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What is LCD, DLP and Plasma TV? and what are the Differences?

The three main TV technologies on the market today are LCD, DLP and Plasma. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) will likely become the standard for HD TV’s in the near future. With the advances in LCD technology, these TVs have made huge strides in picture quality, size and energy efficiency. DLP (Digital Light Projection,rear projection) appears to be on the way out. Because of the size and depth of the DLP sets clients are shying away from this technology and are desiring flat panel TV’s provided by the LCD and Plasma. However, DLP is still available and not a bad choice if one has the space, but also beware that they do have a bulb that usually needs replacement every 2 to 3 years. Plasma has been around (as has LCD) for a long time and was the leader in flat panel TV’s for many years. If you have a space that does not get much glare it is still a favorite of ours for picture quality. It has been a rumor for years that Plasmas are short-lived and not reliable which we find is untrue and, we think are still a great choice.