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Suggestions on a new TV
I currently have a Samsung TX R2765 27" CRT flat screen TV. Still in pretty good shape but I'd like to upgrade to a widescreen flat-panel TV.
The size can be anywhere between at least 46 inches to 55 inches. I'll mostly be using it for gaming, watching anime, and watching videos from my computer via the component output from my video card (which will get upgraded to a vid card that has hdmi output). Of course I'll be watching the usual channels especially football and hockey (whenever that starts). I'm leaning towards Plasma since I've read that's what is best for gaming and since my viewing angle to my current TV most of the time is around a 45 degree angle. I might consider LED, though. Requirements: 3D, 1080p, Ethernet Port, 1 VGA Input. Any ideas? Suggestions? Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Also, after looking at a chart regarding tv size and distance it looks like the max has been reduced to 50". Still leaning towards Plasma since the Samsung upstairs in the living room has been awesome. I've become a Samsung freak lately so I may go that route but still keeping an open mind to other brands like Panasonic, Vizio, and LG. I currently have a lot of my older systems unhooked. The only ones that are still up from before this generation are the XBox, PS2, Dreamcast, and Sega Genesis/CD. The Dreamcast is the reason I'm looking for the VGA input, I have the box that will output the signal. Thanks for the suggestions thus far. I'm hoping to grab something by the end of this month or next month, not sure if I can hold off until Black Friday. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Well through all of the suggestions and research, I've narrowed it down to
1st choice: UN46D8000YF Samsung - 46" Class / LED / 1080p / 240Hz / 3D / HDTV - Silver Instant Content: Netflix, Skype, Pandora, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Blockbuster, Hulu Plus, ConnectShare and ESPN HDMI Ports: 4 Component: 1 Composite: 0 PC: 1 Ethernet: Yes 3D-Ready: Yes Warranty: 1 year Remote Control: QWERTY AM/FM Tuner: Yes Simulated Surround: Yes Regular Price: $2,799.99 Best Buy: $1,799.99 Amazon.com via Paul's TV: $1,499.97 2nd choice (tie): TC-P50GT30 Panasonic - VIERA 50" Class / Plasma / 1080p / 600Hz / 3D / HDTV Instant Content: CinemaNow, Napster, Facebook, Hulu Plus, Vudu, Alphaline, USTREAM, Break.com, SHOUTcast, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, AP, accuWeather, Dow Jones, Bodymedia, Digital River, Accedo (games) and AIM (games) HDMI Ports: 4 Component: 1 Composite: 1 PC: 1 Ethernet: Yes 3D-Ready: Yes Internet Connectable: Yes Warranty: 1 year Regular Price: $1,899.95 Best Buy: $1,199.98 Sears: $1,199.99 Amazon.com: $1,074.96 2nd choice (tie): PN51D8000F Samsung - 51" Class / Plasma / 1080p / 600Hz / 3D / HDTV Instant Content: Netflix, Pandora, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Skype HDMI Ports: 4 Component: 2 Composite: 1 PC: 1 Ethernet: Yes 3D-Ready: Yes Warranty: 1 year Regular Price: $2,299.98 Best Buy: $1,899.98 Sears: $1,878.91 Amazon.com via Paul's TV: $1,499.25 4th choice: 47LW6500 LG - INFINIA / 47" Class / LED / 1080p / 240Hz / 3D / HDTV Instant Content: Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, MLB.com, Facebook and more HDMI Ports: 4 Component: 2 Composite: 0 RF: 1 PC: 1 Ethernet: Yes 3D-Ready: Yes Warranty: 1 year AM/FM Tuner: Yes Simulated Surround: Yes Remote: Magic Motion Regular Price: $1,639.99 Best Buy: $1,189.99 Amazon.com: $1,111.54 Has anyone had any experience with the above TV's or the LG TV's in general? They seem to be on sale for less than some of the Samsung and Panasonic, but I have no idea how reliable they are. Both of my monitors are Samsung as is my old TV and they've been pretty good to me. I haven't bought much Panasonic stuff, but I don't recall them being bad. I'm waiting for Labor Day weekend and opening kickoff weekend to see if any of these drop more in price. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
Last edited by SuperSonic; Sep 3, 2011 at 01:36 PM.
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