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Posted by Arthur Daily on 04-08-2009 10:05 PM:

Time for a new TV?

hummm, im looking at the LG 50PG4000 and quite impressed by it,
seeing it in the flesh.
shopping around like i did 3 years ago, going into high street shops and SEEING the dam things side by side.

all linked up showing the same HD demo loop its a good start as to see what looks good to me.

last time it was a 42" LG that wowed me, stood side by side with pannys and other makes.
some how the LG's pic just stood out by a mile.

sure i use the net to get an idea of whats out there. but noting beats seeing this shit in the real world.

ok, so at the moment, funny enough its another LG thats got my eye.
as mentioned above the LG 50PG4000, looks proper sexy.

so, seen any good plasmas out there? i should point out my budget is upto 1K.

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Posted by gezzer on 04-08-2009 10:52 PM:

Samsung 8 series LCD , I've always had Samsung stuff never ever conked out.

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Posted by wob on 04-08-2009 11:20 PM:

well i went to loads of dif shops for example..curries/pc world/richer sounds and not 1 retailer had high def content actually showing..in 1 store the manager after about half an hour setting it up let me see a sky hd channel but it wasnt evn through a hdmi cable lol and ofcourse it wasnt 1080p...//you need to see actually a hdtv connected upto a ps3 r blu ray player to see it at its best obviously..anyways i got a lg 1080p lcd jobby out of pc world which was alot cheaper than anywhere else only after i got the model number and researched it when i got home i went back and purchased it.anyways all the best ohh and reading bout plasmas ie screen burn and using 2-3 times more lecky than lcds i said no no

Posted by bradfordman on 04-09-2009 12:12 AM:

gotta go with the Samsung mate, I've got the 7 series and its absolutely mint !

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 04-09-2009 01:07 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by gezzer
Samsung 8 series LCD , I've always had Samsung stuff never ever conked out.

I remember 15 years ago Samsung was generic garbage. Now there among the top contenders in LCD panels.

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 04-09-2009 01:10 AM:

Re: Time for a new TV?

quote:
Originally posted by Arthur Daily
see what looks good to me.

This is key

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Posted by Arthur Daily on 04-09-2009 02:25 AM:

hummm, well ive not yet seen an LCD that beats a good plasma.
and im sure i aint seen a 50" LCD for under a grand.

50" plasma for under a grand....

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Posted by wob on 04-09-2009 02:34 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Arthur Daily
hummm, well ive not yet seen an LCD that beats a good plasma.
and im sure i aint seen a 50" LCD for under a grand.

50" plasma for under a grand....

have you seen a 50 inch plasma 1080p actually showing a 1080p disc??seriously going by my experience i couldnt find any of those stores "showing off" TRUE HD good luck arfur im sure youll be very happy with what ever you go with

Posted by Bakkoda on 04-09-2009 05:01 AM:

simplyask them to hook it up to a true HD/1080p source instead of the daisy chained bullshit repeater signal they usually use. if they wanna sell that thousand dollar TV they'll do it.

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 04-09-2009 05:04 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Arthur Daily
hummm, well ive not yet seen an LCD that beats a good plasma.
and im sure i aint seen a 50" LCD for under a grand.

50" plasma for under a grand....

Fuck a god damn Plasma TV man. Plasma is the way of the past.

You'll be MUCH happier with an LCD Arf.

Keep in mind in a matter of speaking LCD's can burn in. It's called retention but it's the same god damned thing. I still got that line down my TV, I thought it was gone but it's not. If I was in the market to get a new TV I would stick to Sammy or Sony

Looks wise I like the LG's and Sharps but don't know much about em.

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 04-09-2009 05:05 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Bakkoda
simplyask them to hook it up to a true HD/1080p source instead of the daisy chained bullshit repeater signal they usually use. if they wanna sell that thousand dollar TV they'll do it.

What he said.

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Posted by LOLobo on 04-09-2009 05:49 AM:

Don't like LG anything

Like Samsung

Posted by Fuckmonkey on 04-09-2009 09:21 AM:

I have a Pioneer, would have said go for that but they've dropped out of the market now. Perhaps you should wait for the next gen of OLEDs.

In any case get them to hand you the remote, then put the colour and contrast back to proper settings and watch a normal channel rather than their pre-rendered crap - that will give you a better indicator of daily use; unless you plan to watch National Geographic HD every day.

Posted by baha on 04-09-2009 11:18 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Arthur Daily
hummm, well ive not yet seen an LCD that beats a good plasma.
and im sure i aint seen a 50" LCD for under a grand.

50" plasma for under a grand....

Plasma is actually the more innovative technology by way of how it works. A lot cleverer than LCD.

But in terms of quality and lifetime plasma was simply a placeholder til LCD could be extended to large screens. Plasma will be redundant within a couple of years. In fact it already is, but manufacturers still have production line capability and will continue to churn them out as long as people continue to buy them.

LCD is now and the near future (until the screen adaptation that makes 3D LCD viable kicks in).

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Posted by CARR73 on 04-09-2009 01:11 PM:

A mate of mine has just bought a new 42" LCD.

He did a shit load of research and Samsung came out top. There are different series/models.

He went for a series 9 (model LE46A956), which has some sort of led technology that makes black, really black and not dark grey, which makes the picture sharper.

Also, this one has a usb slot and plays DivX off of a usb stick.

Shame I have fuck all money, otherwise i'd get one!

Posted by baha on 04-09-2009 01:51 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by LOLobo
Don't like LG anything

Like Samsung

Just googled LG and Samsung as I remembered reading something about those two companies in the LCD market. Here's the skinny (mostly from wiki):

- LG and Samsung produce virtually every TFT screen in the world...they're then rebranded by every other company.

- Samsung produce the quality end, LG the value end. (I don't think that's by choice, it's by those that purchase to rebrand.)

- In 2006 Sony bought a stake in the LCD market by setting up a co-op with Samsung to produce LCD's...though, tellingly, Samsung own 51% of that partnership

- In 2007 Samsung overtook Sony to become the world's largest electronics company...having 20% of all South Korea's exports.

- Samsung have their own university from which they cherry-pick graduates for roles within the company.

Pretty impressive...apart from them sponsoring the chav cunts!

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Posted by koodo on 04-09-2009 02:51 PM:

This gives a good overview of what's out there. Nice sort choices too.

http://search.live.com/products/?q=...merce&FORM=EBCA

Posted by danimal39 on 04-09-2009 02:55 PM:

or you can wait for LED tvs to come down a little,great picture,1" thick,etc http://www.samsung.com/us/productsu...General_LED+TVs

Posted by The CandyMan on 04-09-2009 02:56 PM:

50" LCD are going for $998 at a local chain though not sure of the brand. I'd have to agree with Salad, LCD is the best choice now.

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 04-09-2009 04:13 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by The CandyMan
50" LCD are going for $998 at a local chain though not sure of the brand. I'd have to agree with Salad, LCD is the best choice now.

Eventually you'll realize you get what you pay for.

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