newbie - LCD or Plasma

Real newbie here and we need a new TV.

And I know nothing about LCD's or plasmas and I'm not even
sure what questions to ask about either.
Any big drawbacks to either the plasma or lcd ?
Any brands to stay away from ?
We're thinking about a 37-42 inch model.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Randy

On 2006-11-22, Randy wrote:
Real newbie here and we need a new TV.

And I know nothing about LCD's or plasmas and I'm not even
sure what questions to ask about either.
Any big drawbacks to either the plasma or lcd ?
Any brands to stay away from ?
We're thinking about a 37-42 inch model.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Randy

Endless discussions he

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-Bill
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Randy wrote:
Real newbie here and we need a new TV.

And I know nothing about LCD's or plasmas and I'm not even
sure what questions to ask about either.
Any big drawbacks to either the plasma or lcd ?
Any brands to stay away from ?
We're thinking about a 37-42 inch model.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

See Consumer Reports magazine (US) at any public library. Start with
latest issue and work your way backwards. Should answer all your
questions.

You can also try:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/e..._hdtv_ov_1.htm

But you'll need to buy an online subscription ($4.month?) to see
everything at the above web site.

Randy

Randy wrote:
Real newbie here and we need a new TV.

And I know nothing about LCD's or plasmas and I'm not even
sure what questions to ask about either.
Any big drawbacks to either the plasma or lcd ?
Any brands to stay away from ?
We're thinking about a 37-42 inch model.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

I think there is a section on this topic in Panasonic TVs page
(check out their Viera section, and click on the link to see the
comparison).

I think the *more or less* general consensus is that for small
TV sets, or for well lit rooms, LCD has the advantage, but for
large screens, provided that the viewing conditions are not
adverse (i.e., not too much light), plasma seems to be the
winner.

Unfortunately for you, the threshold that distinguishes "small"
from "large" is precisely around 37-42 ... Although maybe 37
is already closer to the "large" than to the "small" category;
42 is definitely large; 32 is definitely small.

Carlos
--
PS: Thankfully, SED is coming, so the war will be over, without
the slightest room for discussion, under any conceivable point
of view :-)