Best HDTV-Plasma TVs to buy
01.31.09
Although LCD TVs are normally a little brighter than plasma TVs with less reflections and look better in bright rooms. Plasma TVs are better than LCD sets at displaying deep blacks and tend to have better contrast. They’re also better than LCDs at handling motion without blurring the image, although some new 120Hz LCDs will reduce the motion blur somewhat.
However, the major advantage of plasma TVs is their large viewing angle. With most LCD sets the picture loses some contrast, color, or brightness as you angle away from the center. The small view angles are the major problems with many LCD TVs. The following plasma TV models are picked according to consumer reports, cnet reviews and amazon users’ reviews.
Best 58-inch above Plasma TVs:
- Samsung PN58A550 is the best in 58-inch above models with top picture quality, excellent color accuracy and good black level. There is a USB port which can access photos on USB flash drive.
- Pioneer PDP-6020FD is among the best plasma TVs with top picture quality and deep black levels. The contrast is excellent and color accuracy is good.
- Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U is an excellent set with a big price tag. It produces the deep black levels with highly accurate colors. Selected as cnet editors’ choice.
Best 50-inch plasma TV:
- Samsung PN50A650 has excellent picture quality and color accuracy. Black levels are good although not excellent. There is a USB port which can access photos on USB flash drive. Other connections include four HDMI input and one PC input.
Top 46-inch plasma TV:
- Panasonic TH-46PZ80U has very good picture quality, good color and black levels.
Top 42-inch plasma TVs:
- Panasonic TH-42PX80U very good picture quality, good color and black levels.
Source: Netmark