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c0r Tech kids/TV geeks: Recommend me some ~32" LCD TV's? (pg. 2)
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| RJT |
Unfortunately as I'm currently laid off I really don't have any upward wiggle room... $600 is probably as high as I could possibly go.
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| Sorry to hear bro :( I personally would wait till the budget improves and get a little bigger and better, like the Sony. In the long run, you will be very glad u did. Though with that said, go over to CC and see if you can haggle a deal on a screen that you like. You may be able to get what u want! Good luck! |
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| r5a |
Rules of HDTV:
Where do I begin?
LCD TV Wise:
Contrast Ratio / Response Time are your biggest worries.
The higher the contrast ratio, the better. If you see a insanely high (20,000:1 ratio this is what you call the Dynamic Contrast, usually not very helpful, what you target for is the true contrast ratio which will be around 2000:1 or something similar, basically contrast Ratio measures the ratio between the darkest point and the brightest point that can be produced on the display. The higher the contrast ratio, the easier it is to see details.)
Response time = This needs to be low, the lowest possible is 2ms. Average is around 4-6. Anything higher then 6 you probably should move on as you will start to see ghosting (blurring and well double images on fast changing pictures)
Refresh rate there is a "new" thing called 120hz, honestly I haven't read much up on it yet but I don't see the need to as it seems to be another marketing bull term to get you to buy it, 60hz is standard. You will RARELY need to look about this. I will do some reading though.
PLASMA TVs:
- Superior picture quality bar none. (PRO)
- Brightness and contrast ratios are HIGH!! (PRO)
- Burn in is somewhat of a problem (CON)
- Tube replacements. (CON)
- Expensive (CON)
General school of thoughts:
* Go 1080p. There is no reason not to. If you don't;
- You will have to upgrade eventually.
- 1080p can play downwards to lower sources fine.
- Future proof yourself.
- It's gorgeous. If you have Bluray it's worth it.
* All the TVs are pretty much the same really, the price differences are brand and small things that really don't give you ing dick all. There are different types of panels and such and each brand has a different one. My best advice is do this;
Go to the store, look at what you think looks nice, take down the model number and google it. You'll find reviews about the panel technology (if it breaks down, image quality, ect) and if its good swipe it.
* Pick the TV size APPROPRIATE to your room condition!!! The farther away from the TV, the clearer it looks. If you buy a 52" LCD thats top of the line it's gonna look like garbage if your sitting 4 feet from it. You need to pick a respectable size for the room. A lot of people underestimate this.
It becomes very very hard to find a screen under 40" that is 1080p.
Also note;
1280x720 (720p) = 921,600 total pixels.
1920×1080 (1080p) = 2,073,600 total pixels.
There is a difference, more then 2x greater. For the enthusiast they will see that for sure, but yea mot people won't.
and before we get into the 1080i vs 720p debate. Let me end it here, 720p is better. The end.
Rob: Don't worry 720p is fine, you will much enjoy it.
Oh for those that don't know what i or p is
i = INTERLACED.
p = PROGRESSIVE.
meaning, that with i, every other line is drawn, and with p, EVERY line is drawn. Think of it it this way. Your picture is a grid paper, every square is a tiny pit of picture, the more squares, the better the picture obviously because you can get more detail with more squares (pixels) now when you have i half the picture is drawn because your missing half the rows (every other line is drawn) but with progressive, you get a full sheet of a paper and all the squares (yay)
this is why 720p > 1080i. |
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| david.michael |
| I really dig Samsung's LCDs. My 42" (1080p, 120Hz refresh) ran me just above a grand half a year ago, so you might find something not too far above your price range at a smaller size... and the quality is phenomenal, IMO. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by r5a
* Pick the TV size APPROPRIATE to your room condition!!! The farther away from the TV, the clearer it looks. If you buy a 52" LCD thats top of the line it's gonna look like garbage if your sitting 4 feet from it. You need to pick a respectable size for the room. A lot of people underestimate this.
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| kr00t0n |
I got a highly rated 32" Panasonic 720p and it does the job great.
I sit 8' from it on my bed, and the size is pefect.
As others have stated, 1080p is pointless on a 32" screen, and you will struggle to see the difference between it and 720p.
Sadly, the site I use as my base of reviews is UK based, so I have no idea the prices in the states for them:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/filte...=41&submit.y=15 |
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| r5a |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by XaNaX
If you can scrape together another $100 you can get this for $700 after a $60 rebate
46" Sceptre 1080p
might get one to put in my loft just to play xbox on |
Cheap, but not a well-known brand, so it probably has poor colour reproduction, crap black levels and contrast, ghosting, or any combination thereof.
Stick to decent Sonys/Panasonics/Samsungs/Toshibas/etc |
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| denys envy |
| don't buy LCD. keep hearing bad things about them. |
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| r5a |
| quote: | Originally posted by denys envy
don't buy LCD. keep hearing bad things about them. |
retarded. |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by r5a
retarded. |
yeah. i know. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Cheap, but not a well-known brand, so it probably has poor colour reproduction, crap black levels and contrast, ghosting, or any combination thereof.
Stick to decent Sonys/Panasonics/Samsungs/Toshibas/etc |
Sceptre used to be the top quality CRT manfucaturer. They are a well known brand in the tech circles, but outside that is a totally different story.
On that note, their LCDs that I have seen generally are of mediocre quality.
Rob: Well then as someone suggested, wait. You will be happy you did. |
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