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Originally Posted by ice2hot
guys since i live in Dubai thus these deals wont do me any good what i really want is a plasma or a LCD. which is better. Im looking for a one mega pixel Screen not a two megapixel since that has no comparison with the plasma. So in terms of one mega pixel which one should i go for plasma or lcd. Secondly from time to time ill be connecting my laptop to it
im looking for 40 inches and above.
Thanks for the help.
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K, to start with, you're looking for a TV, not a digital camera. So stop calling it one megapixel and ask for the resolution you mean. Now in regards to resolution, there are 2 things people always mix up. Supported resolutions and native resolutions. Supported resolutions mean nothing if the native resolution doesn't match. For example, you'll notice nearly all 720 native res TV's (1280x720 or 1366x768) will "support" 1080i. The 1080 in this case meaning very little since the TV will scale it down anyway.
That said, there's not a whole lot of 1080 content out there. Something to consider when choosing your resolution is that any lower def content displayed on a higher def TV won't look as nice. For example, if you displayed 720P content on a 1080P native res TV, it won't look as nice. Because most content is 720, I intentionally chose a 720P TV. When 1080 is predominant, I'll upgrade again.
Now, in reagrds to LCD vs Plasma.......if you have the money (and if you really live in Dubai I'm guessing you do) get a PROPER plasma. By proper I mean one they didn't neuter the resolution on to make it cheaper. If you look at the native resolution on a lot of "720p" plasmas out there then you'll find they're actualy 1024x768. I'm guessing this was to make them more cost effective. If you actually find a plasma with a higher native res it will be much more expensive. If you want something cheaper, though, LCD is almost as nice. I have a Sharp Aquos 720P set and I love it.