Hi,
i am debating which brand i should buy.
Its actually a funny story. First i got a panasonic 32" (i play in the
small league) and it was ok.
For some reason a friend said, that samsung is better. So i went and
returned it and got the samsung. In my opinion it was worse. From the
side the picture looked quite bleached. Also the speaker tend to produce
weird noises if enabled with surround on.
So i returned this as well and got a philips instead. Its quite nice,
good picture and has even an audio output. The black is not really that
dark, but otherwise its ok.
But for some reason i think i should have stayed with panasonic.
This are all entry models, so nothing special and no, no 1080p.
Do you have any of these tv and what would you buy. Did you find that tv
you enjoy. Well, my guess is everyone is having a 1080p anyway and
bigger.
I think i am quite picky now.
In 1995 I bought my first wide-screenTV, a Pioneer 43" plasma. It came second in a poll of picture quality (behind it’s 50" big brother). Stunning picture but only provided 1080i (which was adequate at the time). It also came with a decent pair of speakers that attached to the sides. Built-in speakers are pretty rubbishy. The TV screen emitted radio interference which was sufficient to wipe out parts of the shortwave band hereabouts - as a radio ham that was bad news but a well known problem in earlier plasma TV’s.
I have recently changed it for a Panasonic 46" plasma, 1080p (and no radio interference!!). I read a lot about the relative merits of plasma/LCD and I believe that plasma still has the edge when it comes to watching fast-moving material (eg sports). And of course with BluRay material, 1080p is required. Plasma also has the benefit of giviing pretty good picture quality even when viewed from the side. I’ve bought a matching Panasonic surround-sound system too - worth the money. This TV needs a bit of work to produce the best picture but is well up to showing HD channels properly. I’ve got other Panasonic stuff around the house and must say I’m well satisfied. This new TV is really a stopgap until Organic LED TV’s come out in a few years time in worthwhile sizes and for a decent price. That technology will blow your socks off.
I also have a 32" Sharp LCD in the conservatory for occasional viewing. Good picture quality but very slow and frustrating response to the remote.
The PC monitor I am using even as I speak is a Samsung 26" LCD (1080p) with a DVI input. The model is a Syncmaster T260HD. Excellent picture when used as a TV or monitor but of course has cr*p sound.
On 07/30/2011 02:06 AM, petermcph wrote:
>
> In 1995 I bought my first wide-screenTV, a Pioneer 43" plasma. It came
> second in a poll of picture quality (behind it’s 50" big brother).
> Stunning picture but only provided 1080i (which was adequate at the
> time). It also came with a decent pair of speakers that attached to the
> sides. Built-in speakers are pretty rubbishy. The TV screen emitted
> radio interference which was sufficient to wipe out parts of the
> shortwave band hereabouts - as a radio ham that was bad news but a well
> known problem in earlier plasma TV’s.
>
> I have recently changed it for a Panasonic 46" plasma, 1080p (and no
> radio interference!!). I read a lot about the relative merits of
> plasma/LCD and I believe that plasma still has the edge when it comes to
> watching fast-moving material (eg sports). And of course with BluRay
> material, 1080p is required. Plasma also has the benefit of giviing
> pretty good picture quality even when viewed from the side. I’ve bought
> a matching Panasonic surround-sound system too - worth the money. This
> TV needs a bit of work to produce the best picture but is well up to
> showing HD channels properly. I’ve got other Panasonic stuff around the
> house and must say I’m well satisfied. This new TV is really a stopgap
> until Organic LED TV’s come out in a few years time in worthwhile sizes
> and for a decent price. That technology will blow your socks off.
>
> I also have a 32" Sharp LCD in the conservatory for occasional viewing.
> Good picture quality but very slow and frustrating response to the
> remote.
>
> The PC monitor I am using even as I speak is a Samsung 26" LCD (1080p)
> with a DVI input. The model is a Syncmaster T260HD. Excellent picture
> when used as a TV or monitor but of course has cr*p sound.
>
> Hope this is of some help.
>
>
Well, yes.
I have to say that the Philips i got, if you talking about c*** sound,
this takes the cake.
Its like listening from old radio. Even the Panasonic had better sound.
I come to the conclusion to save some more money and get a better
quality tv. The Philips is not all that bad, but the sound really
destroyed it for me.
With plasma i am not sure. Don’t you have to refresh the gas after a
couple of years? But yes, i think it does have better quality picture
and deeper black.
So far my favorite is the Panasonic. But i read also that the Sharp
Aquas line is supposetly the best you can get in lcd. They are also mor
expensive.
Well I’ve never heard about plasma TV’s needing new gas. My old Pioneer was fine after 6 years and I gave it to my sister-in-law (who was glad to have it). I spent a long time in a big TV store looking at picture quality and I nearly decided on a Sony but the price put me off. The difference between many TV’s is very marginal so in the end you have to make your choice and live with it
Living on an island makes buying something like a TV an interesting proposition. There are a couple of shops on our island offering a very, very limited selection of badly overpriced and outdated TVs for sale, so the only way to get the brand and/or model one wants is to have someone buy it for you overseas and ship it to you.
When our venerable old CRT model finally died last Summer I spent the better part of a day on line and on the phone, researching all the various models available in stock in Ft. Lauderdale stores, comparing that list with the reviews I found on line, and contacting a woman in Ft Lauderdale who runs a shopping and shipping service for folks who live on this island. I gave her the brand, the model #, the name and address of the store and the store SKU# to be sure I got the right TV, and then I gave her my credit card number. I’d really wanted to get one model made by Sharp, well reviewed and in stock, but kinda pricey. On the other hand a nearby store said they had a Samsung model in stock that was on sale for a lot less money and which was rated almost as highly as the Sharp, so I’d ordered that one.
A couple of days later I went to town and paid the Customs Broker ($75), the Customs Duty on the TV (42%), The Stamp Tax on the TV (10%), the Freight charges and the Duty on the Air Freight (42%). I then went to the Airport to pick my TV. Lo and behold the Samsung had been out of stock and they’d substituted the Sharp instead and charged me the extra cost. I was now the proud owner of a 32" 720p LCD TV that’d cost me over $1100 and the better part of two days of my time.
Just one problem… the Sharp was lousy… poor color, poor sound, unsharp picture, etc. etc. It would have cost $400-$500 in freight and customs to ship it back and get an exchange. We kept it.
The next Winter I bought my wife a Christmas present, a TV for the bedroom, a discontinued LG 32" 720p LCD model. I’d found it at the local lumber yard and bought it for $1000. The box was filthy and the corners were suspiciously crumpled, but when I got it home it was better than we could have hoped… A wonderful TV in every way, even though none of the reviewers I’d checked earlier had even mentioned it.
I have had very good luck with LG and my main TV is now an LG. I have had the worst luck with Samsung and I think that the Dell monitor I have for my PC is said to be made by Samsung and it has a problem even as we speak. Practically every product I have had from Samsung has died an early death. When my daughters monitor died, I purchased her an LG and it works like a champ. I am thinking that I would go with LG even though any company can have a defective product and everyone one seems to produce some really cheap products.
On 07/30/2011 11:56 PM, petermcph wrote:
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> Well I’ve never heard about plasma TV’s needing new gas. My old Pioneer
> was fine after 6 years and I gave it to my sister-in-law (who was glad
> to have it). I spent a long time in a big TV store looking at picture
> quality and I nearly decided on a Sony but the price put me off. The
> difference between many TV’s is very marginal so in the end you have to
> make your choice and live with it
>
> Happy viewing
>
>
Plasmas have a gas inside that react to electric charges.
They degrate over time and need to be refreshed.
But Plasmas are also more energy demanding. So i think thats not an
option for me, although they produce a much better picture.
But even with the prices coming down, i can’t afford a plasma.
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Euer Komputerfriek Joerg
using LXDE on 11.4 x64 and happy with a cup of really hot coffee…
On 07/31/2011 09:06 AM, caprus wrote:
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> please_try_again;2370174 Wrote:
>> For the kind of lies, propaganda or stupidities you can see on TV all
>> over the world, I’m not sure that the size and model really matter.
>> rotfl!
> If we just wanted to watch TV I would agree completely! rotfl!
>
> However we also use the LG as shown here: ‘connect Toshiba x205 laptop
> to TV with HDMI (solved)’ (http://tinyurl.com/4xede8g)
>
>
LG seems to be really good. Everyone has one.
Problem is, i bought that TV at a store and only have storecredit. They
don’t carry LG.
Even though Panasonic doesn’t have as many bells and wistles, it does
have a very good picture and the viewing angle is awesome.
Also the sound is ok, not great but good.
What i miss most, is that there is no analog audio output. None of the
TV’s have them and only have digital audio out.
As far as computer monitor goes, i still have an older (now) viewsonic
monitor (lcd). Its good but not great and has 19".
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Euer Komputerfriek Joerg
using LXDE on 11.4 x64 and happy with a cup of really hot coffee…
> Plasmas have a gas inside that react to electric charges.
> They degrate over time and need to be refreshed.
> But Plasmas are also more energy demanding. So i think thats not an
> option for me, although they produce a much better picture.
> But even with the prices coming down, i can’t afford a plasma.
My house sits at 6510’ elevation in what you might call a desert - very low
humidity. The mountain cabin is at 9650’. Plasma is a real problem in these
conditions due to the voltages it uses so the lifetimes are relatively short
pushing plasma far down the list for me. There are also limitations from
the manufacturers as to altitude and such things as humidity/temperature
that are far more restrictive than LCD/LED devices.
On 08/01/2011 10:27 AM, Will Honea wrote:
> JoergJaeger wrote:
>
>> Plasmas have a gas inside that react to electric charges.
>> They degrate over time and need to be refreshed.
>> But Plasmas are also more energy demanding. So i think thats not an
>> option for me, although they produce a much better picture.
>> But even with the prices coming down, i can’t afford a plasma.
>
> My house sits at 6510’ elevation in what you might call a desert - very low
> humidity. The mountain cabin is at 9650’. Plasma is a real problem in these
> conditions due to the voltages it uses so the lifetimes are relatively short
> pushing plasma far down the list for me. There are also limitations from
> the manufacturers as to altitude and such things as humidity/temperature
> that are far more restrictive than LCD/LED devices.
>
Oh yes, i forgot about that. True.
Since this is in a different price range, i don’t consider it anyway.
I have now a basic panasonic lcd which i fine for the roomcondition.
The funny thing though. New tv’s speakers are worst, than my old lcd.
Well, the old one was boxier and had more room. Thats why you need a
soundbar i assume.
Anyone using one of these?
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Euer Komputerfriek Joerg
using LXDE on 11.4 x64 and happy with a cup of really hot coffee…
My personal recommendation is VIZIO.
High quality stuff for not a lot of money, most 32" - 37" models run 600USD & you can get decent 42" TV for about 900USD.
Their LCD/LED are IMO the best color like the old time CRT’s with LCD power usage.
Until I got this brand I thought Sony was the best, not anymore.
On 08/05/2011 12:26 AM, Sagemta wrote:
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> My personal recommendation is VIZIO.
> High quality stuff for not a lot of money, most 32" - 37" models run
> 600USD& you can get decent 42" TV for about 900USD.
> Their LCD/LED are IMO the best color like the old time CRT’s with LCD
> power usage.
> Until I got this brand I thought Sony was the best, not anymore.
>
>
I heared confliction opinions about Vizio. Some say its not great and
fails after a while. Haven’t read on Cnet about it, but there anyway not
many reviews on 32".
Can’t say. The 32" i tried were not that great. The best for me was
Panasonic so far. It has the best widerange angle and good colors.
(i tried Panasonic, Samsung & Philips)
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Euer Komputerfriek Joerg
using LXDE on 11.4 x64 and happy with a cup of really hot coffee…
