LCD vs LED - which tv should i buy???

Hey Guys,

Purchasing a TV in the next week or so and i am very conflicted over a couple of tvs...

Samsung LE37C650 http://www.richersounds.com/product/lcd-tv/samsung/le37c650/sams-le37c650

or

Samsung UE40C5800http://www.richersounds.com/product/led-tv/samsung/ue40c5800/sams-ue40c5800

the latter being the LED, only thing i am conflicted on is the HZ, the LED is 50hz but with some samsung technology to double the frame rate, whereas the LCD is native 100hz with motion plus to 150hz.

Just wanted peoples opinions realy, price is around the same, it is going to be used solely for ps3/xbox and blu ray.

thanks everyone!!!

Hey Guys,

Purchasing a TV in the next week or so and i am very conflicted over a couple of tvs...

Samsung LE37C650 http://www.richersounds.com/product/lcd-tv/samsung/le37c650/sams-le37c650

or

Samsung UE40C5800http://www.richersounds.com/product/led-tv/samsung/ue40c5800/sams-ue40c5800

the latter being the LED, only thing i am conflicted on is the HZ, the LED is 50hz but with some samsung technology to double the frame rate, whereas the LCD is native 100hz with motion plus to 150hz.

Just wanted peoples opinions realy, price is around the same, it is going to be used solely for ps3/xbox and blu ray.

thanks everyone!!!

lewisg1212

LED TV is better in my opinion. Buy a full array LED TV

Hey Guys,

Purchasing a TV in the next week or so and i am very conflicted over a couple of tvs...

Samsung LE37C650 http://www.richersounds.com/product/lcd-tv/samsung/le37c650/sams-le37c650

or

Samsung UE40C5800http://www.richersounds.com/product/led-tv/samsung/ue40c5800/sams-ue40c5800

the latter being the LED, only thing i am conflicted on is the HZ, the LED is 50hz but with some samsung technology to double the frame rate, whereas the LCD is native 100hz with motion plus to 150hz.

Just wanted peoples opinions realy, price is around the same, it is going to be used solely for ps3/xbox and blu ray.

thanks everyone!!!

lewisg1212

If the TV was natively 100hz that'd be 3D. Since your UK the native hertz is 50 correct? Thats all you need. MotionPlus or any other tech that doubles the frame rate/refresh rate to 100/120 isn't worth it. The picture looks "fake," and sound is off-sync with the picture. I notice this especially with words and lips. Unless you're going 3D, you only need the native 50hz. You can of course turn it off but it seems that LED is the same price as the LCD, plus a few inches bigger. I'd take the LED. I don't really like LED because all they do is seem to make colors brighter, not worth the extra price tag to me. I'd take LCD/plasma anyday.

Go out and look at them in the store. TV's just aren't that easy to buy like computer parts or other things. They need to be seen in action in order to truly compare.

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"]Neither? Every heard of something called Plasma ? ;) Samsung 6000 50" 1080p plasmas are actually rather cheap now, and produce a pretty neat picture. Panasonic: http://www.richersounds.com/product/plasma-tv/panasonic/viera-txp42g20/pana-txp42g20a LG: http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/50pk350/lg-50pk350lewisg1212

Wrong. The whole hz is for the refresh rate of the TV. Plasmas are significantly higher than LCD displays. If you are mad at anyone, be mad at Samsung for starting the whole 120hz thing. Except for 3DTVs, its a fraud. No Non-3D LCD is true 120hz. Panasonic was almost forced to push this on consumers since 95% of them are uneducated. Plasmas have the better picture quality unless you're sitting in a really well-lit room. Dark to mid-lighting is best for a plasma. It doesn't consume 6x the energy. At best its twice. Power consumption is no wear near as much as it used to be.

In short theres no reason not to get a plasma.

[QUOTE="lewisg1212"][QUOTE="Mozelleple112"]Neither? Every heard of something called Plasma ? ;) Samsung 6000 50" 1080p plasmas are actually rather cheap now, and produce a pretty neat picture. Panasonic: http://www.richersounds.com/product/plasma-tv/panasonic/viera-txp42g20/pana-txp42g20a LG: http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/50pk350/lg-50pk350Mozelleple112

I switched over from a plasma to an LCD and have no regrets since. Plasma is just terrible. Too heavy, too hot, increases the electric bill, has a strange buzzing noise coming from the back of the TV, image retention, image burn in, etc.

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"][QUOTE="lewisg1212"] plasmas....not good. really hated how panasonic marketed the whole 600hz thing right below there motion thing so everyone thought it had something to do with motion...where actually it just meant it was pusing more electricity to the gases to give you a brighter picture.....and use 6x the energy. hate plasmas. Adamantium4k2

I switched over from a plasma to an LCD and have no regrets since. Plasma is just terrible. Too heavy, too hot, increases the electric bill, has a strange buzzing noise coming from the back of the TV, image retention, image burn in, etc.

Must've had a really old plasma. Doesn't change the fact that plasmas are superior to LCDs and LEDs, especially in picture quality.

I'll second a plasma, better performance for the same price.

I had New Super Mario Bros on earlier today and carelessly forgot to turn off the Wii. So now, guess what, image burn in! Yay! (The TV is a Hitachi 50" plasma, about 2-3 years old)

I had New Super Mario Bros on earlier today and carelessly forgot to turn off the Wii. So now, guess what, image burn in! Yay! (The TV is a Hitachi 50" plasma, about 2-3 years old)

Daanyal

Hitachi is a low-end plasma maker that sucked. They also used a weird resolution for their TV.

I'll second a plasma, better performance for a lower same price.

NVIDIATI

You can't go wrong with a plasma tv.

to me plasmas dont offer much, darker blacks???. they seem more like old crt tvs in hd. get a tv with 240hz and plasma will never cross your mind again.. alot of stores dont even carry plasmas anymore so i wouldnt buy them because if the break on you in 2 or 3 years the parts are gonna cost you alot more because they will have to special order them

they seem more like old crt tvs in hdmonson21502

If you're going to game alot : plasma.

[QUOTE="monson21502"]

they seem more like old crt tvs in hd

to me plasmas dont offer much, darker blacks???. they seem more like old crt tvs in hd. get a tv with 240hz and plasma will never cross your mind again.. alot of stores dont even carry plasmas anymore so i wouldnt buy them because if the break on you in 2 or 3 years the parts are gonna cost you alot more because they will have to special order them

monson21502

LED-LCD>LCD>Plasma

A lot of plasma fanboys in here trying to get you to buy OLD technology. If you just a want any ole BIG-ASS TV to game on, then get a Plasma. They're cheap as hell nowadays. You can buy a 50-55 inch 720p Plasma for about $500-$700. If you have more money to spend, then go for a 40+ inch 1080p LED HDTV with 120hz. Deep blacks like a Plasma, with a sharper image than a plasma. Vibrant colors like a plasma, with more realistic colors than a standard lcd, and a brighter image than a plasma. And motion interpolation ("soap opera effect") is also a cool feature in 120-240hz led and lcd hdtv's, but some people don't like it. You have an option to turn it off though.

I also notice that Plasma tv's look dim as hell in retail stores. It's as if they set contrast to 40/100 and brightness to 60/100. I guess a dimmer image helps reduce the chances of getting burn-in and increases the life span. I wonder what would happen if you cranked a plasma's contrast to 100/100 and left it that way for more than 8 hours :lol:

LED-LCD>LCD>Plasma

A lot of plasma fanboys in here trying to get you to buy OLD technology. If you just a want any ole BIG-ASS TV to game on, then get a Plasma. They're cheap as hell nowadays. You can buy a 50-55 inch 720p Plasma for about $500-$700. If you have more money to spend, then go for a 40+ inch 1080p LED HDTV with 120hz. Deep blacks like a Plasma, with a sharper image than a plasma. Vibrant colors like a plasma, with more realistic colors than a standard lcd, and a brighter image than a plasma. And motion interpolation ("soap opera effect") is also a cool feature in 120-240hz led and lcd hdtv's, but some people don't like it. You have an option to turn it off though.

I also notice that Plasma tv's look dim as hell in retail stores. It's as if they set contrast to 40/100 and brightness to 60/100. I guess a dimmer image helps reduce the chances of getting burn-in and increases the life span. I wonder what would happen if you cranked a plasma's contrast to 100/100 and left it that way for more than 8 hours :lol:

Tikeio

CNET ranks panasonic plasma #1, Samsung plasma #2, LG plasma #4, Samsung plasma #7 and Panasonic plasma #10, LG plasma #11, Panasonic plasma #14, Samsung plasma #15, #17 LG plasma and #19 plasma.

Thats in terms of OVERALL best HDTVs (Best performance, design, features etc)

But... How bout we look at the top5 best performing HDTVs?

In terms of picture quality :

#1 Panasonic VT25 Plasma
#2 Samsung C8000 Plasma
#3 Samsung C7000 Plasma
#4 LG PX950 Plasma
#5 LG PK950 Plasma

LED-LCD>LCD>Plasma

A lot of plasma fanboys in here trying to get you to buy OLD technology. If you just a want any ole BIG-ASS TV to game on, then get a Plasma. They're cheap as hell nowadays. You can buy a 50-55 inch 720p Plasma for about $500-$700. If you have more money to spend, then go for a 40+ inch 1080p LED HDTV with 120hz. Deep blacks like a Plasma, with a sharper image than a plasma. Vibrant colors like a plasma, with more realistic colors than a standard lcd, and a brighter image than a plasma. And motion interpolation ("soap opera effect") is also a cool feature in 120-240hz led and lcd hdtv's, but some people don't like it. You have an option to turn it off though.

I also notice that Plasma tv's look dim as hell in retail stores. It's as if they set contrast to 40/100 and brightness to 60/100. I guess a dimmer image helps reduce the chances of getting burn-in and increases the life span. I wonder what would happen if you cranked a plasma's contrast to 100/100 and left it that way for more than 8 hours :lol:

Tikeio

LED-LCD>LCD>Plasma

Tikeio

Some uneducated person got ripped off by listening to Best Buy salesmen :lol:

LED-LCD>LCD>Plasma

A lot of plasma fanboys in here trying to get you to buy OLD technology. If you just a want any ole BIG-ASS TV to game on, then get a Plasma. They're cheap as hell nowadays. You can buy a 50-55 inch 720p Plasma for about $500-$700. If you have more money to spend, then go for a 40+ inch 1080p LED HDTV with 120hz. Deep blacks like a Plasma, with a sharper image than a plasma. Vibrant colors like a plasma, with more realistic colors than a standard lcd, and a brighter image than a plasma. And motion interpolation ("soap opera effect") is also a cool feature in 120-240hz led and lcd hdtv's, but some people don't like it. You have an option to turn it off though.

I also notice that Plasma tv's look dim as hell in retail stores. It's as if they set contrast to 40/100 and brightness to 60/100. I guess a dimmer image helps reduce the chances of getting burn-in and increases the life span. I wonder what would happen if you cranked a plasma's contrast to 100/100 and left it that way for more than 8 hours :lol:

Tikeio

just curious....if plasmas are SOOO much better....why are they always half the price? insanely cheap? lewisg1212

just curious....if plasmas are SOOO much better....why are they always half the price? insanely cheap? lewisg1212

[QUOTE="lewisg1212"]just curious....if plasmas are SOOO much better....why are they always half the price? insanely cheap? NVIDIATI

Less demand = lower price. Heck there was a point where you could've gotten an LG or Samsung 42" 720p for 400 shipped. Then demand started going back up. Could be that people are finally starting to do some kind of research first.

And a Pioneer Kuro isn't cheap. Its f***ing expensive.

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

[QUOTE="lewisg1212"]just curious....if plasmas are SOOO much better....why are they always half the price? insanely cheap? ChubbyGuy40

Less demand = lower price. Heck there was a point where you could've gotten an LG or Samsung 42" 720p for 400 shipped. Then demand started going back up. Could be that people are finally starting to do some kind of research first.

And a Pioneer Kuro isn't cheap. Its f***ing expensive.

True, though last year you could find one for around $3000 which is a fair price, in no way cheap, but compared to the $7000+ launch price.

NVIDIATI

I picked up a 5020FD a couple years ago for $1999 at BB when they were closing them out. Talk about a steal. It's not an Elite, but where on Earth will I find a better panel for 2k?

edit- Just to let ppl know here that last year I owned the Sammy C8000 and Panny VT25 plasmas and they both got returned. 3D was descent, and I'll admit both of those panels were brighter in select scenes than my Kuro. But the contrast on my Kuro was generations ahead of both of them and it made me sick. Just not good viewing in the dark, or otherwise. Still have a ways to go before the Kuro is dethroned and I don't think the VT30 will do it either, but we'll see.

So many people defensive in their loyalties... on either side of the board... such perfectly placed passion.. I guess :roll: