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Originally Posted by drjones
One of the biggest things causing the price difference (besides size) is going to be the tv's resolution.
720p TV's will be lower priced. 1080p will be the most expensive. 1080i's will be slightly lower than 1080p.
You also want to look at the contrast ratio of each tv.. the more the better. Over 10k is good. A lot of plasma's and LCD's have trouble displaying black too, so be sure to check out how they look in the stores.
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Contrast ratio for TV is overrated and useless. There is no standard on determining what the actual contrast ratio of a TV is and most TV makers way of determining it is dubious at best.
Even if contrast ratios could be trusted 10K contrast ratio is not needed. I guess if you buy at least a 50 inch TV sit within 8-10 feet from it, have black walls and carpeting, no windows and watch TV in complete darkness it might make a difference. Look at it this way when you go to the movies at best you can tell a difference of 3000:1 contrast ratio. Most people at home have at least some light on when watching TV which makes the maximum contrast detection ability of the eye even lower.
The best way to see which TV has the best picture is to actually SEE them in operation. This can be hard in a places like wal-mart which is usually brightly lit and thus makes it hard to notice differences in contrast ratios of the different tvs. Also places like wal-mart tend not to have the TVs set correctly so one can actually look worse, but actually has a better picture, but the idiot making $6 an hour hasn't a clue on how to adjust the settings correctly. Also when viewing an HDTV in a store make sure you view it the distance you're actually going to be viewing it at home.