I plan to buy a HDTV. Is Panasonic TH-58PZ800U plasma tv a better choice than a lcd tv? I had been reading reviews but those seem to be older reviews. ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE.
I want to get an HDTV. I want a 32″. i’m going to buy either a vizio LCD or vizio plasma 32″ as they are in my price range, and the reviews for both tvs are good. I don’t know which i should get though? I don’t really play a lot of video games, although maybe i will now, but i don’t play often anyway. I actually like the looks of the plasma better, (the TV itself..) but my uncle said to get an LCD. HE said that plasma has ”ghosting effect” and burn in. I’ve read that burn in is not very common anymore, and i read that the ghosting effect, (or blurriness with motion) is actually more common on LCD. I will be using this TV in my bedroom for now, and i do tend to watch quite a bit of TV at night. Everywhere i’ve read says if you are buying a smaller tv to go with LCD, but i thought that was just because smaller plasma tvs are not as commonly made? The LCD tv is $527 and the plasma is $512, so price is not really an issue here. (and it kind of surprised me as i thought that plasmas were always more expensive?) HELP!!
… why LCD is recommended if you are buying a ‘’smaller” tv?
I am considering spending a considerable amount of money on either a panasonic, magnavox or maybe a vizio (and save money) I am wondering if there are any horror stories I should hear about these TVs. I have looked for reviews on the model numbers and I cannot find a place to let me compare them side by side. I guess it would help if 1 store carried all three bit unfortunately they don’t.
the panasonic is the 42 “Viera”
the Vizio is the 42 (VP 423)
and the Magnovox is the 42MF437B_37
Also I am wondering about plasma or LCD.
I also found this deal..
850. for a LCD
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8386285&type=product&id=1181831586462
I’m looking to buy a new television, i want a plasma, but am having trouble finding a good tv i like that also gets good reviews.
i can go up to 58″ and price doesn’t matter
or is lcd better?
recommend any good ones?
According to CNET these are the top 5 HDTV’s
http://reviews.cnet.com/best-hdtvs/
See here’s my problem I don’t want a plasma even though technically speaking it’s a better fit for me(I’m a movie buff). I prefer an LCD, unfortunately for me CNET’s review only includes 1 LCD in the top 5. From what I’ve been reading online Samsung seem to be the best LCD HDTV’s out there. http://www.consumersearch.com/www/electronics/lcd-tv/review.html
But my original choice was Sharp Aquos(the 1080p or 1080i models).
simply because it seemed like the perfect HDTV overall, it also included this QAM tuner which had me sold instantly.
http://shop.consumersearch.com/sharp_lc-42d64u/linkin_id-8008764/sf-1/pid-45299080/NM-30/ND-30/VA-5/OP-w101
But then there was the Samsung LN52A650 that CNET recommended, and I thought what if I make the wrong decision.
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-ln52a650/4505-6482_7-32887597.html?tag=txt
When it comes down to it there is really one thing that is most important to me than price, image quality, even performance. That is can I use either of the two TV’s I mentioned as a computer monitor?. And would I any kind of upgrades or special cables. Or could I just use the monitor cable that originally comes with the computer?.
EDIT:When it comes down to it there is really one thing that is more important to me than price, image quality, even performance. That is, can I use either of the two TV’s I mentioned as a computer monitor?. Would I need any kind of upgrades or special cables. Or could I just use the monitor cable that originally came with the computer i bought?.
Yahoo needs to allow user to edit questions.
I am in debate… You see I saw this TV that is not a brand name that is 1080i resoution in a good price, but I was reading the reviews and someone said that they exchanged it for a Samsung, but it was 720 resoultion. So they are the same price and size. So what do you say I should buy….. thank you
I’m looking to buy my first HDTV in the next couple of months (how exciting!), but I’m pretty clueless about tvs. I’ve heard that LCD’s are better than Plasma’s in the long run, so I’m thinking of going with something like a 50/52″ LCD. Could someone recommend some models and maybe point me to some reviews. Looking for the best value of quality and durability…my brother in law just bought a new Sony Bravia and is pretty sweet…any advise would be appreciated.
I am looking to buy a new Plasma or LCD TV for my apartment, however in looking at reviews everyone gives almost all LCD TVs 4-5 stars, which is not really that accurate as they cannot all be 4-5 stars. I am looking for a TV between 40″-50″.
The one I am beginning to consider is this one 42″ Philips LCD 1080p HDTV w/ 120Hz Natural Motion 42PFL7403D/27 . I found it for $1300 at sam’s club. Any thoughts?
i have seen the item in a local store; however, i can save over $500 buying online. i can buy online from either broadway photo (bwarphoto.com) or camera addict (cameraaddict.com). they both get excellent reviews from shopcart.com I could buy last years samsung 50″ plasma locally for about the same and take home myself sameday. last years rated at 60,000 hrs life vs this years rated at 100,000 hrs life. is it worth buying online and what are my concerns????
We are looking for a new TV and have determined to probably buy a plasma. Basically we will be watching action movies and sports on the TV. Are there going to be problems with blurring and the image going crazy on these tvs? We are looking at the Samsung FPT-5084 which was reviewed well on Cnet.com and some versions of Panasonic Viera 42″-50″. I periodically have heard reviews saying it was hard watching sports on these type of tvs. Thanks for the help. Also, how do these pictures do with standard cable signals? Are they just blurry or are these tvs only good with high def channels and programs.