Both plasma and LCD technology are
the latest technology available in home entertainment. They are
less bulky than the traditional cathode ray tube televisions and
offer better resolution and high quality pictures.
So which one is better? Plasma
TV or LCD TV? Since they are priced almost the same, it can be
difficult to determine which is the better one.
The answer depends on what you
plan to do with it. The technology behind these plasma and LCD
is quite different.
For plasma tv, it is made up of
thousands and thousands of small pixels with the color scheme
RGB (Red, Green and Blue). These primary colors can combine to
produce millions of variations of colors.
A plasma tv consists of two
panels that are filled in between with neon gas or xenon. As
electricity is passed through the gas, it becomes liquid and can
generate light. The light in turns lights the pixels and
together the pixels form a image. Now this happens quite quickly
up to 50 frames per second.
I would recommend getting a
plasma tv if you are watching movies etc. It has a higher colour
resolution and clearer picture image than LCD TV.
LCD TV uses a panel of cells
that are filled with liquid crystals. When the electricity is
passed through these cells, the liquid crystals allows lights to
pass through or be filtered. By blocking the different
wavelengths of lights, the different colours are displayed. It
works in a way like a prism.
I would recommend a LCD TV if
you use it for digital photography or playing computer games.
The response time are better for LCD TV compared to Plasma TV
and can be used as a monitor for your computer.
Plasma TV and LCD TV each have
their own applications and use with both advantages and
disadvantages. The decision to buy which one will depend on your
needs
About the Author
Ricky Lim is an avid
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