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LCDs burn in too, but it's called Image Persistence. Before we had LCD or Plasma, we had CRT burn in (remember the old Tandy, Apple, or IBM in the computer lab that would have the picture you couldn't get rid of?)

What's your point?

http://gizmodo.com/292842/lcd-burn+in-exists-and-it-isnt-pretty
http://www.jscreenfix.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_burn-in

You are also talking about a 3 year old TV. They have made significant upgrades to TVs since then, which lessens the chance.

There is still chance of burn in, but the changes are greatly diminished. The goal is to be mindful of your TV.
The basic rule is that TV shows and video games with constant images should be watched in moderation (basic rule of thumb is 2 hours, though guys who watch 3+ hour baseball games with tickers say they haven't seen an issue). Most times it can be corrected.

 

samsung lcd at least a five series 120 htz. They look great and come with alot of options

 

I bought a 40" Toshiba 1080i LCD from Costco about 8 months ago for only $600 and it has been good. Good picture quality for the low price.

 

Costco is a great place to buy they give you a two year warranty when you buy.
They dont sell it like best buy.

 

Samsung and Sony come from the same factory. Sony was late in coming out with an LCD TV. They went to Samsung, and Samsung sold 49% of their LCD TV factory to Sony, retaining 51% controlling shares. The joint venture company is called SLCD. The "S" stands for Samsung and Sony. I think there are only three LCD flat panel makers in the world.

 

LG does not have cooling fans, and that can cause problems with the circuit boards later on.

 

LED is a LCD tv using LEDs as the backlight. They are brighter and don't fade with time.

Think of plasma as 2 million pixel sized CRTs put together in a matrix. They are tiny little phosphor coated cells with a plasma gas inside, just like a CRT. The plasma is excited externally, whereas the CRT uses an internal electron gun. A plasma display will burn in just like a CRT. That is, if you leave a still image on it for a long period of time, a shadow of it will remain on the display after it is turned off. Plasma also loses its brightness over time, and uses more energy.

 

As an LCD ages, it loses white balance before losing all brightness when the backlight burns out.
Plasma and LCD lifespans have been rated about the same. In some LEDs, you can change out the backlight, but it's usually difficult to tell if the TV is capable.

In summary, it's just a matter of how you would like to die.

Drawbacks of Plasma are possible burn in (which is harder in newer sets), not as bright as LED/LCD, consumes more energy, and not as thin.

Drawbacks of LED/LCD is over-bright picture, lack of black levels, blooming, and motion blur. You also suffer poor off-axis viewing.

If you are concerned about power consumption, look here. For most people, they are replacing a CRT that sucks down way more power.

This has all been debated ad nauseum here

 

Over bright picture can be corrected easily by very slightly turning down the back light. The lack of black levels is accurate. LCD's tend to go from a dark grey to absolute black, not enough middle ground there. Usually this can be somewhat compensated for by turning down the contrast and increasing the brightness slightly. Blooming, motion blur, and poor off axis viewing is not a problem with a decent relatively new panel. Though these were all issues for lcd panels when they were new on the market.

 

Looks like a nice panel. I raised my eyebrow a bit at the refresh rate since you want to game with it, but since they actually stated the response time of 4ms you should be good. The rule of thumb is 6ms or lower for gaming. Hidden speakers might mean bad audio, so I'd listen to this tv at a store if you can before buying. Of course if your getting a surround system or something then that won't matter much.

One other thing, check the screen finish. If you want really nice cinema in a darker room then a gloss finish is best. If your going to be using it in a room where a reasonable amount of light is hitting the screen then I'd go with a matte finish.

 

the great debate about which is better.
they are both good, they both have their pros and cons.
Again at the price point the OP is looking at there isn't going to be too much different set to set other than hdmi inputs and other inputs.
Is it less filling or does it tastes great.

Yes all sets can burn in. some plasma set (individual sets not product lines) burn in. My panny has well over 400 hours of gaming on it and no signs of burn in.

 

I am finding out QVC is a good place to buy with great products at low prices...especially if i get a special value...has anyone bought an electronic from them??

 

Any burn in I had washed away within a few hours of TV use in the first few months. The longer I had the TV the less the burn in became noticable, the longer it took to see on static single colored backgrounds, and the faster the burn in washed out with TV input. Now I can play for hours on end and not see anything for burn in. Thats with my Panasonic. Its a non issue for anything but use as a computer monitor. I would not get a Samsung plasma... the Panasonic is all around better. The only burn in protection is a slight pixle movement in my Panasonic which just softened the edges of whatever burned in. As I said my TV does NOT have burn in with as much gaming as anyone with a life could possibly consider sane. I may actually have no life considering how much my Panasonic plasma gets used for gaming lol.

When my TV was new my GF would get PISSED when I played too log because of the burn in. We would pop in a movie and she would see burn in the whole movie. Now she does not care if I leave the Xbox on overnight... the burn in is not noticable anymore and completely gone in under 30 minutes even with 8 hours of static image input.

The big negative to me for my Panasonic Plasma? I always notice how all my friends and family have inferior picture quality when I watch TV at their houses.

 

Please don't think of this as a hostile comment - that's not my attitude right now - just trying to be informational.

Plasmas are not the right choice to be used as monitors. While plasmas have done much better with preventing burn-in, you are subjecting them to probably the most hostile environment possible. This is definitely where an LCD or LED would be a better choice.

 

What do you guys think about this one?? It looks good and reviews on Internet seem to be good!

http://www.target.com/VIZIO-1080p-C...bin,price,display_size_derived,resolution-bin

 

For the price I'd go with the lower response time you get with the first one you posted. Then again I game on mine so...

 

I will be doing a lot of gaming on mine

 

Personally I'd stay away from either of your choices (LG 32LD450 or Vizio VL320M) both haven't recieved favorable reviews and cite some poor PQ (picture quality) issues.

Look at Samsung in this price and size range...the LN32B650 or the LN32C530. Search for pricing on these models. Sharp and Sony also make decent 32" you should check out their sites for current models and search pricing for them also.

As for 1080P or 720P (screen resolution) with a 32" screen it makes no difference unless your 3 ft. away and then not that much. The 60, 120 or 240 hz are not as important for most applications...as stated the higher hz can introduce artifacts and usually make little difference in PQ...as with most of the picture tweaks they cause more issues than they solve.

Happy hunting.

 

I am looking at this one!

http://www.hhgregg.com/ProductDetail.asp?SID=n&ProductID=24520

It is going to be on sale for $399 on Memorial Day at HHGreg

 

Depends what you use the TV for. I bought a plasma and the picture is absurdly good, however you do risk burn in with some games.

Plasmas have amazingly fast refresh speeds and deeper blacks than LCD can replicate. I bought a decked out Samsung that is super thin. Samsung has done right by me in all my HD tv ownership.