Why LCD and Plasma TV’s suck
September 30th 2006 23:47
If you are loaded to the brim with money you might want to look into picking up an LCD/plasma HDTV (High Definition capable TV). Honestly though, they are pointlessly expensive and completely over the top.
When we buy a TV what are we looking for? Two things, first is picture quality and how long it can keep running. Who wants to drop $5000 for a TV they will have to replace in a year or two? We want them to last at least five years, probably more.
We have plasma and LCD TV’s on the market now as well as the regular Tube TV’s. We don’t know if LCD or plasma TV’s can last as long as the tried and true Tube TV’s because the ones that have been around so long now have broken down in various ways, such as image getting blurry, dots popping up here and there, ghosting effects among a myriad of other things.
The newer ones that are on the market now definitely have improved quality, but be honest with yourself, are you really willing to drop $5000 on something that might actually break down within a year?
It appears manufacturers want us to cough up the big bucks for a plasma or LCD TV because apparently they are the only ones that are HDTV worthy. Well the only advantage they have is one of size, and LCD actually lacks that advantage (unless you can afford $50000), and both plasma and LCD TV’s picture quality is inferior to regular Tube TV’s. If you don’t believe me visit your local electrical retailer and make up your own mind.
The real kicker is this, not all plasma/LCD TV’s are HDTV capable in terms of screen resolution. In fact, about six months ago there was not a single HDTV resolution capable plasma TV for sale in Australia. I don’t know if there are now.
There are lots of buzzwords associated with HDTV’s especially when it comes to its picture quality. But here’s a hint, use your eyes. No matter what the salesman throws at you ‘capable of 1080p60’ this or that you are still buying what you see. If the screen is blurry it’s blurry. Also demand a nice long warranty if you are still so inclined to purchase a plasma/LCD TV.
So what exactly makes your TV ‘HDTV’? A digital set top box. What it basically does is read in the HD signal and feeds that information to your TV. They are quite expensive actually, good quality set top boxes cost around $600.
The advantages of set top boxes apart from the fact they give you HDTV is that they come with such advantages as teletext which allows you to add subtitles to shows that support it, they also give you access to television channels not available in standard definition including TV guide channels which some stations have launched. They also come with an inbuilt TV guide which unfortunately is under developed. Stick to the TV guide.
Really when it comes down to it all tube TV’s are by far the superior choice, while their larger variants might not be as large as plasma TV’s and the fact they are quite cumbersome as opposed to the thinner plasma/LCD TV’s they still provide the best value for money and will definitely last you for at least 10 years.
When we buy a TV what are we looking for? Two things, first is picture quality and how long it can keep running. Who wants to drop $5000 for a TV they will have to replace in a year or two? We want them to last at least five years, probably more.
We have plasma and LCD TV’s on the market now as well as the regular Tube TV’s. We don’t know if LCD or plasma TV’s can last as long as the tried and true Tube TV’s because the ones that have been around so long now have broken down in various ways, such as image getting blurry, dots popping up here and there, ghosting effects among a myriad of other things.
The picture might look good now, but will it look this good in one year?
It appears manufacturers want us to cough up the big bucks for a plasma or LCD TV because apparently they are the only ones that are HDTV worthy. Well the only advantage they have is one of size, and LCD actually lacks that advantage (unless you can afford $50000), and both plasma and LCD TV’s picture quality is inferior to regular Tube TV’s. If you don’t believe me visit your local electrical retailer and make up your own mind.
The real kicker is this, not all plasma/LCD TV’s are HDTV capable in terms of screen resolution. In fact, about six months ago there was not a single HDTV resolution capable plasma TV for sale in Australia. I don’t know if there are now.
There are lots of buzzwords associated with HDTV’s especially when it comes to its picture quality. But here’s a hint, use your eyes. No matter what the salesman throws at you ‘capable of 1080p60’ this or that you are still buying what you see. If the screen is blurry it’s blurry. Also demand a nice long warranty if you are still so inclined to purchase a plasma/LCD TV.
Tube TV, capable of HDTV resolutions better than most LCD/plasma TV's
The advantages of set top boxes apart from the fact they give you HDTV is that they come with such advantages as teletext which allows you to add subtitles to shows that support it, they also give you access to television channels not available in standard definition including TV guide channels which some stations have launched. They also come with an inbuilt TV guide which unfortunately is under developed. Stick to the TV guide.
Really when it comes down to it all tube TV’s are by far the superior choice, while their larger variants might not be as large as plasma TV’s and the fact they are quite cumbersome as opposed to the thinner plasma/LCD TV’s they still provide the best value for money and will definitely last you for at least 10 years.
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