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fookolt posted:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sceptre-X505BV-FHD/19793654 Sceptre seems to be regarded as a pretty good off-brand, as it has been around for several years.
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You want to avoid 120Hz or 240Hz then. It might be called Smooth Motion, TruMotion, etc. but look for those numbers. Stick with 60Hz if it's an LCD or LED. Ignore the 600Hz on plasmas, that's an electrical property called sub-field drive that they all need to work anyway, it's been misappropriated by marketing.
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Parachute Underwear posted:For most TVs you can just turn that off though. Most, yes. My Hannspree I can turn it off and I see no effects of it. My parents' Vizio though, it seems to randomly turn back on depending on which channel they're on, or if they're watching a Blu-Ray. Really wish I'd got them the 60Hz model.
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slidebite posted:Does Pioneer still make plasmas? Seems to me back in 06/07 it was between them and Panasonic. No, I believe they got out of the business altogether.
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The Gunslinger posted:Yeah they sold everything including their patents to Panasonic. Interesting, didn't know they did that. Does that mean Panasonic has models as good as or better than Kuros?
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Inertiatic posted:I'm trying to get a new TV for my apartment, but my budget is only about $550. Is it possible to get something decent at 42" in that price range? Many people consider Vizio in the upper tier alongside Sony, Samsung, etc. Seems like a good deal to me.
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About two years ago I bought a 42" Hannspree LCD. Not a first-tier brand but the price was right and it's been a decent TV. Today for the first time it's making a buzzing sound whenever it's turned on. I've plugged it into two other outlets, a power strip, same result. Any thoughts as to what this might be and how to address it? I'll be contacting Hannspree of course but if there's any alternatives I'd like to know.
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Oct 10, 2012 23:57
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z16bitsega posted:You likely have some bad capacitors on your power board (could be some other component going bad, but capacitors are the most common, especially on a cheap TV). It eventually will die completely and the capacitors will need replaced. Thanks. Oddly enough, I turned it on last night and it wasn't making the sound at all.
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I just wanted to mention that I've kept my annual tradition of posting the Black Friday TV deals in Coupons & Deals: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3515992
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A friend of mine wants to upgrade her old CRT to a Smart TV. Are they a good investment, or is she better off getting a separate device for Netflix and other apps? How reliable are they app-wise?
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Any opinions on these two TVs? http://www.abt.com/product/59600/Samsung-UN40EH5300.html http://www.abt.com/product/59295/Samsung-UN40EH6000.html EDIT: Or this one? http://blackfriday.com/products/7901-sceptre-40-class-lcd-1080p-60hz-hdtv-x409bv-fhd TITTIEKISSER69 fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Nov 16, 2012 |
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Several people in this thread and the Black Friday HDTV thread, this year and last year, have positive things to say about TCL. Their TVs sound like pretty good budget-level units, short on fancy features but perfectly good for people with a short list of needs.
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I don't know much about Sceptre, other than they've been around quite a while and haven't heard anything really damning. Probably a decent no-frills unit like a TCL.
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fyallm posted:I am looking for a bedroom tv that will be plugged into a cable line directly (no cable box) and a DVD player.. I'd keep an eye open (especially this week) for deals on 32" units at or under $199.
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This is the old thread, try the new thread here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3523461
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HDMI ports need HDMI cables, period. If you need some, order them cheap from monoprice.com Edit: this is the old thread, new one's here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3523461
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