Why buy a plasma TV?
Some of you may have asked the following question “Why buy a plasma TV?”
Here are 3 reasons why a plasma TV can be your choice for a flat TV unit.
The first reason for buying a plasma TV is that you get more screen for your money. Inch for inch, plasma is a better bang for the buck than an LCD TV. Thus with the same budget can get a bigger screen. Most of the 50-inch plasma sets now cost between $1,500 to $2,000 while a 47-inch LCD cost between $2,300 to $2,600 ( Take note that prices were current at point of writing.)
The second reason is to enjoy a movie-theater experience. Generally, a good plasma TV’s has deep black levels and high contrast and great for watching movies and TV programs with dark scenes. The strong contrast, realistic and accurate colours result in rich, natural-looking images. Most LCD sets can’t match plasma sets, especially for the dark scenes. Then in certain LCD sets, the back light causes uneven brightness thus creating cloudy areas that can be distracting in dark scenes.
The third reason in getting a plasma TV is for a wide viewing angle. With a plasma TV, as with the familiar picture-tube set, the images on screen look the same from almost any angle. That’s a big plus if a big crowd is watching the TV in a room.
On the other hand it’s a different story with LCD TVs. Most LCDs look their best only from in front of the screen. As you move off to the side, the picture quality deteriorates, appearing increasingly washed out or dim. Vertical position also matters, for example if you’re sitting on the floor or watching an LCD set that’s mounted to a wall or stand.
To have an idea how the LCD TV will look like when viewing at an angle, asked the salesman to set the TV to normal and standard mode . Then tune to a non sport event and look at it from an angle. You are doing this because most of the time in the show room, the TVs are set at the brightest and in dynamic mode, thus obscuring the viewing angle problem in an LCD TV.
Well there you have it, 3 reasons why you should be buying a Plasma TV. 
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April 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
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