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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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im considering buyinga new tv. I already have a 42in panasonic 1080p plasma and love it! I am replacing the old crt tv in the bedroom and am trying to figure out if i want another plasma or a lcd and which brand. i really like the picture of aquos but have heard they have alot of power supply issues so am leaning towards another panasonic 42in in either plasma or lcd. is there a big difference between the 60hz and 120hz lcd processors?
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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120hertz ftw night and day imo!
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lcd or coin up for the led. Plasmas have great pics, but they get too dang hot. Honestly, led would be my pick if money was not a factor.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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not looking foranything to expensive, just a bedroom tv i might just pickup like a 37in vizio or something cheap similiar to that. looking to spend around 700$
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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I have a 32" Samsung LCD 1080p in my room. It's more than enough TV for me. All I use it for is xbox, blu ray, and when my girlfriend wants to watch HGTV :/
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by dshag
i might just pickup like a 37in vizio or something cheap similiar to that. looking to spend around 700$
I bought the 37" Visio LCD from Walmart for my bedroom TV. That TV has a great picture! Could not be happier for the price.
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 03:06 AM
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I bought the 37" Visio LCD from Walmart for my bedroom TV. That TV has a great picture! Could not be happier for the price.
Yeah I would go with something like this. I have a series 6 40" Samsung 120 hz in my room and it is kind of overkill. Kind of like an ornament lately. Truthfully I would stay away from the plasma's. There are alot of perc's to the newer lcd's, do a google lcd vs plasma. You could always get a 55" LED and put your plasma in your room.
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 06:01 AM
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get the new samsung 9 series led in 55".
it has local dimming so you will not experience blooming/clouding and its much better than the current EDGE led, which the led lights up from the side of the tv, not the back.
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 07:06 AM
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i love my samsung personally! LCD over Plasma any and every day!

some of yall are crazy i have a 40in in my room and wish i would of went 50ish!!

If i had the money to buy a TV now it would be a LED TV! those are sick
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slickdeals.net... Keep an eye on it Deals on TV's (among other things) pop up all the time!

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all the research ive done have pretty much said plasmas are better then or equal to lcd? curious where your finding the opposite info. i think thats what ill do go grab a vizio 37in or a panasonic 42 in plasma, kinda hard to beat for 599$
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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well ive decided to go buy a 40 in sharp aquos 1080p for 599$. ive always liked the picture quality of the aquos but am leary of the quality issues with breaking down. ill get the best buy 4yr warranty though. thanks for all the input, As much as i love panasonic as a brand i wanna try a lcd
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