Sony prototype LED set w/1,000,000 CR

[andy]

Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

The display I would keep your eyes on is LCD with LED backlighting. This also has the potential for a near-unlimited contrast ratio, and could potentially last for decades of use.

I still haven't seen an LCD that I like. They're great for computer monitors, but they just don't look right for video. They tend to look flat and lifeless to me, particularly on moving images. I can spot the difference between an LCD and a plasma from 10 feet away. Plasma and CRT both look more film like to me.

[Duane]

Originally Posted by andy

I still haven't seen an LCD that I like. They're great for computer monitors, but they just don't look right for video. They tend to look flat and lifeless to me, particularly on moving images. I can spot the difference between an LCD and a plasma from 10 feet away. Plasma and CRT both look more film like to me.

I find LCD images to look artificial.Plasma's are getting closer to CRT quality, but they seem to lack the 3 dimensional look of a CRT. I just saw one of Pioneer's new Elite Kuro set and I was not that impressed with it.

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by andy

I still haven't seen an LCD that I like...

It is all a matter of taste, then. In February 2003, I was in a store in Akihabara in Tokyo, Japan full of TV sets. I remember thinking "flat panel, yeah, another flat panel, yeah, oh my goodness what is THIS one?". It was Sharp's first 37" LCD, in a group of 37" and 42" plasma displays. All the plasmas just looked like a bunch of pixels, but that LCD was like looking through a window by comparison.

I also much prefer the non-glare finish of most LCD panels versus the shiny glass surface of plasma displays. 1960's roundie color CRTs got that right; I don't know when or why the glare-inducing smooth screens came back.