Is LED or Plasma screen more reflective

[bonzo]

Hi I will have a 55 inch TV between two speakers which are 8 feet apart, any idea if LED screen is as reflective as a Plasma glass screen? I want to choose the less reflective screen. Yes this is a 2 channel, not a TV, debate.

 

[soulman]

I'd imagine that they are very similar to each other, probably to the point of being impossible to split. Wouldn't it be the side profile that would bounce sound around? That is so minimal compare to walls and the like that personally I wouldn't even worry about it....

 

[Radioham]

I would go LCD as Plasma consume a lot more power and generate a lot of RF interference which may affect your sound system.

 

[Chumpy]

I am ever so pleased that neuroses re tellie/video-replay etc are all over audio concerns.

Sometimes/usually where you put stuff - video or audio - in relation to sun or power-source is very important.

 

[rod]

It would depend on how far back from the plane of the speakers the screen is... If it is wall mounted then this would have less effect than if it was on a rack/stand a couple of feet into the room

 

[i_should_coco]

Hi I will have a 55 inch TV between two speakers which are 8 feet apart, any idea if LED screen is as reflective as a Plasma glass screen? I want to choose the less reflective screen. Yes this is a 2 channel, not a TV, debate.

Yes. No. Maybe.

 

[Somnambulist]

I guess it would depend on the material - e.g. some screens like the upper-end Panny plasmas have a single sheet of glass covering the front of the display - I'm not sure if LED/LCD and plasma are identical in this respect, however I doubt the material would make much of a difference as they'd both be similar in terms of reflectivity. As some have suggested, having some sort of drape to throw over the TV when listening to music will have more of an effect than whatever the difference between an LCD/plasma screen's material is made from - they're both going to be reflective.

 

[eastsoutheast]

If you go down the cover over the TV route I hope there is no one in the house who could accidentally turn on the TV as they generate a lot of heat which dissipates upwards.

 

[Mike P]

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[rabski]

Presumably we're talking about sound reflections, rather than light, in which case it is a legitimate 2-channel concern, not that it matters!

Frankly, I'd think it of minimal importance. The area between the speakers is going to be right at the edge of their radiation pattern. The stuff in front of the speakers (floor covering, etc.) is far more important. Even for me, chucking some sort of faric over the TV when listening to music is a touch over-anal.

 

[Mike P]

If the OP is talking about sound reflection then my bad - apologies. It was rather unclear from the original post though. I couldn't comment on how reflective sound-wise a TV might or might not be so the advice to go for plasma at that size stands.

 

[rabski]

If the OP is talking about sound reflection then my bad - apologies. It was rather unclear from the original post though. I couldn't comment on how reflective sound-wise a TV might or might not be so the advice to go for plasma at that size stands.

De nada pal. No disrespect, etc. I presumed sound reflection, but TBH if you're in the market for a 55" TV, then keep the bloody hi-fi separate anyway.

The family at Rab Towers have to make do with 42" and five B&Ws plus sub. The serious music gets played in a different room. That's my minimum requirement. I have never mixed AV and hi-fi, even in student digs. I'm sure it's possible, but it's always seemed to me that the basic requirements are fundamentally different. Reproducing the sound of a helicopter flying around the listening space and some sub-sonic explosions is totally different to reproducing Satchmo, and in my world, as long as it's possible, never the twain shall meet.

 

[Pussycat]

I have my Sony 40" LCD between my speakers with no adverse effects at all, but they're dipoles (Quads). However, I can't see moving coil speakers being negatively affected either. However, it was always said that you shouldn't have heavy furniture (sideboard, sofa etc.) between speakers, but TVs are so bloody thin nowadays I can't see a problem, esp. if the TV is rearward of the front baffle.

 

[myrman]

I think the OP should take time to reflect on the clarity of their question.

 

[AlanB]

I think the OP should take time to reflect on the clarity of their question.

Ha! Ha!

A play on words methinks. Rep Nick. :^

 

[rabski]

The phrase 'no shit Sherlock' comes to mind, but that would be possibly considered unkind.

 

[vacdac]

This thread is simply total arse! :doh:

 

[rocky raccoon]

Suggestion re screen reflectiveness. For music listening you could have a fabric cover made. Obviously not for AV use though !

This is exactly what I did. Made a light wood frame which fits on the screen, filled it with rockwool, stapled some nice fabric front & back. Job done. Since it exactly fits the screen - which is buried in the wall - when you're listening you forget it's there. I think flat screens have become some sort of status symbol. Bury it in the wall & cover that thing when not in use !

Better yet - it sounds better. Deeper soundstage. Rather like the improvements you get when you remove the stereo from in-between the speakers.

 

[Pussycat]

I think the OP should take time to reflect on the clarity of their question.

Very good ! My friend Rick O'Shea enjoyed that pun (I'll get my coat......).