[niallec123]

The future tv technologies seem very promising, especially with the likes of oled and (possibly) sed tv.

Really, i cant wait for oled to arrive as it combines the positives from lcd and plasma, squeezed into an unbelievable slim form factor.

It really does seem like the official next step up in tv's..

but when oled arrives, it will be highly expensive as all debut technologies are in the marketplace and im a little bit unsure wether sed will arrive at all..

So out of the current tv technologies in the 2009 marketplace, which one do you think performs better overall?

Plasma, Lcd or perhaps even another tv tech??

I thought that it would be a good motive to invest in a current tv technology that would last a good while so say seven years down the line for example when oled properly matures and is more affordable, then could well be a good time to get an oled tv!

Anyway, it's you guys/girls opinions that count and what panel technology would you get in the late 2009 marketplace and why?

Info about this will be much appreciated

ok thanks

n.a.

[Mr_Alex]

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[LV426]

This isn't really an OLED/FLCD issue since neither of these technologies are sufficiently "mainstream" to warrant consideration at present. This may, of course, change, but I doubt hugely that either will supplant the two main contenders (which are, as you say, LCD* and Plasma) in the imminent future. So your choice remains at the moment between these two, really. I'm going to copy a reply to another similar question:
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.....I'm going to (perhaps unhelpfully) say this: in general, people who have chosen (say) Plasma will typically tell you how and why they made this choice and that therefore this is the "right" choice. Likewise, those who have chosen LCD (or LED-LCD)(for example) will say much the same things.

The fact is - both display types have differing "qualities" and which is "best" depends on a number of factors not least of which is your own visual acuity. All platforms are imperfect and have some shortcoming. In my case, I'm highly sensitive to image flicker; In general, Plasmas do this (to a greater or lesser degree) and LCD/LED don't. So I might make an initial choice based on that factor. The point is - someone else's "best" may not be yours.

I suggest that, first, you invest some time looking at posts (and there are a LOT of them) in the Plasma and LCD/LED forums and, in so doing, try to ignore any simple expression of "best" and look through to find opinions about why. Thus you will find out what drove each commentator to make the choice they did. And hence you will begin to know what to look for. Because you MUST look for yourself - and not just at the stupidly set up sets on display in the main High Street suspects - to see to what extent any shortcoming might have on YOU. And don't dismiss any technology based on a simple viewing of one or two examples. Manufacturers use different techniques to avoid or suppress shortfalls and so, for example, one (say) LCD set may have far better motion handling than the next.

Over to you.....

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* including what's marketed as "LED"

[niallec123]

don't get me wrong, you are making very valid points and pining out the truths and inconsistencies with tv technologies

However, i have bought a plasma based on the praise from this site and also down to personal experiences with comparing lcd, led and plasma side by side and found that plasma gave out a far more natural image.

This may well be my opinion and personal tasting yes, but so many other sites out there technically claim that plasma is still the better technology out there compared against the others in this moment in time.

There is no doubt that plasma has it's flaws, (i notice green flicker in certain picture presets around fast moving objects edges) but so many of it's traditional flaws like retension, dot crawl and some colour banding etc have largely been overcome.

I've got a kuro and no lcd so far even comes close to the sheer picture reproduction that gas god is capable of.

In some cases (possibly in the very near future) led lcd's may well better the best plasma's and i've got a feeling that due to plasma's lower popularity and respect than lcd (according to the average consumer man on the street), there may not be any plasma panels in the next few years, which would be a total shame.

In any ways however, I believe that the only true successor to a decent plasma wouldn't be any lcd tech of any kind, but as i've aforementioned, definitely oled.

It combines the pixel sharpness and brightness of lcd and everything else good, which is from plasma... (sorry, but plasma is naturally a better technology than lcd when it comes to sheer picture).

P.s. 'excluding the very, very minor plasma flaws' (which hardly exist anymore!)

Another thing, i personally tested out some really good source material at good average and low brightness settings being blu-ray films, normal dvd's and some freeview channels.

was deciding between a late 08 philips 42in led lux and a pioneer krp-500a and after the comparison the krp just stood out in a league of it's own.

There's a reason why plasma is still the top gun.

compared these tv's at the moonshine home cinema centre in glasgow.

It's good having a 500a, especially after owning an early 90's panasonic quintrix crt for almost 20 years!

Don't feel left out or offended by any means though, i totally agree with the advice you gave about the tech's and lcd in many ways is just as good (so you claim).

For me though, i think lcd tv's make more sense in the smaller screen sizes (like below 46in).

It could just be me though

You're the expert after all

[eddgreen25]

Maybe not the right forum for this
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[adrianh1960]

I may sound like an old buffer here but in terms of natural colours and detail in standard definition I have yet to see an LCD or plasma TV of equivalent size that gives as good an image as my 2002 Sony Flat Widescreen CRT fed by a Sky Digibox.

Large LED and Plasma displays may have the edge for the full HD cinema exoerience but unless they are fed with a really good signal the results for the majority of viewing are disappointing to say the least.

Before you all pillory me as a TV luddite I would say that it's not my fault as I'm really a 2 channel audio member of this site with interests around High Def 24/96 computer based audio and my main TV watching is off air