Research finds that salespeople recommend LCD TVs more than plasmas

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scott @ Jul 21st 2008 4:20PM

If nothing else, power consumption is a huge concern. It is a little known FACT to the average human that Plasmas consume more power than LCDs.

While the screen burn thing may be debatable, the power consumption thing is not. With rising electric bills due to rising oil and coal costs, we need to take this into consideration when buying.

I own two LCD HDTVs. Don't you dare walk in here and tell me they don't look fantastic. Keep your higher priced Plasma screen. I am doing fine with my lower power consuming LCD screens.

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Adam @ Jul 21st 2008 4:41PM

Sorry Scott, but you are misinformed on 2 counts. Plasma is considerably less expensive than lcd at the same screen size. Second, LCD power consumption remains the same during all scenes, due to the nature backlighting, while plasma power consumption goes down in dark scenes and up in light scenes. In real world viewing conditions, Plasmas do consume more energy, the difference is slight. Before you continue spreading your FUD about plasma, get your facts straight.

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ds @ Jul 21st 2008 4:46PM

Let's be serious here.. The difference between powering a 50" plasma vs a 47" LCD according to my KIll-a-Watt measurements is about $2-3/month. If a potential buyer is debating the 2 choices and bases the decision on that, then they would probably be better off not buying a $1200+ television.

The truth is I have people ask me for opinions on the 2 constantly, and the one thing they always mention is the plasma burn-in nonsense.

Keep your lower-power TVs, I am loving my plasmas because I have a better looking display (which is my main criteria for judging display devices), and the income to not stress about the extra few pennies it costs to watch each day.

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David Susilo @ Jul 21st 2008 9:12PM

LCD may look fantastic, but plasma look even much much MUCH better than the "fantastic" LCD.

Before calibration, plasma look slightly better than LCD. After calibration, plasma look miles ahead than a calibrated LCD.

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