Plasma generally has better illumination but LCD has much higher resolution. Plasma also burns out much quicker then LCD and is a little bit more expensive then LCD. LCD also has higher contrast. I think the future of flat TV lies in LCD, instead of plasma. There are many 1920 x 1080 LCD monitors out there in the market now but plasma still has to catch up

This post has been edited by T100: Mar 19 2006, 11:35 AM

I prefer LCD much more than plasma, plasma is a dangerous thing, you shoot it at people and people die XD
who's the one that prefers CRT? lol

Ergh, Pardon Me But what's HD/TV ?! Is it plasma or LCD or something else?!

I really don't have time to search for info, and i find this post great couse i intend to buy something bigger for my computer.
I thought of 1m diagonal for monitor, and i don't know what to buy..
What are resolutions they display?
If i would have 1m TV for computer display it has to have at least 1024x768?

Do you think is it smarter to buy BIG LCD for computer or just plain 19'' ? Thanks..

It really bothers my eyes, when sitting long so i thought to buy bigger so i can be at least 2-3-4 meters away from monitor

Matak, HDTV is high-definition. 19" is actually quite large. It's about as big asd they get and still be called a monitor. and thing past that is probably going to be called a TV.

I'm happy with my tiny 15" HP LCD. works great for what I do. (Little gaming, mostly web-surfing)

The only problem is it doesn't go past 1024x768... It's very crisp, fast, way easier on my eyes than the old CRT, and has an auto-adjust feature. (Life saver when something is way off - and it gets the page EXACTLY to the edges of the screen - so you can use it all)

I'll probably never get a plasma now. Knowing the burn in issue, I wouldn't risk it. I leave my computer on most nights, and if something were to pop up and keep the screensaver from coming on/monitor from auto-shutoff, it would be done. Which would bite.

So yeah - I'm perfectly happy with my LCD. Great monitor if a little small.

tats a good 1 dude.....i love plasme as it is big and costly!!!

i worked in home theatre for best buy for a while so i got to learn a lot about the products. the advantages of a plasma is that you can get them as big as you want where as an lcd can only physically be built to about 52 inches (so far). a plasma can be made 80 inches if you wanted. the plasma color comes in a lot better than an lcd be casue an lcd uses white light to portray the color black. when black is needed for an lcd, the machine just simply turns off but a plasma actaully produces true black. the covering on an lcd is a soft film so there is no reflections in the light where that is the biggest con for all plasmas; they have a glass screen. all the horror stories of the image life and things are generally false these days. if you buy a good quality tv it will last for about 10 years where you will probably be buying another one then anyways. plasmas do have burn in however. if an image is left on the screen for a long time like a video game image, it can burn in permanently. there are ways to sorta fix it but for the most part, you're stuck with it. phillips is the only brand that has the anti-burn in technology. between the two i would probably get the sony xpr 2 lcd. that was my favorite one when i was working there. it was crisp, and another pro for lcd is that it can display 1080p. plasmas can only get up to 720p. but of course you need a device that can produce 1080p like a blue rey player. anyways. i eneded up getting a dlp rear projection. its 52 inches, light, small back, and excellent color. the only con is i cant hang it on my wall and you have to replace the light bulbs every 3-4 years which are 300$. it was a good buy though. i hope this was informative.

As far as I can see, by walking into PC world, CRTs have INFINITELY better picture and contrast than either of these. You can get 43" CRTs so I have no idea why someone would want an LCD or plasma over a CRT, as long as they don't have a HD input...

Also, the burn-in risk is non-existent, and the colour's stay perfect all round. OK, they don't have HD, but if you don't have sky HD or a PS3, there is no point...

You also have to remember that CRT's are large and bulky... and heavy. It's not fun having to move your TV around.

I think LCDs are the way to go, simply because they feature most of what we want to see in a TV and complete the modern home theatre of today (except for the videophiles). Over time, some LCDs have become close and almost match the visual quality of a plasma. The numbers don't match, but if you can't really notice a difference, why bump it up?

Then again, most of you have already put out the differences between the two...

Just keep in mind, however, that from the time of the original posting, plasma has gotten a lot better in the burn-in department (as Zinrgy said, and some plasmas can simply "wash out" burn-in), but LCDs have also improved drastically with visual acuity and accuracy, producing better color, and even increasing its available screen size.

I really don't think the average joe is going to really notice the difference between a high-grade LCD and a plasma after glancing at it. Of course, we'll recognize the CRTs...

In the future, we will still have both technologies, I'm sure, as LCD has its limits on screen size (for the time being). Not to mention that the consumer market needs variety.

For those of you you who do not know the difference between the plasma and LCD the below link is for you. They do not give you the core technical details, but the necessary details that will help you find the difference and make a choice if at all you are going to get one...

Plasma vs LCD -- Link Courtesy: cnet

The next link is for geeks like me.. for more detailed discussion and comparison.
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.co...-vs-lcd-TV.html.