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So, My mother and I and buying a big screen tv.

So I guess 50 inches and above? We aren’t looking to spend a HUGE amount of money.. maybe like 2,000ish.

Do you guys know ANYTHING about TVS? Because I sure as **** don’t. And I don’t wanna get screwed over!! Haha So Any help would be great!

Stuff to stay away from? Good buys! Anything!

Thanks
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Plasma also has burn-in issues. Do a search online for plasma burn-in and read about it before you decide. If you are a hippie at all too, go for LCD, 'cause plasma uses a lot more energy to run.
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The life issue on plasma screens is largely resolved too, they originally lasted about 2 years but now they are somewhere in the 10-12 year range and since you will likely be thinking about replacing the TV by that point, its not much to worry about.

I reccommend 1080p and stay away from any kind of projection screen (they are cheaper but don't have the depth of field you might want, also they have expensive lightbulbs that occassionally will need replacing.) The really big ones though are probably going to be out of your $2000 range for a few more years yet though. I'm waiting for the same thing right now.

I also reccommend checking out cnet.com's reviews sections once you've found a few you like. They tend to be pretty spot on with their reviews, IMHO and have customer reviews too, so people who've actually owned them can pipe up on there too.

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We just bought a 47" LCD from HP. We love - love - love it. It was $2000. OUrs is also 1080. I think we got it from the Best Buy in Garden Grove.
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QUOTE (ioannisds @ Aug 22 2007, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Plasma also has burn-in issues. Do a search online for plasma burn-in and read about it before you decide. If you are a hippie at all too, go for LCD, 'cause plasma uses a lot more energy to run.


they fixed tht issue a long time ago.. but LCD technology is still better in the long run.. although plasma TVs are jus sexy looking
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the big Samsung screens are pretty good. but will you be using Hi-Def cable/direct tv and hi-def/blu-ray DVDs? if your using normal def products most of the time the samsungs are only par on it. but for high def the picture is amazing. my parents ahve 3 different samsungs in our house - 2 42"s and a 50" and the hi-def picture is intesely incredible.

http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-and-pla...?tag=prod.txt.2


this TV has the highest rating achieved by an HDTV on CNET.com. cnet knows their shit, i use them for research on anything remotely electronic.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...onic-_-89187040

newegg has it in a slight reach of your price range, 2.6g's. it can broadcast in up to 1080p, the highest def. to date. the numbers people will be posting are in reference to pixels i believe per sq. inch? theres a few kinds of tv's. 480i - normal, standard def. 480p - a lsight step up from 480i, it scans the pixels progressively for better picture. this is followed by 720i, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p being the best.

this TV set is also a fairly new model - spring 07 so you don't have to worry about it being some old model thats gonna be outdated very soon.



edit: actually, upon actually reading the cnet article - its missing speakers and a stand, and the cable inputs are less than desirable. i change my vote to this:
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-and-pla...11.html?tag=sub
i own a very similar model. its great. looks better wall mounted...

edit edit: also, heres the lo-down on LCD and Plasma
LCD makes great picture but doesnt have as defined contrast and brightness as plasma. Plasma uses a different rendering method for better picture, but if its showing an unmoving image for a prolonged amt of time (more than 10, 15 mins) it will "burn in" the image to your tv. meaning, when you turn off the TV you will see like a shadow where that image used to be.

use LCD for games. use plasma for TV and movies like GoD said. Edited by SafeSearchOff
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I own a 50PX60U and it works great. The only issues that came up were the during the first ~500 hours of use. Baby it during that time (lowering the brightness/contrast) and most of the burn-in issues become non-issues later on. Never like any projection set and LCD are bit expensive.

I've played plenty of games (360 and old PS2) on my plasma. I've watched plenty of Dvd's with the black bars on top and bottom. I've watched show with static logo (non-hd baseball, for example), and I've yet to see the tiniest of inklink of a burn-in. Burn in doesn't happen on current and future plasma sets unless abuse it. It is recommended not to set a static picture on your set for more an hour, and I've went for longer then that watching baseball.

Baby it during the first 300-500 hours, following the instruction in your manual, and don't abuse it by leaving it on any static logo for more then 1-2 hours, and a Plasma will be your new best friend.

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Personally, I can't tell the difference on the xbx360 when it's running on 1080p set or my 720p set, but might be important if you're jumping on Hd-Dvd/Bluray early.
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QUOTE (buttpintoo @ Aug 25 2007, 06:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Personally, I can't tell the difference on the xbx360 when it's running on 1080p set or my 720p set, but might be important if you're jumping on Hd-Dvd/Bluray early.


I think you will only notice a difference if you have an elite or newer model 360 that has HDMI outputs instead of just component. Isn't that the only way to get true 1080P out of a 360?
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I have a samsun 42 inch LCD with 1080p, and a samsung DLP 52 inch.

I recommend getting a DLP they are ALOT cheaper, just aren't panels. They are 1080p most of them** and they come in extremely large sizes for cheaper then LCDS. They supposedly last the longest and just have simple bulb replacements from what i understand. I also bought a new 5200MP dell projector and that shit is insane...
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mine's 1080p, but i can expand it up to 200'' they say it starts to distort some at 200'' but i keep it at approximately 160 in my movie room. they aren't THAT expensive, its just the way they need to be setup and the other things required. Mine cost me like $3,500 and its amazing....the projector doesn't even need to be exactly parallel to the wall, it can adjust to angles and stuff. Edited by sznapsy
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I don't think any analog (component) can support 1080p, only via HDMI, which is what my 360 has. I must confess that I haven't the chance to have a 1080p and a 720p directly side by side, but the difference was never suppose to be mind blowing. No...I'm happy with my old, crappy, 720p 50" plasma.

I think a 1080p, projector or otherwise, would be outside of Erica's price range of 2g. If the condition are optimal in where you plan to place the set, a 720p projector might not be such a bad idea.
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