Recommend your flatscreen TV

SillyStraw

I apologize if this is a common question - I went back a couple pages and didn't see it.  DH and I are finally making the leap to flat screen.  I did see that a lot of you recommend Samsung as far as brand goes. What about LCD vs. Plasma?  Any other tips for buying?  I am clueless.

mulan922

This was posted a few months ago. I found it because I replied to it as well. HTH

http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/22602000.aspx

CornFed

As for the whole LCD/Plasma thing, the only difference you really need to worry about is how bright your TV room will be.  If it's generally bright and there's ambient light where you watch TV, you probably want LCD.  If your TV room is usually pretty dark, plasma's where it's at.

Things like burn-in on plasma TVs are things of the past and aren't a concern anymore.  I've always thought this was true, and recently HD Guru actually *tried* to cause burn-in and wasn't able to.  Because of that, personal preference and the brightness situation are all you really need to worry about.

snoopy3319

I think a plasma picture is much better. If you go to a store and stand in front of their wall, it wins hands down. However, it's like pp said. The LCD doesn't have glare the way that a plasma would. Plasmas generally have a glass screen, which will cause all the glare that a regular tube would have. That being said, Panasonic does have a different glass than most plasmas. It's almost like a coating, which protects the glare factor a little more. That's something you'd have to go see for yourself. Samsung is great, Panasonic is great, Sony is a lot because of the name, but also great.

Kasi80

I have 2 Samsung LCDs and 1 Samsung Plasma.  I love all of them.  The only issue with the LCD I have is that the screen can be easily damaged.  One of those toy helicopter spin things kids play with hit one of the LCDs and now the pixles are dying slowly.  It looks like the top is bleeding green.  All that hit it was a tick with plastic blades.  The screen on a plasma is glass so harder to damage. 

Kasi80

There's also a nice little price difference between the plasma and LCDs.  We chose plasma for our last TV because if the $500+ cost difference.