Buying Advice Needed: High Definition Televisions

Terry_Lasater

Terry_Lasater

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What do you guys have? What do you like about it? What do you dislike about it? Which TVs allow you to disable the fast refresh for movie watching? Any input is greatly appreciated. :)
 
Apparently, some of the newer TVs, touting their high refresh rates, make film look like 60i video. One model I was interested in was a Samsung 55" Smart LED that couldn't be switched to 60Hz.
 
I love, love, love my Samsung HL67A750. 67" LED DLP screen, great signal processing circuitry, marvelous image, wide viewing angle, good inputs, relatively cheap (more so, I bet, now that it's been discontinued, assuming one can still find 'em). Drawbacks: can't wall-hang, works best in moderate-to-low light (full sun will absolutely wash out the image), glossy bezel (why, Samsung, why?) no 3D support that I know of (which to me is actually not much of a drawback...)

Based upon my experience with this model, I'd say look long and hard at the Samsung line - and I've been a Sony enthusiast for 25 years.
 
I think there are 70" units that can be wall-mounted. Sharp has some. Can't vouch for Sharp's quality; perhaps someone else had had experience with 'em.
 
I'm thinking a 55 inch television is plenty for my living room. Guess any that size would be fine for wall mounting.
 
Terry_Lasater said:
Thanks, Max! What would be the maximum size/weight for one you can mount on the wall?
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It's the DLP part that means you can't mount it on the wall... that TV has an internal projector, hence a "hollow" cross-section... i.e. you COULD mount it on the wall with a shelf, but not hang it on a wall from a standard flat-panel mount.

How much do you want to spend?

I'd go to both Amazon and Newegg... just to read reviews on models, but one thing's for sure... Samsung is the new Sony (and I mean that in a good way)... I'm also a big fan of Panasonic TVs... My next TV will probably be another Panny... but if I get a better deal on a Samsung I'll go that way. (the deal determined the brand last time also)... Sammy's good.

Also... r.e. size? Yeah 55 is probably plenty big, but you're about to experience an interesting phenomenon... that TV will be much bigger the day you put it up... then it will be 1 month later ;-)
 
Sad Max said:
Can't vouch for Sharp's quality; perhaps someone else had had experience with 'em.
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i have a sharp aquos that is several years old.

pros
reliable. nothing has gone wrong after a few years of heavy use.
nice picture. deeper blacks than many lcd displays.

cons
slow to change channels
audio is fairly weak. sound doesn't go up much past 25.
not as many options to adjust the picture as i would like.
 
I bought my TV three years ago so unfortunately my knowledge about the subject is WAY too outdated to give any sort of advice.

If I did, I'd say I'm extremely happy with my 50 inch full HD Samsung plasma for 4000 bucks (US), but that was before LEDs hit the market and prices plumeted.

I'm still very happy with it though and I'm sure it'll keep giving me joy for at least another 6 years or maybe even more depending on when the next big format change comes.
 
Panasonic plasma. I wouldn't have anything else. Better black levels, contrast, and motion rendering than any LCD, with the exception of a few of the LED models. It's like watching movies should be. Color reproduction is very acurate. None of that aweful 120hz motion interpolation like the new LED LCDs either. New plasmas don't have burn-in and are extremely bright. The only real issue is glare due to the double-pane glass panel. They're incredible, plus they're pretty cheap now. Really the best solution until manufacturers figure out a way to get OLEDs at reasonable resolutions and prices.
 
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