Why does a Plasma HD tv look about a million times nicer than a HD LCD isn’t LCD newer and the new standard they both are 40 inch as well

Question

I have 3 tvs in my house I often find myself watching tv in the basement where my Plasma is just because the LCD looks terrible in the dark why is this so

In: Technology

Answer 1

> isn’t LCD newer?

No. LCD TVs have been around since [1984](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCD_television). The first plasma TV was sold in [1995](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_display). But their price, weight, and power demand meant they saw limited adoption in the market, especially as the older LCD tech closed the quality gap while keeping prices low.