I am looking to buy a TV - Prefer HDTV - Flat Panel - Thought? Suggestions?
 

I want to buy a Flat Panel HDTV. Anyone had any luck getting one they liked?

I've heard Plasma are great except for if you leave it on for a day with an unmoving image, it can burn itself in...

LCD has a shitty viewing angle problem...

Anyone have an opinion?

Budget? Size preference? Do you want it to play 1080i or 780i, etc... HDMI or just DVI? ;)

I can highly recommend PHILIPS 37PF9830 (or the 42 version). The angle view is very good, the response time is very short. Colors are amazing when you use HDMI. So is the contrast.
And most important; its the only TV right now that can handle REAL high definition. All other TVs do not support the 1920 x 1080 pixels, which is required if you want the best out of the blu-ray player, the format is coming probably this year. So the "HD ready" thing is just bullshit, thats why the prices are low now... they want to get rid of their production. What they are talking about is HD for broadcasting, but thats far from the 1920 x 1080.

Price is a little stiff tough. It all depends on what you can/want to pay. II bought it because I could not wait.. lol.. Otherwise wait 6-7 months for other competing models. :)

I have a Panasonic 42' HDTV that I paid around $3,000 for this past June and I love it. Make sure what ever you get that is excepts 'hdmi' cables. I recently bought a Sony LCD from here: (for someone else)

http://www.bestbuyplasma.com/

Both times I got the TV's fine and their prices are pretty good. They are out of Brooklyn NY of all places...

And btw, you would love the ambilight function on 37PF9830 when watching action movies :thumbsup

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They absolutely ROCK!

Plus be very careful of plasma, try and get the largest LCD you can afford.

Plasma 'burn in' can happen with 25 minutes and with TIVO's and stuff like that stuff gets paused all the time.

Have fun shopping though...its always good to buy prezzies for yourself! It makes gallery building seem so worthwhile!!!! LOL

Hmm... I have heard nothing but good things about this TV... I guess 3M came up with some shit that makes this TV extremely bright compared to the competition. Wondering if it has the connectors someone mentioned previously...

Can someone tell me if 42" is enough? To be honest, this will be the first time I have ever purchased a TV before so I literally have no idea. I usually just work, work, work and then go out to watch the Lakers... Since I am going to have a nice sized house I figured I'd bring the Laker parties home and watch them on my TV... But I have no idea just how big a decent TV should be...

I guess that'd be a bit bigger than twice my 20" dell monitor....?

Good question, I went thru the same thing. The 42" I bought was replacing the 55" big screen TV I had. I was looking at the same model Panasonic in 50" and it was close to 5k. To me, that's alot of money for a TV. If i was going bigger than 42" I would probably go DLP.

I know, probably doesn't answer your question...:Oh crap

Still looking...

i have a 60" sony grand wega.

i bought it a 3 years ago for 5k.

it is lcd read projection.

i cannot complain.

the hoth scenes in empire strikes back are fucking awesome.

looking.

I shall keep checking back to this thread. I too want to buy a flat screen LCD, I was looking at Sony's the other day...seemed to be alright, what exactly are "hdmi" cables and what are their purpose? Thanks!

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What is HDMI?
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single cable.

HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.

http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/faq.asp

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Ahh ok, thanks Jay, I was more curious as to why it was so important, now I see. Gosh, when did it become such a nightmare to buy a TV lol.

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Hand down and cupped.

This Sony SXRD the best one on the market. You can buy it in 50" or 60" size. Res is 1920 x 1080. You can get it discounted to about $2,995.

Ask to see the Sony Demo DVD at the store. Its the most lifelike TV image you'll see to date.

This is the technology why its so good.

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Pr...00302/03-008E/

http://www.hdbeat.com/images/2005/08/sony_sxrd.jpg

get plasma :)

I am loving my 60" Sony


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This month's Consumer Reports has a report on TVs. It's worth the $3 or so for the mag :)

I just bought one of the Samsung HLR4667W 46" Widescreen HDTV DLP TV and I love it. Paid about $1600 for it. It replaced my 7 year old 53 inch Toshiba and even though it's technically smaller, it looks bigger because it's wide screen.

The HD channels are amazing. I find myself watching Discovery HD just because of the picture :-)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...Fencoding=UTF8

A couple of pics of my theater room (with the old Toshiba still in place)...

http://lbbv.com/pics/theater-room.jpg

http://lbbv.com/pics/tv-room-back.jpg

I thought the Fujitsu was the nicest plasma I've ever seen...but I don't watch enough television to justify the expense..so we went to Costco and bought a 50 inch Visio, which has a six month return policy. So far, it's worked out well for our purposes.....

Dell sells TV's too, sometimes with $500+ discounts.

I am kind of in a turmoil mode tight now...

Each month I make more and more money and could totally afford this TV... But my money is growing faster than my ability to realize just how much I make. So $3000 on a TV sounds like it is crazy talk... But I could have afforded this TV a year ago and I make more than twice that now... So how do I just go out and buy the fucking thing?

The new Sony Bravia lcd's are pretty slick. Awesome picture quality.

I replaced my 15 year old 50" . . . what a difference. Discovery, National Geographic, Science Channel . . . give me more :)

I've got a 62 inch Toshiba DLP HDTV and it rocks!
By far the best big screen set I've ever had.

I was considering getting that but I talked to my buddy that installs tv's for a living and he told me Toshiba should not be allowed to make tv's.

Hope it works our for you.

Well, that's certainly a choice you have to make. Do you watch a lot of television or do you just want the coolest one that's manufacturered?

Here's something to consider..just because you can afford the television or ten televisions, with the way technology is going, they will be outdated in a year or so.....if you have the money and want real quality, check out the Fujitsu....I've always been a Sony lover and this one beats it by a mile.

Got any nekkid pics of you on that rug? :winkwink:

My big screen Toshiba was great - for 4 years. The converter or somethnig just went out on it again for the 2nd time in a year. Now I have the "White Trash TV Set Up": the working TV in front of the big TV :(

Right... I watch mostly TIVO'd shit... Cop dramas and some sports. So perhaps I should set a limit at $2400 since I don't really give a shit about DVD's and home theater shit...