This may have been mentioned in some posts, but with new LEDs coming into the playing field, I just want to know which is better, based on current models availabe, and ESPN on Astro.

Please also recommend brands, am looking for 40" or 42" for bedroom. Thanks in advance, all!

Well, I would certainly go for LEDs..but not any LED, but Samsungs series 8

Other than that, Plasma will also be a good choice...

Yes, target purchase is samsung series 8. Was also told by salesperson that there will be a new Sony LED to be released very soon (am sure way before the FIFA 2010) soon.

Why LED over Plasma? Was watching the Sharp Aquos "LED" LC40LE700M, and thought it was frightfully bright, even after adjusting for brightness.

I must say, plasma still wins with the blacks over LED based LCD TV...but win by just a small margin, but I'm just amazed by the colors of LEDs....it is more smoother and vibrant compared to LCD only TV.

Hi all,

I'm in the middle of finalizing on which technology to buy LED / LCD or Plasma. I know Plasma has the edge over LED / LCD if the main use is for
watching ASTRO, DVD movies and occasionally some gaming because of its capabilities to demonstrate black scenes / areas well over LED / LCD and most importantly
nice for fast moving pictures like football and racing games from the gaming console.

However, the choices for Plasma these days are pretty much limited to HD ready and only available in Full HD on 50" and above. I have made comparison (through naked eye) and found that basically the difference between plasma and LCD and HD ready vs Full HD on Blu-ray is marginal and most of the time one may not see
a major difference. However, if the source is ASTRO, then Plasma has the edge over LCD / LED.

From my own observation, I somehow find that the LED / LCD is a little brighter compared to Plasma and I think LED / LCD is good for brightly lit area while Plasma
is excellent for a not so bright enviroment and gentle to the eye in such scenerio. And I think the viewing distance too play a part in demonstrating which is better.

I've been going through this forum on the debate / discussion on Plasma vs LCD and some prefers LCD while others on Plasma. Basically, it is a personal choice or
preference and also our budget available to get one. I have thought of Plasma but models available are mostly HD ready and I wish to get a Full HD. And for my budget
to acquire a Full HD one, then it'll be a LCD instead. But my head tells me to go for a HD Ready Plasma.

So guys, I really need some ideas / suggestion to assist me to finalize the decision. LCD or Plasma. BTW, LED technology is definitely out of my budget. I just wanna be sure that if I do go for a HD ready Plasma, I will not regret in the coming months that why I did not choose a Full HD LCD because of ...blah...blah...blah...

Thanks in advance.

HD Ready for less than 40" set should still be alrite as you won't notice too much of different but since FHD is a norm now, I guess you might regret later not getting one yourself as technology is changing at fast pace.

if LED tv is out of your budget, no need to headache by yourself, just go for plasma is sports is your interest...who said very hard to get plasma full hd....just go out and find yourself, many people here said it hardly available, but i did find that it's still available...

This post has been edited by kayly: Mar 2 2010, 11:26 PM

Make your life simple. Buy a HD ready 42 inch plasma and subscribe to byond sports package. You need not to worry more. LED TV gives eyesore if you watch football match for 2 hours ...too bright for normal viewing.

sony announce oledi the led technology tv in the market if not mistaken...for me....dun bang ur head just want to buy led if it is out of ur budget but if in ur budget...go buy....ok like this, we are buyer, then ask the salesman put side by side which model u want to compare......1st thing is, see with ur own eye.....which one is the best and suit u...

Great news, can I ask if you can reveal the location or contact to me for the FHD Plasma? I really appreciate it.

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Added on March 3, 2010, 9:36 amI have already done that, comparing LCD with Plasma and Plasma HD Ready against Plasma FHD. I tend to think that Plasma would be nice to view
in a dim lit enviroment. LCD may look a bit bright in such enviroment. However, LCD is great in bright enviroment.

Anyway, thanks for all inputs here and I appreciate everyone's opinion.


This post has been edited by reddevil04: Mar 3 2010, 09:36 AM