Just bought a new TV......
Originally Posted by Grillrd
HD DVD is not going to survive...major companies are only selling Blu ray...Blockbuster is now only renting Blu ray...Target, BJ's are only selling Blu ray players this holiday season. It's the fact that only the 360 only being able to use a regular dvd limits the games it can come out with.
Originally Posted by ButtaballZ28
Actually awhile back I read somewhere that during E3 in a interview the top xbox guy said in a interview that every single xbox360 suffers from some heat vent issues which would make everyone of them defective if you think about it....even with that I still sold my ps3 for 250 like 3 months ago. Doesn't have the games nor the graphics to waste a HDMI slot on my tv 
It does suck that blockbuster went blu-ray...oh well 
. But I got 300 on HD-DVD and it rocks comin through the surround sound in HD goodness 
It does suck that blockbuster went blu-ray...oh well . But I got 300 on HD-DVD and it rocks comin through the surround sound in HD goodness 
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Sony and Samsung use the same LCD's. Any Sony from the XBR line uses a Samsung LCD.
You always want to use LCD's for gaming. LCD's do not have any kind of image retention or ghosting. Plasma's still have some type of image retention but nothing that will cause damage.
You always want to use LCD's for gaming. LCD's do not have any kind of image retention or ghosting. Plasma's still have some type of image retention but nothing that will cause damage.
Originally Posted by Slick02WS6
Sony and Samsung use the same LCD's. Any Sony from the XBR line uses a Samsung LCD.
You always want to use LCD's for gaming. LCD's do not have any kind of image retention or ghosting. Plasma's still have some type of image retention but nothing that will cause damage.
You always want to use LCD's for gaming. LCD's do not have any kind of image retention or ghosting. Plasma's still have some type of image retention but nothing that will cause damage.
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From: bethel PA
Im happy with my $1500 philips 42 inch plasma, I got a heck of a deal on it at circuit city, normal price was over 2000 but it was a close out. its good enough for me. everyone puts down philips every time I say about it, but philips is all I ever had in TVs and never had a problem with it, and when there side by side in the store I cant see a diffrence.
Originally Posted by lethal93ta
Im happy with my $1500 philips 42 inch plasma, I got a heck of a deal on it at circuit city, normal price was over 2000 but it was a close out. its good enough for me. everyone puts down philips every time I say about it, but philips is all I ever had in TVs and never had a problem with it, and when there side by side in the store I cant see a diffrence.
Just kidding, I'm sure it is a good TV. It is sometimes hard to make out the difference in the stores when viewing side by side. 
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I don't watch movies but I'm just looking for something nicer then what we have which is an old school regular 32" TV. Whats the best TV for around $800? I'm guessing something atleast 37", over 40" would be even better. Thoughts guys?
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Originally Posted by Kenny H
I don't watch movies but I'm just looking for something nicer then what we have which is an old school regular 32" TV. Whats the best TV for around $800? I'm guessing something atleast 37", over 40" would be even better. Thoughts guys?
Originally Posted by Kenny H
I don't watch movies but I'm just looking for something nicer then what we have which is an old school regular 32" TV. Whats the best TV for around $800? I'm guessing something atleast 37", over 40" would be even better. Thoughts guys?
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First off The burn in on Plasma's are a thing of the past.
Unless u leave a stationary pic up for an hr u shouldnt have ANY isssues..
The Sony only uses the inner screen from Samsung,there outter screens are from Sony but u correct to a point.Sonys are built in Samsungs K1/K2 plant..According to some AVS forum guys the SONY has alittle better engine than the Samsung but the pic still isnt as good and they are having mura,pillars and cloud issues..
Now as far as motion blurr on a LCD becuase of rate,well thats more of a signal issue then the TV itself but u are correct there is some even from the LCD typ TV's because of rate time,I have seen very slight issues but only on bad HD signals...On Discovery HD the pic is PERFECT,WBHD is PERFECT TOO...Some of the other HD channels do have it,but it will show up on a Plasma too..
Now the NEW 81 Series Samsung with LED backlighting will eliminate all and any motion blurr but its going to be $$$$$ when it comes out in Sept...
I still think the LCD is better
1080P is cheaper/Bigger screen for the money/Less costly to run
Poineer Elite is the only way to go for Plasma but u better have at least 4500 to spend
Ken,If I was spending 800 on a set I would look at the Samsung LN-T3242H (32inch)
Its only 720 but on a 32in set u wount need 1080P since its under 46in,Its a nice set with good contrast and an brite picture...Digital Cable and a upconverting DVD player will look great on this set...U can usually buy it for about 850.00...
Unless u leave a stationary pic up for an hr u shouldnt have ANY isssues..
The Sony only uses the inner screen from Samsung,there outter screens are from Sony but u correct to a point.Sonys are built in Samsungs K1/K2 plant..According to some AVS forum guys the SONY has alittle better engine than the Samsung but the pic still isnt as good and they are having mura,pillars and cloud issues..
Now as far as motion blurr on a LCD becuase of rate,well thats more of a signal issue then the TV itself but u are correct there is some even from the LCD typ TV's because of rate time,I have seen very slight issues but only on bad HD signals...On Discovery HD the pic is PERFECT,WBHD is PERFECT TOO...Some of the other HD channels do have it,but it will show up on a Plasma too..
Now the NEW 81 Series Samsung with LED backlighting will eliminate all and any motion blurr but its going to be $$$$$ when it comes out in Sept...
I still think the LCD is better
1080P is cheaper/Bigger screen for the money/Less costly to run
Poineer Elite is the only way to go for Plasma but u better have at least 4500 to spend
Ken,If I was spending 800 on a set I would look at the Samsung LN-T3242H (32inch)
Its only 720 but on a 32in set u wount need 1080P since its under 46in,Its a nice set with good contrast and an brite picture...Digital Cable and a upconverting DVD player will look great on this set...U can usually buy it for about 850.00...
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Originally Posted by Brentc5R
Just buy a 40 on sale LCD, DLP, plasma it doesnt matter IMHO. It's all in the feed. If you dont have a HD line coming into it, it'll look terrible anyway. From where youre coming from, if you get a 720i or 1080i any brand TV it'll look great. There trying to get rid of these because 720P and 1080P are coming into the stores and the prices on the 1080i's are dropping. Kinda like new car models coming in and got to get rid of last years in the old days. Size is important too. How far are you sitting from the TV?? A 40 will fill the room from 5 or 6 feet. I'm running my 55 Mits from about 8 feet.
Originally Posted by JS
Poineer Elite is the only way to go for Plasma but u better have at least 4500 to spend
Originally Posted by Kenny H
Our living room is a decent size, 23 x 17. I'd have to measure to see the distance to each couch/chair. I'd guess the closer couch is about 8 feet and one further away is about 12. Yes, I am sure ANYTHING will be better then what we have! The TV I have was like $250 I think, its just a normal old school 32"!
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From: Merrimack, NH
Originally Posted by Z28_Ninja
the basic way to figure out the screen size is for HD take the screen size and double it and for analog take the screen size a triple. granted a better equation is there but that works.
Last edited by Brentc5R; Aug 4, 2007 at 06:15 PM. Reason: spelling
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From: bethel PA
if you want HD channels yes you need a HD box, and I will tell you even the non HD channels look better on a HD box, a normal cable box dont cut it on a big screen. its kinda like using a VCR on one, it looks like crap.
Originally Posted by lethal93ta
if you want HD channels yes you need a HD box, and I will tell you even the non HD channels look better on a HD box, a normal cable box dont cut it on a big screen. its kinda like using a VCR on one, it looks like crap.
Do I buy the HD box or can/does the cable company provide? What if a tv has a built in tuner - what does that mean?
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From: bethel PA
you can rent it for so much a month with HD programing ,I think my box and extra HD channels are like 10 bucks a month, built in tuner just means thats its just not a stand alone monitor, you dont "need" a box to run it you could run a line right into it and make it work, but your just going to have a standard signal not a digital signal.