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New members have been added to the television family, along with LCD and Plasma. Now there is LED. LED back light television which the industry is simple calling LED TVs. The debate of Plasma TV vs LCD TV is as old as the hills. Ever since Plasma and LCD were born one of the most popular discussions in the TV industry is Plasma vs LCD. In the past five years these 2 have been battling it out, you'd think there'd be a winner by now.

Let's begin with the differences of the 2 technologies. Lets begin with plasma tv. Plasma TV has hundreds of thousands of gas cells that are brought together to make an image. On the other hand LCD or liquid crystal display uses "glass sandwiches" of liquid crystal. Images created by varying the amount of electrical charge applied to the crystals. Then the image is lit behind by a series of LED's or florescent tubes. This is because the differences between the technologies. For example if a plasma cell is off Its not lit up meaning more blacks, A LCD pixel is still using electricity and lit even when the screen is black. Though LCD backlighting has got better, plasma TV has had one step in front of LCD HDTV. Even with the largest sizes we've seen some excellent results from the best LCD TV 55 inch screens, but plasma television is still arguably better. The down sides, the motion blower is the biggest one. It lags when LCD pixels are turned off and on. Even the best LCD TV have a refresh rate of 5 milliseconds or less, but it can still lead to a lagging in motion effect. Plasma TV has the lexury of not having to worry about this, and of course there's a black level issue.. If you were to buy a plasma television. Theirs two facts that you should know. First Plasma TVs are not made in smaller sizes less then forty-two inches. So only 42 inches or larger if going with a plasma television. Therefore there not ideal for small rooms like a kitchen. Second, some plasma television screens may show your room lights. If you have a room with a lot of lamps and windows. Then you may want to turn them down and close the curtains. Now on to Plasma television and how it will give you a bright and detail picture. Plasma television has a slim design (not as slim as LED though) that allows you to put on a stand or hang on a wall. Plasma televisions have a reputation of having rich colors, impressive contrast levels and smooth motion.

The three main advantages to having an LED TV without going into a physics lesson about the technology behind it. Its color, depth and energy efficiency. Comparing it to Plasma TVs and LCD TVs . LED TV's have darker and deeper blacks and brighter whites. You'll often see this feature located on the TVs menu. Its called contrast ratio. To get a better viewing picture you'll need a higher ratio to get better contrast as a result it will give you a better picture. 2nd LED TVs are incredibly slim. If you thought an LCD TV is thin. LCD televisions are usually twice as big as a LED. 3rd, LED TVs function differently from Plasma and LCD TVs. You'll be able to go green because LED use a lot less energy and will help you save some cash down the road. there's a final gain for having a LED TV. You can watch it from nearly any angle and the color will be sharp and the color clear and deep.

So how do you know if a plasma television or LED TVs is right for you? If you want a movie theater-like experience in a dim or darkened room. Then you'll like plasmas fluid motion and true to life color. If you like slimmer TV's less then forty-two inches with whiter whites and darker blacks then LED is right for you, the cheaper one is plasma televisions.