What is the basic difference b/w LCD and plasma monitors?Can both of them be used as monitors for computer?.?

Question

I want to know basic difference b/w plasma and lcd and their best uses.Can one by just looking tell whether it is a lcd or plasma monitor?

Answer 1

LOL I knew somebody was gonna cut and paste that even tho you just asked for the "basic". You can use either but let price be your guide. The things you want to look for it how fast can it refresh cuz this is key to running it as a monitor and not a TV. If everything is equal then go plasma cuz it looks the same from any angle. If not then go LCD cuz they are pretty darn close now. It is like coke vs pepsi or AMD vs Intel now days.

Answer 2

It difference picture and price. As far as which one is better, it is personal preference. LCD has come down in price tremendously over the years and the screen sizes have increased. Plasmas are still cheaper than LCD. That is one of the many appealing factors of plasmas. I have seen name brand 50" plasmas for $1000. That costs about the same as a 42" LCD. As for the personal preference, this is where the image quality comes in. LCD has a sharp and vibrant look. While that sounds great, IMO, it makes things look artificial and are only appropriate for computer games and programs. Hence, you never have seen a plasma computer monitor. Plasmas provide a softer and realistic picture. Plasmas have higher contrast ratios than LCDs. LCD at best will be around 1500:1 full on/off contrast ratio. Plasmas go up to 15000:1 currently. Take notice I listed added full on/full off in front of the contrast ratio for the LCD. LCD companies feel threatened by plasmas, so they created a new spec of dynamic contrast ratio to create an artificially high number. 1000:1 full on/off is equal to 3000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Higher contrast ratios will provide more accurate colors. True blacks, vibrant whites and everything in-between. I think movie pictures should be soft edges, not sharp edges. Therefore, I prefer plasmas over LCDs for movies and TV.

Answer 3

the basic difference b/w LCD and plasma is:



1) Rate- LCD is thousands more expensive then plasma at the same size.

2) Electicity consumption - Plasma consumes very large amount of energy . According to survey, one plasma in one hour consumes the power equal to 2 or more 1Ton AC. It will make ur Meter spinning at high rate. That's y LCD is expensive than plasma.

3) Resolution - LCD has high resolution comparatively to Plasma.

4) The most and general difference is :- u can look at LCD only from one direction i.e. from infront of tv, if you look from some other angle u cannot view the picture in LCD, whereas in plasma u can view the tv from every possible direction. You don't need to sit right in front of tv like in LCD.

Answer 4

plasma has a more natural image for movies and TV, looks less digital as an LCD. Plasma screens are supposed to run up to 40000 hours. On my side I have never seen one exceeding 3 to 4 years before they die with the legendary vertical red ribbon on the screen.

Plasma as such is crapp when it comes to reliability and life time.

LCD's are getting better now and screen sizes are close to match those of plasma screens. LCD screens have only one failure place and that's the backlight tube that can fail and needs replacement. The matrix is impossible to break.

Both screens can take computer if they have vga or dvi or more recent digital connectors. Note that an LCD has an solid advantage on displaying computer desktops over a plasma screen.

Answer 5

yes both lcd and plasma can be used as monitors for computer.



liquid crystal display (LCD) is an electro-optical amplitude modulator realized as a thin, flat display device made up of any number of color or monochrome pixels arrayed in front of a light source or reflector. It is often utilized in battery-powered electronic devices because it uses very small amounts of electric power.



plasma display panel (PDP) is a type of flat panel display now commonly used for large TV displays (typically above 37-inch or 940 mm). Many tiny cells located between two panels of glass hold an inert mixture of noble gases. The gas in the cells is electrically turned into a plasma which then excites phosphors to emit light. Plasma displays are commonly confused with LCDs, another lightweight flatscreen display but with very different technology.

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Answer 6

Plasma vs LCD



The ADVANTAGES of Plasma over LCD are:



1. Larger screen size availability.



2. Better contrast ratio and ability to render deeper blacks.



3. Better color accuracy and saturation.



4. Better motion tracking (little or no motion lag in fast moving images).



The DISADVANTAGES of Plasma vs LCD include:



1. Plasma TVs are more susceptible to burn-in of static images.



2. Plasma TVs generate more heat than LCDs, due to the need to light of phosphors to create the images.



3. Does not perform as well at higher altitudes.



4. Shorter display life span (about 30,000 hours or 8 hrs of viewing a day for 9 years) than LCD. However, screen life span is improving to as high as 60,000 hours due to technology improvements.



LCD television ADVANTAGES over Plasma include:



1. No burn-in of static images.



2. Cooler running temperature.



3. No high altitude use issues.



4. Increased image brightness over Plasma.



5. Longer display life (about 60,000 hours - at which time all you may need to do is replace the light source, not the entire set). This can vary according other environmental and use factors.



6. Lighter weight (when comparing same screen sizes) than Plasma counterparts.



DISADVANTAGES of LCD vs Plasma televisions include:



1. Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks.



2. Not as good at tracking motion (fast moving objects may exhibit lag artifacts) - However, this is improving with the recent implementation of 120Hz screen refresh rates in higher-end LCD sets.



3. Not as common in large screen sizes above 42-inches as Plasma. However, the number is growing fast, with 46 and 47-inch screen sizes becoming more common, and some LCD sets having a screen size as large as 65-inches now available to the general public.



4. Although LCD televisions do not suffer from burn-in susceptibility, it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD televisions can burn out, causing small, visible, black or white dots to appear on the screen. Individual pixels cannot be repaired, the whole screen would need to be replaced at that point, if the individual pixel burnout becomes annoying to you.



5. LCD televisions are typically more expensive than equivalent-sized Plasma televisions (although this is changing), especially when comparing EDTV Plasmas to HDTV-LCD Televisions.