Which is better, LCD TV or Plasma?

Which is better, LCD TV or Plasma?
This is a much debated topic and a fun one. When choosing between plasma and LCD TVs, you're actually selecting between two competing technologies, both of which achieve similar features (i.e. ,bright crystal-clear images, super color-filled pictures) and come in similar packages (i.e., 3.5 inch depth flat screen casing). To complicate the decision-making process further, price and size are two previous considerations that are rapidly becoming non-issues as LCD TVs are now being made in larger sizes and at competing prices with plasma.
Despite their similarities, the two technologies are very different in the way they deliver the image to the viewer.
Plasma technology consists hundreds of thousands of individual pixel cells, which allow electric pulses (stemming from electrodes) to excite rare natural gases-usually xenon and neon-causing them to glow and produce light.
Whether spread across a flat-panel screen or placed in the heart of a projector, all LCD displays come from the same technological background. A matrix of thin-film transistors (TFTs) supplies voltage to liquid-crystal-filled cells sandwiched between two sheets of glass. When hit with an electrical charge, the crystals untwist to an exact degree to filter white light generated by a lamp behind the screen (for flat-panel TVs) or one projecting through a small LCD chip (for projection TVs). LCD TVs reproduce colors through a process of subtraction: They block out particular color wavelengths from the spectrum of white light until they're left with just the right color. And, it's the intensity of light permitted to pass through this liquid-crystal matrix that enables LCD televisions to display images chock-full of colors-or gradations of them.

PICTURE CONSIDERATIONS
Contrast / black levels : Plasma
Color accuracy : Preference to Plasma but depends upon room light, manufacturer and model
Viewing angles : Plasma

FUNCTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Computer use : LCD
Fast-moving video playback :Plasma
High Altitude : LCD (at 6,500 feet and higher.)
Longevity : depending upon manufacturer quality
Screen burn in : LCD

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Production size and cost : Plasma
Power Consumption : LCD
Price & resolution : currently a toss-up
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By the way I’ve recently bought an LCD.

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The Three Questions of life:

Some of the questions, when people were asked, three questions about life that you wish could be answered truthfully, based on fact - not belief :
· Why do people hurt children?
· Why do some people have so much and some so little?
· How can I move the hearts of those who have much to help those who have so little?
· What becomes of our consciousness at death?
· What would have been the outcomes had I not made the three most glaring mistakes in my life?
· If I had lived up my full potential, what would I have become?
· Is there a god?
· Is extremely extended life possible for humans?
· What exists 'outside' our universe?
· How did we come to be?
· Am I a horrible person?
· When do families become dysfunctional?
· Are they the only ones who can't see it?

Mine would be:
· If god is the one who creates us and as many believe, that he defines all the roles that each one has to play, then why do we have bad people?
· If there is a purpose of each one’s existence, then how do we get to know of it?
· Why is it that I commit to a mistake, though subconsciously I know its implicatons?

What are yours…?
Please do post urs in comments so…

Path to self-awareness

By accepting our weaknesses and sharing our aspirations, we can get the support of others on our journey to self-actualisation

Lois Grant

Knowing what is right and what is wrong in your own inner consciousness is insufficient. It is not the knowing of truth that transforms a person; it is the doing of truth that has an impact on you and on the other people that you interact with. You may know that it is inappropriate to think selfishly and look out for your own best interests first, but your inner emotions may drive you to be blinded to the needs of others.

You may know that it is against your basic truth to judge another individual, but your inner emotions may cause you to look at that person and make a judgment because of the effect you are allowing them to have on your life.You may understand that all of God’s creatures were created equal, but that doesn't stop you, on an emotional level, from feeling that the human race is the most important life form on the planet.

The discrepancy lies not in a lack of information, for the information is available on a world-wide basis for those who would seek it, evaluate it, and accept it as their own; the discrepancy lies in the ability to integrate Universal Law into your lifestyle. Awareness of the self does not just focus into the positive aspects of a personality, or the positive aspects of skills and talents that you brought with you into this lifetime, but into the negative as well; it is only when the positive is weighed against the negative, and the balanced perspective is used as a guidepost in integrating higher consciousness into the self that the influence becomes apparent in your relationships and in your lifestyle.

Self-actualization can be translated to mean, making the self actual. It means there is no difference between what you think and what you do. There is no contradiction between what you tell others and how you respond yourself. It is manifesting who you are and what you believe in on a dayto-day, consistent basis. The path is a long and solitary one, and many individuals give up. It is difficult to accept what our conscious choices in the course of a specific existence have driven us to do to other people. It is hard for us to accept that we have been selfish, or resentful, or spiteful. It is hard for us to see where we have deliberately manipulated our lives so that we have control over the people and the situations and the events within it.

It is not easy to admit that we are not the positive, smiling, loving person that we prefer to see ourselves as; when, in the course of personal growth, it becomes necessary for an individual to truly, honestly evaluate how they have interacted with their fellow human beings, the drop-out rate skyrockets.

This is unfortunate, because personal growth cannot proceed — self-awareness and self-actualisation cannot be accomplished — without a true and open acknowledgement of who we used to be and how we used to live our lives, no matter how unpleasant that panorama may be. This does not mean that we need to spend years of our lives suffering regret and remorse for the wrong we have done in their lives to other people. It does mean that we need to take a reasonable amount of time to look back and to evaluate honestly what was really at play in any particular situation, where the two parties were really coming from, and where each conducted themselves with less than universal love.

We cannot change the past; we cannot undo the influence that we have upon other people by our thoughts and our feelings and our reactions, but we can learn from that experience and make a personal commitment never to treat anyone with that lack of respect again. If that person is still in our life, we can have the grace to apologise, and share our learning experience, and say, “I’m sorry that i used to be like that. I want to be like this, now, and i hope that you will help.”

It is only by acknowledging our past weaknesses, and sharing our future aspirations, that we can experience the support and encouragement of others on our journey to self-actualisation. If we are not willing to admit that we have ever made a mistake, ever reacted inappropriately, ever deliberately hurt someone, then we cannot admit that we need to change, or that we need other people’s help in doing so. It is, from a soul evolution perspective, selfdefeating behaviour to remain in situations made from the lower consciousness that create less than fulfiling situations and relationships in our lives.

-TOI Article

"3 paragraphs - a perfect letter"

Is it possible... in a world full of uncertainties is there something like this possible...is there a way you can write something which is perfect...esp. a perfect love letter.......

Ans. Hell No...there is nothing which will guarantee you of anything...and a perfect love letter...there is none...

But, from the million and half experiences shared/participated or whatever... will share the key ingredients to maximize the impact.

Before you sit down to write one...Just ask yourself 3 questions:

• What feelings are inspiring you to write this love letter?
• If I write only one short paragraph expressing my love, how will you convince him/her that this paragraph is all that you ever needed to write?
• What will this one paragraph say?

Remember to direct your answers toward the recipient of your love: Take some time and put sincere thought into each of your answers, but limit each answer to a short paragraph between 3 to 5 sentences in length.
Do remember to Finalize: Proofread and sign your name at the bottom.

Best of Luck

the greatest of all

1. The Greatest Things – Are not things at all.
2. The Greatest Mystery – Death.
3. The Greatest Gift – Life.
4. The Greatest Work – What you love doing.
5. The Greatest Recreation – Based on the point above: Work.
6. The Greatest Feeling – Happiness.
7. The Greatest Sorrow – A broken heart.
8. The Greatest Sight – A sight imagined, but physically unseen.
9. The Greatest Thought – “I can.”
10. The Greatest Want – Acceptance.
11. The Greatest Need – Awareness.
12. The Greatest Trick – Proving the impossible to be possible.
13. The Greatest Waste – Hatred.
14. The Greatest Asset – Your mind.
15. The Greatest Tool – Your body.
16. The Greatest Smell – A familiar smell.
17. The Greatest Sense – Touch.
18. The Greatest Relationship – Long-term friendship.
19. The Greatest Criminal – A liar.
20. The Greatest Bankruptcy – Lack of confidence.
21. The Greatest Mistake – Quitting.
22. The Greatest Moment – Now.
23. The Greatest Bore – Repetition.
24. The Greatest Manufacturing – Recycling.
25. The Greatest Companion – One you can trust.
26. The Greatest Deception – Self-deception.
27. The Greatest Evil – War.
28. The Greatest Fool – One who thinks he knows it all.
29. The Greatest Sound – Silence.
30. The Greatest Art – Music.
31. The Greatest Love – Thyself.
32. The Greatest People – Family and Friends.
33. The Greatest Conversation – One that inspires action.
34. The Greatest Hero – A teacher.
35. The Greatest Laugh – One that hurts.
36. The Greatest Encounter – A pleasant surprise.
37. The Greatest Story – A true story.
38. The Greatest Communication – Eye contact.
39. The Greatest Wealth – Love.
40. The Greatest Beauty – Is an opinion.
41. The Greatest Compliment – An unexpected one.
42. The Greatest Step – The first step.
43. The Greatest Accomplishment – Finishing what you started.
44. The Greatest Resource – Time.
45. The Greatest Exercise – Sex.
46. The Greatest Service – Helping someone in need.
47. The Greatest Force – Momentum.
48. The Greatest Space – Uncluttered space.
49. The Greatest Expression – A smile.
50. The Greatest Comfort – Familiarity

Cobain

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Fight Club

TYLER
Tyler Durden.  You know why they have oxygen masks on planes?
JACK
Supply oxygen?

TYLER
That's a sharp answer.  The oxygen gets you high.  You're taking in
giant, panicked breaths and, suddenly, you become euphoric and docile,
and you accept your fate.

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TYLER
Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.

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TYLER
The first rule of Fight Club is - you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is - you DO NOT talk about Fight Club. Third rule of Fight Club, someone yells Stop!, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule, only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule, one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule, no shirt, no shoes. Seventh rule, fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule, if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight.

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Y is that I feel so distorted
Y is that I feel there is no need for me to connect
Y am I moving away
Y am I seeking the pain
Y is that I feel today I really don't care
Esp. when I know I care
Y is all this pretension
Y is that I am not taking control
Y am I not willing to share
Y do all these words no longer add to the scare
Am I growing insane
Y I really didn't miss any of them today
Y is that in silence I feel relieved
Y is that lapse of reason helps me to solace
Y is that I YEARN to be hit as hard as anyone really can
Y is that I am going numb
Am I growing insane....

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HITTING BOTTOM ISN'T A WEEKEND RETREAT!  IT'S NOT A SEMINAR!  ONLY
AFTER YOU'VE LOST EVERYTHING ARE YOU FREE TO DO ANYTHING!  YOU SEE, YOU
LISTEN, BUT YOU DON'T GET IT!  YOU HAVE TO FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW!

"Confession for a Perfect ...."

"There is an impelling proportion of tones that may lead me to change the shape of a figure or to transform my composition. Until I have achieved this proportion in all the parts of a composition I strive towards it and keep on working. Then a moment comes when all the parts have found their definite relationships, and from then on it would be impossible for me to add a stroke to my picture without having to repaint it entirely"

The above is a description from Henri Matisse, major French artist of the 20th century...of the way he used to work...
Wonder of how true the same may hold of real life???...If life allowed one to redo what u want to as many times...
A Perfect Portrait

"why XBOX 360 is better than Playstation 3 ?"

http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-348-1.htm

Please read this article....A Game A Developers point of view....