If the room you will be using this in is at all bright, you don't want plasma. LCDs work much better in daylight conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winsomemore
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If the room you will be using this in is at all bright, you don't want plasma. LCDs work much better in daylight conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winsomemore
Thanks. The living room gets pretty dark during daylight hours when we draw the blinds so it should be OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by VCRW
This isn't really correct. The LCD will be washed out in a bright room, & you'll get reflection as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by VCRW
The newer plasmas have an anti-glare coating to reduce reflection.
The bottom line is that you don't want bright light for any of the tvs.
Why don't you hook your sources up directly to your receiver?Quote:
Originally Posted by Winsomemore
edit: the Panny is really nice set.
Receiver is pre-internet/pre-cable/pre-satellite/pre-modern age Technics. About 30 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by psychopuck
My LCD works just fine in a bright room and although it has reflection in it, you don't notice it...the antiglare tv's lose picture qualityQuote:
Originally Posted by psychopuck
Go with the Sharp Aquos. They are awesome TVs. I set one up for my client and it came out awesome once we calibrated it. The calibration is probably the most important part of getting a new tv.
As for the whole 120Mhz vs. 240Mhz+, its all a bunch of crap. The whole screen is still refreshing at 120Mhz. What they do is split the screen, so each half of the screen refreshes at 120Mhz, so that 120+120=240Mhz. You are better off spending the price difference on getting it calibrated properly, and getting a nice wall mount.
this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Creeping Death
and i'd like to add that personally, after auditioning a NUMBER of TVs before i settled on one, the Aquos' blacks are much stronger than any other LCD. additionally, almost every other TV i looked at with the exception of the Aquos and the one i almost bought at the time (Sony Bravia), far too much posterization going on.
i'd stick with either Sharp or Sony (though i'd personally suggest the Sharp) unless you are going to go REALLY big.
Thanks ges and everyone. Appeciate all the help.Quote:
Originally Posted by gescom
We are going to look around tonight.
I need to call Time Warner Cable and see about getting the HD/DVR box. I'd like to have the HD/DVR box prior to delivery of the HDTV so all the hookups can be done only once.
The calibration is something I will have done also. I guess it's best to let the professional's do it on the Aquos. I've never tried it.
No they don't. The highest rated tvs all have anti-glare coatings. My plasma's pq is far superior to my lcd. Both are Samsungs.Quote:
Originally Posted by RomJan27
As far as the refresh rates go on the lcds, I'm with CD. Most people I know have turned it off. I've never really had a problem with the picture not refreshing fast enough.
edit: I still STRONGLY recommend the Panny or Samsung over the Sharp. The picture is better & I believe the build quality is better as well (IMHO). My Sharp has had problems after just a couple years, and I've known others who have had problems Sharps. When it comes to calibration, you can borrow my Digital Video Essentials disk.
