Ajapi Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Well, my uncle is shopping for a new TV, and he likes his stuff big. He's a big fan of Sony stuff, but I told him to wait before purchasing something. So I come to you TV gurus and ask your reccomendation, hehe. I know absolutley nothing about TVs more than the average Joe does. However, I've been reading up today so as to not sound like an idiot asking for help. So far, what I gather is that LCDs are great but expensive for their size, DLPs are awsome but plasmas are brighter. What the hell should I go for?! I am in desperate need of help...Plasmas look sleek, but that doesn't really matter to us. We just want the best image quality possible, regardless of how expensive it is or how bulky the TV itself is. Then there is also the resolution factor. Since this TV should last for a pretty damn long time, I say we go for the highest end stuff, which from what I've read is 1080p (equivalent to a PC monitor's 1920x1080, like the Dell 2405fpw, right?). Err....with uncle Ray price isn't really a big deal, so don't worry about that. Some things it will be used for include: playing Xbox 360 games, watching A LOT of DVD movies, and sattelite TV viewing... I understand we'll also need a reciever of some sort in order to manage the connections between the TV and the rest of the gear (sound equipment and other devices). Any reccomendations? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissmo300 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 As you said DLP has deeper blacks and plasma are brighter. Since price is no concern it's a matter of preference. DLP Samsung HLR7178W 71" 1080P High Definition DLP TV Plasma Samsung LTP468WX 46" Widescreen HDTV-Ready LCD TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golazo Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 that's kind of like the one in my parents loung room, but theirs is smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayaba Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Plasma's have burn in effect... I'm not sure if they've improved the technology over the last few years but if a still image is on the screen for a long time, then it gets permanently burned onto the screen. Definitely not cool and something to watch out for. In general plasmas are cheaper than LCD's but LCD's are sick - my roommate has a 37" Sharp Aqueos and it's awesome. God of War + Progressive Scan + Widescreen = :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoneblitz61 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 How much does that 71" weigh in lbs.? Sounds like a son of a bitc*. Wonder if you could buy one that big and charge people to come watch it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark-x Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 samsung makes me melt. get the samsung...they rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 wow, im no expert obviously but just off looks how awesome does that samsung look :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boocher Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Plasma's have burn in effect... I'm not sure if they've improved the technology over the last few years but if a still image is on the screen for a long time, then it gets permanently burned onto the screen. Definitely not cool and something to watch out for. In general plasmas are cheaper than LCD's but LCD's are sick - my roommate has a 37" Sharp Aqueos and it's awesome. God of War + Progressive Scan + Widescreen = :woot: Yeah, they have improved much. That doesn't happen unless you keep it on the same image for more than a day. _--boocher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted December 18, 2005 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2005 The Samsung DLP's will probably be what you want to look at for projections. I would recommend the Sony 60" SXRD, but you seem to want a set that supports 1080p and it doesn't accept the 1080p incoming signals (simply upconverts everything to 1080p). Receiver? You only need a receiver if you plan on hooking up an audio system, in which case, you should still be running the video connections straight to the TV when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajapi Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 As you said DLP has deeper blacks and plasma are brighter. Since price is no concern it's a matter of preference. DLP Samsung HLR7178W 71" 1080P High Definition DLP TV Plasma Samsung LTP468WX 46" Widescreen HDTV-Ready LCD TV Out of these, two, I reckon you'd reccomend the DLP, right? The Samsung DLP's will probably be what you want to look at for projections. I would recommend the Sony 60" SXRD, but you seem to want a set that supports 1080p and it doesn't accept the 1080p incoming signals (simply upconverts everything to 1080p). Receiver? You only need a receiver if you plan on hooking up an audio system, in which case, you should still be running the video connections straight to the TV when possible. Excellent, Samsung DLPs then? The Samsung HL-R7178W seems quite nice indeed...Now, just to make sure: in order to reach HD (or near) quality from a DVD, i have to get an upconverting DVD player right? Any reccomendations on a good one? I'm guessing HDMI would be the optimal connection between such a player and the TV as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted December 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted December 20, 2005 Good upconverting player would be the Samsung HD950. The Sony DVPNS70H is a good less expensive alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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