tattooedhusker Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Plasma, LCD, DLP? I do some gaming, not too heavy or anything, so i was leaning towards Plasma, but just wanted to get some input. Quote Link to comment
huskerguy Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I would never buy a plasma... just get a HD LCD TV Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Plasma's are junk from what I've heard. I would definately go with an LCD at least a 1080i the 1080p's are better I believe, but not that much. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 If you're going to be spending big, get a Kuro... if not, stick with a budget LCD or DLP....you can get really good deals on Vizio's (which aren't half bad of televisions). If you go big, 1080p is definitely a must. At smaller screen sizes the difference between 720 and 1080 isn't as noticeable, but the bigger you get the more of a chasm there is between the two. Quote Link to comment
eliot1171 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Plasmas are overpriced and usually under perform. Plus if you play games, your risking getting some major burn-in. LCD's are the way to go. You may however be able to find a cheaper (compared to LCD) DLP with the same specs but it will be larger and you will have to replace the lamp about every 5000 hours. DLPs still provide the best contrast ration however. I have had a Infocus projector (720 DLP) and a Sharp Aqueous 42" LCD. Both, were excellent. As far as 1080 interlaced vs 1080 progressive, go with the 1080p. You'll be glad you did later. Quote Link to comment
dustinl15 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Whatever size you are thinking about buying for an LCD, go bigger, unless you are getting a 70 inch, then that might be big enough. It always seems that you wish you had a bigger tv down the road especially when the Huskers are in the Title game. Quote Link to comment
gmoney88 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Actually guys, I'm in the A/V business and I can tell you anything over 40" go Plasma. A lot of the plasma hate you hear comes from the first generation of them. They have improved dramatically over the last year and now are considered just as good if not better in some areas than a LCD tv. The Plasma will give you faster response time to minimize motion blur and plasmas have the richest and deepest blacks/colors out of any screen on the market. Also, burn-in is a thing of the past....and not to mention they are a lot cheaper! Quote Link to comment
gmoney88 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Heres a good article.... Plasma vs. LCD Quote Link to comment
General Blackshirt Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Well fellas, for the most part, i have to disagree with you guys... Unless you are willing to buy a Blu-Ray or HD DVD player (go with BD if you are), a 1080p TV won't do you much good. Right now at least. No tv stations broadcast their signal in 1080p due to bandwidth issues right now, so TV won't go any higher than 1080i. Again, for now at least. And from what i've heard, the Plasma vs. LCD argument comes down to the size you are going to buy, what you use it for, and the brand. I think Plasma is better as long as you get a good model, but overall LCD is more reliable. If you are going to buy a TV less than 42 inches, you can't tell a difference between LCD and Plasma, so go with LCD. If more, go with Plasma. Quote Link to comment
Overland Park Husker Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Plasma, LCD, DLP? I do some gaming, not too heavy or anything, so i was leaning towards Plasma, but just wanted to get some input. Depends how much you want to spend. In my eyes, the best money/size/quality you can get is DLP. I've always been a fan of it. You can a 56" Samsung (great brand) for the same price you can get a a 42-47" LCD or Plasma. Quote Link to comment
bennychico11 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 psh, you're all wrong. Go with this one: http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/33-mega...-on-the-air-in/ Super Hi-Vision 33 mega pixel (7,680 x 4,320) 22.2 channel surround sound Quote Link to comment
huskerfan500 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 If you live in Omaha and have Qwest you won't get any HD channels, and don't let Nebraska Furniture Mart try to sell you an antenna saying that it will give you local HD, along with myself I have talked to about 7 others who bought it for $50 and we all say it is a waste of money Quote Link to comment
tattooedhusker Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 I live in Omaha, but I have Cox...not a big fan of satellite Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Dish HD is great specially American Chopper HD I have a 46" Samsung LCD 1080i that looks great but the black fade out is kinda weird. It's not the 120hz version so there can be some artifact with lots of motion although Transformers looked pretty good. My son has a 46" Plasma that looks good also. Go with what you eye tells you. Just like stereo what every sounds best to you. my .02 GBR Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Well fellas, for the most part, i have to disagree with you guys... Unless you are willing to buy a Blu-Ray or HD DVD player (go with BD if you are), a 1080p TV won't do you much good. Right now at least. No tv stations broadcast their signal in 1080p due to bandwidth issues right now, so TV won't go any higher than 1080i. Again, for now at least. First of all, you seem to be forgetting about videogame consoles (although I guess you can count PS3). Secondly, while tv stations aren't broadcasting in 1080p right now, it's really not going to be long before they do. If you have the money you should absolutely buy a 1080p tv now, because it IS a big difference (especially the bigger the tv), and it is going to become the standard and stay that way for a while. Quote Link to comment
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