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Numbers be damned, plasma eats LCD's cake in DisplayMate's tests

by Steven Kim posted Jul 13th 2009 at 1:38PM

Panasonic plasma
Even as the past year has been cruel to plasma, we've stood by the "old" gas capsule technology. The results of DisplayMate's controlled tests clearly show some of the reasons why we love us some plasma. The lineup of 2008-vintage, top of the line LCDs from Samsung, Sharp and Sony were calibrated and pitted against a top-end Pansonic plasma. You'll have to hit the link to get the full blow-by-blow results, but suffice it to say that the plasma set trumped the LCDs in the areas of contrast, color accuracy (to be fair, the Sony came close) and black level -- both on and off axis. Even for LCD fans, these results show that the side of the box with its inflated specs is no place to look for indications of picture quality. For those already in the know about plasma, though, there's a lot of reason to hope that even if the technology is in its autumn years, there's an Indian summer up ahead.
[Via TVSnob]

DisplayMate USB makes calibration easy

by Darren Murph posted Jan 5th 2008 at 8:34AM

Sure, the DisplayMate USB won't do your standalone display much good so long as it remains disconnected from a PC, but for HTPC owners the world over, calibrating your display just got a whole lot simpler. The aforementioned USB stick simply plugs into one's PC, launches automatically (and without storing any data on the host computer) and provides users with a smorgasbord of "test patterns and expert advice" for setting up your projector, monitor or HDTV. More specifically, you can expect a whole slew of test patterns and tips, and considering that it runs at the true native resolution of your display, there's no worrying over compatibility. Intrigued? It's available now in a trio of flavors, and can secured for $79, $99 or $495, depending on model.




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