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tonyvdb wrote:
 Really the only issues with plasma is they dont like the heat so if your room is warm in the summer this will shorten its lifespan. Plasma's also tend to have more of an issue with dead pixels at an early stage (less than 3 years).
On the plus side they have great contrast and work well in bright locations. |
PDPs do generate more heat and are somewhat less efficient, and anytime you have more heat, you need more effective cooling systems and semiconductors are more likely to have shorter lifespans. I have seen more failures in high current drive circuits in PDPs than the lower current circuits in LCDs. I have not seen environmental effects on PDPs, however. I have also not seen the problem with dead pixels as more common in PDPs.
LCDs actually have greater peak white output and lower glare so they actually work quite a bit better in bright locations.
PDPs have the dissadvantages of phosphor wear and potential for burn-in, higher power consumption (both are mitigated by proper calibration to a large degree), potentially higher failures due to higher current devices, and fewer OEMs.