Buying a T.V.

[hardrock]

Looking to spend $1000-$1500.

What is better Plasma or LCD? Are they all HD? I think plasma,but have heard they go to crap in 3-5 years. I want at least a 42" flat panel to hang on the wall.

As you can see I haven't bought a new tv in at least 10 years.

A little help?

 

[gonelifting]

Will the room be well lit or maybe have lots of wiondows and natural light that you can't control? If so, the LCD is the way to go. Plasma works better in a darker room oor where lighting can be controlled.

Have you decided to go with a 720p or 1080p TV? Of course the 720 would be cheaper and that size is just at the cutoff to barely even notice the difference and depending how far away you sit from it, you won't tell the difference much.

You also need to know what you'll be doing with the set. Video games, DVD's, just cable TV watching? If you get the HD DVD players, might as well get the 1080 p sets.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

Stay away from sony.. far far away..

 

[dead_reggin_storage_fashi]

i bought a 720 panasonic for like 1300 42 inch hanging on the wall. I like it. I am not too into Tv's

 

[cindylou]

I have had 2 plasmas

Just buy the extended warranty in case something does happen. My first one did go out, but you will have no worries if you buy the warranty.

I have had a 42 and a 50 inch and they both look great hung on the wall. 1080p is good, but I have 1080i and it looks pretty damn good too, not as expensive, just depends on how much you want to spend.

 

[hardrock]

Will the room be well lit or maybe have lots of wiondows and natural light that you can't control? If so, the LCD is the way to go. Plasma works better in a darker room oor where lighting can be controlled.

Have you decided to go with a 720p or 1080p TV? Of course the 720 would be cheaper and that size is just at the cutoff to barely even notice the difference and depending how far away you sit from it, you won't tell the difference much.

You also need to know what you'll be doing with the set. Video games, DVD's, just cable TV watching? If you get the HD DVD players, might as well get the 1080 p sets.

There is a lot of natural light in the room. I think I'm OK with 720p. Will be ued for watching cable and DVDs. I'll keep the Xbox on the 60" projection downstairs.

What about brands? I see a lot of no name brands for pretty cheap out there. Any posative thoughts on that? I'm kina leary of no name shit.

I was planning on buying at Best Buy, just because I have a couple hundred in gift certs there.

Any recommendations?

 

[cindylou]

There is a lot of natural light in the room. I think I'm OK with 720p. Will be ued for watching cable and DVDs. I'll keep the Xbox on the 60" projection downstairs.

What about brands? I see a lot of no name brands for pretty cheap out there. Any posative thoughts on that? I'm kina leary of no name shit.

I was planning on buying at Best Buy, just because I have a couple hundred in gift certs there.

Any recommendations?

buy the warranty - and the guy that worked on my plasma said that Pioneer and Hitachi were the best?

I dont know though. thats just what he said.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

plasma burns alot of electricity

 

[hardrock]

plasma burns alot of electricity

So LCD is more efficient?

 

[fistfullofsteel]

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/p....html?compName=PNA_V3_ProductDetailsComponent

LCD, doesn't use as much electricity. that is a fact.

 

[SC4EVA]

Am I the only person who doesn't have or plan to buy a flat-screen? When I moved into the place I'm living now I blew way too much money on an entertainment unit and now have no choice but a TV that will fit in it.

 

[shizzer]

i was thinking of buying a big flat screen, I went on Ebay and found 3M corp was selling some stuff. I got a HD projector for 300.00 bucks, now i have a 150 inch tv oh yeah. I dont even really go to the movies anymore.

 

[hardrock]

I see great deals on this "LG" brand? Are they total crap or what?

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

I see great deals on this "LG" brand? Are they total crap or what?

LG = Lifes good.. = one of the biggest eletronic companies in the world..

they are pretty good bro.

 

[Mr. dB]

LG is the Korean conglomerate formerly known as Gold Star.

 

[gonelifting]

Yeah, why not. LG is OK. Just look at it in the store first.

btw Plasmas don't "die out" in 4 or 5 years.

But again, Plasma needs the room to be a little darker than an LCD would need. On the other hand, an LCD TV may look too "bright" in a very dark room such as a bedroom solely viewed at night. LCD black levels, such as shadow details etc.. are notoriously not as good as plasmas. You always give up something for different circumstances... unless you pay the big bucks.

Also, LCD don't have the greatest field of view. If you want to view the screen from a sharp angle, off to the side, then you may want to look at it first before you buy it.

a, remember TV's are different now, you can't really buy a TV that's "too big". If you see a 50 inch set you like, it won't be big, because the PQ in HD is so good, that you can sit relatively close to it and still enjoy the image.

Don't forget to account for cables, wall mounts, speakers if you're considering it, etc... that adds to your bottom line price. It gets pricey.