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The TV Thread: More for Less
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But, since they are both from the same manufacturer, you can assume they use the same bullshit standard, which means the two numbers should actually be compared.
Just don't compare a listed Sony contract ratio to a Vizio one.
I'd read some reviews on AVSforums to see what fanatics are saying.
edit: Its actually a $90 difference once the TVs are in your cart
next stop ceton infinitv 4 (once i can convince myself to shell out for one)
The remote sensor board failing that one time sucked, but I'm glad I had a protection plan on it.
Plus, that extra $90 buys a hell of a lot of games on Steam.
That seems like a good price point.....
It is dead now.
My parents got a surround sound system for their tv. Its really meant for a PC but it should hypothetically work for a TV too. The problem is... the TV only outputs sound via S/PDIF and a headphone jack. The subwoofer gets plugged into an electrical outlet and the sound source can be plugged into the subwoofer via 3.5 mm or rca jacks.
I checked monoprice but there doesn't seem to be a any converters from S/PDIF to -anything-
I'm pretty technologically illiterate so I'm not sure if a solution even exists with this tv. I tried putting it through the 3.5mm headphone jack but the rear speakers just spit out static. I read that the type of surround sound from S/PDIF is different from "virtual" surround sound systems.
Can anyone let me know if there's a solution to this? For reference, the surround sound system is a logitech Z506.
Note: I do not own a 3D-capable blu-ray player (unless PS3 can do it, no idea on that one.) edit: apparently it can.
Edit: It's done. I decided to hold off on the 3D stuff until I feel like I'd actually...you know, use it. I ended up going with a 46" Samsung LED-LCD.
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-I'd have to start buying 3D blu-ray movies on a regular basis to get any sort of frequent use out of it
-I'd have to buy expensive-to-purchase and expensive-to-fix-if-they-ever-break goddamn glasses for it
-There aren't enough channels broadcasting in 3D yet
-I can live just fine with playing my vidjagames in 2D
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A 42' for $699 and a 46' for $899.
They're both 3D, 1080P but the 46' has THX and comes with a free pair of 3D glasses so I picked that one up.
Very happy with the price I paid and the quality of the TV, LA Noire looks amazing on it.
The TV I was replacing was a Panasonic 27' flat screen Tau that I bought 10 years ago.
That sucker weighs 108 pounds and is now in my 13 year old little brothers room, she's still banging like a champ.
I'm a Panasonic customer for life.
So good choice.
But I own a Westinghouse, so my opinion doesn't count for shit.
I don't see a case to buy a Panasonic LCD over Samsung unless it's on sale. However, I don't see a case to buy a Samsung anything over a Panasonic plasma because I rarely see a sale undercut them by much if the quality is comparable.
Yeah, but I figure LED-LCD is pretty good technology, and plasma (with all its advantages) has a lot of disadvantages as well.
So, so fucking cool.
Unless you're talking about weight and power, no it really doesn't. In fact plasma beats LED-LCD at every price point in picture quality, and it doesn't have to go up to the price points LED-LCD does to do it (except for that $6000 but that had nothing to do with picture quality, that was just a dumb ultra-thin thing).
Around the 80s or something of the last thread I did the whole LED-LCD/plasma war with some dude. It finally ended with me digging up a bunch of reviews from multiple places all saying the same thing. It also wasted a ton of my time doing it and as fun as it was I've definitely reached the point where if people want to spend more money on a TV that has less picture quality and in some cases is thinner, they can knock themselves out.
Edit Elaboration: That's not to knock their advancement over old LCD tech. That shit sucked, and they are definitely not bad. It's just a device that MUST be backlit to generate light is never going to hit the dark levels it needs to against a device that doesn't. Especially when the light's coming from the edge. The tech is just way too expensive when top-end 50" plasmas are often found sitting at $800.
I don't have a laptop (running with a rig) or any recent consoles (my newest console is my Dreamcast) that I can hook up to my TV. I'd prefer a Bluray player that does the internet TV thing as well as movies, but again there's a lack of information on them. Anyone know more about this?
I'd buy a netbook for ~$200 and hook it up to my TV if I was looking for connectivity.
So plasma TVs don't have a half life after which they lose 50% of their brightness? A lot of reviews and compare/contrast articles I looked up mentioned this.
Also, RE: contrast ratio/not being able to produce blacks that are "black enough". I find this to be a massively nitpick-y issue, personally. I've been using LCDs for years, never once used a plasma, and never once found myself going "Man, I wish these blacks were blacker. This truly is detrimental to my experience using this display."
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The black level thing really depends on how you use the television, though. Mine is next to the back door, and even with the blinds closed, the room is fairly well lit during the day. So even dark grey looks pretty damn black when I'm watching my set. However, if you have a theater room, well then we're talking about a whole different reality. In a nice dark room, light bleed and washy blacks would piss me right the fuck off. I'd probably want to smash my current set to bits.
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I feel like it's a very small, very vocal minority that experiences conditions where light bleed and blacks that look gray even become an issue, though.
I mean, they are both just making noises, right? What could the difference be?
Only a very vocal minority would make a fuss about that.
Yeah. Hardly noticeable--except for in very specific conditions--shades of gray/black, and tiny speakers vs. massive surround sound system. Same thing.
And there totally is a difference between a Dynex and a Samsung?
Because; There is. And you are wrong.
Edit: I mean, if you want to argue that the only differnce between every tv on the market is tiny and unnoticable, maybe your opinion will find more ground in a [chat] thread or something.
But coming into a video philes thread and telling us that since we all care about picture quality we are a vocal minority that doesnt know anything, well......
I mean, sure. People that care about picture quality ARE a minotiry. But that doesn't mean your tv actually looks better when you turn the contrast/color up to 100.
Do you have a fucking inferiority complex? Find where I said you "don't know anything because you care about picture quality" and I will personally buy you a new TV of your choosing. Also, the word "minority" implies (read: means) that there is less of something. Do I think the number of people who care about/notice light bleed is smaller than those that don't? Yes. Personally? I don't find it to be that damn big a deal, because I don't even notice it when the screen is displaying something that isn't >50% black. I guess you really don't like the fact that it doesn't bother me as much as it bothers you. Either that or you honestly didn't know that when a person speaks, it's usually their own goddamn opinion they're conveying. (Note: It shouldn't have to be prefaced with an "IMO". Just take it for granted that the text that follows my name and avatar is my opinion.) Jesus tapdancing Christ, I hope you don't hurt yourself when you eventually fall off that horse.
I got a nice panasonic plasma a month or so ago and I noticed this afternoon that there is some burn in where black bars are on non-widescreen movies.
The main reason for this is that my daughters kids movies are all 4:3 and have the black bars.
I ran the built in bar pass thing for 15 minutes like it said, but I can still see the burn in on the screen on a static image.
What, if anything, are my options for trying to get the burn-in out. The tv is only a freaking month old. I probably wouldn't notice it a lot of times, however, it's just going to probably get worse with the kids movies.
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