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Plasma vs LCD TVs -
Which Big Screen TV is better?
 

Are you thinking of buying a flat panel television.  Plasma TVs, LCD TVs and Rear Projection TVs are available at these retailers Future Shop, London Drugs and Best Buy. You can also buy online through Amazon.com, Circuit City and Walmart to name a few.

Sony, Hitachi, Panasonic, LG, Samsung are some of the manufacturers of these big screen tvs. Among the best top-selling LCD TV sets released in 2006, are the Sony KDL40S2000 40" BRAVIA LCD HDTV and the Samsung LNS-4051D. These LCD HDTV sets are both 40-inch wide-screen LCD televisions that are selling online at approximately $2,000 US.

There are pros and cons between Plasma and LCD  flat-panel televisions but not as many as you might think.



Plasma displays panels use a matrix of tiny gas plasma cells that are charged by electrical voltages to emit light and create a picture image.

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) panels - trap a liquid crystal solution between 2 sheets of polarized glass. When an electric current passes through the crystals, they change the polarization of light passing through the polarized glass. LCD panels do not generate light but subtract light generated by a back-light source to create a picture image

The differences between Plasma TVs and LCD TVs: Plasma gives you deeper blacks for better contrast, better pixel response times, but suffer from burn-in. LCD TVs on the other hand use much less power (30-40% less), do not suffer burn-in, are good for computer use and will be better for viewing that is closer than 9 feet as and LCD panel renders a smoother picture than it's equivalent Plasma TV of the same size. Both of these TVs have a lifetime use of approximately 60,000 hours.

Read reviews on the best plasma TV ratings and select which TV suits your home whether it's a Vizio HDTV or other LCD tv models.