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GreatGreen posted:I feel totally lost. This thread's opening post is getting close to being four years old, and there are so many TVs on the market that it's hard to know where to start. Currently, I only have CRT TVs and computer monitors in my house, so I'm pretty new to the whole flat panel market. Things like "great black levels" are where you are going to find contention as LEDs have OK black levels when you are directly facing them but that is generally a premium you pay for. I go by a specific calibrator's ratings, however his rating system is post professional ISF calibration. His reviews are starting to include pre calibration impressions for those that do not plan on professional calibration. http://hdtvbychadb.com/reviews.htm If you had to assign usage percentages to your viewing how would you break it down? 50% Monitor/25% gaming/20% TV/5% Blu Ray? Myself, it was 75% HDTV/20% Blu Ray/5% gaming and 2D PQ on TV/Blu Ray was most important so I went Plasma. Edit: With that said, if I were in your shoes, I'd probably go for this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/LG+-+47%22+Class+/+1080p+/+240Hz+/+LED-LCD+HDTV/9318623.p?id=1218084410226&skuId=9318623 It's last year's model, no 3D or internet apps, but amazing PQ for LED and it supposedly has great gaming performance. Uziel fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Sep 13, 2010 |
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Hey HDTV goons, I was wondering if I could get your advice on a purchase. I am looking to purchase a new TV for my living room, which is small. I think I have settled on either one of these two TVs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889005114&cm_re=89-005-_-89-005-114-_-Product or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889005072&cm_re=89-005-_-89-005-072-_-Product To a layman like myself they both appear to be the same product, with the difference between them being that one is 720p and the other 1080p. I'm not really an image quality enthusiast or anything, so which should I chose? Should I pay the extra sixty bucks for the 1080 version or will the 720 version be good enough for my needs, which consist of watching DVDs and maybe a video game or two. I don't see myself adopting blu-ray anytime soon. Also I don't watch any sports. Any advice would be much appreciated! edit: I missed that keyword "plasma" in the 720p television.
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threeagainstfour posted:Hey HDTV goons, I was wondering if I could get your advice on a purchase. I am looking to purchase a new TV for my living room, which is small. I think I have settled on either one of these two TVs My advice is 1) dont buy from newegg.. 6ave and amazon are way way better. amazon and 6ave do free shipping and with amazon they actually care if youre satisfied since they return the tv on their dime. I had a kuro delivered and due to some retarded delivery people the bezel had a bunch of marks in it from the styrofoam, so i called up amazon and got the tv price dropped $150 (it was already on sale for the lowest it had been), of course they also offered to ship me another tv. Never had experience with 6ave personally but i hear theyre good. 2) unless youre sitting at 4 feet and watching blu ray 1080p will be no visual difference than 720. DVDs or video games arent even 1080p, so unless you plan on getting a bunch of blu rays it would go to waste. 3) any reason youre partial to LG? Ive had a 42" 720p LG plasma and the image retention is insane (i sold it). I recommend panasonic: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003924U7A?ie=UTF8&tag=243008992-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003924U7A
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Popero posted:I decided that I probably should upgrade my 10 year old JVC, so I've been looking around. Anybody have any experience with or thoughts on any of these TVs? Heres another good local dimmed one. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BI6W0K?ie=UTF8&tag=243008992-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003BI6W0K I tend to put LG higher than toshiba (since they always seem to have issues about something). The samsung has no chance to keep up with these tvs and is overpriced, so dont get that. If it was me i would just get plasma. You can get a 54" G25 panasonic for CHEAPER than these... $1314 to be exact http://www.wwstereo.com/website/ecommerce/productdetail.aspx?product=TCP54G25 (coupon 2DAYSALE) or a G20 (same thing just no network camera input.. who needs that) at costco for $1300 (2 year warranty!)
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Uziel posted:Being lost is totally normal because there is a glut of models out there, each with varying purposes and issues that need to be compared and contrasted against your specific viewing environment. This is still a good tv and if you *must* have an led local dimming tv then i think i would get this, pretty thick tv but who cares, it has good PQ for sure.
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Sep 14, 2010 07:41
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Could a bad HDMI cable make a ps3 go fuzzy when it auto detects 3d mode? hard locking it to 720p works fine. Just bought some new Kogan HDMI1.4's, hope they fix it up
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Omegaslast posted:I recommend panasonic: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003924U7A?ie=UTF8&tag=243008992-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003924U7A That's a pretty legit looking deal there, thanks! Is there any truth to what my roommate was telling me about plasma televisions running really hot and actually heating up a room? It sounded kind of off, but I don't really know jack about HDTVs. Also, just how dark do I have to have the room when I am using a plasma TV?
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Sep 14, 2010 08:03
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threeagainstfour posted:That's a pretty legit looking deal there, thanks! Well heat is a result of how many watts a tv used. plasmas used to use twice as much power than CCFL backlit lcd tvs. Now plasmas have drastically cut their power usage, basically halving it (or more). Of course a lot of LCDs are now LED backlit which means super low power usage. Will it heat up the room? no. Will it be as power efficient as an LED lcd? no. However dont worry about the power bill.. i ran the math a while ago and you basically will be spending $15-$20 more per year on a 42" plasma and thats if you watch 4 hours every single day.
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Omegaslast posted:Well heat is a result of how many watts a tv used. plasmas used to use twice as much power than CCFL backlit lcd tvs. Now plasmas have drastically cut their power usage, basically halving it (or more). Of course a lot of LCDs are now LED backlit which means super low power usage. Will it heat up the room? no. Will it be as power efficient as an LED lcd? no. However dont worry about the power bill.. i ran the math a while ago and you basically will be spending $15-$20 more per year on a 42" plasma and thats if you watch 4 hours every single day. Okay thanks, 720p plasma seems like the way to go for my needs and price range.
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Omegaslast posted:Heres another good local dimmed one. http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-P50G25-50-Inch-Plasma/dp/B003924UCK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1284471134&sr=1-1 Heck of a deal, but it's because they are releasing a GT25 model shortly.
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GreatGreen posted:I feel totally lost. This thread's opening post is getting close to being four years old, and there are so many TVs on the market that it's hard to know where to start. Currently, I only have CRT TVs and computer monitors in my house, so I'm pretty new to the whole flat panel market. Sometimes people make assumptions that lead them down the wrong path, so I'll ask... If you're totally lost how/why did you decide you need an LED TV?
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Thermopyle posted:Sometimes people make assumptions that lead them down the wrong path, so I'll ask... Well, I decided it was time for a good, modern HDTV because I was tired of my small, lovely CRT TV sitting in my living room that's like 10 years old, so I asked a couple of my friends who are more into this kind of thing than I am. Amongst other things, they recommended I buy an LED TV. Aside from that, in the area of computer monitors, I've never really been a fan of LCD monitors, as I think they have lovely black levels and other problems, like bad scalability, ghosting, input lag, color crushing, and refresh rate problems that good CRT monitors just don't seem to have. I've always kind of assumed this carried over into LCD HDTVs as well. Anyway, for the sake of asking, are there any modern TVs out there for around a grand or so that are good enough to double as a computer monitors for somebody who plays a lot of really twitchy games and who really appreciates great black levels, even when the TV is in a dark environment?
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I need some advice. I'm looking to a buy a new TV in the next few weeks as I'm moving. I mostly plan to use the TV for sports, and movies. I'm particularly curious about TV's that can stream Netflix - is the quality good? I don't know at this point if I even want cable as the local HD content + movies will probably be what I'd use it for anyways. Also, is there any way to bypass cable/dish if I'm only interested in Sports? My budget is roughly ~1200 (willing to go a little more if it's worth it) KarmaticStylee fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Sep 15, 2010 |
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GreatGreen posted:Well, I decided it was time for a good, modern HDTV because I was tired of my small, lovely CRT TV sitting in my living room that's like 10 years old, so I asked a couple of my friends who are more into this kind of thing than I am. Amongst other things, they recommended I buy an LED TV. Well, see...I'm glad I asked. LED TV's are LCD TVs. The "LED" is referring to the light source. You would do better to disregard what specific technology a TV uses to display an image and instead just focus on if the TV does what you want. I haven't been following too closely the past couple months, but the Panasonic G25 series of TV's is widely regarded as being a great deal in that price range, but I'm not sure about if there's any gotcha's with regard to it's use with a PC. In particular I think qirex from this very thread really likes Panasonic plasma TV's (inside-ish joke). I think you would be best served by reading about some of the TV's in this list, and then after you find some that sound like they meet your needs, Google for some more reviews of those particular TV's and then come back here to ask some more specific questions if you need to.
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For the record I think Panasonic makes great TVs, they're just not the answer to every single question.
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I'm a big Panasonic plasma fan myself, and I love my TV. However, during summer repeat season 95% of the use my TV sees is watching baseball. I know it is just temporary image retention and not burn-in, but a faint ghost of the FSN score bug is just about omnipresent this time of year. It is one of those once you notice it you can't not notice it things.
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So I'm looking to get a new TV, but I'm pretty overwhelmed as to which. I've done some reading into it, but there are so many different variables that I'm afraid to commit. To start, my budget is somewhere between $700-800, and I've been looking at screens in the low to mid 40" range. Features I care about are: 1. It looks nice 2. Internet capable. Netflix, youtube, network streaming, etc. Beyond that, not much is set in stone. Plenty of inputs, I guess. Help?
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Big Mac posted:So I'm looking to get a new TV, but I'm pretty overwhelmed as to which. I've done some reading into it, but there are so many different variables that I'm afraid to commit. Have you checked out this TV? http://www.amazon.com/LG-42LD550-42-Inch-1080p-HDTV/dp/B0039RSYQS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1284576562&sr=1-1 It's internet capable and is 736 bucks on Amazon right now.
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threeagainstfour posted:Have you checked out this TV? This is the exact one I had found, I just hadn't been sure whether or not I was making a foolish decision. I guess I'll order this baby come payday. Thanks, man!
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I have this grand idea that when I buy a new TV, I'm going to do everything on it, meaning I'll hook my computer up to it and it will basically become my new computer monitor along with everything else. Internet browsing, PC and PS3 gaming, YouTube and ripped DVD watching, and everything else a TV is supposed to do. Does anybody actually do this? Am I going to find myself just going right back to the old desktop and desktop monitor for all my computering stuff? Or will it be fine and I'll find myself in digital media nirvana and never go back? I mean I'm sure it's different for everybody, but seeing as I haven't done it yet, I'm thinking there could be a lot of things I'm just not considering and maybe you fine folks can help me out in that department. GreatGreen fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Sep 15, 2010 |
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Big Mac posted:This is the exact one I had found, I just hadn't been sure whether or not I was making a foolish decision. I guess I'll order this baby come payday. Be sure and actually go check the TV out in person at a store or something before you go and buy it! I would hate to be the catalyst for you making a purchase you weren't happy with.
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Hey, I'm looking for the best HDTV for ~500 dollars to game on. Ideally, I'd like a 26-32 inch TV. I really don't know much about HDTV's (drat kids and their new-fangled gadgets), so I have no idea what to really look for or what brands are good.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042FS11E?ie=UTF8&tag=243008992-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0042FS11E Just a heads up, this tvs $650 at frys if you got one near you. coolskillrex remix fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Sep 17, 2010 |
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Does anyone have a recommendation for TVs over 60 inches? Don't really have a price range in mind, but i'm not looking to cheap out on it or anything. Also, how are 3D sets at this point? Does a set being 3D negatively affect the quality of the regular 2D image due to it being new technology? Any input and recommendations would be awesome. I wanna try and be future proof for this, and i think 3D is pretty neat-o so it'd be a nice thing to have. If it's more of a pain than it's worth though i could live without.
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Is there some technical reason most TV's don't have an HDMI out? Is it due to HDCP?
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smackfu posted:Is there some technical reason most TV's don't have an HDMI out? Is it due to HDCP? What would be the use?
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bull3964 posted:What would be the use? Using your TV as the HDMI switch rather than your receiver. My TV can remember different settings for each HDMI input, while my receiver can't.
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smackfu posted:Using your TV as the HDMI switch rather than your receiver. My TV can remember different settings for each HDMI input, while my receiver can't. This is really such a limited case scenario its not worth it for companies to bother.
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What does everyone think of the Sony Bravia 60EX700? It was this one or the Samsung UNC557000. We got the Sony because my husband wanted the larger tv, but the lower reviews are scaring me. Can you all give me some insight?
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You're not supposed to read reviews after you purchase.  Content: is there a better or worse time of year to buy a television, price-wise?
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wormil posted:You're not supposed to read reviews after you purchase. It says April/May, but I also always thought that right before the Superbowl is good assuming you live in the US.
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Uziel posted:This article might help: http://lifehacker.com/5440376/best-time-to-buythe-best-times-to-buy-anything-all-year-round April/May is usually best since new year models are coming out and stores will try to get rid of last year models quickly. There are definitely great deals at other times of the year in my experience as well like right after Thanksgiving and before the Superbowl as you mentioned.
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threeagainstfour posted:Be sure and actually go check the TV out in person at a store or something before you go and buy it! I would hate to be the catalyst for you making a purchase you weren't happy with. I went to a nearby Best Buy and saw one on display the other day - it was beautiful. Ordering as soon as my deposit goes through.
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Can anyone speak to 60hz vs 120hz? I'm planning on upgrading to a 46" from a little 23" Samsung I've had for about four years. It's never given me any trouble, and that I've always liked it, so I think I'm going to stick with them for a brand, and with a budget of about $1,000, it's down to these two: LN46C530 for $800. LN46C630 for $950. There's some difference in minor stuff like 3 vs 4 HDMI ports, but the big difference point seems to be 60hz vs. 120hz.
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royalejest posted:Can anyone speak to 60hz vs 120hz? BluRays encoded at 1080p and 24 frames per second will show up right on 120hz. If you ever see stutter in panning scenes, it's because in order to show 24 frames per second on a 60hz (hz is basically the same as frames per second on the tv) you need to show one frame 2 times, the next frames 3 times, the next 2 times, etc. With 120 hz you just show each frame 5 times. I thought this would make a difference for things like streaming Netflix via my ps3, but even though Netflix streams some things at 24fps, the PS3 still outputs it at 60hz, so it doesn't help.
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Uziel posted:It says April/May, but I also always thought that right before the Superbowl is good assuming you live in the US. I bought my current HDTV right before the Superbowl and felt like I got a good deal. I'm still happy with it years later but my wife wants a plasma to hang on the wall and reclaim the space taken up by our RPHDTV. It's difficult to argue with getting a new tv.
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royalejest posted:Can anyone speak to 60hz vs 120hz? From what I understand, Blu-ray and sports are affected by this.
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60Hz vs. 120Hz: is there any reason not to get 120Hz if you can get it for same price? Because I can't think of any downsides except price.
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Hob_Gadling posted:60Hz vs. 120Hz: is there any reason not to get 120Hz if you can get it for same price? Because I can't think of any downsides except price. No reason, although as previously discussed MotionFlow/Truemotion/Interpolation in general are the devil's handiwork, and those who enable it will be put to death by the sword and the flame.
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So I am going to (most likely) purchase this TV: http://www.lg.com/us/tv-audio-video/televisions/LG-lcd-tv-47LE5400.jsp I just have a question that I hope someone can answer. If I plug an ethernet cord into the back of it and hook up my network files to it (can I do that?) what will the user interface be like. Easy to use? Ugly? Nice? By network files I mean movies and tv shows. Does anyone have any experience with LG network interface?
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