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Big Screen HDTV and my 360 Pro?
Kerbob97
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So I actually have around a grand to drop on a good HD TV.
Obviously, Black Friday is a good opportunity. What would be the best tv for the 360?
I want to avoid ghosting, burn-in and other problems with the TV, and was also curious whether spending the money on a 1080p would be worthwhile for 360.
I want to get around a 42" or larger.
TIA and Happy Turkey Day.
Obviously, Black Friday is a good opportunity. What would be the best tv for the 360?
I want to avoid ghosting, burn-in and other problems with the TV, and was also curious whether spending the money on a 1080p would be worthwhile for 360.
I want to get around a 42" or larger.
TIA and Happy Turkey Day.
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The Sony SXRD2 is about 1500-2000 now, it's a 60" fullHD tv, I have it, and it's absolutely beautiful with my 360. To be wary though, they is a problem with the color blocks, but Sony has that covered if they die on ya. Also, remember that projection TV's use the sometimes overly expensive bulbs (300-450$). Otherwise you might find some nice flat panel LCD's for that price at around 1000$ on black friday. Genereally most 42" are a bit over a grand, and only go up quite steeply.
I also have a 40" sharp aquos which I love too, they are beautiful TV's. I would suggest too that you look at some of the 120hz TV's vs the 60hz TV's. The picture isn't easily noticable, but it makes a slight, but nice, different. Plus they will be ready for the fast approaching world of Blue-Ray and HD-DVD movies, and make a nice difference with HD sattelite and such. For brands, maybe look at Samsung, LG, Sharp. Not a big fan of many sony TV's, but they can be alright.
PS. I am canadian, so no happy turkey day for me
Westinghouse - 42" 1080P LCD HDTV TX-42F430S $989 Currently on sale and 10%off may work to get to $891 BB
Polaroid 42" 1080P LCD HDTV $798 Wal-Mart
HP LC4276N 42 inch LCD HDTV 1080P $996 BB
Magnavox 42" Widescreen 1080P LCD HDTV $999 Costco
Proscan 42" Widescreen Full 1080P HD LCD HDTV $899 Sears 42LA45H
Sylvania 42" Full-HD 1080P Widescreen LCD HDTV $899 Sears LC420SSR
Toshiba 42" Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD HDTV $1249 Sears 42HL167
Sharp Aquos LC46D64U 1080P $1299 at Circuit City
Samsung 46" Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD HDTV $1999 Sears
Pre-BF: Sceptre 1080P $1299 w/2 year warranty @ Costco
Westinghouse - 47" 1080P LCD HDTV TX-47F430S $1299 BB (already $1299 at Costco)
Sony 50" Widescreen Bravia 3 LCD 1080PProjection HDTV $1399 Sears
56" LCD Projection TV
Panasonic 56" Widescreen LIFI 1080P HDTV PT-56LCZ70 $1199 Sears
Toshiba 65" 1080P DLP HDTV $1499 Circuit City (Sort of out of my budget, but.... *DROOL*)
Total info overload, and I need to be sleeping. Help me out guys. I got the bonus check I thought I was getting screwed out of, and the wife is actually OK with me buying a big screen. Should I wait or pounce while the cash is in the bank?
Also, DLP or LCD projection? I'd recommend against either. You buy a rear-projection DLP TV when you can't afford an LCD or Plasma in the same size. I'd recommend looking at a more mid-sized panel, either Plasma or LCD. You'll get a sharper picture, better contrast and brightness, and you'll never have to replace expensive bulbs.
Also, 65"? That's probably overkill, size-wise. The minimum distance you'd want to be from a 65" widescreen is roughly nine and a half feet away (twice the ~56.5" width of that screen). The maximum distance before you can't make out fine detail is a whopping 23 and a half feet or so (five times the width of the screen). Unless you're going to be sitting over twenty feet away from the TV, you'll probably do just as well with a smaller TV. TVs in the 40" to 50" range tend to be ideal for the average living room.
Either that or just buy a small acceptable one for 1/3 of the cost.