Gaming on a 42" 1080p LCD Television

[onebxr]

Originally Posted by MontanaFX

I am pro LCD. You might lose a little performance in display quality but you save a shed load in cash and they last a lot longer before they start to fade. Dont get me wrong, I would buy a plama if I was fairly rich, but for now LCD is more than fine. The picture quality is fantastic.

To each his own. But I must disagree on the fade part, the panels made since 2005 have a 1/2 life of 50,000 hours (1/2 life means that the brightness will start to fade at 50,000 hours of use) By the time my panel reaches 50,000 hours i will be itching to buy anew panel...maybe OLED or laser.
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[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by onebxr

To each his own. But I must disagree on the fade part, the panels made since 2005 have a 1/2 life of 50,000 hours (1/2 life means that the brightness will start to fade at 50,000 hours of use) By the time my panel reaches 50,000 hours i will be itching to buy anew panel...maybe OLED or laser.
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Wouldn't it mean that after 50,000 hours, the brightness is approximately half of what it used to be originally (then only 1/4 of the original brightness will remain after 100,000 hours)?
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[Captain Crunch]

Originally Posted by MontanaFX

Very risky with a plasma. They can image burn in less than an hour.

This is true with "OLD plasma's" but the plasma's made in the last 3 years or so this is NOT a problem!

[qazwsx]

From what ive seen of plasmas and LCD's I cant see a differnece between the two up to around 42" where the plasma takes it. So from what I can see, plasmas are better for bigger displays. Just my opinion.

[Captain Crunch]

Plasmas do look a little better than LCD's........That being said they all have there up's and downs.
Disadvantages
Plasmas= glare, weight, cost, heat, hight energy consumption
LCD= weight, contrast compared to plasma, cost, screen size not as big as others
DLP= size, cant wall mount, contrast compared to plasmas, some sets will need a bulb replacement
Front projector= "Ambiet light" you need the right room for this setup

Advantages
Plasma= color, size, pitcher, better viewing angle
LCD= low energy consumption
DLP= Price, size,
Front projection = "SIZE" more of a real Theater feel, celing mounted it doen't take up any space, price, did I say SIZE!!