what TV is better plasma or LED
 

I am getting a new 60 inch Samsung and not sure the difference in the plasma and LED ones. I have two 60in plasma's, but they are 5-6 yrs old., anyone know how the screen is on these 2

I am pretty sure that LED owns Plasma big time. At least in Europe hardly any plasma tv's are sold anymore.

yes I am noticing not as many plasmas are for sale...good ones...but that just means they want to shift from them, does not mean they are not as good as LED

What he said. If I were gonna buy a biggy, and someone said Plasma, I'd say "NO - LED Please"...

Not sure exactly why, but its a common perception that LED is better....

LED is better , for sure

Plasma camw before LED, I think. LED is much better.

Go Down to the Local tv store and see it. Plasma has a weeknes when there is much lights in the room.

Read these it sums it up

http://www.rtings.com/info/lcd-vs-led-vs-plasma

Not as many plasmas being sold. Remember if you do go pick up a plasma, Don't lay it on it's back. Keep it sitting straight up.

A 60" plasma TV will weigh about 230lbs, use more power and put out more heat (very noticeable) than a LED TV.

Plasma is far superior in dark rooms. In a room with light, you will not be able to tell the difference between them.

I have a 55" Panasonic plasma on the wall in my office (with no windows), a 55" Samsung series-7 3D LED in my living room, and a 55" Samsung series-7 LED in my bedroom.

LED hands down no contest

LED is the newest so everyone thinks its the best.

PLASMA is actually the BEST in terms of picture quality.
It's getting phased out though to the "new" thing of LED.

Exactly. Manufacturers are just "phasing" them out due to marketing and consumer demand (from marketing).


Plasma still has best all around picture quality though.

OLED takes the price.

I would go with led

You would be DUMB, DUMB, DUMB to go with Plasma now that all the majors are stopping making plasmas..... LED and OLED are the direction but at least get an LED (the latest generation are better than plasma anyway, thinner and much more energy efficient)

http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-rep...tv-production/

Depends on the room, anyone who says definitively one is better than the other without asking about your situation, doesn't know shit. Dark rooms with not a lot of windows, plasma will be awesome, I had one in my basement for 3 years and loved it.

In a bright room with a lot of sun coming in, you want LED, there is no glare and you are able to watch TV anytime, Plasma will be hard to watch on a bright day.

Do your research online, it can take some time but in the end you'll pick a much better TV for your needs. I spend a lot of time researching TV's but I'm happy I did in the end.

LED for sure. They run much cooler, last alot longer, and the technology is much more current. And besides if your TV is one of those high refresh rate (120 or 240 hz) things I think you can only get it in LED. Enjoy!

Plasma's are a boat anchor that produce too much heat

Plasma is much better for movies.

For regular TV go LED

Plasma is dying tech. It may look pretty nice, but the sets are heavy as fuck, they get really hot and they suck a lot of juice -- all for a picture which most people can't tell the quality difference.

I helped someone move a plasma before...jesus Christ that thing was heavy.

My plasma is about seven years old and is absolutely beautiful. I like it better than my LED. With that said, Samsung just announced that they will no longer be making plasmas.

Plasma is obsolete so you might hurry if you want to buy one lol.But with the appearance of 4k tv's it is definitely no longer viable.

There's no use buying plasma TVs, it's a dying technology and for good reason.:2 cents:

Plasma burns too much electricity and heats like mad...

LED is the only right way to go today...

No, tell us.

You must have a shitty Plasma..

I have both a 58" plasma and a 55 led. Both are great tvs, the led I can carry by myself no problem but the plasma requires 3 people to hang it on the wall. I'm guessing my power bill will drop some once I get rid of the plasma but there is no reason right now to do so

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There are lots of things about the Titan Zeus 370-Inch 4K TV that are just a little bit insane. For starters, there's the size: this behemoth measures in at 370 inches corner to corner, meaning that you're going to need an awfully big room ? or outdoor space ? to enjoy it. It also weighs nearly a ton, so you're going to want to make sure you've got plenty of support underneath it. It's 4K resolution, so you're going to have to put in some work to find stuff to show on it, and only four are being made, so you'd best hurry. But if you've got the $1.7 million to pay for it, odds are you can get the rest of that sorted out.

If you are able to control the light in your room, there is no better option than a plasma.

Plasma is garbage. Always was.

Lots of miss information in this thread as usual. The answer depends on what you are looking for. Plasmas have a better picture, LED are lighter and use less power. LED TVs are cheaper to make and 99% of the masses want cheap. Everyone in the consumer electronics biz and the motion picture biz knows Plasmas are better. But that is only if picture quality is a factor for you. Of course if absolute picture quality is what you want at any price then the OLED is the way to go :2 cents:

get LED , u have plasma already

This plasma (F8500) from Samsung is the best TV you can possibly get:
http://www.avforums.com/review/samsu...-tv-review.544

This plasma is the best TV Samsung ever built.

And do yourself a favor, avoid 4K.

I have a 50 inch Plasma, only cost $400 at best buy

So here's the deal, I can get 1 LED or 4 plasma's for the same cost and I don't see the difference in picture quality!

plasma is 600 hz, always has been, please go buy a clue.

damn 600 is good. the popular LEDs are like 240hz - still looks good, but that's a big numerical difference.

aren't plasmas/led's both on the way out with the intro of 4k?

600 hz is more of a marketing gimmick. How the two types of tvs draw the pixels on the screen is totally different. Plasma definitely wins in that category though as it doesnt have the delay associated with lcd/led.

4k isnt a new type of set. Its just the resolution of the new led tvs.

This is total bunk. Looking at a plasma tv is like watching a video through a glass window as opposed to an LCD where the video image appears to be on the surface of the display rather than being projected somewhere behind it like in plasma. I can't believe anyone would subject themselves to the horrible picture of a plasma since it isn't 2003 anymore.

http://plasmatvbuyingguide.com/hdtv/...eld-drive.html

This article explains how they came up with the 600 hz buzzword when talking about plasmas.

Personally on my led tvs the first thing I do is disable the 120 or 240 hz nonsense. All it is doing is adding extra frames that were not there in the original source material to give the illusion of smoother video. It causes all sorts of issues when gaming. If you want to see the effect it has, connect your computer to your tv with tru motion (or whatever your mfg happens to call it) enabled, then drag your mouse quickly from one side of the tv to the other.

Plasma is a dead technology. Period.

Surprised to hear this from you Jim! Being a director I would think you more informed on visual quality. It is a well know FACT that plasmas have a better picture. And have for almost a decade. You really only need to google a few reviews to see that. I don't need to debate it with you since it's common knowledge. Contrast range and color reproduction both are better on plasma and LCDs can't even do black very well. For picture quality its CRT>Plasma>LCD

That being said those of us (who are not directors) will often like the plasticness of high frame rates and artificial colors on tvs that have less glare in a lit room with windows and such. I have a light controlled room so that is less of an issue for me in may main theater room but LCDs by design are easier to watch in a room with lots of light and reflections.

That being said if you want a quality image put a plasma and a LCD side by side in a dark living room and the plasma with have way more depth, better color, and more contrast.

Plasma is much faster and clearer even when pixel for pixel vs cd however cost of running is so high and required further lighting to make it right. . Because of the cost of running development of LCD has been a priority. The colors of plasma are generally better and offer realistic tones. A big selling point of tv's is how many shades of grey it has called contrast ratio. If you want to best contrast ratio turn the tv off as the blackest screen will give you the broadest black plasmas offer the darkest screens when off they both offer white bright lights whites. But the lcd will use a lot less power if you light a bright contrast. As far as saying the plasma came first i would disagree as rear projection used LCD. Plasma uses gas and lcd uses crystals. They will both last as long as one another these days if you have a theatre style room use plasma if you have daylight room use LCD is best way to decide.

I would choose LED... :)

I had the LG PK550 60 inch, it was a bulky TV but great picture quality, the sun coming in from my small basement windows were annoying tho, it wasn't the best in daytime.

LED, better image and more energy savings for sure