LCD's taking over?

keenwatcher · 02-06-2007, 12:14 PM

I was in the local mega-electronics outlet last week, and looked over the t.v.'s and they were mostly LCD's (a very few plasmas).

Are the LCD's more popular now? Why are there more of them than plasma's? Is it because of problems with plasmas? Screen burn in issues?

Thanks for any answers...

ChrisClearman · 02-06-2007, 01:01 PM

Umm, no. Plasmas are extremely popular in my area. They get all the good floor space.

Alon Goldberg · 02-06-2007, 01:12 PM

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov06/4697

The cathode-ray tube is on the way out. What will replace it? Hint: it won't be plasma

ChrisClearman · 02-06-2007, 02:36 PM

there is a bunch of terrible information in that article

Mort Corey · 02-06-2007, 05:51 PM

LCD displays have improved immensely in the last two or three years. Larger screen sizes at more reasonable prices, coupled with increased viewing angles and faster response times, have set them up to be quite competitive with plasma display panels. I haven't looked much in the last couple of years since buying my plasma, but happened to see a 52" Sharp Aquos in a Costco the other day and was REALLY impressed.......lots of display and in the low $3K range.

Mort (still enjoying his PDP but will be giving LCD a serious look if/when it dies)

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Kevin C Brown · 02-06-2007, 07:26 PM

LCDs certainly have improved a lot in the last few years. However, you still have to spend a fair amount more money on the same size LCD to get a black level and contrast values anywhere close to that of a plasma.

Maybe LCDs are taking over in some showrooms because the retailers make more money on them, not because they are necessarily better performing.

They certainly have a brighter picture with their default settings, but that is exactly the wrong way to compare picture quality.

Check reviews of comparably priced displays in such magazines as the Perfect Vision, Sound & Vision, Widescreen Review, etc. Check online at places like CNet. The Sony XBR LCDs have a great black level. But compare their cost vs a similarly sized Panasonic plasma.

keenwatcher · 02-09-2007, 04:04 PM

thanks for the input on this subject...

respectfully, Sean

buzzbomb · 02-10-2007, 08:03 AM

Ummm, kinda depends on what you want to believe. In the last month or so, I have read where one article predicts the "death of plasma". Another predicts LCD sales to "equal or pass" plasma sales. Another article stated plasma "on the comeback" so to speak.

Not sure LCD alone will do it, but, some of the newer technology on the horizon might.

banjoboy · 02-10-2007, 08:12 PM

Actually, with SED technology coming soon cathode ray may be here for quite some time.

Joseph DeMartino · 02-10-2007, 11:02 PM

There are more LCD manufacturers pushing more project, the picture quality is improving and the prices are becoming more competitive (a function of increase production capacity and economies of scale.) While the highest picture quality sets are pricey, the medium quality sets that are selling in large numbers to non-videophiles are cheaper than plasma. I don't think plasma is going to vanish anytime soon, but you can see where LCD might take over at certain size/price points. (And from what I'm reading - and I'm writing as an LCoS guy who also owns a couple of cheap LCDs for bedroom/office TVs - the burn-in issue has been greatly reduced with plasma. This should be pretty much a non-issue for anyone on this forum, who will certainly do a consumer level calibration with DVE or Avia.)

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Actually, with SED technology coming soon cathode ray may be here for quite some time.

SED technology has been "coming 'soon'" for a very long time now. By the time it is a practical and economically viable product, conventional CRTs may have already vanished from store shelves. Basically, I'll believe it when I can walk into a store and buy an SED set for a competitive price. Until the, it is still vaporware as far as I'm concerned.

Regards,

Joe