Given that Astro is on HD (though on few channels), which to buy i.e. LCD or Plasma ???

Also LED lately

As I know, it is more of a personal preference and the size of your wallet as most Plasma are > 40".
Me? I prefer Plasma.

Plasma..but if got more money..LED

Plasma (: but i think its not worth it to susb. Astro HD now , its luke you're paying rm20 for just 5 channels :/ maybe you cn wait till next year

depends on ur budget...

already bought Plasma....so, I choose Plasma.

nooo LCD is much better

plasma.. coz also hav plasma

lcd much better

LCD or LED cant beat plasma on performance of blu-rays still want to recommend for astro HD ar?

HD-ready LCD is enough cuz it's 720p
but full HD LCD and plasma is a plus
LED is you have a fat wallet

if u ask me...i'll go with full HD LCD...becuz a TV isn't just use to watch astro only
sometime need DVD, BD as well

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Dec 21 2009, 01:37 AM

full HD LCD
cause i have it

Plasma. More value for money than LCD or LED if compared their performance.

Plasma consume more electricity, no? And i think seeing vertical lines for plasma is more obvious, yes?

yup.. the pixels are obvious.. if you are watching too close compared to lcd.. anyway lcd vs plasma got their pros and cons, but for me.. go lcd!!!

I think Plasma TVs consume less electricity even though the power rating is higher i.e 42 inch plasma @300w and LCD @150w. The reason is Plasma TVs power consumption is variable depending on what to display (@300w is when showing all whites) whereas LCD power consumption is constant at the rated power i.e. 150w all the way. But I think power consumption is negligible unless you watch 24/7. And resolution wise, if you watch from 8 feet up for 42incher, the lines are invisible... in fact, the great contrast easily make up for it if you still see the pixels.

On the original question, I prefer plasma TV... but for 32 inch and below, LCD can still cope pretty well. If you have RM1500 to spend, buy a Sharp 32incher and that is enough.

Plasma has no ghosting, so response time is very good compared to LCD.

But watching it I still can see the vertical lines which annoys me a lot. Also I think its a lot heavier than LCD tvs.

Also the issue with burn-in.

How far you are sit when you watch movie?

That really depends on where I see it. I've been thinking about plasma for my room, and I would probably sit about 5-6 feet away. I think always stand at that distance if I go see a demo plasma tv. I still notice a bit of the vertical lines.

so many users support astro with plasma...the choice is obvious lar..

Plasma, plasma, plasma. LOL. My next HDTV will also be plasma again for now.I Like the pioneer plasma. nice and black. i think 4.5K

i myself using plasma over lcd
main reason plasma is much more affordable and the color reproduction/ contrast is as good as the good old crt monitors

lcd still have issues with ghosting and terrible contrast unless you are using the ones cost above 10k

How about astro with LED? will it be better than plasma ...lets set aside the LED pricing...

Advantages LCD have over plasma..

1- Have higher native resolution than plasmas of similar size, which means more pixels on a screen.
2- Consume less power than plasma screens.
3- Generally lighter than similar-sized plasmas.
4- Have a longer lifespan than plasma screens
5- Plasmas suffer from screen burn-in.

Plasma will win just in term of price only. So.. your choice?

This post has been edited by minimize: Dec 21 2009, 04:15 PM

Lol I vote for CRT no problem at all..... all advantages of lcd and plasma but no cons.... and it cheaper too....

Hahaha.. good choice but its tube it so big bro. Need more space..

Who say? CRTs are:

-Heavier
-Uses more electricity
-Degrades over time (blur/out of focus)
-Susceptable to flickers
-Cannot hang on wall
-Takes up more space
-Radiation
-Not many manufacturer willing to produce HDTV that uses CRT (thus expensive) and CRT monitor is a poor substitute.