Q. We are shopping for a new TV. We see all types; Plasma, LCD, LED. We think we have eliminated Plasma because of the weight but we do not know the difference between LED and LCD. Please help
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LED and LCD sets are very similar, as both use a LCD panel for the picture you see - and LCD panels need some form of lighting behind the screen for the picture you see.
The older LCD design uses a variant of the fluorescent lamp for illumination, while the LED sets use LEDs (which had to improve to work well with large screens). Only the lowest grade flat panel sets are not LED lit - and someday, none will be.
Don't be so quick to rule out plasma. They are heavier than LCD/LED, but not the heavy and power hungry beasts they once were. If you watch television mostly in the evening in a fairly dark room, and have people watching at wide angles from the set, plasma has a major advantage as the black portions of the picture are "blacker", and the viewing angle is very wide, an if you watch sports where the camera pans quickly - plasma sets don't have motion blur issues that plague LCD panel sets.
The only real drawback to plasma is that their glass front is glossy (like a lot of laptop screens) which can be an issue in a brightly lit room. I am very partial to plasma - the pros far outweigh their negatives.
LED and LCD sets are very similar, as both use a LCD panel for the picture you see - and LCD panels need some form of lighting behind the screen for the picture you see.
The older LCD design uses a variant of the fluorescent lamp for illumination, while the LED sets use LEDs (which had to improve to work well with large screens). Only the lowest grade flat panel sets are not LED lit - and someday, none will be.
Don't be so quick to rule out plasma. They are heavier than LCD/LED, but not the heavy and power hungry beasts they once were. If you watch television mostly in the evening in a fairly dark room, and have people watching at wide angles from the set, plasma has a major advantage as the black portions of the picture are "blacker", and the viewing angle is very wide, an if you watch sports where the camera pans quickly - plasma sets don't have motion blur issues that plague LCD panel sets.
The only real drawback to plasma is that their glass front is glossy (like a lot of laptop screens) which can be an issue in a brightly lit room. I am very partial to plasma - the pros far outweigh their negatives.
What is better a LED or LCD tv?
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What tv brand is best? And if you could give me any help or deals on a 32' tv for my dorm/apt I'd appreciate it. Just leave links! Thanks!
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Technically, LED TVs are just the next generation of LCD TVs. LED sets still use LCD technology; it's just that instead of one bright bulb backlighting the LCD screen, there are hundreds or thousands of LEDs, providing a more consistent backlight and giving the option of designing the set to have pixels in the backlight change color to more closely match the desired color of that pixel. LED sets also use a bit less power.
Technically, LED TVs are just the next generation of LCD TVs. LED sets still use LCD technology; it's just that instead of one bright bulb backlighting the LCD screen, there are hundreds or thousands of LEDs, providing a more consistent backlight and giving the option of designing the set to have pixels in the backlight change color to more closely match the desired color of that pixel. LED sets also use a bit less power.
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