So I need some imput on TV"s I am finally going to buy a big bad azz TV 56 or 60 inch. I would like some thoughts on TV's. I like the Samsung LCD and have heard that Plasmas are a pain in the butt to get fixed! What to get! What to get?

Bob there was another thread on this awhile back....

Search it.

Mf

I have a plasma.....no complaints......BUT, if I was to purchase one today, it would be LCD

Aw thx Magic, Just read it. Guess I should check before posting lol

Any time Bob...

Besides, I never get tired of your Avatar....Bootylicious!

Mf

Go LCD, and go all out. 1080p. Not 720p, not 1080i. Make sure it has at least 2 HDMI ports. and like 2 or 3 Component ports, and all kinds of other in-ports, so you can hook up your Blu-ray, Wii, PS3, Cable Box, digital camera/camcorder, Bose surround sound, Dvd, VCR, etc etc etc.

And shop around. Don't just walk into Bestbuy and get hosed. Check independent stores too.
Check Consumer Reports. A $50 subscription may save you $1000.

Make sure you save your receipt, because my Sony took a crap after about 9 months and even with the receipt, they were a pain in the ass to deal with to honor their warranty, and I had to drag it across the county to a "certified repair facility." I'm done with Sony because of that. Also the repair guys warned me that if anything else ever went wrong and I had to pay out of pocket, it would cost me more to fix than a the price of a new set. We also have a Samsung in the other room. When it started making a funny noise they SENT OUT a repairman the next day. Quite a difference in product support if you ask me.

I'm thinking DLP. Anybody have a reason to not buy one of these? Check this one out. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-HL50A650-5...howViewpoints=1

I got my LCD HD TV and computer parts and accessories from these guys...
This is from this weeks sale. I bought mine back when HD TV's were twice what they are asking for now. Lot's of TV available for the buck. Remember to buy a screen size appropriate for the size room that it will be located in. To big of screen in a small room is difficult to watch. Get as large a screen as the room will allow. The larger screen TV's will usually have 4 HDMI plug ins. A USB plug in is good for updating TV via computer from manufacturers website. Remember, on line you don't have Taxes.

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MF,
You didnt offer any insight on the post you referred to or this thread, so instead of trying to increase your post count how about if you just dont say anything.

Just trying to help Bob out, and if my excessive posting's for padding irritates you....good....

Mf

Or maybe what you were trying to say, "the 24 inch rear projection screen that I play missle command on in my moms basemennt is pretty nice. Other than that I have no idea, so to increase my count I would like to refer you to an earlier thread"!

Try the other hand....it's still early.

gayvbest.

Mf

I think Amizon may be the way to go, I just want good fast costumer service if it goes down, Plus thx for the replies whether there post count goes up or not. WHO CARES ?????

What about DLP?

If I were going to get a 60-70" tube today, I'd get the Sony XBR series LCD.

They look pretty nice Fish4brains, $950.00 for a 50inch, thats pretty good. And a 5 star rating hmmmm I may have to do more research on these DLP's.

Thank you for the web address.

They make 70 inch LCD'S??????

DLP's are bulky and take up to much room. Stay with flat and wall mount a super big screens. DLP's are a good buy for those that can't afford the much more attractive Flat screen, but I would go with a smaller flat screen over a larger big screen DLP for the same price.

I do want a flat screen, I don't have much room between the wall and tv stand. I just saw how bulky those DLP's are, to much tv bulk there I think. But the pic rating is very high.

I forgot to mention response time. The lower the better, but anything below 8ms are the better choices for maximum value of the product.. That goes for monitors as well.

we got a plasma...love it....bought it at Costco...if you use your American Express card you get another year on top of the manf warranty...for a total of three years...that makes it nice...both are a good choice....c

I forgot to mention Contrast ratio. Be sure to get a LCD TV with the highest contrast ratio for the best black scale.

I hear anything over the 40" range you want to get a LCD. And apparently the best to get is the 1080i. I bought one with all those things, coincidently I might add and I have been stoked. The picture in HD is retarded good. You definitely want to make sure that you have HD programming for sports especially. Otherwise it can get pretty pixelated. Particularly during football games. I would think that one of the most important things to look into is the pixel refresh rate. The faster the better.

JLH - I work in the biz and the one spec that has no meaning at all is contrast ratio. There is no standard for measurement. Don't worry about this one, take a look at the picture and go from there.

I agree that the quality of the picture should be the deciding factor. It has been my experience that the higher the contrast ration the better the picture. That is for LCD that is for the full HD models. The higher contrast ratio TV cost about the same as those with a lower contrast. The main thing is to notice if there is much difference between Black and gray. Some feature black as gray or whites as gray not offering much contrast. I don't work in the business, but one of my best friends is geek and the owner of Progressive Tech here in Seattle, and he helps me with all my tech issues and choices.

Good luck in making a choice. Don't be in a rush to purchase. Have patience and do your home work. Here are a few links to check out.

http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/forumdisplay.php?f=384

http://www.pcworld.com/article/128570/all_about_hdtv_answers_to_your_questions.html

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/tvs-services/tvs/index.htm

http://www.sceptre.com/Products/LCD/definitions/definiton_lcd.htm#QAM

http://www.consumersearch.com/lcd-tv?source=adwords&gclid=COzOoca_rY0CFQ6uYAodGn-3sQ

If your room is dark, consider a projector... We did this in our basement and love it for a bunch of reasons, but the #1 best reason is that the expensive parts are up on the ceiling, and away from the kids... The screen is inexpensive and can take a frisbee hit/etc without us losing our investment.

Their brightness has been improving but still well below a LCD or Plasma, so again it depends on your room.

Saw "OLED" TVs at CES this year, and holy cow are they amazing. Years away at the sizes you want, but trust me, we'll all own one in 10 years.

Ok, I'm a dweeb, what is blueray? My children seem to know, just not the dad.

The latest and greatest in High Def. DVD. The sound is the biggest difference. From my understanding, it captures all the little things that regular DVD and normal radio and things miss.

Sorta true... There's actually a *huge* difference in video bandwidth and quality as well... The short answer is DVD's are standard def, Blu-Ray is HD. There's all sorts of upscaling/bs about what is really true but this is a first approximation.

VIDEO
DVDs run effectively at 480p, Blu-Ray disks support 1080p. That's roughly 4x the pixels, and the data rate is roughly 4x as high. On top of more data, the video compression techniques for DVD are all MPEG2, while Blu-Ray supports improved AVC and VC-1 codecs... This all means terrific video quality, but it requires a High Def television to take seriously.

AUDIO
As Pug said, again lots more data for multi-track audio, very high resolution. If you're playing the sound out of your TV's built in speakers, probably not a big deal. If you are a home theater geek, you'll appreciate it.

Thank you IrishRogue and Pug, I am now enlightened more or less...

I think you mean 1080p

Start with size and how much you are willing to spend. The large Sony or Sharp aquos LCD's, I think still the only two makers of large ones so far, are going to cost you $5K to $6K. So if size is a factor and you don't want to spend that amount then you are looking at Plasma or DLP. For me if I were to buy one in the $2K to $3K range right now I'd probably get the Mitsubishi Diamond series DLP. DLP's are not that bulky. The 65" is 15 inches deep and weighs 75 pounds. But, if you have the room, what I would really do is watch craigs list for an older Mitsubishi rear projection which can be had for a song. Yeah it's 1080I but you WILL NOT be able to tell the difference and you'll see a lot better picture than most of the sets in the store. If you can find one that has the convergence issue you can probably get it for free and it's a very cheap easy fix for a brand new picture.

I'm gonna stick with my 20" RCA that's 25 years old for now.JK.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

So it's LCD 1080P is the $hit then?????.

Just curious...I know DVD players won't run Blue Ray discs but will Blue Ray players run DVD's? We are starting to think about spending some money finally on our family room (built house in 2004 and have been saving this project) and have accumulated a DVD collection over the years. Would like to still be able to view those movies but would be nice to start buying Blue Ray as well as set up the room with current equipment. Just not interested in having two players to do this ...Do they make players that will run both types of disc..

Thanks, RJ in Montana

yes blu ray will run regular DVD's and most will up convert them displaying a better pic than your old dvd player would.

Just upgraded my blu ray player to the new Samsung 3600. WIFI connects to my network and plays Netflix's Hi Def watch instantly movies. Netflix has yet to transmit in 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound though.

Also gets Pandora which is free Internet digital radio. Although I haven't used this feature much yet I did try out some blues. Entered Clapton and it created a blues station for me of some really good tunes.

Pandora rocks!! I listen the my favorite Reggae music program to the reggae artist "Sizzla." http://pandora.com/ Just thumbs up or down the choice or selection of songs you want the station to play. It awesome with a 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound. I have it playing whenever I'm on the computer. Plus you can have multiple of stations that are tuned to various artists and genre.