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[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
I don't care about the thin; LED/LCD has a definite advantage in contrast, since they can fine tune the backlighting almost pixel-by-pixel to give incredible blacks without dimming the highlights.

It's not anywhere near pixel-by-pixel yet. ..

I overstated the level of control of the backlighting, but the contrast improvement available should be significant.

I also note your comments on contrast ratings, and agree that they (along with response time & viewing angle) are pretty much useless in comparing screens. Until there is some meaningful standard for testing these qualities, the ratings may as well be just random numbers on paper.

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
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Hey, haven't I seen you somewhere before?

I'm everywhere! There is no escape!!!

I wasn't trying to attack you or come off as an ass. Sorry if I did. I was just trying to show how LCD's are still behind plasmas with PQ. They have come a long way, and for 90% of people are fine. I am a a/v-phile and care about SQ/PQ above basically anything else. I'm pretty picky too, and my 5080 Kuro would still do quite well (if not beat) against LCD's of current gen.

Either way, as long as it makes you happy then get that.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
I wasn't trying to attack you or come off as an ass. Sorry if I did. I was just trying to show how LCD's are still behind plasmas with PQ. They have come a long way, and for 90% of people are fine. I am a a/v-phile and care about SQ/PQ above basically anything else. I'm pretty picky too, and my 5080 Kuro would still do quite well (if not beat) against LCD's of current gen.
Either way, as long as it makes you happy then get that.

No offense taken. I exaggerated the detail of backlighting control, and you rightly corrected me. I also agree about the general advantage of plasma sets over comparable LCD sets. I'm more audio than video, but when I'm tempted by new TVs, I have to admit it's the plasma sets that draw my attention. LCDs are nice, but (despite the published ratings) they just don't seem to keep up with plasmas for contrast, viewing angles, or response times.