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Originally Posted by nekana /forum/post/19507838
I purchased the plasma based on all the great info found on this forum 3 years ago and never regretted the decision for one minute. At that time you paid a premium for plasma and LCD wasn't really available in that size anyway.
For my eyes plasma has always appeared far superior with sports and gaming being 2 primary uses.
Now plasma prices have plumeted and LED is being touted as the answer to many of the limitations I saw in LCD.
Are there LED displays that eliminate the lag and fuzziness I always seemed to notice in LCDs?
LED tvs (which are really LCDs with different backlighting) have definitely improved things for LCD. However, many people very much feel that plasma has the upper hand in regards to motion resolution (which is important for your stated sports and gaming needs), black levels, and viewing angles. Many feel that the current LCD enhancements/improvement like local-dimming LEDs/120/240hz technology/etc are simply measures to help LCD catch up to plasma's inhernetly superior black levels and motion resolution. OTOH, LCD/LED tvs can definitely get brighter than plasma and this can be important if your room is exceedingly bright (though the plasma camp will argue that plasmas are bright enough for any reasonable light level). LCD/LED tvs are generally also thought to handle reflections better than plasma though some of the glossy screens on the newer LED models seem to diminish that advantage. Bottom line is that if your current plasma is meeting your needs, then you should definitely go with another plasma tv as plasma technology has only improved since you bought your 77U (if you think your 77U looks great, just wait until you see how good the picture is on any modern plasma once its setup in your home). In my opinion, plasma tvs are truly one of the best values out there. They produce what I and many others believe to be superior images to LCD and cost substantially less. Of course, this is just my opinion and not everyone will agree with it but if you appreciate the picture qualities that your current plasma brings to the table, then you should definitely go with another plasma as the picture will only be improved over what you have now. LCD/LEDs can produce good images as well, they are just different than the kind produced by plasma and from what you have stated you value in a tv, it sounds like the kind of image produced by LCD/LED will not match your preferences.