Posted on 10/09/2007 11:39:13 AM PDT by freekitty
My 6 year old Sony just died. I am looking for a tv that does not have a picture tube.
Does anyone recommend one? Does anyone know about LCD or Plasma?
Need some help.
Thanks.
I know; those tv’s had quality. I can’t believe I paid a good price only to see it bite the dust six years later. What happened to quality. I am not going to pay a lot for this one. I have Hitachi’s are good and Zenith is; but what’s the difference between LCD and Plasma. They both sound like blood is involved.
I bought a 56” DLP set two years ago and am very pleased ... much more bang for the buck than LCD or Plasma, but not as sexy.
Here’s one I’m fond of and plan on buying after I get my girl friend her engagement ring ;)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5633687
Sharp Liquid Chrystal
65” LCD’s are now available.
If you’re looking for a TV that will serve you for a long time, I’d choose and LCD over a plasma.
Are you using it for home theater? For TVs over 32”, consider a 1080p vs. a 720p.
Make sure it has more than one HDMI input for connections. One for DVD, another for cable/satellite.
A high contrast ratio is important when judging larger LCD TVs....above 1000:1.
Panasonic and Samsung are highly rated LCD TVs. If you want a lot of features for the money, look at a Westinghouse.
If you want a large TV but don’t need to hang it on a wall, look at a Samsung or Toshiba DLP in 1080p. The technology is very impressive and not too large vs. a projection TV. You can get a very large TV for under $2000.
Don’t care about sexy. Care about the money going down the drain. LOL
My computer bit the dust last week; but got a great deal on rebuilding it. This is the only computer I have ever(3rd one)that has crashed. Always have them built for me. Cheaper and you get all the bells and whistles for half the cost of dell, etc.
True, but I’m not set up to plop down in the easy chair with a bowl of popcorn in front of a 17” monitor!
I love my 50” Visio Plasma, but LCDs are good too.
Actually best bang for your buck, if you are looking for size and picture quality is either rear projection (biggest screen size for price and far better picture IMHO than LCD or PLasma) or DLP.
Yes, neither of these are as slim as the LCD/PLASMA screens, but they are far better picture quality, and cheaper.
What kind of Sony did you have? I have a RCA 56” projection television that we purchased in 94. Still going strong. I also have a 27” Radio Shack that I purchased back in 87 and it too still works.
Bump
Just bought a 37” LCD over the weekend. Toshiba. $999.00 @ Circuit City. They’re currently offering 18 months no interest financing. Looks great!
I’ve been looking at the Samsung 71 series LCDs. LNT 4071F is the 40 inch and LNT 4671F is the 46 inch version. Expensive, but appear to be the best LCDs on the market (until next month anyway).
Having had a 14” Sony for many years, when it came time to buy a new one I got an LCD Samsung HD TV. Samsung makes their LCD screens themselves, and for other manufacturers as well. I’ve had it 6 months and have no complaints.
PS. 44 inch wide screen... Makes football worthwhile.
Plasma TVs are power hogs....your local electric power company would love for you to buy one.
Sony SXRD. Just picked one up two months ago. The new models are due out now. SXRD is better then LCD and DLP, great contrast, 10K to 1.
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