Re: Plasma vs LCD Refresh Rates

On Fri, 30 May 2008 20:42:15 -0500 Jer <gdunn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| ToMh wrote:
|> On May 27, 8:11 pm, fxstd <em...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
|>> I've been told the fastest LCD's are 120hz refresh rate. That's the
|>> equivalent of a 4ms refresh rate.
|>>
|>> Recently a Best Buy salesman told me that Plasma TV's have 480hz
|>> refresh rate. 4x faster display than the fastest LCD.
|>>
|>> Can anyone confirm that statement or is it just hot air?
|>
|> Hot air. 120hz is more a marketing gimmick than anything.
|> The newer 60hz LCD TVs don't show any more noticeable motion blur than
|> any 120hz LCD or plasma. If there is no difference in price, then go
|> for it, but all name brand LCD and Plasma are pretty darn good, and
|> about all the problems they had in the past have been pretty much
|> solved. Unless you are one of these gadget geeks that obsess over
|> specs and convince themselves that one TV is better than the other
|> because of some spec, then you would be better off just buying the one
|> you get the best deal on and enjoy it.
|>
|> http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6792632-1.html
|
|
| Yeah, that's right. Who needs a fancy color TV anyway? The old B&W
| spec was good enough.

Besides, B&W compresses better than color :-)

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