[Stappipsy]

anyone here know anything about LCD TV's


I was planning on spending my OT hours on a 40" Sony LCD, but people at my job keep telling me to buy a Vizio.


does anyone here know about that company or perhaps own one? Or what do you guys reccomend?

[Michael-jeckson2]

I would stick to a more name brand Panasonic, Sony or Samsung. You can check on Slickdeals.net and fatwallet.com for good deals. You can read reviews of some tvs online but your best bet would also be to go to the store and see how they all look next to each other.

[jq0AFTTC]

You can read reviews of some tvs online but your best bet would also be to go to the store and see how they all look next to each other.

Disagree. The stores usually have them set up in "torch" mode, very bright, vivid colour, high contrast. It's hard to evaluate. Also it's hard to know about potential problems.

If you've got the time, try reading through the AVS forums. I ended up with a 46" Sharp Aquos 64 series, due to many people's evaluation of best picture for the buck and also the overall look of the set. There were some warnings about banding issues but I haven't seen any on my TV and have been quite happy. I think the 64 series has since been superceded.

If you've got the cash, the top-end Sonys are very nice.

[Gorlummm]

I did about 3 months of highly in depth research before i bought mine,
Based on price point, scalability, upgrade capacity, picture quality and power consumption.
I learned more than I ever want to know about it, and glad it's over.

I settled on this:

Olevia 2 Series

Normally I would not buy such a high ticket item from Targe'e, but they have a really excellent warranty.
For 70 bucks, three years no matter what the problem, they give you a new one.

6 months later, the set is going strong I'm still loving it.

[wmhardware]

I bought the Sony Bravia X series 46" last year in may. It came with a free ps3 so I was pretty happy about that. The tv is pretty good thoguh. I'm happy about my purchase and no faults that I know of as of yet.

Although, as far as I know, they discontinued the X series line (except for the high end XBR) and are now selling the Z series. I'm not too sure how good they are but usually just look at the specs and compare picture quality/smoothness of the display (if there's any stuttering) before you make your purchase. When I went to one of my local tv retailers, they were trying to push a panasonic line towards us. But for me, I didn't quite like the fact that the videos weren't smooth for me. Ie; I could tell the difference between the refresh rate of the lower end panasonic and the tv that i purchased (The sony bravia). In the end, it's all about personal preference. You may have liked the panasonic more than me.

[AXGreg]

thnks guys. I'll check out the links you guys posted.
I not going to buy till this weekend so I check out all the links I can

[NarunapyCalry]

What I knew may be obsolete but I heard that LCD is easy to burn and leave a vertical streak, sometime right in the middle of the TV. One of my friend got the problem and it couldn't be fixed. He is not buying LCD anymore. For me, I just stick to plasma

[maxsobq]

What I knew may be obsolete but I heard that LCD is easy to burn and leave a vertical streak, sometime right in the middle of the TV. One of my friend got the problem and it couldn't be fixed. He is not buying LCD anymore. For me, I just stick to plasma

BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZ its the other way around. Plasma used to be way easy to burn. I think they are better now but if you are a gamer of any frequency you will have burn ins of your favorite game or news channel on your screen. I dont think LCD burn beacause they are independently lit thingys, sorry the word ecapes me. Also DLP are excellent. I have a Mitsubishi 57 inch and love it. Blacks are black and colors are good. I know they have a stutte in them with very fast motion, but I have never seen it. DLP all the way.

Also my parent just lept into the 21st century and purchased both a Sony Bravia 42 inch and a Toshiba 37 inch Both very nice sets.

[Unjucky]

I've been eyeing the Panasonic plasma sets which look pretty stunning to me. They have an SDHC card slot that works out well with my Panasonic 1080p camcorder that records on the same media. Kendo action looks very crisp off the SDHC card, much more so than my kendo actually is. That is reason enough to buy the set I suppose.
Then again those new ultra-thin OLED screens from Sharp and Sony are so tempting.

[TheBestCheapestOEM]

What I knew may be obsolete but I heard that LCD is easy to burn and leave a vertical streak, sometime right in the middle of the TV. One of my friend got the problem and it couldn't be fixed. He is not buying LCD anymore. For me, I just stick to plasma

Here's a basic rundown.

LCD, Dead Pixels, streaks, and burn in does happen, but it's pretty darn rare from what the experts say. Especially with Burn in.
LCD uses a hell of a lot less power as well.
Also, depending on the brand, viewing angles are much better. Take mine for example. I can stand in any part of my room and experience virtually no dimming effect.
Again, this also depends on the brand. There's a lot of crap LCDs and Plasmas out there, even by so called "top brands" so like Neil said, you really have to check them out in person to make sure it's right for you. I can't stress this enough.
Also, the size of the room is *supposed* to be important, but I say nuts to that. All men want the largest screen they can afford, regardless of room size. LOL

On Plasma:
Didn't care for it. Picture was slightly better, and price was lower in most cases, here's the trade off:
They are super heavy, which makes it a pain in the butt for wall mount.
Also, they get super hot. Next time you are in the store, stand right in front of one. You might as well be buying a heater for your room as well.
And of course, that heat translates into quite higher power consumption.

Don't even get me started on DLP.

In the end, It'll really be all about what works for YOU.

[Bromikka]

hey Kenzan the one you have in the specs it sayd 8ms respoinse time. do you see any blurring? I'm going to be watching a lot of kendo videos on it...especially the ones from kendo nippon magazine which are dvd quality

[pimbertiemoft]

The plasma TVs are supposed to be much better at the burn-in thing than they used to be, but even so they recommend always watching standard definition TV in stretch mode (ie without the black bars on the side). I hate stretch modes so that was a show-stopper for me.

[beepbeet]

Here's a basic rundown.


Don't even get me started on DLP.

WHAT WHAT WHAT?????
What have you heard I have had a DLP for two years and not one problem.
I do agree with everything else.

Plasma SUCKS!

[AgindyMinnife]

A friend of mine has a 46" Vizio LCD - it's nice. It's mainly an xbox monitor, and the games look great. Plus the logo on the front glows, which I would normally think was cheesy, but it works.

I just bought an AOC 32" LCD (8ms, 1500:1, 60Hz, 720p(!)) and am completely happy with it. Motion looks good, black look nice, etc. So, you can buy cheap and get a good product.

[dexterljohnthefinanceguy]

anyone here know anything about LCD TV's


I was planning on spending my OT hours on a 40" Sony LCD, but people at my job keep telling me to buy a Vizio.


does anyone here know about that company or perhaps own one? Or what do you guys reccomend?

In my honest opinion, I would recommend the 42" LG 1080p TV's. They along with Samsung, provide a better money value than the Sony Bravia for example.

I helped my dad through the specs of finding and buying this LG TV about 3 years ago. It was worth ~$3000, now its worth $1,353!! (Australian)

http://www.shopbot.com.au/pp-lg-42lg...ce-125031.html

This is the next model up which I am planning to buy / wait for a newer model, within the next 6 months.

http://au.lge.com/products/model/det...7lg70yd.jhtml#

Now...4ms response time is truly good for a 47" TV, as well as the 500cd/m² brightness to contrast ratio 50,000:1. MAYBE the contrast ratio is based on dynamic contrast (a marketing gimmick to basically lie about the actual contrast, which if this was the case...that 50,000:1 would be close to 10,000:1 at most)...but the visuals are just fine compared to the previous model.

Otherwise, if you have the money...why not try out Sony's XEL-1 OLED Digital TV!! Can't beat 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio in proportion to a theoretical near infinite resolution, and refresh rate.

Though you might have to wait for bigger sizes in the near future.

[vNZsk39B]

samsung 120 hz LN40A750

[yahyynzer]

I bought the Sony Bravia X series 46" last year in may. It came with a free ps3 so I was pretty happy about that. The tv is pretty good thoguh. I'm happy about my purchase and no faults that I know of as of yet.

Although, as far as I know, they discontinued the X series line (except for the high end XBR) and are now selling the Z series. I'm not too sure how good they are but usually just look at the specs and compare picture quality/smoothness of the display (if there's any stuttering) before you make your purchase. When I went to one of my local tv retailers, they were trying to push a panasonic line towards us. But for me, I didn't quite like the fact that the videos weren't smooth for me. Ie; I could tell the difference between the refresh rate of the lower end panasonic and the tv that i purchased (The sony bravia). In the end, it's all about personal preference. You may have liked the panasonic more than me.

OMG I bought the exact same TV last year! As far as PQ (picture quality) is concerned, I'm a happy chap!

[Infiseeenvelp]

Otherwise, if you have the money...why not try out Sony's XEL-1 OLED Digital TV!! Can't beat 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio in proportion to a theoretical near infinite resolution, and refresh rate. I heard that the old weren't out yet. but I did some research on them and they look awesome...could be what is driving the price down on the LCDs.

I think I'm going to save the money and wait to buy one of the high end 42'

thanks again

[portoskins]

Had a Sony one and it was fine . Just bought a new Samsung one and it is superb. 40" LCD, great picture, sound is okay but i've alreday got a home cinema system so wasn't to be bothered about sound quality.

[UnmariKam]

I heard that the old weren't out yet. but I did some research on them and they look awesome...could be what is driving the price down on the LCDs.

I think I'm going to save the money and wait to buy one of the high end 42'

thanks again

42 feet?! Sounds like an IMAX to me lol