Room Lighting? LED, LCD, Plasma?

[Pghpooh]

When you shop for a tv the lighting in the stores is either dim, BRIGHT, or in a so called dark room setup.
What about real life lighting?
In my case, whatever tv I buy will be in the living room, with daylight coming in thru a 6 ft. long bay window. Afternoon sunlight streams in until 7pm or so depending on the season. Night time lighting is a single pole lamp with a 3 way bulb and a single side mounted bulb. Both are cfl's
I rarely watch tv during the day unless a football game or basketball game is on and only watch local teams. Tv is on mostly after 7pm.
How do you light your rooms when watching the tv? Is the lighting on the sides of the tv? In front or behind? Ceiling, etc?
Plasma and lcd/led tv's use matte or shiny screens. How does that work out in different situations?
Again,,, how do you light your tv viewing area??

 

[Anubis]

my TV viewing area is lit by a light behind my TV that is pointed at the wall to bounce light from behind. I have a plasma. its the only light i use at night, during the day i don't use any lights. as there are 2 large windows with blinds on them on the far end of the room that diffuse enough light to not mess of viewing but at the same time povide light so you can see what you are doing

 

[A5]

Matte LED screens are best for bright rooms where the sun shines directly on the TV. There aren't many of these made these days, but the best is apparently the LG W5600 series.

Glossy LED screens are good if you have a bright room with diffuse light (because you can crank the brightness up to compensate). For high-end LED TVs, this is all you're going to find.

Plasma is best for night viewing (as long as you don't light your room with flood lamps) or rooms that don't face the sun during your viewing times. Higher-end plasmas typically have better light filters on them to be more suitable for brighter environments, though.

If you have complete light control (no windows or really good blackout curtains) and want a big screen, get a projector.

 

[Railgun]

I've got a Panasonic VT20, and while my area isn't the brighest in the world, it's plenty bright to see very clearly during the day.

In my case, and this is all personal preference, I prefer it as dark as possible. At night, there's not a single light on when I'm watching a movie. If normal TV, I may have a couple on, but nothing in the way of my eye.