BF2S Forums Good hd tv for the price?

Anything below the Bravia.

My parents just bought a 60 inch tv from costco. It was a dlp so it wasn't thin, but it still looks fantastic for the price. $799 I think.
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/product/WD60C10 Two year warranty as well.

probably bang bros hd

my monitor beats the hdtv by 1,48148148

From what I understand about the best HDTV out there is the VT25 line from Panasonic.  I have extremely limited experience with HDTVs, we don't even own one, which is kind of crazy at this point.

Some kid in my class was giving people shit about making CRTs in 2003 when a video we watched about Walmart in AP Econ showed it.  He didn't like it when I pointed out that HDTVs were quite expensive, if available at all, 7 years ago.

Then you want a plasma. Panasonic are the top tier, but Samsung are out there with some really great price-performance models. Whatever you do, just don't get an LG, they always break. And I mean that in a literal sense.

Backupwayback wrote:

Sambuccashake wrote:

Budget + area of use please.

500-1500 probs

Used for tv/movies mainly maybe some gaming

What about the room it will be in? Is it dark?
..an important question: http://www.hometheater.com/advicefromth … lasmavlcd/

Sambuccashake wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Then you want a plasma. Panasonic are the top tier, but Samsung are out there with some really great price-performance models. Whatever you do, just don't get an LG, they always break. And I mean that in a literal sense.

LG's are getting better though. If you've got a lower budget I'd say they are the best at the moment.

Better?! If anything, I'd say they're getting worse. More and more 2-year-old LGs with blown up YSUS boards come in every week.

Backupwayback wrote:

Kmar wrote:

Backupwayback wrote:

500-1500 probs

Used for tv/movies mainly maybe some gaming

What about the room it will be in? Is it dark?
..an important question: http://www.hometheater.com/advicefromth … lasmavlcd/

Ya plasma tvs with burn jsut doesnt sound fun.

Dark room with middle seating.

You need to be very skilled to manage to burn in on a plasma that's made this decade. I didn't manage to burn anything into my 2005 plasma, even though I abused the hell out of it, including web browsing for hours at a time.

I also don't really see where that site is coming from, regarding the brightness of LCDs vs. that of plasmas. Most plasmas I've looked at are in the 800~1000cd/m² range, while LCDs barely ever get rated above 600.

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Sambuccashake wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Then you want a plasma. Panasonic are the top tier, but Samsung are out there with some really great price-performance models. Whatever you do, just don't get an LG, they always break. And I mean that in a literal sense.

LG's are getting better though. If you've got a lower budget I'd say they are the best at the moment.

Better?! If anything, I'd say they're getting worse. More and more 2-year-old LGs with blown up YSUS boards come in every week.

Backupwayback wrote:

Kmar wrote:

What about the room it will be in? Is it dark?
..an important question: http://www.hometheater.com/advicefromth … lasmavlcd/

Ya plasma tvs with burn jsut doesnt sound fun.

Dark room with middle seating.

You need to be very skilled to manage to burn in on a plasma that's made this decade. I didn't manage to burn anything into my 2005 plasma, even though I abused the hell out of it, including web browsing for hours at a time.

I also don't really see where that site is coming from, regarding the brightness of LCDs vs. that of plasmas. Most plasmas I've looked at are in the 800~1000cd/m² range, while LCDs barely ever get rated above 600.

I suggest you read the link backup .. modern tv's don't really "burn in" anymore. It's a popular myth that really needs to be dispelled. Also, LCDs are absolutely brighter on average. Just a hint of research would tell you that Freezer .
http://www.diyaudioandvideo.com/TV/Technology/
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/tv-lcd-led-pla … ers-guide/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Plasma-vs-LCD-- … ht-For-You
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ZJmQeH7buR … panel.html

Burn, Baby, Burn?
This one is in LCD's favor and there's no denying it. Plasmas are prone to "image retention," or screen burn if static images are left on-screen too long. But so were the CRTs we all lived with for decades. Many plasmas are now shipping with technological tools to defeat this once it occurs, or reduce the chance of it happening. The best defense is to avoid burn entirely. This might not be easy if you're a heavy gamer, or even an addicted CNN watcher- the stock market ticker tape at the bottom of the screen has burn-in potential, even now that it's more translucent. If this is you, you know who you are and whether you need an LCD to service your habits. But if you're an average Joe who's capable of being just a little careful, don't worry about it. Also, keep in mind that after the first 100 hours or so, it gets a lot harder for any plasma to burn in.

Today, if I could pick any tv I wanted it would be a plasma. I have a 52" Sony XBR series now. I like deep blacks (insert joke). I really liked the pioneer Kuro, but they stopped making them. Pioneer is actually leaving the Plasma business. http://www.ultimateavmag.com/content/pi … ma-monitor

Unless you live under a rock—in which case, you probably don't read UAV—you know that Pioneer's Kuro plasma TVs are the finest flat panels ever made. You also know that Pioneer is getting out of the plasma business altogether, much to the dismay of videophiles everywhere. It's a sad situation, but who can really blame Pioneer? LCDs sell in much higher numbers than plasmas thanks to their brighter image on the showroom floor, and Kuros are more expensive than most other flat panels. Add to that the economic meltdown, and you have a recipe for slow sales and red ink.

Note: Showroom floor... that is also why TV's tend to ship "HOT", which is a way of saying oversaturates, brightness turned up ..etc. Because they will stand out when put next to a TV that isn't. They do that so when sales reps put them on the floor they don't have to mess with setting up the typical sales gimmicks. It sucks because you spend the money on a tv, then you also have to spend the time (and possible money), calibrating it properly. There are certain variation with every set. But the manufacture could calibrate them for you if they weren't so concerend about having the richest colors and brightest setting possible. A true videophile is looking for accuracy, and what we usually see on the sales floor is FAR from it.

Kmar wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Sambuccashake wrote:

LG's are getting better though. If you've got a lower budget I'd say they are the best at the moment.

Better?! If anything, I'd say they're getting worse. More and more 2-year-old LGs with blown up YSUS boards come in every week.

Backupwayback wrote:

Ya plasma tvs with burn jsut doesnt sound fun.

Dark room with middle seating.

You need to be very skilled to manage to burn in on a plasma that's made this decade. I didn't manage to burn anything into my 2005 plasma, even though I abused the hell out of it, including web browsing for hours at a time.

I also don't really see where that site is coming from, regarding the brightness of LCDs vs. that of plasmas. Most plasmas I've looked at are in the 800~1000cd/m² range, while LCDs barely ever get rated above 600.

I suggest you read the link backup .. modern tv's don't really "burn in" anymore. It's a popular myth that really needs to be dispelled. Also, LCDs are absolutely brighter on average. Just a hint of research would tell you that Freezer .
http://www.diyaudioandvideo.com/TV/Technology/
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/tv-lcd-led-pla … ers-guide/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Plasma-vs-LCD-- … ht-For-You
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ZJmQeH7buR … panel.html

Those links don't really say anything at all other than "check the reviews" at most, and most reviews I've seen aren't very good at specifying maximum luminance. If you know a good site that does proper measurements, do share.

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2010-12-16 23:21:58)