Let's talk about TV!

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Starseeker

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Buying one that is.

There seem to be some divergent views on TV, and seeing as I am in the market for a 32-46 inch TV since my old tv is 10 yrs old and dying. My reference materials:

http://cnettv.cnet.com/best-tvs/9742-1_53-50076578.html

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-high-definition-tvs/?tag=rb_content;contentNav

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-hdtvs/

My possible choices (I had to limit my choices to what's available in Canada, since paying the tax to go across the border + shipping and handling isn't that cheap) :

In no particular order.

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-...2_7-33549739.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

http://www.avforums.com/reviews/Samsung-LE40B550-LCD-HDTV-Review.html

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-...2_7-33529136.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/lg-42lh90/4505-6482_7-33485571.html?tag=mncol;txt
(most expensive, so only as a consideration, I might jump to plasma at this price)

Of course, I was also looking at the Samsung LNxxB530 series, but there aren't a lot of good reviews on it yet. There is also the shiny Samsung UnxxB7/8000 series, but it seems to be lots of shine, too much processing and not enough picture. Panasonic seems to do really good high end plasmas, but it's out of my price range. Of course, LEDs are the most expensive ones right now. The other big issue with plasma seems to be the power issue, since it just chews it up.

I would appreciate any good input on the finer points of tv quality and choices. Anybody buying a new TV? What did you choose/why?
 
Moving to GD as it is about some kind of household appliance and not computer hardware.
 
Burn-in is basically a non-issue with modern plasma TVs, there's no reason to be concerned with that. What is a problem is lighting: plasma TVs are great in poorly lit environments, but well-lit areas don't work as well.

The best thing you can do when shopping for a new TV is look at what you will need it for most: DVDs/Blu-Rays? Standard-definition TV signal? High-def TV signal? Sports? Gaming? What you use it for will determine what you need to buy.
http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/ does a good job of reviewing a lot of HDTVs by the way, so I'd take a look there as well.

I bought a Samsung LE40B650 3 months back because it fit my needs best: good SD upscaling, handles fast-moving images well (sports) and isn't too bad with the input delay on gaming.
 
rcorporon said:
Sander, I've never heard of "input delay." Could you elaborate?
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Due to image processing done by modern TVs, there's a delay between the console sending the image to the TV and the image being displayed. This means that there's a delay between you inputting something on the console, and it being displayed on the TV. This is especially noticeable with quick-time events (that depend highly on timing), or if you're routing your audio separately from your TV(lip-synch problems).

The worst input delays are up to half second, most modern TVs hover around 100ms and most also have an option to decrease it to a negligible amount by turning off image processing.
 
You can't talk about that since it would make the TV computer hardware and then we'd have to move the thread back and forth between the forums.
 
Sander said:
Due to image processing done by modern TVs, there's a delay between the console sending the image to the TV and the image being displayed. This means that there's a delay between you inputting something on the console, and it being displayed on the TV. This is especially noticeable with quick-time events (that depend highly on timing), or if you're routing your audio separately from your TV(lip-synch problems).

The worst input delays are up to half second, most modern TVs hover around 100ms and most also have an option to decrease it to a negligible amount by turning off image processing.
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That's something I'd never heard / thought of. But it makes a lot of sense. I'll have to remember to keep that in mind when I next go looking for a new TV.
 
very good for the environment, Ah-Teen.

i see recycling and all that jazz really works like a charm in the wonderful US of A.

fucking rednecks...
 
Plan where you are going to put it. then with hard paper or something make a sheet (or buy) with the same size and experiment putting it on where you are going to put the tv.

Dont make the same mistake i did, bought it too big for where i put it. Looks bad and was more expensive, and i dont think its good to my eyes... :S
 
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