Originally Posted by SherriB
I am going to get DH a flat screen TV for his Christmas present. I am NOT a technical person and am clueless about the new TV's on the market.
What is the difference between plasma and LCD and Aquos? I know we don't want a huge TV ( DH probably would love it, but not me! LOL!!), probably 40 inches or so is the max. And no 3D TV's. Are some brands better than others? And should I get the purchase protection plan most store offer??
We have 2 big screen TV's and neither are by my choice. But that being said. When we bought our TV's, we were turned away from buying Plasma. The man told us that they won't last as long as an LCD. We bought the purchase protection even if you never use it...its just wise as to replace things inside the big screens are very expensive. I have a friend that had a Plasma and something about the lamp inside it was covered on their pruchase protection and she said it was like $500 for the lamp but I don't know and I really do not ever want to find out but I do know that they are very expensive to replace. Ours are both a Mitsubishi. And one of them is a 3D but we were not aware of that when we purchased it or we wouldnt have as I am unable to watch 3D and so my husband doesn't bother with it either. And another thing...when you go to clean your screen...spray your glass spray ONTO your cleaning rag and Make sure that the TV is off and do not put any pressure on the screen if you can help it. :) But you will enjoy watching the big screen. And HD is WONDERFUL and you will notice a difference.
I have never heard of the Aquos.