It's not yet lights out for LCD and plasma, but OLED displays are finally ready to begin pushing those technologies out of the limelight.

Traditionally, plasma screens are bigger, but the record for plasmas sits at 103 inches diagonally. "The dream of a 100-inch LCD screen is now a reality," he said.

A plasma screen television is literally double or more than an LCD's price. But there are other problems: The screen's lasting quality is poor, with about a six-year life span with average use.

The products tested were 42 inch plasma screens from Philips, Panasonic, Pioneer and LG and the 32 inch LCD screens from Philips, Panasonic, JVC, Samsung and Sharp.

Plasma screens display fast motion better, making them ideal for showing action movies and sports. LCD screens are much less reflective, meaning better picture quality in rooms with a lot of lighting.

LCD vs. Plasma TVs Currently, flat TVs are created using two different technologies: plasma and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). The foundation of the plasma TV is over a million tiny glass cells that ...

Though plasma TVs were first to reach consumers a decade ago, LCD TV manufacturers were able to bring the costs below their plasma counterparts with an efficient panel manufacturing process.

Choosing between plasma and liquid-crystal-display screens was once the 'Mac or PC?' of the flat-panel TV business.

The winner in the plasma/LCD wars to supply you with a television is coming to a head. Big, high resolution LCD screens are forcing plasma televisions into the huge screen corner. And the price of ...

Speed Fast Fastest LCD vs. Plasma LCD uses liquid crystals, color filters and a backlight, whereas plasma uses gas and phosphors (see plasma display). See LCD vs. OLED.

Plasma technology has several advantages and disadvantages in comparison to LCD. Plasma sets have claimed a smaller percentage of HDTV sales lately.