LCD and Plasma TVs are two competing technologies of today. Comparing the two, one would certainly get a little confused and puzzled at first as to which technology to choose. But choosing one is fairly easy.
Both the Liquid Crystal Display and Plasma technology have powerful visuals. They both have colored pictures and display bright and clear images. They are also encased in a 3.5 inch depth flat screen. The sizes and prices were then an issue but have been resolved now as they have models of the same size range and prices of the same affordable rate.
But despite these similarities, they do have huge differences. Plasma technology has thousands of cell pixels that allow electric pulses like those coming from electrodes to rouse rare gases such as xenon and neon. This activity causes the pixels to glow and create light. The light then illuminates balances of red, blue, or green phosphors which display the appropriate color series from the light. This is basically how a plasma TV works.
On the other hand, the LCD TV technology have matrices of thin film-like transistors or TFT that supply voltage to the cells which are filled with liquid crystals. They are actually in between two sheets of glass and when it is hit by an electric charge, the crystals twist and turn to a specific degree filtering the white light coming from the lamp behind the flat screen. This is similar to projecting through a tiny LCD chip. Additionally, LCD TV technology uses fluorescent back light to create images. This would mean that the LCD technology uses less power to function than its Plasma rival.
However, the extra pixels and the production of LCD entail more money. LCD TV nowadays are priced a little higher than its Plasma counterpart but reviews promise that you can save more in an LCD TV purchase because of its long-term low power consumption. Then again, Samsung 46-inch LCD TV and Philips Plasma TV's prices may be a little different but they are both in the same affordable range. When choosing which technology to purchase, think about where you could save more. Will you go for a one-time first payment saving or for a little extra first payment and save later on, and long-term, with a low power consumption?
Great article, very informative! I work with Sharp and whichever way you choose to go you won't be disappointed in one of their flat screen televisions.
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