Page 1 of lcd or plasma ?

planning on upgrading the family tele to something more substantial, cash isnt too much of a problem , £2k is as far as it goes, which is better and what really is the difference ? :/

tele isnt used for anything other than the usual sky, teresteral,(spelt that wrong me thinks) dvds etc,

Have a look at this older thread http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/forums/thread.asp?Forum=211&Thread=356260&Type=1

JohnF

cheers john , but what about all this "half life " business i heard about ? dont want to spend a veritable fortune again in a couple years time again if i can help it :S

Half life?

OK, here`s the "gauge" of TV life:

CRT: At around 20 years it will become too dark or blurry to watch
LCD: Around 15 years life expectancy
Plasma: 10 to 12 years expectancy
DLP: 4 to 5 years lamp life expectancy, replace the lamp and reset to 4 to 5 years again (eg: every five years change the bulb and off you go again)

This is only on the viewable screen life, not other components (power supply etc)

It`s also a "guess" thing.
Some people will have a plasma last 20 to 30 years, others will get 3 to 5. This is the same for all TV types, and I`ll take bets on the number of people who`ve had CRT`s written off in the 2 year onwards being high.
(just search the forums and you`ll see!)

Jimbo : oÞ