120hz LCD vs plasma

Which would be better for gaming, blu-ray, and SD television?

Is the true motion feature superior to plasma for games, nature documentaries, and animated films? I've heard it gives a 3D like effect. Does it ever mess up the game or program creating artifacts and stuff?

How much worse is blurring on an LCD?

Which would be better for gaming, blu-ray, and SD television?

Is the true motion feature superior to plasma for games, nature documentaries, and animated films? I've heard it gives a 3D like effect. Does it ever mess up the game or program creating artifacts and stuff?

How much worse is blurring on an LCD?

alphaqup03

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Which would be better for gaming, blu-ray, and SD television?

Is the true motion feature superior to plasma for games, nature documentaries, and animated films? I've heard it gives a 3D like effect. Does it ever mess up the game or program creating artifacts and stuff?

How much worse is blurring on an LCD?

HuusAsking

What he said.

I remember I was playing Tekken on the PS3 using 100hertz mode on the LCD. There was an outstanding difference in delay. That option definitely is for movies and TV not for playing.

Although Plasmas are cheaper nowadays, I would still go for an LCD.

it also depends on the games framerate when you have a 120hz set and set it to game mode now if the game runs at a constant 60fps you also get this "3d effect" something that doesnt happen on a non 120hz set i know this because games like infamous (when not much is going in the game) or even punchout for the wii have this effect on my bravia xbr6 but does not have the effect on the non 120hz s-series bravia.in other words i think that the game mode on 120hz sets optimize the games performance like if it runs at a higher frame rate itll actually benefit from the tv being able to do 120hz

LG - 47" ****/ 1080p / 120Hz / LCD HDTV

Samsung - 50" ****/ 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

which is better

LG - 47" ****/ 1080p / 120Hz / LCD HDTV

Samsung - 50" ****/ 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

which is better

alphaqup03

If you're serious about doing research before you buy, you need to go to the AVSforums

LG - 47" ****/ 1080p / 120Hz / LCD HDTV

Samsung - 50" ****/ 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

which is better

LG - 47" ****/ 1080p / 120Hz / LCD HDTV

Samsung - 50" ****/ 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

which is better

alphaqup03

how many inches u getting. if u getting 50s u should go with plasma

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LG - 47" ****/ 1080p / 120Hz / LCD HDTV

Samsung - 50" ****/ 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

which is better

-GeordiLaForge-

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LG - 47" ****/ 1080p / 120Hz / LCD HDTV

Samsung - 50" ****/ 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

which is better

Makari

I'd rather have a samsung plasma than an LG LCD if everything was equal, but I think in this situation you have to go with the 1080p 47". going 50" and not 1080p isn't the best move imo. I think if you're going more than 42" you gotta go 1080p unless you are planning on sitting pretty far away. I woudl try to find a Samsung or panasonic plasma 1080p around your price point. it would be worth it to sacrifice a few inches for the quality imo.

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="-GeordiLaForge-"]I would go for the 120Hz 1080p tv personally. Even a very high end pc would have trouble playing a new game at 120 frames per second, and 600 refreshes per second (Hz = per second) is just an absurd marketing gimmick.-GeordiLaForge-

I have that exact same model of the the Samsung Plasma

Although it says it's 720p it can accept a 1080p signal

The signal gets downscaled of course but if you sit close enough you can notice the difference between 720p and 1080p

LG - 47" ****/ 1080p / 120Hz / LCD HDTV

Samsung - 50" ****/ 720p / 600Hz / Plasma HDTV

which is better

alphaqup03

120Hz/240Hz is only applicable to LCD. It is a technology designed to eliminate the motion lag and judder associated with LCD technology. However it creates a "soap opera" effect in smoothing out the lag. Plasma doesn't need 120/240 Hz tech as it doesn't have the same motion lag/jitter problems. Plasma did come out with the 600 Hz spec to counter the notion that you "need 120/240Hz" even though that spec has nothing to do with the 120/240Hz tech. rastan

Nope, the 120Hz DOES NOT create the soap opera effect.

It's the AMP or Motionflow tech that does that.

120Hz eliminates judder by providing an even 5:5 pulldown vs 60hz screens that have an uneven 3:2 pulldown.

I am somewhat of a movie nut and I have owned a 120Hz set for 2 years. Movies still look like movies, not soap operas. If 120Hz sets made movies look like soap operas, I would have never bought one.

I probably spent about a week comparing different LCD's, Plasma's, and LED's. Please go to the AVS forums for some excellent advice, many of the members really know their stuff when it comes to TV's. I ended up getting a Panasonic TC-P42S1 plasma (42") and wow is it really nice. Yes I was worried about burn in but that just's from hearing about it five years ago, technology for plasma TV's have improved greatly and both Samsung and Panasonic plasma's come with pixel shifting features to avoid burn in. I'm using my new plasma for PC gaming and it's wonderful, the black levels on this TV set are incredible. I played the first few minutes of The Dark Knight on Blu Ray and was blown away. Another factor was price of course, Best Buy had the set on sale last week for $800 and you got a Panasonic Blu Ray player for free, couldn't pass it up. Both the Panasonic and Samsung plasma's are really nice, I went with Panasonic after reading over at AVS that the company tends to make the best plasma displays.

they are already making 240hz lcd tvs. so i guess that 120hz wasnt very good. i would just wait about 5 more years until hd is cheaper and has a clear winner or something worth the cash is out

they are already making 240hz lcd tvs. so i guess that 120hz wasnt very good. i would just wait about 5 more years until hd is cheaper and has a clear winner or something worth the cash is out

monson21502

Plasma is just considered to be a non-energy saving and shorter life span technology but it is a better tv for gaming. due to overwhelming popularity of lcd, plasma are considered phasing out. try games on plasma you will be surprised.5Jedi5diah5

Yeah any new Samsung of Panasonic plasma is going to have at least a 100,000 viewing hour lifetime. thats 11.8 years of the TV being on constantly. You're going to get a new TV, or something else on the TV will break before the plasma fails.