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Originally Posted by
Buckeyefan /forum/post/16939233
All things equal, a 58" plasma won't have the same "pop" as a 46" 120Hz LCD, or even a standard, mid to high end 60Hz 1080p LCD.
Right off the bat, the whites on an LCD are brighter, and white (not a yellowish, warm white typical of plasmas). Those brighter whites with the 120Hz processing is going to make your friends LCD really shine. Plus, his pixels are smaller, so he's going to have more pixels per square inch than you.
What he won't enjoy is the blacks, the size, the smoothness of frames when watching sports or gaming (120Hz is impressive, but only at certain framerates), and the price relative to the size of the set.
I've got an Aquos 46" 1080p, 60Hz LCD, and a 50" 720p Samsung plasma. The whites are superior on my LCD, but I prefer my plasma for sports, and overall picture quality. I run my HTPC on my Aquos to avoid burn in on the plasma, which is also a nice benefit of LCD. So there are tradeoff's. Plus, my plasma is close enough in size where the pixels are not that far off.
I was at a friends house this weekend, enjoying gaming and HD television on his Panny 800 58" plasma. The thing is HUGE. But, it didn't have the sharpness of my LCD or plasma. I chalked it up to sheer size of his set. It was still impressive, but had a softer appearance about it. It didn't surprise me. (I also think I could have tweaked his set to really shine, but he may have had it on THX mode, which is a bit darker than my liking).
I promise you, if you were to go out and purchase a 32" 120Hz LCD, the picture would look better than your friends set. Size makes a big difference, as does the technology. Enjoy yours for what it is, which is BIGGER than his.