Is a LCD tv good for watching movies?

Question

Hi,

In my last question I told you that I was interested in getting a LCD tv.

Now after some research I have found that they are good for gaming but not the best for movies :S

I play A LOT of games on it so it would be good, but i still watch a fair bit of movies. I have heard that LCDs lag a bit because they take time to change colour.

So could someone answer this question:

1) Is the lag too bad?

2) Is watching movies on LCD that bad?

3) How good is the gaming on LCD?

I am awarding best answer aswell.

Answer 1

LCD TV's are ideal for gaming and not so much for watching movies, if you're a movie watcher I would recommend a Plasma TV, however you say that you are a gamer so therefore I would say go with LCD, I have an LG LCD TV are there is absolutely no lag and you never have to worry about an image being burned into the screen like with Plasma

Answer 2

Where did you hear that?

LCD is best for gaming since with plasma TV's, things like health bars can burn into the screen.

And movies look very good.

get the LCD TV.

Answer 3

LCD's will be fine for either.

Bottom line is. LCD's are good if you have a lot of ambient light coming in (like windows, lights, etc).

Otherwise you might try a plasma. But I think an LCD is a good Choice.  I would Get a Vizio, they are priced well and are good quality.

Something like this would be great: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.d... (these are really good TV's for the Money)

Best of Luck,

-Robot #1

Answer 4

Is the lag too bad?

2) Is watching movies on LCD that bad?

3) How good is the gaming on LCD?

no

no it is quite good

very good.

Answer 5

I watch movies on my 22" hd lcd monitor for my computer and have no trouble.  With the blu-ray drive the movies look freaking awsome on blu-ray.  You can tell the difference from regular dvd to blu-ray when you have an hdtv.

Answer 6

i just bought an lcd tv and i don't really think the lag is worth not buying it..to be honest i never really noticed there was a lag...i play games and watch movies on it and it always seems fine so i say get it

Answer 7

Depends on the TV you get. Good ones are excellent to watch. I suggest Sony X series with full HD and 100 hz. It is a dream with games, no lag what so ever, excellent color reproduction and motion enhancing capability. Broadcast quality also effect picture.

Answer 8

HGTV Lag= up to 5 Seconds

Answer 9

LCD TVs are always good for watching movies. specially if ur place is small.cause they dont have bad effects for ur eyes.

Answer 10

for gaming you want lcd bar none NOT PLASMA most gamers play on computer because you get the best picture and no burn in plus your not supposed to game on plasmas for the first 120 hours of use. so unless you wanna watch 120 hours of tv so you can game get lcd.

for movies, sports you need Plasma. the refresh rate is much faster and there wont be any delay or blur

look for 1080p and 120hz with lowest MS refresh you can in both tvs for plasma panasonic is the best and for LCD it is a tie with sharp samsung and sony (arguably)