Plasma Screen or LCD?

[Gmanfromthechi]

Ive got a 37 inch HDLCD by philips. Best thing about it is it has the Ambilight. It really transforms the whole viewing experiance. I highly recommend you take a look at these first. I have had no problem with it at all either. Great buy.

[Dino Velvet]

I'm thinking about getting a 32" Sony XBR5 LCD. I've been told by a friend of mine who sells TVs it's a good choice. I just have to wait a few months so I can be eligible for his employee discount. It's for the bedroom so 32" will be just fine.

They dont make a 32 inch XBR5.

Not yet. I was told one is coming out soon.

[kingkohl]

Don't LCDs have much worse refresh rates than Plasmas? And refresh rate is king when it comes to high action movies or sports.

[kingkohl]

I have heard great things about ambilight too, check it out!

[El Nino]

Ok, so what I got out of this thread so far was an overwhelming result for an LCD. With 1080p, brands are either Sharp, Samsung, Sony or maybe even Philips, with a 40" to 42" screen for my sized living room, and look for the latest and greatest updated technology, i.e. ambilight. Its looking like I am going to spend at least $1,250. Best Buy here I come...
Thanks for all the input fuckers!

[njspyder]

I don't get all the love for LCD. Every LCD I've seen looked fuzzy or blurry or like I was watching through a screen. Plasma has the best picture IMO. I bought a 42" Samsung plasma last year and it's awesome for movies and sports. ESPN HD kicks ass with NASCAR for sure.

Before making a rash decision to buy LCD check out the forums here:

http://avsforum.com/

there's a lot of people posting lots of in-depth intelligent reviews about individual TVs. One of the reasons I bought mine was the ability to tweak so many of the color and picture settings.

Just don't put plasma in a room with no curtains and lots of windows.

[punkox]

If you can... buy your TV at Costco... I've priced them between costco/best buy/and circuit city and costco has the best prices. If you spend $1200 on your TV you'll automatically pay for an executive membership for one year... which is a really good deal.

I bought a 47'' 1080p VIZIO there last christmas... I was a little uneasy about buying a VIZIO at first because it wasn't one of the three big ones but it's been great. I have two friends who have bought Samsung's and have had to bring them back to Circuit City because they didn't work out of the box so watch out for that. I haven't had any problems with my VIZIO and it's got a lot faster response time than some of the higher priced LCD's which makes it ideal for watching fast sports like hockey and football (it's also good to watch bunny rabbit porn on too)...

Anyways... i spent $900 on my TV and it came with an HDMI cable (which is worth $100)... check out Costco dude... you won't regret it.

[punkox]

[quote="njspyder"] Every LCD I've seen looked fuzzy or blurry or like I was watching through a screen. quote]

You're absolutely right njspyder... LCD's look fuzzy/blurry if you aren't using an HDMI cable with them... when you hook that cable up to your cable/dish receiver though the picture is amazing.

[ezed]

If you can... buy your TV at Costco... I've priced them between costco/best buy/and circuit city and costco has the best prices. If you spend $1200 on your TV you'll automatically pay for an executive membership for one year... which is a really good deal.

I bought a 47'' 1080p VIZIO there last christmas... I was a little uneasy about buying a VIZIO at first because it wasn't one of the three big ones but it's been great. I have two friends who have bought Samsung's and have had to bring them back to Circuit City because they didn't work out of the box so watch out for that. I haven't had any problems with my VIZIO and it's got a lot faster response time than some of the higher priced LCD's which makes it ideal for watching fast sports like hockey and football (it's also good to watch bunny rabbit porn on too)...

Anyways... i spent $900 on my TV and it came with an HDMI cable (which is worth $100)... check out Costco dude... you won't regret it.

VIZIO is the same as LG. Same parts. LG's way of capturing a lower price market. And LG is good. I heard Sharp's a crap shoot due to assembly not technology.

In the past, Phillips new technology has been a train wreck (under their name). But when others buy it, they get it to work for extended periods of time. Phillips brand= beta. They invent alot of good stuff, but can't mass produce it. Another crap shoot.

[shiwarrior]

LCD have won the race

Plasmas is BETTER quality (but more expensive to buy , and you have to recharge it every few years so can be costly to run)

LCD is more affordable and better quality than CRT if your want HD 1080p Full