Everything over 39" or so is 1080p, plasma is dead, you want 120hz or better refresh.
From there is a minefield of features, caveats, and good/bad models for the big
name's like Vizio, Samsung, Sony.
It's hard to get proper testing done in-store since they will have a crap video
source driving all sets and limited to no bluray players connected. If you get a
proper bluray DVD with test material & can get them to attach a player to a few sets
you might be able to get an idea of what's good.
Personally I like buy, try, return as my method for selecting TV's, YMMV.
Bino Gopal wrote:
A new plasma or LCD (using LEDs as the light source) TV is probably your
best bet. They'll all be 1080p, and you should definitely have that as
Blu-Ray needs that res, and the tv should also upconvert SD stuff to that
res too...and nothing beats watching tv in HD nowadays; it's a world of
difference since I got my TivoHD last Oct and started recording everything
in HD; I'd never go back!
Depends on how much you want to spend though. Fwiw, I got a 60" Samsung DLP
(which used LED though) on sale at Best Buy for $950 (talked it down from
the $1200; it was open box) back in Feb or so when my 36" Sony XBR WEGA CRT
died, and I've been pretty happy with it.
If any of those are still around (I doubt they're making them anymore in
favor of LCD since everyone wants "thin") it could be a good price/perf
ratio, as a LCD or Plasma that size is going to be WAAAY more expensive...if
you do find one and have questions I can fill you in on whether it's a good
one or not, etc.
That's the high-level w/o getting too detailed. HTH!
BINO
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Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 9:28 AM
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Subject: [H] advise
Moving into a new place and it looks like I will move off the bottom feeder
list (for TV's)
Going to replace my 32" crt with probably a 46" flat screen and get a new
audio system also with a blue ray player.
I know crap about all this 1080p and the rest of the specs. LCD,LED ????
Did not figure would go there until this TV crapped out but my current stand
and TV will go to my son's new room and apparently we/I am able to get
whatever I need.(want) 8-)
Advice appreciated without starting a audio /video war. <:-|
thanks
FP
