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.

friend, LCD and plasma is equal to CRT, dont listen to others, see it to believe it, those bad quality u see in electrical shop is due to they split to a few TV, thus get bad quality picture.

LCD or plasma have a few viewing mode, not only in widescreen!

Wrong mate, they are not equal at all. They are many difference, black level, sharpness, etc. Its all due to the way crt and flat screen works and source (astro) itself.

Yeah...u always get better result for Astro on a CRT.

Unless Astro is using HD signal anytime soon the result is only acceptable on LCD and plasma. If u only wanna watch astro..don't bother getting those.

The various viewing modes normally mean that 4:3 pictures are displayed with black borders at the side? That means if you watch Astro all the time, you will risk burned in sidebars.
As such I prefer to tolerate slightly oval circles and stubby characters. Truth is, i keep a cheapo crtv at home just for the missus and her aod.

LCDs don't suffer from burn-ins. Here's what I collected from the web:
Read Misconception #3

Hoi this is Console Couch lah not Astro Couch

yelah.....

between samsung and lg which one better?same price same 32" with 8000:1 quality?

but i did experience "burn in" on my dell lcd monitor...one day i forgot to turn off my pc, no screen saver or power saver was set...the next day when i
went to work...i found out the desktop icons permanently visible on screen as white rectangle lines...it stay like that for 2-3 days before it eventually
faded out(the rectangle white lines)...after a week the monitor become normal again.

i got slim fit tv for Astro..
also got lcd for movie & game..indeed..

last MOnday got call from Astro..
asking..when Malaysia got digital signal
they say..mebi this November

for now..Astro make testing and testing..
thats y we got new smart KAD..
so..the owner lcd can watch Astro with no MUCH NOISE (salji..)

use S-video not much helping..mahal lak tu
gold @ biase3 aje..result same..(my xperience..)

note : im not from ASTRO..PEACE !!!

http://compreviews.about.com/od/monitors/a/LCDBurnIn.htm

Different name, same beast.

now that explained what i experienced before.....

CRT>Plasma>LCD

Its already nearly 2009 now...

we are living in boleh land

As long as Astro is runned by MONKEYS, they will never broadcast in HD because they don't even know what HD means.

help me also..
BMW 5 series or proton for wet market

I'm sorry to bring this thread up again, but I think, much has changed since Astro come up with the HD channels.

So again, like the thread said, Which one is better now?

LCD

Hurm.. Care to break it down? Have you experienced watching astro with both types of TV?

if u like to watch movies...better go for plasma..if u more to gaming..LCD is the right choice...i have both LCD and plasma..if u wan come to my house we'll do the testing

I think it's better to post in entertaiment thread.

You know that there's a new ASTRO called astro b.yond where you can watch HD movies.

u may want to look for answer here

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1278379