Plasma or LCD?

WeeBit asks: "I saw a news article on why you should buy Plasma instead of LCD TV's. It just sparked my interest. Flat panel TV's have the market now, and our analog TV's are on their way out. I am sure many will be thinking of purchasing their new flat panel within the next couple years. Have you given this any thought? Panasonic, has been pushing ads that sell the consumer on the plasma TV's over the LCD's. Is this a good argument, or is it just hype? Which do you prefer Plasma or LCD? Why?"

Neither

[TERdON]

My old CRT TV from 1983 won't be replaced until it fails!

Re:CRT

[xsonofagunx]

Then there's the fact that the two of us nearly did ourselves serious injury taking my 32" CRT up the stairs.

I'm 21 years old/5'7" [~170cm]/160 lbs. [~73kg] and a generally sedentary lazy ass and I didn't have much trouble moving a 32" CRT by myself. Was it made of lead?

Re:LCD

[datafr0g]

Nice troll. Saying that plasmas are more fragile than LCD's is like saying that automobiles are more fragile than happy meal toys. If you mean that automobiles are more complex, then you're right. If you mean that automobiles are made from cheap plastic and happy meal toys are made from tempered steel, then you're wrong.

Sorry dude, but you are full of crap. TVs, regardless of the tech they use, all have the same purpose - to display a video stream! Therefore, the comparison is legitimate. Automobiles and happy meal toys however, do not have this common use and a comparison would be redundant.

Given that you're an idiot, please let me explain.
You see, automobiles [wikipedia.org] are primarily used as a form of transportation. Happy Meal Toys [wikipedia.org] on the other hand, are intended to entertain children while they eat fatty foods. As you can see, both of these things have a different purpose so it would be rather difficult to compare them.

For example, it is pointless to compare:
Futurama to the Challenger Space Shuttle
Saving Private Ryan to an iMac
Tomato soup to the Latin language
Fish to skyscrapers

But we can easily compare:
LCDs to Plasmas
BMWs to Toyotas
PS3s to XBox 360s
Your brain to a wet sponge

Is TV really that important?

[Colin Smith]

I mean, come on. Get a life.
 

Isn't this like asking...

[Anonymous Coward]

"vi or EMACS?" or "Windows or Linux?" or "FreeBSD or BeOS?"

(okay, I'm kidding on the last one)

Re:LCD

[Anonymous Coward]

BOOM HEADSHOT!

wood grain...

[VGfort]

Ah... wood grain finish with rounder corners, convex screen, a 13 button knob and a UFH knob, might look into at least a 90s model :p I hear they have RCA jacks now

Re:Google is your friend

[karnal]

just go round a TV shop near the end of the day and feel for yourself.

I just got a funny picture in my head of a TV salesman punching me for "feeling for myself".

Re:I'm cynical

[Mateorabi]

> When I came back I could still see the score. (The red sox were winning). I was very angry.

Ah, a Yankees fan I see.

Re:LCD

[Anonymous Coward]

I agree excpet I'd compare the Space Shuttle Challanger and Futerama since they both came to an untimly end.

Re:LCD uses less electricity

[Ced_Ex]

On the flip side, they don't save you anything on heating if you live in a cold climate. ;)

Re:I'm cynical

[Dragonslicer]

I watched an inning of baseball. Turned off the TV. Went to the store. When I came back I could still see the score. (The red sox were winning)

Yup, that's definitely a problem. The Red Sox could never hold a lead for that long.

Not that we life-long Red Sox fans are cynical or anything.

Re:LCD

[lanc]

To save power - remove TV entirely. Sure it has its drawbacks - but besides power it saves a lot of time.