Dear all,

For watching ASTRO, which is better, Plasma or LCD ??

Samsung LA40R71B comments pls.

I'm watching astro with 42" Samsung Plasma TV, and when i go my cousin's house to watch their LCD TV i dun found any diffrent even that the LCD got Astro enhancement...... (a 46" Sony LCD TV)

I'm thinking the Audiophile forum is a better bet for this type of question but I'll help out anyways. Plasma should offer u a better picture quality. It allows for greater contrast, a deeper range of blacks and faster refresh rates. But LCD technology is cathcing up fast while plasma technology I think has reached it's peak.

CRT is better viewing astro....

unless astro can provice 1080 for us

The question doesn't ask for CRT lerr. For sure CRT clearest but damn big box. Nowadays living spaces becoming cramper and cramper have to use thinnest and lightest that technology can afford.

aiks...

entry based LCD is better watching astro compare to old plasma..Unless u get urself a real expensive plasma..then it would be better..
but the tech in LCD is advancing so fast.....

i say LCD is better than plasma.

For the time being plasma is better. Read intech Star newspaper today for comparison. All things being equal e.g. newest technology, amount of ambient light, resolution, contrast etc. plasma is better. But I'm thinking not for long.

agree!! watchin astro with pioneer 43" with s-video input. i hope astro gonna come out with a HD or digital decoder...

I currently watch ASTRO with CRT Panasonic 34" T-tao someting....

If CRT is better , then no point changing leh if only watch ASTRO.

Bcoz i heard Samsung LA40R71B is quite clear picture.

SONY lcd got ASTRO enhancement feature

Even with the ASTRO enhancement, do u think LCD is clearer than the CRT TV ?

the problem doesnt really lies with the TV, problem is astro

Given the current ASTRO quality, will CRT better than LCD in viewing current ASTRO pls?

manufacturer might claim their lcd/plasma might be clearer if compared to other of the same type(lcd/plasma)

but not the best
it is called marketing tactics

people might see "better quality picture" might think it is the best one
where in fact it is just better that other of the same

my thoughts now
is that the lcd/plasma scene hasnt really mature yet
more like a teenager

my thinking of maturity is when one of the type monopolise the scene
while the other one is set as a secondary stuffs

the smaller ur tv the better ur astro image is

Astro looks rubbish on all TVs. Really not much difference from one to the next. The Astro signal is so compressed, you'll get that blocky picture no matter what you use. Obviously it's more obvious on large HDTVs compared to your old CRTs.

So until Astro starts broadcasting in HD, it doesn't really make much of a difference, IMO.

I am currently using a S-Video cable connecting Astro to my LCD. Slight difference, probably better than normal Video cable. But still you don't get the best

for gaming and watching hd-dvd / blueray movies better LCD tv....for astro flat screen tv enough laa....

This post has been edited by GamersFamilia: Jul 23 2008, 03:37 PM

Nowadays LCD and Plasma TVs are becoming so cheap, buy both only lah..lol

I would say for normal astro viewing, CRTV pwns all, but only because LCDs and Plasma's are available in widescreen format only.