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Flat panel HDTV will very soon replace the Televisions with Picture Tubes, as the technology provides exceptional versatility, mind-blowing performance and offers the ultimate viewing experience. This flat panel HDTV are quite light in weight and can be mounted on the wall or on the ceiling as per your choice. Flat panel HDTV is available in the market in two different screen varieties: Plasma screen and LCD screen.

Plasma Screen

Flat panel HDTV with plasma screen is relatively expensive and also there is slight chance of burn-in due to a stationary image on the screen, such as a video game status bar or a news-channel ticker, but the risk can be lessened by a number of internal burn-in prevention functions. The chance for burn-in is greatest during the first 100 or so hours of usage, during which time you should keep contrast low and avoid showing static images or letterbox bars on the screen for hours at a time. After this initial phase, plasma screen TVs are as durable as any other television.

Flat panel HDTV with plasma screen is generally having lower native resolution than similarly sized LCD screen TV. Prices of these varieties have recently fallen, and pictures have improved dramatically, perpetuating plasma's place as king of the flat panel HDTV.

One area where flat panel HDTV with plasma screen still reigns, however, is in very large screen sizes, say 58 inches and up. These sets are actually becoming an affordable and viable alternative to big-screen rear-projection sets.

LCD screen

Flat panel HDTV with LCD screen are available in various range of sizes. This variety has higher resolution than comparably sized plasmas screen TVs. LCD screen has no danger of burn-in. However they are relatively expensive and their home-theater image quality generally is not as good as on plasma models. Their viewing angle is relatively narrow. In spite of all these, Flat-panel LCD will continue to be the most popular among the HDTV technology, due to its falling prices and plenty of choices.

One definite advantage of LCD screen TVs is that their plastic screens reflect less ambient light than plasmas' glass, so they're usually better for very bright rooms with little light control.

Plasma vs. LCDSo now which type of screen is better, plasma or LCD?. A decision between the two often comes down to user preferences, and the differences between plasma and LCD are decreasing every year. In terms of picture quality, plasmas and LCD screen are becoming more and more equal, although we still generally recommend the best plasmas over the best LCDs for critical home-theater viewing.

Article Published: Saturday 21st July 2007