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Do plasmas cost much more to run per month than a LCD?
LED's are too expensive for me, but i can get so much more for my money with plasma compared to LCD.
How much more energy do they use in term of costs? Say both tvs were on for 5 hours a day every day, how much in sterling roughly would it cost me per month extra having a plasma?
Im trying to be careful with bills thats all lol.
LED's are too expensive for me, but i can get so much more for my money with plasma compared to LCD.
How much more energy do they use in term of costs? Say both tvs were on for 5 hours a day every day, how much in sterling roughly would it cost me per month extra having a plasma?
Im trying to be careful with bills thats all lol.
Rick101 said:
The running cost is negliglble. Not having toast one day per week would probably cover it!
I use my 50" plasma quite heavily for gaming and I don't give a thought to the electricity cost.
Choose a display that you like thats within budget.
so its not going to cost an extra £5 - £10 a month to run? is its like an extra pound a month ill go for the plasma, but my parents reckon it uses a sI use my 50" plasma quite heavily for gaming and I don't give a thought to the electricity cost.
Choose a display that you like thats within budget.
t lot more because it gets really hot etc?Having only recently bought my first flat-screen, I'd say LCD isn't as expensive for a reason - it's not as good. Then Plasma is better picture accuracy but needs a darkish room, LED is more vibrant and works in a brighter environment. Running costs shouldn't be too different, 80W is 1p/hour, 250W is 3p/hour, not worth worrying about.
-Pete- said:
Having only recently bought my first flat-screen, I'd say LCD isn't as expensive for a reason - it's not as good. Then Plasma is better picture accuracy but needs a darkish room, LED is more vibrant and works in a brighter environment. Running costs shouldn't be too different, 80W is 1p/hour, 250W is 3p/hour, not worth worrying about.
i think i will go for plasma as they are like £50 quid cheaper to start with which does help a lot at the mo, as long as im not paying more than an extra £2 a month for electricity i dont mindOne running cost to factor in is set life. LCD's last much longer than plasma's. The degradation is gradual and often noticeable after a year or so. I was surprised at how much our plasma had deteriorated over 12 months when I purchased another set for a different room. I have also noticed this with my parents plasma.
I never used to be a fan of LCD but last year we bought a Sony LCD and I have to say that I am extremely impressed and would now go for LCD over plasma for the following reasons:
1 - the set will last longer.
2 - out of the box the picture was excellent. The last plasma we bought took several months to 'run in'.
3 - it's much lighter (plastic screen instead of glass) so easier and safer to wall mount.
4 - it is far more resistant to knocks - important when there are children in the house.
I also have an LED set which is stunningly vibrant and vivid. I would go for a back lit LED now over either (don't go for edge lit though).
I never used to be a fan of LCD but last year we bought a Sony LCD and I have to say that I am extremely impressed and would now go for LCD over plasma for the following reasons:
1 - the set will last longer.
2 - out of the box the picture was excellent. The last plasma we bought took several months to 'run in'.
3 - it's much lighter (plastic screen instead of glass) so easier and safer to wall mount.
4 - it is far more resistant to knocks - important when there are children in the house.
I also have an LED set which is stunningly vibrant and vivid. I would go for a back lit LED now over either (don't go for edge lit though).
Can we get one thing straight. There are NO commercially available LED TV's on the Market at the moment. What we do have are LCD TV's with CCFL and LED back lighting. LED Back lighting is better as LED's produce better blacks and colours and obviously allow thinner Screens. Plasma screens remain better in virtually all viewing conditions but obviously have their own drawbacks with regard to energy consumption and carriage. Generally these are considered unimportant for those wanting the best picture.
telecat said:
Can we get one thing straight. There are NO commercially available LED TV's on the Market at the moment. What we do have are LCD TV's with CCFL and LED back lighting. LED Back lighting is better as LED's produce better blacks and colours and obviously allow thinner Screens. Plasma screens remain better in virtually all viewing conditions but obviously have their own drawbacks with regard to energy consumption and carriage. Generally these are considered unimportant for those wanting the best picture.
You know what, in reality there is only one way to choose a set: USE YOUR EYES!!!Forget the advice, forget the specifications, forget LED vs Plasma, forget semantics about whether a TV is LED or not, forget everything else. Go into somewhere like Curry's and take a DVD with you that you know well and get them to play it on any TV you are interested in. Don't choose a DVD that you know gives an excellent picture, even a bad set will then look good. Choose one with a good variation of subject content then choose the TV THAT YOU THINK LOOKS BEST!! And to hell with everyone else
Sparky137 said:
You know what, in reality there is only one way to choose a set: USE YOUR EYES!!!
Forget the advice, forget the specifications, forget LED vs Plasma, forget semantics about whether a TV is LED or not, forget everything else. Go into somewhere like Curry's and take a DVD with you that you know well and get them to play it on any TV you are interested in. Don't choose a DVD that you know gives an excellent picture, even a bad set will then look good. Choose one with a good variation of subject content then choose the TV THAT YOU THINK LOOKS BEST!! And to hell with everyone else
You will then probably notice that they don't place other types of TV's next to plasmas, from the same source the difference is chalk and cheese. Obviously other technologies will eventually produce the same quality picture as plasma, but not for some time yet.Forget the advice, forget the specifications, forget LED vs Plasma, forget semantics about whether a TV is LED or not, forget everything else. Go into somewhere like Curry's and take a DVD with you that you know well and get them to play it on any TV you are interested in. Don't choose a DVD that you know gives an excellent picture, even a bad set will then look good. Choose one with a good variation of subject content then choose the TV THAT YOU THINK LOOKS BEST!! And to hell with everyone else
Had LCD, now got plasma. The LCD, which I used to think had a really nice image (and is now being used in another room) look awful compared, even though the plasma is 20" bigger at 60". On the plasma, the blacks are deep and even, the colours rich and smooth, and the movement flawless. The LCD looks a mess compared.
Adrian W said:
I'd love to get mine calibrated
My tv has a built in basic calibration guide that has produced good enough results to my eye, but you can get a very good result from something like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spears-Munsil-High-Definit...andyroo said:
Adrian W said:
I'd love to get mine calibrated
My tv has a built in basic calibration guide that has produced good enough results to my eye, but you can get a very good result from something like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spears-Munsil-High-Definit...Gassing Station | Home Cinema & Hi-Fi | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff