Budget TV: Plasma or LCD

[tvguy]

Do only the plasma tv's have glass screens. That would be a deterrant for me. My son purchased a 60" plasma in Dec 2011 and in Dec 2012 his children were flipping pennies, one went through the screen, that ended his tv. They are now watching tv on a 29".

Guess you don't want to hear about my huge 26 inch TV in my family room or my 9" TV in the bedroom.

 

[tasha99]

Guess you don't want to hear about my huge 26 inch TV in my family room or my 9" TV in the bedroom.

So ironic considering your job and username. We have the 51" plasma and a projector w/120" screen. I will admit that both have light issues in the summer (glare on the plasma, just not dark enough for the projector). In AK, this is an issue 24/7 for the summer months. We just don't watch much tv during the summer, but veg out and become housebound during the dark, winter months. Works for us, but while I love, love, love, our plasma, it could be an issue for some.

I will say we are moving and I am selling my tv (taking the projector since it's smaller). I will look at LCDs and LEDs and consider them, but both lag and motion blur are big issues for our family, so we will buy a tv with good ratings for those. Typically, those are issues that plasmas score higher on, but the technology is constantly changing.