Image Depth

Image depth refers to how lifelike images appear on screen producing a ‘3-D like’ experience compared to displays that produce images that appear ‘flat’ and 2-D in form.

Feedback was evenly spread among the sector of respondents with a sound technical knowledge about flat panel TVs. Plasma at 38 per cent was deemed to have the best performance for image depth, compared to LCD at 30 per cent and ‘both are equal’ at 32 per cent.

European mean scores:

Which display format is the best for image depth?

Before comparison

After comparison:


Plasma flat screen is best for this.


LCD flat screen is best for this.


LCD and plasma are equal for this.


After watching the video sequence on the three plasma and LCD displays, attitudes changed markedly. Plasma is deemed to have the best ‘image depth’ quality (by 42 per cent of the respondents) considerably ahead of LCD (27 per cent) and the assertion that both provide similar levels of depth performance (31 per cent).

Note: Respondents were given the following explanation for image depth: Image depth refers to the way images are displayed in a 3D mode. Good image depth results in images that appear with perspective and realistic dimensions.