The question of whether to install Plasma or LCD displays has raged for as long as both formats have been in existence. As home cinema and multi-room audio video designers and installers we are often asked the question which is better. Unfortunately the answer is not black and white, nor can it be resolved by looking at resolution, contrast or black levels.
When choosing your display the primary consideration must be source media - high definition and therefore high contrast sources such as games consoles and blue ray players may be better suited to LCD than Plasma. Standard definition sources such as terrestrial television, standard definition Sky or plain old DVD may be better suited to Plasma. Unless you have a dedicated cinema room then in most cases a compromise must be reached. A good Plasma display will make a standard definition source look good - with natural skin tones, deep blacks and smooth movement. An LCD fed with the same source may look blocky, two dimensional and jerky. With a high definition source such as blue ray player or Sky HD a Plasma display may look good, possibly excellent with high contrast levels, deep blacks and sharp movement. An LCD with the same source can be breathtaking - a film such as Finding Nemo in HD can be superb on an LCD with deep colours and high contrast.
In summary we believe in the vast majority of cases most people would pick a Plasma display over an LCD if compared side by side with the same sources.
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