On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:49:51 GMT, "lurk@sbc junk global.net"
wrote:

which one of the tv's are a better buy and less repair problems lcd
or plasma thanks....


I would say direct view LCDs are more reliable than plasmas. LCD
technology is more mature and requires much lower voltages and power.
This makes the ICs that drive the display panel less likely to fail.
Since these driver ICs are a part of the display panel, they can't be
replaced.

I've seen a number of plasmas in stores that had missing bands of
picture (probably because of a failed driver IC). On the other hand,
I've only seen a few LCDs with this type of failure (and these were
from old laptops).
Andy Cuffe