Cantousent Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 As you recall, I made a thread about monitors not long ago. You all convinced me to wait until the next batch of lcds since the current batch isn't quite up to snuff. In the meantime, I've decided that maybe I shouldn't worry about a new monitor at all. What I really need is a new television so that new xbox 360 won't be a waste. Now, I have an old crt tv. It's not hd. It's not pretty. ...And it's not big. I don't watch tv. I hate it with a passion, so there hasn't been any incentive to get anything better. Now, I'm thinking better of it. I'd like to get a great tv, but I'd like to keep the price under $1k. Any of you nerds have some sound advice on a good picture? Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theslug Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 (edited) Well I never buy anything so I think you shouldn't buy a tv unless you really want to. Just seems like kind of a waste if you are only going to use it for xbox and not any tv. Edit: btw i know absolutely nothing about tv's so heres my suggestion. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2008001,00.asp Edited April 14, 2007 by theslug There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Sony would be my LCD brand suggestion - they're by far the best LCD's picture-quality wise, imo, especially as you get bigger in screen size, but they're pricey, which is why we didn't buy one when we were looking (we were looking for over 40" tho). You might find one of their older 26" Bravia's on sale somewhere for slightly under or slightly over 1K. You're probably looking at a 21-32 inch if LCD. Cheaper brands; Samsung and LG seem popular. Sharp might be ok. I didn't like Philips. I noticed LCD TV's still can have a lot of that weird pixelation effect from a lot of fast-motion in a tv signal (indoor motorcross jumping can look pretty bad, for example) - it's more noticable the bigger the screen. I have no idea how that would affect game screens, if at all. I don't know about tubes. They're cheaper for same size, but when we were looking around, the few that stores carrry nowadays didn't look very appealing. Since we weren't buying our TV for gaming, I really don't know what would be best for that purpose. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 (edited) Strangely enough Hyundai and Sharp has been getting decent reviews. Sharp is a bit more expensive but has been getting great reviews for their Aquos (I think that was the name) series. http://www.sharpusa.com/products/AQUOS/ Hyundai is an odd brand. My girlfriend's former monitor was a Hyundai and it had a fantastic picture, but it was only a 17" CRT so I traded it for a 19" Samsung LCD. The weirdest thing about it is that there are TWO different brands of Hyundai and they both sell LCD TV's! One is the same brand that makes cars and the other used to be the same as the car, but they broke free of the big corporation and decided to concentrate on electronics. http://www.hyundaiq.com/ http://www.hyundai-world.com/ These three are worth checking out because their quality/price ratio is very high. Edited April 14, 2007 by mkreku Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 (edited) Why not get a nice large LCD monitor for the computer, get a TV Card, and hook up the X Box 360 to the PC and use the monitor? Kill to birds with one stone as it were. Edited April 14, 2007 by Sand Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiGaijin Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Shop around, see what you like, get something with the inputs you need and 1080i and you get a monitor with roughly four times the real estate for about half the relative cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/LCDTV/LNT3253HXXAA.asp That's what we are getting after our move at the end of the month! The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theslug Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/LCDTV/LNT3253HXXAA.asp That's what we are getting after our move at the end of the month! Looks sweet. There was a time when I questioned the ability for the schizoid to ever experience genuine happiness, at the very least for a prolonged segment of time. I am no closer to finding the answer, however, it has become apparent that contentment is certainly a realizable goal. I find these results to be adequate, if not pleasing. Unfortunately, connection is another subject entirely. When one has sufficiently examined the mind and their emotional constructs, connection can be easily imitated. More data must be gleaned and further collated before a sufficient judgment can be reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 (edited) Yea I also want to get a big tv, whats the lowest price for 50" 1080p? Oh yea it has to be flat and silver Edited April 14, 2007 by Bokishi Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Yea I also want to get a big tv, whats the lowest price for 50" 1080p? Oh yea it has to be flat and silver Plasma or LCD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Whatever is cheaper Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 For TV's that size, plasma's are still generally cheaper. Not always, but usually. And imo, they look better. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 For TV's that size, plasma's are still generally cheaper. Not always, but usually. And imo, they look better. Cheaper to run, too: the LCD twists crystals to produce black (cell becomes opaque to light) when a current is run through the cell, so if you watch a lot of black, the current will be huge. Plasma tends to be a much better buy (it's a better, sharper and brighter picture) at larger sizes, as the LCD cheapness is less evident. I haven't started looking at the tv tech, but I would always advise reading a few magazines ("What HomeCinema" or the like). Here's a sight I found with one google. PS LG is an "entry level" brand of Philips, and the products come out of the same factories. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 PS LG is an "entry level" brand of Philips, and the products come out of the same factories. Isn't Samsung kind of the same thing for Sony? I can't remember. 50"plus LCD tv's are still not very common, either; plasmas dominate (or the projections), tho that may change before too long. Again, I'm not a huge fan of LCD, and Sony is the only LCD that went above 46" that I liked at all, of the ones I saw. Gorgeous color and picture from good viewing angles, assuming an ideal signal. But it was $4-5K vs. a plasma's $2-3K. So maybe in a few years. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 Thanks for the input. I'm definitely going to buy an HDTV. I just need to make sure I get the best one I can. Something under a thousand dollars sounds good. (okay. okay. maybe a PINCH over a thousand if push comes to shove.) Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angshuman Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 You can get an Optoma HD70 for under $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I saw a Sony (50"?) rear-projection tv for about OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taks Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 there's two types of sony rear projections, one is the standard WEGA and the other is the SXRD (with WEGA engine). the SXRD, which i'm probably going to get at some point soon, is sony's version of LCOS. i find the picture to be about as crisp as the DLP projections, with a higher contrast ratio (10000:1 now, much greater than standard LCDs). also, there are no moving parts so i don't have to worry about the spinning wheel making a noise that i can hear (yes, i can hear it... drives me nuts). anyway, in the US, particularly CO, the 50A2000 is about $1600-$1800 right now, and the newer version (apparently with better sound, which i don't need), the 50A2020 is about $2200. i'll wait till i can get the former for less than $1500 delivered. taks comrade taks... just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I don't like rear projections much. Not that they're bad, but just not my thing. We paid about $1900 for our 50" plasma - I think because it was 'last years' model maybe, that they still had some stock left. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Well this tv is on its way to my house. It's not 1080p but price was reasonable. Can't wait to hook up that Xbox360 that I haven't touched in months http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-TH-58PX60U...V/dp/B000F70UY4 Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Panasonic's rule. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 cool Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 I think I'll get a nice 42" TV. I've really had to juggle the difference in my mind between the monitor, tv, and xbox 360. I don't want a tv unless I'll use the xbox 360 a lot. However, my current xbox is also my dvd player. I'd like to get the tv/xbox 360 so I have a better dvd player, which means waiting until the hddvd is included in the xbox 360 bundle. I'm kind of at a loss because I don't want to get a monitor until I know whether I want an lcd or a crt. I'm leaning crt right now, but I don't want to rush. Meanwhile, I can get a plasma tv, but I'm leery of putting money into something that gets used for dvds and xbox games. I pretty much use Itunes for my songs these days, so I don't really care about my stuff on the xbox like I did in the past. Of course, if the xbox 360 lets me put my itunes on it and play them through my home theater system, the that might do the trick. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 We almost got a 42" TV. It was one of those things where we kept thinking "I hate to get the 42 and end up wishing we'd bought a bigger one." Just don't test drive a bigger one in the house first, or you'll never want to go back to a small one. I want this Viewsonic CRT monitor. :D It's 60 pound weight would give me (back) trouble tho - hubby would be the one moving it around. heh “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I want this Viewsonic CRT monitor. :D That looks great! OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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