Hi guys,
I'm trying to decide between two sets. I wasn't able to see them side by side unfortunately and I found it very hard to determine which one had the best picture quality in the store. Here are my choices:
Samsung LN52A530 LCD, 52" 1080p, 30,000:1, 5ms
Panasonic TH-50PZ80 plasma, 50", 1080p, 20,000;1 (native) 1,000,000:1 (dynamic), 1ms(?)
We watch mostly movies. The TV will be hooked up to an HDTV set top box as well as a home theatre PC (HDMI in both cases). Most of everything that we watch runs off the HTPC. Lighting is not an issue as I can make my room as bright or as dark as I want to. Seating is approx 10 feet. Sound is also not an issue as it's hooked up to a high end audio system.
The Panasonic would cost me about $200 more, but is smaller than the Samsung. As for the contrast, I'm not sure how dynamic relates to native. I also saw one website that said the Panny has a refresh rate of 1ms but I haven't been able to confirm that elsewhere.
Which would you choose and why?
I'm trying to decide between two sets. I wasn't able to see them side by side unfortunately and I found it very hard to determine which one had the best picture quality in the store. Here are my choices:
Samsung LN52A530 LCD, 52" 1080p, 30,000:1, 5ms
Panasonic TH-50PZ80 plasma, 50", 1080p, 20,000;1 (native) 1,000,000:1 (dynamic), 1ms(?)
We watch mostly movies. The TV will be hooked up to an HDTV set top box as well as a home theatre PC (HDMI in both cases). Most of everything that we watch runs off the HTPC. Lighting is not an issue as I can make my room as bright or as dark as I want to. Seating is approx 10 feet. Sound is also not an issue as it's hooked up to a high end audio system.
The Panasonic would cost me about $200 more, but is smaller than the Samsung. As for the contrast, I'm not sure how dynamic relates to native. I also saw one website that said the Panny has a refresh rate of 1ms but I haven't been able to confirm that elsewhere.
Which would you choose and why?
