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Gray_Area:
I've been out of the loop on this kind of thing. Which is better?...in particular, for a TV.

Also, I thought plasma was better than LCD, but I notice LCDs are going 'full HD', and plasmas are not.

Howard_Casto:
I don't know where you got that idea. 

Plasma is CHEAPER than lcd, but that is the only benefit.  Actually plasmas have issues at certain altitudes and other quirks.

LED>LCD>Plasma


As for deals....  decide where you are going to buy it, check that place/site regularly.  It's really a crap shot as to when the next big sale will be depending upon the particular model you are after.  You just missed the last minute sale (monday) and there's usually other sales between the 26th and 1st as people run back to the stores to take stuff back.

stu33:
Plasmas used to give better color reproduction, especially with blacks.  I don't know if that's true anymore, been awhile since I researched it.

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: stu33 on December 21, 2011, 08:08:29 am ---Plasmas used to give better color reproduction, especially with blacks.  I don't know if that's true anymore, been awhile since I researched it.

--- End quote ---

That a lot to do with the screens they used to put over LCDs when they first came out... it was a dull matte  finish similar to old computer lcds.  Now they've switched to that shiny, glare resistant stuff and the colors are much better.  Ragardless, that was a limitation of LCDs... LEDS don't wash out the colors with a flourescent light, so they offer a superior color range to the other two. 


It doesn't matter anyway, as Gray_Area pointed out, it is very difficult to find a plasma with full 1080p output.  This is because plasma is a dead end tech... lcds and leds have replaced it and it is slowly being phased out.

Rando:
Best time of the year to buy a TV is coming up to the Superbowl.  So post-New Years.

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