which is why I said given the same price............the HX92, Sharp elite no doubt are some of the BEST tv's around but at what price? And yes I do agree LCD/LED are brighter and would have an advantage in bright ambient light but plasmas would still outperform most tv's in a dark room. And I'm not talking about comparing the BEST LEDs with the best plasma's. We all know for how long the Pioneer kuro was the king and why no LED/LCD tv could even come close..........and nothing can take that way from them. It is only until recently LED/LCD have got their act together and managed to come out with great tv's to match or ever surpass the kuro.
For someone on a tight budget I would still recommend plasma over LED/LCD, unless viewing in an extremely bright room with lot of ambient light.
In the link :
LED vs. plasma vs. LCD TVs - TVs - CNET - CNET Asia
since you talk about LED/LCD having better contrast ratio, black level, etc.......let me highlight the below from the same link:
Black level
Winner: Plasma TVs
Loser: LCD TVs
Runner-up: LED TVs
Contrast ratio
Winner: Plasma TVs
Loser: LCD TVs
Runner-up: LED TVs
Viewing angle
Winner: Plasma TVs
Losers: LCD and LED TVs
Runners-up: IPS-based LCD and LED TVs
you cant deny that it is plasma that was considered as reference level and NOT LED/LCD.
Lcd and LED-lcd where always more expensive then plasmas and that won't change for some years,the current generation do research while buying stuff or atleast buy magazines.
They also do visit showrooms,multi brand showrooms and not all showrooms are well lit, the fact is people prefer buying lcds despite being more expensive be it in india or elsewhere,they outsell plasma in every size.This shows that people prefer lcd over plasma,you are free to interpret as to why ,pro plasma camp most common reply is its due to sales man,bright showrooms while it may have a minor role its not the primary reason why people buy lcd over plasma.
If they were inferior in every way like you put it, why would anyone even think of buying them considering they are expensive and you get a bigger plasma for the same price.
As far as the cnet asia link,
Black level not all plasma can beat the Samsung and Sony lcd or other lcds tv with VA panels.
Its only the panasonic FHD plasma that have the edge.
Thats nonsense to say that LED has inferior blacks vs LCD.CCFL or LED is just a light source the lcd layer just blocks the light.(only the local dimming LED-lcd have the edge) vs a lcd or non local dimming LED-LCD tv.
Contrast ratio
Plasma have poor real world contrast ,no point measuring the contrast in a dark room and covering the tv with a black curtain to measure.
The moment ambient light hit the screen there will be a loss in contrast and lcd are better in preserving the contrast under ambient light.
In living rooms with EAST and WEST facing windows or rooms with light source in front of the tv or towards the side of the person viewing it,the lcd huge on demand brightness capability makes it easier in defeating the glare
Plasma also have poor brightness,their brightness starts to decrease if the APL increases more so if the color displayed is of light color or white in color.
Brighntess of plasma drops to as low as 1/3rd their peak brightness.
Viewing angle is one area plasma have the edge.
So saying plasma is superior is nothing but statements from pro plasma camp.Both have their pros and cons.
