Well I hope this isn't considered off topic, but I do need a HDTV for the upcoming nex gen consoles. I've done quite a bit of my own research but I'm still stuck on what to get. Basically it has to be off Newegg.com, and no more than $1000, unless you can convince me otherwise in spending $100-200 more. I would prefer something 30"+ and it doesn't matter if its a CRT, LCD, or whatever. Theres alot of options on Newegg but I need some help in deciding. So if anyone has any opinions on the matter that would be great. Thanks.
Need a little help choosing an hdtv to go with X360
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Well I would love to wait for prices to go down but theres a problem. The reason I want one now, and it has to be off Newegg.com is because I have the newegg prefered customer account and I want to get in on the no payments for 6 months promotion before it ends at the end of december.
I think we need an audio-video forum as suggested by Pascal.
http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24972
http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24972
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Your best bet would be an HDTV with a native resolution of 1280 X 720 to perfectly match 720P.
Fast response time and HDCP compliant on a DVI or HDMI port.
Fast response time and HDCP compliant on a DVI or HDMI port.
I would suggest going to plasmatvbuyingguide.com. It is the best place by far I have seen for everything Plasma, LCD, and DLP related. They have EDTV and HDTV reviews.
Something to know:
Plasma:
By far has the best image quality, whether your talking, color, clarity, or contrast
Is susceptible to burn-in. First 200 hours is when it is mostsusceptible. Turn that brightness and contrast down. Have it in a dark room so the brightness and contrast aren't high. Also altitudes around 6500 meters and it starts having problems. Special models do accomodate this however.
LCD:
2nd best as far as IQ goes. The larger screen sizes see a significant IQ drop. Also once the backlight and cyrstals start going bad, the IQ degenerates. no burn in
DLP:
You don't have to worry about it going out of convergence. 3rd best IQ, except at the larger screen sizes compared to LCD not plasma. no burn in
I would suggest the Panasonic rated #1 on the site I gave you. It is as susceptible to burn in as a CRT (or so the marketing says) and has a increased peak brightness of 20%. If you want a nice plasma to game on this would be it. Make sure you study up on burn-in and how to prevent it. The 200 hours, contrast, and brightness are key. Also watch out for those static images. Make sure you take the necessary measure to refresh the pixels on the tv after playing games.
Something to know:
Plasma:
By far has the best image quality, whether your talking, color, clarity, or contrast
Is susceptible to burn-in. First 200 hours is when it is mostsusceptible. Turn that brightness and contrast down. Have it in a dark room so the brightness and contrast aren't high. Also altitudes around 6500 meters and it starts having problems. Special models do accomodate this however.
LCD:
2nd best as far as IQ goes. The larger screen sizes see a significant IQ drop. Also once the backlight and cyrstals start going bad, the IQ degenerates. no burn in
DLP:
You don't have to worry about it going out of convergence. 3rd best IQ, except at the larger screen sizes compared to LCD not plasma. no burn in
I would suggest the Panasonic rated #1 on the site I gave you. It is as susceptible to burn in as a CRT (or so the marketing says) and has a increased peak brightness of 20%. If you want a nice plasma to game on this would be it. Make sure you study up on burn-in and how to prevent it. The 200 hours, contrast, and brightness are key. Also watch out for those static images. Make sure you take the necessary measure to refresh the pixels on the tv after playing games.
I think people are kinda missing the point here.
It largely depends on size and price. Those 2 combined should give you a very small range of options to choose from, whether LCD or Plasma or whatever else. After deciding what type of set you can buy, it all comes down to what you will want to watch on it.
When viewing HD material, all HDTVs of the same type (plasma to plasma, LCD to LCD and so on) will give VERY similar results. The thing to watch out for is how these HDTVs handle SD material. Some are quite good, some are just crap.
So, if you intend to watch lots of SD material, you might want to look at sets that are good with that - in HD mode they will all look gorgeous anyway.
Given your price range, i think Plasma is out of the question, unless you go for cheap plasma which is going to be quite disappointing.
I think LCD is your best option, Samsung sets are very good and very cheap for what you get. The only problem is that they don't handle SD material as well as Panasonic or Sony sets (just to give an example), but they do charge you a lot for that.
It largely depends on size and price. Those 2 combined should give you a very small range of options to choose from, whether LCD or Plasma or whatever else. After deciding what type of set you can buy, it all comes down to what you will want to watch on it.
When viewing HD material, all HDTVs of the same type (plasma to plasma, LCD to LCD and so on) will give VERY similar results. The thing to watch out for is how these HDTVs handle SD material. Some are quite good, some are just crap.
So, if you intend to watch lots of SD material, you might want to look at sets that are good with that - in HD mode they will all look gorgeous anyway.
Given your price range, i think Plasma is out of the question, unless you go for cheap plasma which is going to be quite disappointing.
I think LCD is your best option, Samsung sets are very good and very cheap for what you get. The only problem is that they don't handle SD material as well as Panasonic or Sony sets (just to give an example), but they do charge you a lot for that.
groper said:
He's in the US and their sets are named differently. The LE32R51B/BDX is the name they gave to the European sets, the US name is LN-R328W i think. Same sets pretty much, apart from obvious differences due to different territories (Digital TV tuners, SCART plugs etc)
I have to put in a recomendation for this Samsung SlimFit again. For 34" or under I can't think of anything I'd rather have.
*fixed link
*no clue what is up with the link, but you can search the site for TX-R3080WH and find it
*fixed link
*no clue what is up with the link, but you can search the site for TX-R3080WH and find it
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kyleb said:
No HDMI. I think it's safer to get a TV with HDMI, just in case.
I was just giving making sure he was fully informed about the HDTV technologies out there. Sorry for properly educating him 
Anyways, in your price range I would have to agree with london boy. I can't think of any Plasmas in the price range you gave that wouldn't be very susceptible to burn-in, since you will be gaming on it. The one I suggested was in the 1900-2500 price range. As far as LCD TVs go, I would suggest you look at the site I gave you.
They have many reviews on the LCD TVs and the + and - of each. If you want to make the best informed decision possible head on over there. They also have buying tips and a whole lotta other information.
www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com (it isn't only for plasmas)
Anyways, in your price range I would have to agree with london boy. I can't think of any Plasmas in the price range you gave that wouldn't be very susceptible to burn-in, since you will be gaming on it. The one I suggested was in the 1900-2500 price range. As far as LCD TVs go, I would suggest you look at the site I gave you. They have many reviews on the LCD TVs and the + and - of each. If you want to make the best informed decision possible head on over there. They also have buying tips and a whole lotta other information.
www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com (it isn't only for plasmas)
Eleazar said:I was just giving making sure he was fully informed about the HDTV technologies out there. Sorry for properly educating him
They have many reviews on the LCD TVs and the + and - of each. If you want to make the best informed decision possible head on over there. They also have buying tips and a whole lotta other information.
www.some-site-or-other.com (it isn't only for plasmas)
Are you on commission?
Anyway for HD stuff I'd suggest holding fire on any Plasma purchases. Resolution is pretty important and although some screens have middling resolutions, few if any have an exact 720p res. That means you're going to be at the mercy of the internal scalers - might be ok for film content, but isn't ideal for video games.
The same caveat applies to LCD, but it's probably easier and cheaper to find acceptable resolutions or screens with good scaling.
If you wait around a bit, maybe in the next year we'll start seeing screens with 1080p resolution which will probably be the sweet-spot in the future - I think 720p and 1080i are just stepping stones, though it might take a few years for the dust to settle.
I'd say HDMI is a must at this point, and the SlimFit does have it. I'm not sure what is up with Samsung's site as my link worked when I posted it but doesn't work now, and the link to the TV's manual is missing as well but if you could check the manual you would see that the TV does have a HDMI port and I am sure a quick google search would turn up the same fact mentiioned all over the net.london-boy said:
