What is the Best Big Screen TV?? - GoFuckYourself.com

Nardimus · 03-01-2003, 06:44 PM

i'm thinking of getting one of these:
http://electronics.cnet.com/electron...?tag=pdtl-list

65 Inch Mitsubishi.. i hear its the best brand.

anybody have one or buy another brand lately that they like?
if so, if you can let me know what you think that would rule!

time to spend some ars points.

asuna · 03-01-2003, 06:46 PM

toshiba...

Nardimus · 03-01-2003, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nardimus
i'm thinking of getting one of these:
http://electronics.cnet.com/electron...?tag=pdtl-list

65 Inch Mitsubishi.. i hear its the best brand.

anybody have one or buy another brand lately that they like?
if so, if you can let me know what you think that would rule!

time to spend some ars points.

which model?

i hear sony's blow and mitsus are the best

Project-Shadow · 03-01-2003, 07:08 PM

Buy a song plasma.. I think the biggest i saw was a 110" .. that is still classed as a TV right? .. Although one of them would probably put you about 6-7k in debt

03-01-2003, 07:50 PM

If you have the proper room (one that doesn't have a huge amount of outdoor light present) then get a front projector. I was just at a store today where they had an Infocus DLP projecting onto a 7 foot Draper screen and it looked amazing.

And the reason I mention that model is because it not only looked great, but it was also a reasonable $2800 Canadian plus about $800 Canadian for the screen. I paid that much for my 53 inch Sony RPTV!

If you're picky, I would spend a bit more and get a Dreamvision or something a little better in quality than the Infocus, but once you see a 7 foot or larger screen you won't be happy with a rear projection set anymore. I know I'm not.

(plus they are cool for plugging your PC directly into them through the VGA port for games and shit.)

m0rph3us · 03-01-2003, 08:07 PM

Digital Tube would still yield the best quality vs. projection.

Plasmas as a waste of $$ right now because prices will drop very soon + the screen burns out in 3-5 years or so.

KRL · 03-01-2003, 08:58 PM

Sony 50XBR800 LCD 3 Mil Res (3 x Plasma and Plasma's Rock at 1 Mil Res) Circuit City has them at $3599 on sale. They also have a 60" version.

The Mitsubishis are great and Hitachis.

edcrack · 03-01-2003, 10:46 PM

notion · 03-01-2003, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by asuna
toshiba...

I have a projection Toshiba, I love it =D

dokk · 03-02-2003, 01:50 AM

I have a 65 in Mitsu Diamond Series HD set and love it. If you want the most HD goodness available be sure to get a good outside antenna unless you're very close to your broadcast city. Hope this doesn't confuse you too much but there are about 16 different HD and SD formats, even though most of the local stations are broadcasting an HD signal, not a lot of the material was shot in HD. There are differences in quality between the different networks, no uniformity to speak of. Fox is about the cheapest and their picture shows it. Where it really shines is with a full HD picture and HD cameras like with the Olympics, Super Bowl etc.. So the best bang for the buck will be using a regular TV antenna. You can also get HD on dish network, am not sure about Direct TV, don't use em but they probably do. For me right now it's not worth 600 bucks more for another dish just to pick up a couple of HD channels when a top of the line TV antenna is about 100 bucks. I get CBS, ABC, NBC, UPN, FOX, UPN and TBS and a couple of others, there is nothing that can match the picture of a full on HD broadcast.

For the best information on HD broadcasts in your area and what's actually being shown in HD format check out Titan TV. It's free and a great guide to HD, Satellite etc.

http://www.titantv.com/

One word of caution most of the HD sets out there whether projection, tube or plasma *will* suffer some burn in unless you give the screen a workout by not leaving it in standard 4:3 for regular broadcasts and not leaving *any* static image on the screen period. The new DLP sets that are coming out are the only ones that are immune to screen burn in. They are still not ready for prime time in regards to pricing, maybe in a couple of years.

I love my Mitsu, wouldn't trade it for a plasma or tube (too small) tv.. when the time comes will probably buy another Mitsu and get the DLP version. In the meantime this one is still working great after 3 years and I've never had to get it serviced.

PersianKitty · 03-02-2003, 06:25 AM

Nothing but Mitsubishis in my house.

SR · 03-02-2003, 07:15 AM

Plasma and LCD are the best but cost a fortune.
I don't like projection tv's
They are huge ugly mosters and the quality isn't too great.

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03-01-2003, 07:50 PM	#5
evildick Guest Posts: n/a	If you have the proper room (one that doesn't have a huge amount of outdoor light present) then get a front projector. I was just at a store today where they had an Infocus DLP projecting onto a 7 foot Draper screen and it looked amazing. And the reason I mention that model is because it not only looked great, but it was also a reasonable $2800 Canadian plus about $800 Canadian for the screen. I paid that much for my 53 inch Sony RPTV! If you're picky, I would spend a bit more and get a Dreamvision or something a little better in quality than the Infocus, but once you see a 7 foot or larger screen you won't be happy with a rear projection set anymore. I know I'm not. (plus they are cool for plugging your PC directly into them through the VGA port for games and shit.)

03-02-2003, 01:50 AM	#10
dokk Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Negril, Jamaica Posts: 723	I have a 65 in Mitsu Diamond Series HD set and love it. If you want the most HD goodness available be sure to get a good outside antenna unless you're very close to your broadcast city. Hope this doesn't confuse you too much but there are about 16 different HD and SD formats, even though most of the local stations are broadcasting an HD signal, not a lot of the material was shot in HD. There are differences in quality between the different networks, no uniformity to speak of. Fox is about the cheapest and their picture shows it. Where it really shines is with a full HD picture and HD cameras like with the Olympics, Super Bowl etc.. So the best bang for the buck will be using a regular TV antenna. You can also get HD on dish network, am not sure about Direct TV, don't use em but they probably do. For me right now it's not worth 600 bucks more for another dish just to pick up a couple of HD channels when a top of the line TV antenna is about 100 bucks. I get CBS, ABC, NBC, UPN, FOX, UPN and TBS and a couple of others, there is nothing that can match the picture of a full on HD broadcast. For the best information on HD broadcasts in your area and what's actually being shown in HD format check out Titan TV. It's free and a great guide to HD, Satellite etc. http://www.titantv.com/ One word of caution most of the HD sets out there whether projection, tube or plasma will suffer some burn in unless you give the screen a workout by not leaving it in standard 4:3 for regular broadcasts and not leaving any static image on the screen period. The new DLP sets that are coming out are the only ones that are immune to screen burn in. They are still not ready for prime time in regards to pricing, maybe in a couple of years. I love my Mitsu, wouldn't trade it for a plasma or tube (too small) tv.. when the time comes will probably buy another Mitsu and get the DLP version. In the meantime this one is still working great after 3 years and I've never had to get it serviced.

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SR Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,239	Plasma and LCD are the best but cost a fortune. I don't like projection tv's They are huge ugly mosters and the quality isn't too great.