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Flat Panel TV’s: Plasma Vs LCD-Picture Quality Noreen July 30

While most of us are not bothered with what happens behind the screen…we’re definitely interested in how the screen performs as a television and that’s Picture Quality.

There are 5 things that define Picture Quality: Contrast & Black Levels, Color Accuracy, Viewing Angle, Depth Perception and Brightness.

1) Contrast & Black Levels: Contrast is basically a measure of the blackest black compared to the whitest white. The Higher the contrast the better. Plasma’s tend to have a higher contrast ratio than LCD’s especially when viewing from different angles.In a dark room environment the user will notice the hazy effect present in blacks on LCD TVs unlike Plasma’s. The nature of LCD technology, where a backlight shines through the LCD layer, means it’s hard for it to achieve true blacks because there’s always some light leakage from between pixels.
Which is Better? Plasma

2) Color Accuracy This determines which shows the truest color. In plasma displays, each pixel contains red, green, and blue elements, which work in conjunction to create billions of colors. Whereas, LCD displays reproduce colors by manipulating light waves and subtracting colors from white light. If you look closely at a plasma you will notice each pixel is either red, blue, green or yellow whereas on an LCD you cannot distinguish between the basic colors. This makes an LCD’s picture a tad brighter showing greener greens and warmer reds. This is better in rooms with bright lighting or the outdoors as the colors shine through brighter and the image is clearer. Though some may not even notice the difference in some cases as plasma’s are impoving their color technology everyday.
Which is Better? LCD

3) Viewing Angle: This determines the picture quality when viewed from various angles other that straight and extreme off angles (i.e from extreme sides or above and below). Since in Plasma’s each pixel produces its own light, rather than light being spread across the screen from one central source in the case of LCD’s, each pixel is more readily visible because its brightness is consistent with every other pixel on the screen. LCDs tend to lose black level intensity more as the angle off axis increases. This usually occurs after around 90 degrees. LCD manufacturers have done much to improve their displays’ viewing angles, though they still have some ground to cover before catching up to plasma’s. Expect the best LCD displays to have between 120 and 130 degree viewing angles.
Which is Better? Plasma

4) Depth Perception:This determines whether the images seem flatter on screen rather than more 3D like. Due to a deeper pixel cell structure plasma technology triumphs in this category. With an incoming HD signal plasma looks more three dimensional than LCD TVs. LCDs rely more on the effects of lighting for depth characterization and images at times can appear flatter.
Which is Better? Plasma

5) Brightness: With a combination of Contrast, Black levels and Color accuracy you can notice a difference in brightness of picture. There is a difference when viewing a screen in a dark room and in a bright one. Plasma Tv’s use more power to create whites whereas LCD screens produce whites naturally so they can achieve extreme levels of brightness.
Which is Better? LCD

Plasma Vs LCD Which is better for You? …continued in upcoming posts

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