure, both electricity costs and average daily TV use are increasing steadily every year; however, those amounts still don't take a major chunk out of most household budgets. According to the Department of Energy, for example, the average refrigerator uses nearly $90 worth of energy per year.
It's worth noting that plasma TV has many picture quality advantages over LCD TVs, so people who really prize video quality may be willing to sacrifice some efficiency to get those advantages. On the other hand, today's high-quality LCDs can balance extreme efficiency with great picture quality. As with all technologies, improvements in HDTV performance are being made with every generation of products, and we expect power consumption to continue to fall in newer models.

[Mac4Lyfe]

3D Plasma HDTV or Class/ 3D LED-LCD HDTV 65" Which one is better ????

You would have to give us more information in order to give you the correct answer. For example, where are you watching the TV? What type of viewing do you do (movies, video gaming, sports)? How far will you be sitting from the screen? What is the size of the room and can you control the lighting? You mention 3D, what do you want to use 3D for?

I have CRT's, Plasma's, LCD and LED TV's in my houses. They each serve a certain purpose. I have an 3D LED monitor I use to play video games and a 3D DLP projector to watch 3D bluray and .mkv movies. Be careful with 3D, most sales people don't have a clue and you can spend thousands of dollars trying to get the correct setup.

All you ever want to know about video you can find here... Do your research and come out informed. It'll save you time, money and heartache

http://www.avsforum.com/

[Kindred]

I have to call bullshit on your claim of your electricity bill going up $25/month on any tv let alone Plasma. TV's are a very small portion of your electric bill each month. An average TV used several hours a day will only cost on average around $45 the entire year or less than $4/month. That's for any technology, even the old CRT.

The bottom line

No discussion of TV power use would be complete without a bit of perspective. For households that pay somewhere near the average retail cost for energy--11.55 cents per kilowatt per hour in 2009--and that watch near the average amount per TV--about 5.2 hours per day--the cost to watch a 50-inch 1080p plasma TV is about $64 per year in the calibrated light output mode (see How We Test). The average 52- to 55-inch LCD TV costs about $29 per year for the same light output, and, of course, smaller TVs use less energy. Sure, both electricity costs and average daily TV use are increasing steadily every year; however, those amounts still don't take a major chunk out of most household budgets. According to the Department of Energy, for example, the average refrigerator uses nearly $90 worth of energy per year.
It's worth noting that plasma TV has many picture quality advantages over LCD TVs, so people who really prize video quality may be willing to sacrifice some efficiency to get those advantages. On the other hand, today's high-quality LCDs can balance extreme efficiency with great picture quality. As with all technologies, improvements in HDTV performance are being made with every generation of products, and we expect power consumption to continue to fall in newer models.

Why would I make that up? It's two TV's but usually not both on at the same time so dont' think that's the reason. They are both 58" panasonic plasma's. Maybe it's closer to $20 but it was certainly noticeable. No way it was only $10 and it's not like I had no TV before so whatever I was using before it went way up the month after I got the two plasmas.

Anyway didn't say it to scare him away from plasma, just saying had I known my electricity usuage would go up so much I would have gone with LCD or LED. I told him to go to the store to check them out even if he buys online so he knows what he's getting. If the plasma is that much better then by all means go for it. I just wasn't expecting any increase and was shocked to see $20 a month increase the following month.

I get different rates for different times of the day, it's on during peak hours maybe that's why it was so much. This was 4 years ago that I got it, only way to test now is to not use the TV's for a month..not gonna happen lol.

Anyway for OP just one more reason to look at them in the store. Maybe not as much of a price increase on your electric bill as I got hit with but it will use more than LED/LCD. But if the picture is better on plasma it might be worth it.

[Kindred]

Mac4lyfe, actually I got a Tivo HD at the same time. I can't see how that thing adds that much electricity but I didn't have it before the plasma's so maybe that helped get me the $20+ increase. All I know is I was pissed when I got my first electric bill and blamed it on the plasmas.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Mac4lyfe, actually I got a Tivo HD at the same time. I can't see how that thing adds that much electricity but I didn't have it before the plasma's so maybe that helped get me the $20+ increase. All I know is I was pissed when I got my first electric bill and blamed it on the plasmas.

I'm sorry to use such strong words. I wasn't trying to discredit you and should not have said that. I'm sorry man.

There's so many factors that can affect a power bill, it's hard to determine the exact source. A toaster/Microwave oven can be 10 times a tv so just using the microwave a few more times more that month can make a difference. Even turning on devices can sometimes use more electricity, so some kid playing with a device over and over again (let's say cutting the AC switch on/off every few seconds and loading the compressor) could do it.

The best way to determine the exact power consumption of a device is to attach a meter and measure it for the month. In general, I don't care about things like lights, computers, radios, tvs and fans. I let them run 24/7. Air conditioners, heaters, ovens, furnace, drying cycle on a dishwasher, pool pumps are the things that drive up the electricity. 1 of my AC units use more electricity then all my appliances put together.

Good website for energy consumption of common items... http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/howmuch.html