# HD Flat screen tv's, plasma vs LCD

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hd-flat-screen-tvs-plasma-vs-lcd/439594>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 29, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hd-flat-screen-tvs-plasma-vs-lcd/439594 "2008-02-29T02:57:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hd-flat-screen-tvs-plasma-vs-lcd/439594/41 "2008-03-07T18:55:08Z")

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[QUOTE=slaphead]  
Huh? Dead pixels are a notorious drawback of LCD panels. My friend sent his first LCD bigscreen back because of just this issue. Burn-in, fair enough, but dead pixels are an issue for both technologies.  
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My 47" Toshiba 47-HL167 1080p LCD has had about 3 or 4 scattered dead pixels since day one. You don’t see them unless you get 2 feet away and are just at the right angle. Although I guess if a bunch of dead pixels get grouped together that could spell trouble.

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