i want to buy a LCD/Plasma TV of 40-50 inches. i want to spend between 50-55, 000. which is the best brand suggest me

I am going to buy a T.V this weekend whats should I get? A 50 inch Plasma for $1093 with sound system or 52 inch LCD Samsung for $1300. Dose a plasma really burn the pic. on to the screen?

I’m in need of a new tv, but don’t know much about plasma versus lcd, or the difference in brands.

Black friday ads have a 42 inch Polaroid LCD 1080p HDTV for $598

and a Samsung 50″ Plasma HDTV for $798 – both from Walmart.

We would like at least a 42 inch, but the 50 inch size wouldn’t be out of the question.

That said, I’m not sure of the difference in brands or if plasma or lcd is the way to go. Any help here? The only thing I’ve noticed is that plasmas seem to be cheaper?

Thanks in advance!
Random question – do plasmas “hum”? I read this on another review- any truth?

These opinions seem as divided as I am!

Looking to buy a 45-50 inch LCD or Plasma HD tv for our family room. Lots of sun in there so there is glare. Saw a 50″ Samsung Plasma HD that looks nice and says it has anti-glare. Also saw a 46″ LCD HD that looks good and says it has no glare. What should we get?

How is Panasonic TH50PX600U ? I have been thinking of this one.
Interested in HDTV only.

When I was growing up, televisions where making the transition from black and white to color, and oh what a marvelous day that was. Everything seems to come to life and I no longer felt like a dog watching television, (dog’s see in black and white). It wasn’t soon after that, that television screens started to get larger and larger and with this the price of televisions increased immensely. Technology started to improve and everyone had to have the best television in town. It was now becoming a status symbol to have the highest upgraded T. V.

Fast forward to today, times have not changed, in fact television has spawned into new horizons as the arrival of HDTV and WebTV have entered the market. More choices give consumers more opportunities to empty their wallets and pay for the next big television. In the early 1990’s projection television and home theaters were the big thing. This TV was comprised bulbs with primary colors that operated like a movie projector. These TV’s where quite large, and where perfect for the introduction for expensive home theaters.

In the later 1990’s flat screen television was new thing and this was also a great day for television owners, the days of a convex TV screen were coming to an end and consumers realized that this was not a gimic for us to buy more TV, but the picture actually looked much better. These new screens would set someone back around 1500-5000 dollars depending on how large you wanted the tv screen. Later, smaller and even compact TVs were offered at a much cheaper price; around 3-400 dollars. But TV didn’t stop there, in order to keep the market circulating, technology needed to increase so engineers went to work and then released the next big wave in the new century; Plasma TV.

Plasma and digital television provided us with a wondering viewing experience as well as the picture was highly improved. In watching this you actually felt like it was real as everything on screen took shape, now TV was competing with movie theaters. Carmike and other large companies realized this and also worked on improving the quality of their motion pictures. They don’t stand up to the new Plasma or a 17 inch LCD screen, but it is a definite improvement.

The old Televisions are gone, and you would be hard pressed to find a black and white TV, but oh the experience of owning a plasma screen TV, this is an experience you definitely do not want to miss!

Plasma screen televisions are only a few inches thick. This provides installation options that were not possible to do before. In addition to table-top stand mounting, you can hang your plasma television on a wall or from the ceiling, allowing you to enjoy home theater impact from a TV that doesn’t dominate floor space.
Conventional televisions by comparison take up far more space and are much more limited in placement flexibility. Current Plasma television models start at 3. 25″ deep, and range in size from 37″, 42″, 50″, and now over 60″.
A plasma screen TV is sometimes called an “emissive” display because the panel is actually self-lighting. This TV display consists of two transparent glass panels with a thin layer of pixels sandwiched in between. Each pixel is composed of three gas-filled cells or sub-pixels, one each for red, green and blue.
A grid of tiny electrodes then applies an electric current to the individual cells, causing a gas (a mix of neon and xenon) in each cell to ionize. This ionized gas, or plasma, emits high-frequency UV rays, which stimulate the cells phosphors, and causes them to glow the desired color.
Here are some of the top brands that use plasma screen TV technology on their TV’s:
• Hitachi
The Plasma Screen TV is ideal for business applications including system displays for public facilities, traffic information services and related monitoring and control purposes. Hitachi displays are also being used in an increasing number of industrial sectors such as CAD/CAM, distribution, financial services, medicine and manufacturing, especially for presentations and as a multimedia-based educational display technology.
• NEC
These offer outstanding plasma screen TV image quality, wide source compatibility, complete input options and built-in audio, making the NEC HDTV Plasma flat screen TV a very effective multimedia presentation tool.
• Panasonic
The Plasma Screen TV offers unmatched visual superiority with the maximum level of brightness and 16. 77 million colors. The plasma screen TV display makes sure your viewing is the best possible.
• Philips
Their plasma TV allows exclusive installation potential and a level of expediency never before seen in big screen televisions. Plasma display can be hung from the wall like a painting, or mounted on a stand for easy movement and optimal placement.
• Pioneer
Pioneer Plasma screen television utilizes new technologies, such as true medium imaging.
• Sony
Original plasma Screen TV displays include a lightweight, flat screen design increasing your adaptability and flexibility. This also includes a built-in scan converter, reproducing your images with digital accuracy.
Advantages of Plasma Screen Television:
1. Plasma screen TVs can be mounted on walls, hanging from ceilings etc.
2. Plasma TV screens can accept PC input, making them very versatile.
3. Plasma Screen Televisions have twice the pixels of a normal TV. That means ultra-sharpness when playing computer games or watching high-quality DVD video on your Plasma TV.
4. Plasma TV is viewing angle beats all other TV sets.
5. They have twice the resolution of normal Television.
6. Plasma TV screens are light and are usually 2-3 inch deep. This allows fitting of plasma TV screens to walls, ceilings and from suspended mounts from ceilings.
A person owning a Plasma TV would never go back to conventional TV sets. Not only do they perform very well and are very versatile, they also look really great. Not only is it a piece of an entertainment equipment, it’s also a decorative piece in your home.