| If you have ever tried researching about your | | | | popular compared to LCD TVs. |
| upcoming flat screen TV purchase, I am pretty sure | | | | However, the recent years have seen a lot of |
| you have stumbled upon the numerous articles | | | | improvement in the flat screen technologies. Problems |
| comparing the two most popular incarnation of the flat | | | | that plagued the earlier LCDs and plasmas are now |
| screen television: the LCD TV and the plasma TV. | | | | literally a thing of the past and the gap between the |
| In the earlier years of the flat screen, the decision in | | | | image quality of plasmas and LCDs has been reduced |
| choosing between the two was a pretty significant | | | | so dramatically that it has stopped being the number 1 |
| decision to make. After all, during the infancy of the | | | | factor in the buying decision of potential buyers. A |
| LCD and plasma televisions, they were both plagued | | | | proof to this is the fact that LCD flat screen TVs have |
| with a number of shortcomings that can easily turn off | | | | now overtaken the plasma TVs in terms of sales and |
| the discerning TV buyer. | | | | revenues. Furthermore, a bunch of manufacturers, |
| LCD TVs used to be afflicted by lagging refresh rates | | | | except for a couple or so, have stopped plasma |
| that causes fast moving images to blur and leave | | | | production and have shifted their efforts to selling just |
| ghosts because the LCD pixels are unable to refresh | | | | LCD flat screens. |
| fast enough. Inaccurate colors and pale blacks were | | | | The improvement in quality and the dramatic reduction |
| natural characteristics of LCDs at that time. | | | | in costs have made the LCD TV vs. plasma TV |
| Plasma TVs on the other hand, despite having superior | | | | comparison all but obsolete. Although plasma |
| image quality compared to its LCD counterpart, also | | | | televisions still have the advantage in terms of color |
| had some drawbacks which included the dreaded burn | | | | fidelity and image resolution, LCD TVs are fast |
| in problem that left ghosts on the screen whenever | | | | catching up and have closed the difference quite |
| static and bright images were shown for long periods. | | | | significantly that most people no longer care. |
| It was also not as energy efficient as the LCD TVs. | | | | Today's flat screen buying decisions are now based |
| During those times, however, the plasma's image | | | | more on price and energy efficiency. Image quality is |
| quality often clinched the deal for the choosy buyers. | | | | already a given in today's new generation of flat |
| Despite its higher price tag, plasma TVs were more | | | | screen televisions. |