Recent Comments:
Vodafone to have exclusive rights to 3G iPhone in Q1? {Engadget}
Nov 20th 2007 5:58AM My two year old LG 3G phone has more than a week standby time and 3.5 hours talk time, the huge LCD (backlight) draws far more power then a decent 3G radio
Is plasma still the king of HDTVs {Engadget HD}
May 15th 2006 9:47AM A decent plasma beats every LCD out there and rivals the PQ of a CTR. Colors are much better reproduced on the current generation than with LCDs, they offer much better viewing angle and response times and black levels are far better then any lcd.
To answer some of the comments/questions above: Plasmas have a limited resolution (current 42" models have 1024 x 768, while great for TV it's to limited for computer use) in order to get good resolution plasmas have to be big making them in term unusable to use as computer screens. Also plasmas are more prone to screen burn than CTRs and LCDs so leaving a plasma 24 hours on a windows desktop view is not very wise.
Current plasma panels have a brightness half life of 60000 hours, that?s more than 20 years when using 8 hours a day. You cant change a backlight on a plasma as it doesnt have any (only lcds have one)
About the Sony Bravia LCDs: The reds of the sonys are far to strong, it may look good for the average costumer but its for of from being accurate color reproduction. Also $4200 for a 40" is more than double what a good 42" plasma costs.
About glare, true LCDs normally have less reflection than most plasma's due to the fact that most plasmas are using a glass front filter, however you obviously did not compare it to one of LGs plasma with clear filter.
LG: top plasma maker in the world {Engadget HD}
May 15th 2006 6:52AM I only recommend plasma to my customers; LCDs (still) look unnatural and on SD sources awful. 95% of the households are sitting too far away to see any differebce between the resolution of decent plasmas (1366X768) and a full HD (1980x1080) LCD. The fast majority of my customers prefer the PQ of a 42" 1024X768 plasma next to a 42" 1980X1080 LCD when displaying every day sources. Calculated inch by inch plasmas are cheaper than LCDs.
