Flat Screen TV Question!
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I've heard that but...
Not really true. I spent over a year researching this (viewing both every chance I got). I came to the conclusion that there is no off angle veiwing issues on either technology.
What steered me away from plasma was the huge amount of heat they generate. It's hard to imagine the difference until you can get one of each (same size) side by side at the store for comparison as I was lucky enough to do at a local Sears store (actually the set I ended up getting, but at HHGregg). I held one hand over the top of the LCD and one over the top of the Plasma. OMG, the heat being generated by the plasma was incredible! Very little from the LCD set.
I heard one guy say it best. "If you live in a cold climate, the plasma set will suite you well because they make a great space heater!" Not so good if you live where you have to run A/C a lot. It heats the room around it "too" well.
While true, it really has no relavance to today's sets. Today's XBR's are phenominal! And come highly recommended and are turning out to be virtually completely trouble free.
NOW THAT IS TEMPTING:biggrin: Man if I sale some cars this month
You got me motivated, Shane. I went down to Circuit City and bought a Samsung 46" LCD 1080HD tonight....got it for $1100. Not too shabby! Picture is awesome no matter where you stand in the room. When I've got a little more coin I'll buy a surround system.
Cool! Did you get it hooked up? What did you think?
I also receive a Crutchfield catalog regularly. And while they certainly sell all the best stuff, I must respectfully disagree on it being a place shop.
Their pricing structure borders on scary high! One can certainly beat their prices into the ground by shopping locally.
Possibly a good alternative if you live huge distances from high quality "brick and morter" stores.
I would still be a
sony fan if it didn't take a class action law suit to get them to extend/honor their warranty on a faulty part. How would you like a $1500 part to fail 6 months after their warranty expires? Actually, mine failed within the warranty period.
I've heard they run good sales in their clearance items. I agree, their regular items are way too high.
Rick, I just had mine replaced in October. That TV still has a sweet picture even with the inconveniance. I hope it stays ok as I wonder about the longevity of the optical block.
got a great deal on a fujitsu 50" plasma with a samsung hdmi dvd for $350.00 from the local ebay store here in chicago. it's 3 years old and is only 720p but still has a kick ass picture and for that price i can deal with it not being 1080
Since we are on this subject Im seeing lots of 720P plasmas and LCD for sale. Can you really tell the diff between 720 and 1080? Especially when using a digital signal? I cant tell much of a difference at the store unless i compare a 1k 720 flat V/s a 6k flat screen.
Good question.
A very highly rated Pioneer Kuro is "only" 720P and it is supposed to have a better picture than almost everything else out there. I think that Blue Ray stuff is also just a lot of hype. I'm not going to buy a high def dvd movie for the price they are asking, like $!0-$25 when regular dvd's have such a nice picture. Plus I ususually just rent them and I don't think you can find a store that rents high def dvd's.
sawmillman
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I just have to ask
NOt to hijack but My wife has been hounding me to look into 40'' or better tv what are some good ones that will not make me have go broke to buy?
NOt to hijack but My wife has been hounding me to look into 40'' or better tv what are some good ones that will not make me have go broke to buy?
I have a Pioneer Plasma 50in 720P. Love it! Is 1080P better, yes, but unless you have both side by side you won't know what your missing (except the money).
I do however think the HD or Blue Ray discs make a difference on the little things. They are expensive but you can find good deals out there. Just need to be patient.
Wish Blockbuster carried more Blue Ray!
My .02
Dannyo
Well, if you could find yourself a good wife then you can save your money and won't have to buy a new TV. If that doesn't work, then I would price the 50" and up, since they seem to be the same or cheaper than the 40inchers. Look at CNET.com . They really liked a Panasonic plasma recently. But you can search by price or manufacturer. Good luck. Just don't buy a sony unless you want the Keith Meese of tv's- great quality but lousy support.
The series 5 or 6 samsung has an excellent picture and a 5 can be had for around 1200.00 46" and 6 is about 1600.00 not much difference between the two except the 5 has been out about 1 1/2 to 2 yrs and about 1 yr on the 6, the newest is a 7 or 8 series.
NOW THAT IS TEMPTING:biggrin: Man if I sale some cars this month
Cool! Did you get it hooked up? What did you think?
I love it! The side angle viewing is not an issue. Clear as a bell. The adjustability of the set is really good too. One thing I noticed is my fox news is a bit grainy now with the giant screen. I have HD, so I suppose I should pay the $5/month HD fee and get the channels. I've really happy with this deal, though. The only other feature I could have paid more for was the 120Hz refresh rate, but I haven't yet noticed any difference with the 60Hz. Even the LCD puts off some heat, but as mentioned by Dave, the plasma put out noticibly more....and that means a larger power bill!!
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All one has to do is turn down the backlight. All TVs get warm but plasmas get slightly warmer than LCDs because they use gasses.
Yes, you can tell a difference but it's relative to how far away you are from the screen. Standing 5ft. from a 1080p display that's next to a 720p display, you won't notice anything different. Try it again at 15ft. and you will. When choosing a HDTV you need to figure out how far away you will be sitting from it FIRST. Then you can decide on a size and a resolution.
I think you are backwards. You would have to get up close to see any difference. Actually, according to David Ranada, you would see a difference at about 9 feet, watching a 50" screen. David Ranada did a piece in Sound and Vision. He quoted from a study where they determined that you can't see any difference between 720p and 1080i at about 9' from the 50" screen. Now, if you sit closer, you will need better resolution, or if you get a bigger screen, you will need better resolution, to avoid seeing the pixels. However, in my humble opinion, these reviewers are looking for anomolies that would prevent them from just enjoying the show. Kind of like the difference between running a 10.6 and a 10.65 quarter mile. If it is that important to you, then spend the extra money for 1080p. Otherwise just "settle" for 720p. Don't forget, the Pioneer Kuro 720p got rave reviews. Here is a link to Ranada's article:
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Rick,
I have to respectfully disagree.
Blue Ray in 1080 blows away a standard definition 480 picture.
The up conversion is ok, but not even close.
Blockbuster and Netflixs have Blue Ray and I am sure there are others.
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I just spent 2 hours at the Nebraska Furniture Mart staring at LCD tv's and fending off 6 salesman to figure out what TV's in the 26" to 32" size range I liked in my price range. What I learned was to look at the white in the picture and look for the hazing or bleed around the whites. The better TV's don't have much of this. The darkness of the black colors is also to be looked at as some blacks are more of a blue tint on some TV's. I ended up getting a 26" LG LCD 720P as its ability to adjust color was better than the Samsung 4 series and its color rated higher than the Samsung even though the Samsung rated higher on Cnet's review. It was on sale at Amazon.com for $499 with free shipping. I just hope it arrives in one piece
and it works
The price range on the 32" sets that I looked at started a $399(cheap chinese) to $1200 (Panasonic) Good luck with the search.Similar threads
