Whats more important, brightness, or contrast ratio?

If you had a choice between these two tv's, which would you buy?

A. 800:1 contrast ratio and 400 cd/m2 brightness

B. 700:1 contrast ratio and 500 cd/m2 brightness

They are exactly the same except for these factors. Would you buy A or B?

Those should be LCD monitors, which explains the low contrast. Again, contrast ratio is more important that brightness. Generally, anything above 300cd is more than good enough.SSJBen

So what do LCD monitors look bad because of this?

[QUOTE="SSJBen"]Those should be LCD monitors, which explains the low contrast. Again, contrast ratio is more important that brightness. Generally, anything above 300cd is more than good enough.Dorkisnorkis92

So what do LCD monitors look bad because of this?

No, it's just that LCD technology isn't as good as plasma for producing good contrast ratio's(i.e. pure blacks and whites) However they are getting there. A good Samsung TV normaly has between 2000;1 and 5000;1 contast Ratio which is more than enough for realistic colour, and as far as brightness is concerned 300Cd is more than sufficient.
sgac

Kind of, but not quite. LCD monitors tend to have lower contrast ratios than LCD HDTV's, mostly due to the fact that things like web surfing and productivity do not require high contrast ratios.

[QUOTE="sgac"]No, it's just that LCD technology isn't as good as plasma for producing good contrast ratio's(i.e. pure blacks and whites) However they are getting there. A good Samsung TV normaly has between 2000;1 and 5000;1 contast Ratio which is more than enough for realistic colour, and as far as brightness is concerned 300Cd is more than sufficient.
dmanrevived

Kind of, but not quite. LCD monitors tend to have lower contrast ratios than LCD HDTV's, mostly due to the fact that things like web surfing and productivity do not require high contrast ratios.

Haha the reason I asked was because I was debating which of these two tv's to get.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8205818&type=product&id=1165610666661

or

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5623471

Ive decided to get the second one.

Yes, but even then monitors are catching up fast, you only need to look at the newest screens available, some(I think there is an LG 20In model) that has 2000;1 Contrast ratio, and anyway He's talking about buying a TV not a monitor, if it's for PC Gaming or other windows work, then a good 20-24In monitor would be better than a TV mainly due to thier higher resolution, there's another point to consider,resolution.
sgac

I was commenting SSJBen's comment attributing low contrast ratios with LCD monitors, not really commenting on the OP.

Sure, monitors are starting to get better contrast ratios, but the ratios for LCD HDTV's are getting higher too. Samsung has those 25000:1 LCD's. It's probably dynamic contrast, but static is still higher than 2000:1. Monitors will still usually have lower contrast ratios. :D

TV specs rarely tell the truth. I wouldn't care which one I pick.RK-Mara

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