What is the best plasma TV for video games?
On the one hand, you won’t have to worry about any motion lag that can sometimes be evident in an LCD, but the risk of burn-in from video games is pretty high. Panasonic claims to have virtually eliminated burn-in problems, so in part that’s why I’m recommending the set below. But it’s probably the best plasma available right now anyway. Panasonic TH-50PX60U 50″ Plasma HDTV Price: $2,099.99 FREE SHIPPING Amazon.com Product Description Featuring Panasonic’s 9th generation gas-plasma screen, the 50-inch TH-50PX60U features a width-to-height 16:9 aspect ratio similar to movie theater screens, providing a theater-like experience at home. Its maximum of 29 billion colors and over 3,000 shades of gradation provide exceptionally fine detail for outstanding HDTV reproduction. The set’s built-in ATSC (DTV) tuner pulls HD signals (480p/720p/1080i) right from the airwaves, and its QAM tuner is fully compatible with unscrambled HDTV cable reception. A
Throughout my recent experience, gaming is better on an LCD TV. As a matter of fact, recent developments have almost made LCDs better all around than Plasma. Here is the breakdown: winner | Reason ————— LCD | LCD has a longer screen (pixel) life than plasma (plasma usually last around 45k hours, lcd > 60k hours) LCD | Weight of TV less than that of plasma LCD | Power consumption less than plasma LCD | Higher resolution than plasma (this is good for gaming) LCD | Usually has more inputs, including PC inputs, and a multitude of others (component, hdmi, s-video) Plasma | Faster refresh rate (Plasma at 5ms, LCDs at 8ms and above) Plasma | Contrast ratio (plasma 10,000:1, LCDs 1000:1 and above, typically) (contrast makes blacks darker, screen more vibrant) Plasma | Cheaper for larger sizes So, plasma may be a bit cheaper than LCD, but it isn’t much faster considering you can get an LCD with 8ms refresh rate. The contrast is greater for plasma, but you may never tell the difference
