I got a new LCD TV!!!!

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, February 16, 2009 08:54
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NAVYSEILS

Friday, February 13, 2009 11:06 PM

Last year after getting a nice little sum for my 21st I had two options.

1. Save it up, economy is getting wonky, might be handy to have some funds to fall back on or...

2. Samsung LE40 A656 Hdtv and Surround sound.

So yeah... I got myself a nice Samsung HDtv and big assed sound system.

Watching Ironman on blu ray on that system is freakin smurf.

CHRISISALL

Friday, February 13, 2009 11:14 PM

I plan to get a 720p LCD 25" & an upconverting DVD player, that's all I really need, and it'll save me millions of dollars as well.

The laughing Chrisisall

KWICKO

Friday, February 13, 2009 11:31 PM

I say, go to the store, watch them side by side, and find what YOU like. I got mine a li'l over a year ago - Westinghouse 42" HD LCD (1080p). I love-love-LOVE it! Got it for $699. Regular street price on this model is in the $1100-1300 range. No idea why this one was so cheap.

What I like about the LCD over plasma - the matte finish on the screen. The plasmas I looked at all had glossy screens, and screen glare and reflections are a definite issue for me, having big windows on two sides of the room.

My DVDs look pretty good on this, but HDTV looks *astonishing*. Seriously, it's just about ruined me for DVDs or regular TV. 480i looks like poo; 720i is just about acceptable, but 1080 is phenomenal.

Mike

"It is complete now; the hands of time are neatly tied."

CHRISISALL

Friday, February 13, 2009 11:37 PM

Thanks for the imput, Mike.

The laughing Chrisisall

NAVYSEILS

Friday, February 13, 2009 11:43 PM

I need to say the change between HD and standard def seemd quite a big difference for me.

Most dvds still look pretty decent I think, some upscale quite nice too, but for me blu ray is better. I play a lot of videogames, and that was the main factor in my decision to jump up to 1080p HD. The change between playing my PS3 or 360 on the HDtv and just standard definition is like night and day.

If you like games I'd suggest looking into HD for sure. If it was just for the movies, I'm not as sure I'd have upgraded just yet.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, February 16, 2009 8:54 AM

Be sure to check the settings on your equipment. I just found out that my new bluray player was set to output 480!!! WFT??? Even on the HDMI cable!!! Now read the directions for my 3 components, have them set, now need to go back through my fave titles to re-evaluate the visuals.

Did not realize there were redundant controls and settings both on the outputs of the player (each output has it's own set of controls), and also on the inputs of the screen, and also on the dislpay of the screen - any one of the settings can degrade your image.

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