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09/15/2008 01:43:39 PM · #1

Deciding which HD LCD TV to buy.

My girl and I are going to bite the bullet and buy a 46"-47" LCD HD TV. :-D
We want to spend about $1500usd I have it narrowed down to 4 but I thought I would get some opinions from my homies at DPC.

The 4 I am looking at are:

//shop3.frys.com/product/5541250?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Samsung
//shop3.frys.com/product/5635431?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Sony
//shop3.frys.com/product/5524250?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Toshiba
//shop3.frys.com/product/5351348?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Sharp

Any tips or opinions would be great! Thanks!

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

09/15/2008 01:48:41 PM · #2

enie meenie minie mo should work fairly well

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/15/2008 01:50:52 PM · #3

It may just come to that! :-P

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

09/15/2008 01:52:37 PM · #4

46"-47"??? Pfffft! :P

ivale28

Nikon D40

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED

09/15/2008 01:55:57 PM · #5

Hmmm, most of what I know just sorta soaked in when my hubby was buying his...we have a Samsung and have had no problems. When we were shopping around, we found Sony, for the most part, was over-priced for the quality. Toshiba, if I remember, wasn't great quality. And Sharp was the other model he was looking at as a potential purchase.

His biggest concerns were:

Refresh rate - especially if you play video games. MUST be better than 10 milliseconds (i.e. should be a lower number) or you will get motion blur. The first tv my husband tried (I think it was LG, but not sure) gave him motion sickness! I think most of the newer ones are pretty good now - it was jsut some of the first models that were really bad.

Contrast ratio - should be at least 1000:1 to keep the whites white and the blacks black.

Resolution - don't remember what the exact numbers are but neither should be less than 720 or it is not HD.

Oh, and you're going to want to make sure you have the proper cables if you want to get true HD picture - really does make a big difference.

I would definitely recommend checking all four sets online for user ratings and opinions.

Hope that helps!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/15/2008 02:53:51 PM · #6

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

46"-47"??? Pfffft! :P

In my dreams!

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

09/15/2008 03:43:21 PM · #7

Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
46"-47"??? Pfffft! :P

In my dreams!

Charge it to my card...

Louis

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

09/15/2008 03:45:21 PM · #8

My choice would be the Samsung. I've had good experiences with their large format HDTVs.

neophyte

Nikon D810

09/15/2008 03:47:50 PM · #9

Originally posted by ivale28:

Toshiba, if I remember, wasn't great quality.

My toshiba 32" HD Plasma is great! Nice price too.

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

09/15/2008 04:39:09 PM · #10

Originally posted by Louis:

My choice would be the Samsung. I've had good experiences with their large format HDTVs.

Yeah from the reviews and in talking to sales guys the Samsung is at the top of the list.

Thanks for the confirmation.

MikeO

Fujifilm x100

09/15/2008 06:23:12 PM · #11

Originally posted by neophyte:

Originally posted by ivale28:
Toshiba, if I remember, wasn't great quality.

My toshiba 32" HD Plasma is great! Nice price too.

Ditto that - I just spent about a month researching Full HD tv's and just bought myself a 37" Tosh LCD which goes great with my Pioneer SXV1017 AV amp and my Tannoy F1 speakers and my Morduan Short sub...jebus I could have bought myself some nice L glass with what I spent :-)

Pioneer for plasma, if you have the money, they are amazing.
Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Planar (big bucks), Samsung. Some great tv's out there.

CEJ

Canon EOS-40D

09/15/2008 06:32:47 PM · #12

I have that exact Bravia model I believe. Had it a little more than a month now. I love it. And it is a snap to hook up a laptop to it. Picture is excellent. Sound could be a bit better, but I am not complaining. Can hook it up to external stuff, I just don't have any.