Plasma TV or LCD TV?
When considering to buy a big screen 72 Inch TV or even bigger for your Home Cinema, you need to decide which type of flat-panel TV you prefer. The technologies for Big Screen Home-Cinema TV’s have improved dramatically over the last few years. In the following article we want to shine a light on the Pro and Cons to make it easier for you to decide if you go for a Plasma TV or LCD TV.
Pro and cons of a 72 Inch Plasma TV
Generally speaking, a Big Screen Plasma TV is heavier as the same sized LCD TV and has a higher Power consumption. Older Plasma TV models were known to have a so called “burn-in” effect, which is no issue anymore with new models. Plasma TV ‘s tend to reflect room lights, so you should be able to control that.
Definitely a winning point is the excellent viewing angle and the outstanding picture contrast. This simply means you can sit with your friends and Family in relaxed in front of your 72 Inch Plasma TV and even your seat is not in a right angle to the screen you won’t have any limitation in colors and contrast. The Black Level is excellent and the colors extremely rich.
Pro and Cons of a 72 Inch LCD TV
The picture of a LCD TV appears a little less “natural” than the picture of a Plasma TV. As a buyer you need to find out which picture you prefer. Therefore you want to test that in a shop where you can sit down and check certain models out. Bright shopping malls with hundreds of TV’s running next to each other are good to get an overview but certainly not the way to find your ideal model of a 72 Inch LCD TV.A LCD panel has less weight and needs less energy than the same sized plasma TV and weighs less.
The difference between a LED TV and a LCD TV ?
Some latest flat-screen TV’s are referred to as LED TV. This is not a different new technology; it is just a LCD TV, using a different backlight technology. While “old-fashioned” 72 Inch LCD TV ‘s using a fluorescent back-light, LED TV ’s have a LED back-light which generates a better contrast than LED models with fluorescent backlight.
Conclusion
If watching movies, is a family event in your house and you can control the room light you should go for a 72 Inch Plasma TV in your Home Cinema.
For a lot of daytime watching in rooms where you can’t control the light properly and if your priority is low energy consumption your decision might be the 72 Inch LCD TV.