- Jun 2, 2005
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Hi Guys,
I'm looking to buy my first big screen TV...I wanna know which technology I should go for..
Problem here is budget constraint...I can accommodate a 37'' LCD or 42'' Plasma but not a 40'' LCD...
My requirements, in order of priority are as follows:
1. Watching Movies (mainly divX rips of SD DVD's via HTPC)
2. Standard Defination TV Broadcast, don't have hd broadcasts in my country yet...
3. Gaming (via HTPC for now, may add a Wii or x360 later)
4. HD Rips
I'm itching towards going the plasma way as I'm getting a bigger screen but the plasma I'm getting in my budget are entry level Panasonic and Samsung models whose panel resolution is 1024x768 while LCD panel is 720p or 1080i capable...while this maybe good as I won't have to invest in a very powerful graphics card in the HTPC to play games, but is this gonna affect the quality of HD content that I'm gonna see on it...
I mean will the 720p HD Rips will look more good on the LCD compared to the Plasma?
My viewing distance would be around 10 feet...
Also if someone give me brief pros and cons of LCD and Plasma, i would be grateful...
Regards,
I'm looking to buy my first big screen TV...I wanna know which technology I should go for..
Problem here is budget constraint...I can accommodate a 37'' LCD or 42'' Plasma but not a 40'' LCD...
My requirements, in order of priority are as follows:
1. Watching Movies (mainly divX rips of SD DVD's via HTPC)
2. Standard Defination TV Broadcast, don't have hd broadcasts in my country yet...
3. Gaming (via HTPC for now, may add a Wii or x360 later)
4. HD Rips
I'm itching towards going the plasma way as I'm getting a bigger screen but the plasma I'm getting in my budget are entry level Panasonic and Samsung models whose panel resolution is 1024x768 while LCD panel is 720p or 1080i capable...while this maybe good as I won't have to invest in a very powerful graphics card in the HTPC to play games, but is this gonna affect the quality of HD content that I'm gonna see on it...
I mean will the 720p HD Rips will look more good on the LCD compared to the Plasma?
My viewing distance would be around 10 feet...
Also if someone give me brief pros and cons of LCD and Plasma, i would be grateful...
Regards,