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Why are LCDs more popular than plasma?

I have a rough time seeing differences in picture quality between brands and models, but the difference between plasma and LCD are overt even to me. When I go to bestbuy, fry's, etc. and gaze at their displays of flatpannels, plasma televisions just look beautiful, despite the reflections, while LCDs just remind me of working on my laptop. Is there more merit to the quality of LCD than I observe or is there some other reason LCDs outnumber plasmas?
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I agree with Rossman, it's all about cost. Cheaper generally is more popular than quality. That's why high end audio is such a small segment of society.

Cheers,
John
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I own a plasma, as I prefer the picture over LCD and DLP. However, that 60,000 hour number is just a theoretical number tossed out there by the plasma manufacturers. The technology itself is too new to justify if that number is actually correct or not.
FWIW, the power supply crapped out on my plasma after only 13 months. Fortunately I had purchased the extended warranty, so it was repaired for free. Unfortunately, it took Tweeter 10 weeks to repair it.....

Regards,
John
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11-30-07: Rwwear
What's a Panny?

Panasonic.
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11-30-07: Andrewdoan
Sorry, guys. DLP and plasma are on the way out. Talk to those manufacture reps not TV salesman and see what they say about DLP and plasma. LCD is a way to go if you start from scratch. Look for better contrast ratio and better response time and you will be a happy camper. Trust your own eyes.

You could be right about DLP and plasma being on the way out, but I did 'trust my own eyes' and plasma won out over LCD and DLP no contest. LCD could have better contrast ratio and response time, I don't know. I'm not all that technical when it comes to video. All I know is plasma looks the best to me.
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