Buying a new TV

by mama • 4 Feb 2010, 11:36 • Journals
what to look for ? i mean there are like thousands of tv all look the same
Whats important ? how to recognize a good tv ?
Whats the difference between plasma lcd etc ?
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Thomm 4 Feb 2010, 11:43
If you are going to buy TV and want save some money, buy one with 50hz and don´t ever see 100/200hz next to it, they are so much smoother. But you won´t notice the difference until you have compared them side to side. After that 50hz is shit...
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Fatalstrike 4 Feb 2010, 11:44
get an lcd when you go for under 32" if you want a bigger screen go for a plasma.
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WeZoR 4 Feb 2010, 11:50
lcd > plasma
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Deactivated5718 4 Feb 2010, 11:52
With plasma colours are more bright, LCD instead is a bit sharper.
Just look the Hertz, the ms and the resolution
Best thing to compare screens is just by going to a shop and see them with your own eyes
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mama 4 Feb 2010, 12:02
well i went to a shop yesterday but with like 400 televisions next to each other its kinda hard to decide :P
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aQUTE 4 Feb 2010, 12:22
i know how you feel :P
but you must not make a decission based on the TV's you see in the store next to eachother. If you buy a new TV, you can adjust the color settings to your likings. So the difference in color/brightness/contrast you see in the store doesnt always point out the best option.

just like cattledecapitation said:
- go for a full HP,
- 100Hz or more

btw you could also visit some stores and let them give you some advice.
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mama 4 Feb 2010, 12:31
well mostly the people working in those stores dont really have a clue about it ( atleast in the big stores where i live here )
and i wouldnt buy a tv in the store anyways i compared the same tvs i saw yesterday with some online stores and u can get them all for 200€ - 400€ cheaper :x
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JobCohen 4 Feb 2010, 12:34
They make sure they put a cheaper model next to a more expensive and then make sure the cheaper model looks bad by adjusting the options..
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Gnome 4 Feb 2010, 11:56
i bought a phillips ambilight not so long ago love it :D

image: philips_ambilight_tv_range
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Severus 4 Feb 2010, 11:57
buy a 55 cm TV like any other normal balkan person
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Thomm 4 Feb 2010, 12:05
Eye-radio? With peaches?
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cattledecapitation 4 Feb 2010, 12:09
go with a known brand

get full HD

get 100Hz or more

hard to buy a new TV :< every month there are pricecuts

IF I get a new Tv ill buy it around or after soccerchampionships... cause they have good deals then
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JobCohen 4 Feb 2010, 12:36
I think there are only three company's who make the screen. Philips, Samsung/Sony (some company like that) and I think one more. So buying a known brand doesn't really help because you will buy one of the screen of these 2/3 company's.
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cattledecapitation 5 Feb 2010, 10:08
i think there's a lot more brands than that (LG/panasonic/Nike and so on)
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JobCohen 5 Feb 2010, 11:01
There are different brands but the actual screen (dont know the correct word but in dutch it's "beeldbuis") is only fabricated by 2 or 3 company's. The others just use the ones of them and put their own software etc on it.
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v1ech 4 Feb 2010, 13:14
led tv imo
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cRz 4 Feb 2010, 13:20
get a samsung and everything will be all right
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dictator 4 Feb 2010, 14:19
Samsung is amazing for LCD (as are Sony).

LG for pioneering technology (OLED)

Panasonic for PLASMA.
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Prydz 4 Feb 2010, 14:45
It's a hard choice nowadays, so many options ^^
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lahq 4 Feb 2010, 14:58
Don't go for a Plasma if you want to play console games with the TV, otherwise the plasma might get branned by e.g. speedometer. If you only want to watch some TV go for a Plasma :O).
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dictator 4 Feb 2010, 18:13
It can still happen if you leave the same image on the screen for a very long time, but they are much better than they used to be.

Unless it's some Le Mans 24 hour race, i can't see it being an issue.
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