I'll give away my motive in creating this thread:
I just swapped out a (dead) 42" Philips 1080P LCD w/1100:1/8000:1 contrast ratios (native/dynamic) for a Panasonic of the same size and resolution, but the kicker is she's a plasma. 20,000:1 native contrast 1,000,000:1 dynamic - blu-ray used to look good, now it looks hyper-real. I'd rather watch my tv than look out the window.
Now I will say this for LCD: they do tend to be somewhat cheaper than equivalently-sized plasma screens. Also with an LED backlight the notoriously poor black quality can be improved to near plasma levels, at least based on what I've seen down at the local Magnolia @ BB.
I watched The Host, 28 Weeks Later, and Casino Royale on Br thru the PS3 via HDMI, with the set adjusted for cinema settings (calibrated to my liking) and can honestly say I was gobsmacked at the difference in visible detail in dark, shadowy scenes. LCD owners don't know what HD is until they've seen a Br movie playing on their tv next to a plasma.
I just swapped out a (dead) 42" Philips 1080P LCD w/1100:1/8000:1 contrast ratios (native/dynamic) for a Panasonic of the same size and resolution, but the kicker is she's a plasma. 20,000:1 native contrast 1,000,000:1 dynamic - blu-ray used to look good, now it looks hyper-real. I'd rather watch my tv than look out the window.
Now I will say this for LCD: they do tend to be somewhat cheaper than equivalently-sized plasma screens. Also with an LED backlight the notoriously poor black quality can be improved to near plasma levels, at least based on what I've seen down at the local Magnolia @ BB.
I watched The Host, 28 Weeks Later, and Casino Royale on Br thru the PS3 via HDMI, with the set adjusted for cinema settings (calibrated to my liking) and can honestly say I was gobsmacked at the difference in visible detail in dark, shadowy scenes. LCD owners don't know what HD is until they've seen a Br movie playing on their tv next to a plasma.