32" 1080p samsung LCD at FRY's For $799
08-13-2008 | 02:56 AM
#16
if you want bang for the buck get a westinghouse LCD.
absolutely beautiful and clear image for the money.
if you want something nice and blows most away that realistically is not that much. get a sony.
I am getting a 42" westinghouse because I have seen them hooked up to computers/360/ps3 and i would be more than satisfied with the picture.
but if i had the extra 1k-1500 i would get a sony. sony makes ****ty ****ty computers and digital cameras but their tv's/dvd players are top notch.
absolutely beautiful and clear image for the money.
if you want something nice and blows most away that realistically is not that much. get a sony.
I am getting a 42" westinghouse because I have seen them hooked up to computers/360/ps3 and i would be more than satisfied with the picture.
but if i had the extra 1k-1500 i would get a sony. sony makes ****ty ****ty computers and digital cameras but their tv's/dvd players are top notch.
08-13-2008 | 02:58 AM
#17
I would love to have a plasma, but cost is just too much.
but when you set a plasma next to an lcd you can truly see the difference in blacks.
plus lcd's suck for "response time" on, off, on, bs.. sucks but they still look good for the most part.. most people can't tell the difference anyway.
08-13-2008 | 03:13 AM
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Read my posts dude... I'm talking about LCDs here. Stick to running cable kid.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
Here comes Gagan to drop the bomb on the newbs
remind me to ask you when i need a new TV
08-13-2008 | 08:48 AM
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08-13-2008 | 08:54 AM
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Read my posts dude... I'm talking about LCDs here. Stick to running cable kid.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
ooo good info dude.
08-13-2008 | 09:43 AM
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I hear the next step will be laser TV's. It will blow out of the water everything that is out there now for lower profile and cheaper to manufacture.
Anyone else heard anything about this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS6wsJRGqnQ
Anyone else heard anything about this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS6wsJRGqnQ
08-13-2008 | 10:25 AM
#25
I hear the next step will be laser TV's. It will blow out of the water everything that is out there now for lower profile and cheaper to manufacture.
Anyone else heard anything about this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS6wsJRGqnQ
Anyone else heard anything about this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS6wsJRGqnQ
Right now cost of manufacturing is still high. Mitsubishi has been pursuing Laser as a light source for a while now with the their RPTVs, but since RPTVs are pretty much gone now, I'd expect that R&D to hit the flat panel market soon.
I'm excited about OLED and SED (if it ever get the legal stuff out of the way).
08-13-2008 | 10:36 AM
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Yep!
Right now cost of manufacturing is still high. Mitsubishi has been pursuing Laser as a light source for a while now with the their RPTVs, but since RPTVs are pretty much gone now, I'd expect that R&D to hit the flat panel market soon.
I'm excited about OLED and SED (if it ever get the legal stuff out of the way).
Right now cost of manufacturing is still high. Mitsubishi has been pursuing Laser as a light source for a while now with the their RPTVs, but since RPTVs are pretty much gone now, I'd expect that R&D to hit the flat panel market soon.
I'm excited about OLED and SED (if it ever get the legal stuff out of the way).
Gegan, Orlando bought a huge 62 inch samsung, I think it's an OLED one? I remember him telling me about it having LED's or something haha
08-13-2008 | 10:37 AM
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Read my posts dude... I'm talking about LCDs here. Stick to running cable kid.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
08-13-2008 | 01:16 PM
#28
no tax over this last weekend, plus we had a coupon. then my uncle was getting the same tv. we were at circuit city. the mgr cut us a HELL of a deal. didn't know you could haggle at circuit city?
oh don't forget the discount for having AAA
oh don't forget the discount for having AAA
08-13-2008 | 01:23 PM
#29
Read my posts dude... I'm talking about LCDs here. Stick to running cable kid.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
Anyways, here how it works:
Sony- Best Contrast Ratio, best overall processing, best colors, best pixel sharpness. Expensive, but worth it if you can afford it.
Vizio- 80% of the sony, half of the sony price. Vizio's have all of the above except the contrast ratio (and forget the numbers, that **** is all over the place and very fake). It's just not as black as the sony, but a Great Value. Softer picture compared to the sony.
Samsung- Lots of macroblocking on standard def and also HD. Too much trailing and the 720p sets have a lot of image retention. Overrated. Auto sensing HDMI feature is a PITA!
Toshiba- Soft picture, otherwise good. Usually pricey.
Mitsubishi- Similar to the toshiba. Usually Pricey.
Sharp- Lots of banding (false contouring), lots of macroblocking.
Hope that helps. I don't work for a TV company, I work for a DVD player manufacturer. We do NOTHING but buy and test TVs with our players. I'm telling you guys this from EXPERIENCE. Not from what I read on some forum or review site, or what my dealer tells me when my business is charging up to 400% on some products.
DIBS!
08-13-2008 | 01:28 PM
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