LCD. Plasma might have a better picture, but then you have to deal with replacing the expensive bulb and other issues. I think LCD is rapidly becoming the standard. I've got a 36 inch cheapo LCD, and I'm really happy with it, but I would have bought a bigger and better one if I had to do it over. Sadly, even though my TV is only 1.5 years old, I'm already pining for a 52 inch name brand one. I bought a westinghouse at first (it lasted 29 days and completely stopped working), and it took about a second and a half to change the channel - seriously annoying. I would try to actually use/adjust/watch a display model before buying. The numbers the manufacturers use to describe their products are mostly meaningless once you get past 720/1080. There is no standard definition or measurment for contrast ratio, for instance. I've got to respectfully disagree with Brad about Circuit City and the extended warranty. I think Circuit City could be going out of business real soon - they are already closing one store in Baton Rouge, and you never know what will happen if something goes wrong with your TV in the first year and the company that sold it to you is in chapter 11. As for the extended warranty, I don't like them, but that's just my personal opinion. One thing you should be aware of is how bad some regular cable stations look on an HDTV. I was not prepared for this. About 1 in 15 stations look really fuzzy, jaggy, and bad. Some inexpensively produced DVDs look a lot worse in HD (I've got a 15 month old, and older sesame street DVDs look horrible when they use CGI). I don't have blu-ray or digital cable, but regular DVDs look great, and HD stations look awesome.
To keep this on topic, I would suggest buying your HDTV from a website running Linux. [?] Michael On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Brad Bendily <[email protected]> wrote: > LCD. > > If you're really concerned, you can buy a higher end model. Like the Sony > Bravia XBR series. Not just the regular XBR, but they > have different levels of XBR (XBR3 is the highend, i think). Wait wait... > XBR is the model, It looks like the engine is called: > Bravia Engine 2, or Bravia Engine 2 Pro. Looks like the "2 Pro" is the > highend. > If you get the higher end version, you won't have any of those issues > listed below. > I'm not advocating for Sony, but it's the first one that comes to mind as > having the higher end engine. > If I were you, i'd go for this one: > > > http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665532063 > > Tho, you may have to sell a kidney, or a car or something. > > > I have a Sharp Aquos, I like it very much, I don't have any of the problems > you mention below, and it's not the higher end version. > There is some Motion Blur, but not enough for me to complain about it. I > have more problems with the stupid DVR box from cox. > It locks up and hiccups and other trash that makes me mad. > > I also recommend buying from Circuit City. Well, as long as they stay in > business. I started out looking at buying from Sears, but > they were out of stock that day. So I ended up at Circuit City for two > reasons. One, Circuit City matched the price that Sears was > offering. Two, because the price for warranty at Sears was about 1/3 the > cost of the TV whereas the price at Circuit City, for my TV, was $180. Much > cheaper. And the warranty from CC said they would replace the TV even if 1 > pixel went bad. That's what mostly sold > me. Now, lets hope they don't go out of business, then my fancy warranty > means nothing. > > bb > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Nashid Hasan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have been researching Plasma vs. LCD for a while. So far I am leaning >> toward LCD mainly because of brightness. But I am concerned about: >> >> >> 1. Motion Blur >> 2. Black level >> 3. Viewing angle >> >> >> What is your experience of having a Plasma or LCD? What do you think are >> the weaknesses of each? What would you recommend? I am looking to buy a TV >> over 50 inches. >> >> Thanks, >> Nash >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > > -- > Have Mercy & Say Yeah > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
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