Which HDTV?

[TiKiMaN1]

I have narrowed it down to 2 choices:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889101097
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/89-101-097-03.jpg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889102106
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/89-102-106-03.JPG

If not one of these what do you suggest?

2 Requirements:
-must be 1080p
-must be $2,300 or less

[superklye]

Do you require an LCD?

[TiKiMaN1]

Do you require an LCD?

Nope I just require 1080p.:p

(nana2)

[Imbroglio]

samsung dlp? look at either the hl-s5087w or the hl-s5687w :D

both offer 1080p, substantially more screen area for the price and great displays

[Toss3]

I saw the samsung live today with an HD-clip running on it(Lord of the Rings) and it really didn't blow me away... :-/ But I'd go with an LcoS TV myself after being brainwashed by EvilChris! :) CNET had a good review of the 55A2000(video), and here in Europe it goes for about 2000€. (nana2)

And some of the Sharp TVs seem to have banding issues as well! :(

[evilchris]

For $2300 get a 65" DLP or 60" LCoS.

[RussianHAXOR]

Last month my friend and i went to Best Buy and got him a Samsung HDTV its 1080P and 61inches... it looks AMAZING!!!! Anyways he paid 2300 for it and its a god with Xbox 360... and we ran my PC on it too. OMG...

Anyways its a great TV and i would highly suggest it, its got dual HDMI and it has a DVI connector too i believe.

[TiKiMaN1]

Last month my friend and i went to Best Buy and got him a Samsung HDTV its 1080P and 61inches... it looks AMAZING!!!! Anyways he paid 2300 for it and its a god with Xbox 360... and we ran my PC on it too. OMG...

Anyways its a great TV and i would highly suggest it, its got dual HDMI and it has a DVI connector too i believe.

Sweet! Do you know which model it is?

[superklye]

I'd guess this one:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7705897&st=samsung&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1138085317167

[mullet]

For $2300 get a 65" DLP or 60" LCoS.

evilchris in lamens terms why is LCoS so good?

[superklye]

evilchris in lamens terms why is LCoS so good?
From what I understand, it has all the benefits of LCD and all the benefits of DLP with none of the negatives from either.

Yup. Here's a really informative link:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/lcos.htm

[evilchris]

evilchris in lamens terms why is LCoS so good?

black levels, contrast, 3 chip non-wobulated 1080p

That's probably not laymens.

Laymens I guess is " it looks the best ".

Of course that's subjective too!

I am a big fan of CRT technology and had been waiting for SED before I got out of it. Sony's LCoS sets were so impressive that I bought into them. While my CRT's will still beat my LCoS in PQ, the massive size of my 70" panel overcomes that. Basically LCoS was "close enough" and the screen size pushed it over the edge.

[evilchris]

From what I understand, it has all the benefits of LCD and all the benefits of DLP with none of the negatives from either.

Yup. Here's a really informative link:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/lcos.htm

Good link, but old. The contrast "weakness" is gone now and has surpassed the others.

[superklye]

Good link, but old. The contrast "weakness" is gone now and has surpassed the others.
Whoa, holy crap...I didn't even see the date. Heh, yeah...I bet a lot has changed in 3.5 years... ;)

[evilchris]

Whoa, holy crap...I didn't even see the date. Heh, yeah...I bet a lot has changed in 3.5 years... ;)

I hear JVC has some new tech promising 20,000:1 contrast on their upcoming ( could be 1 - 2 years ) LCoS sets. If Sony can't keep up with that I'll switch.

[mullet]

Thanks for the info, I really want to replace my old crt projection 65" (480P) but im strearing towards DLP. There is so many options I don't know what to get. I just want the best picture I can get with a good price range. I really don't care if its DLP, LCD or plasma. I don't want a tv less then 42".

[evilchris]

Thanks for the info, I really want to replace my old crt projection 65" (480P) but im strearing towards DLP. There is so many options I don't know what to get. I just want the best picture I can get with a good price range. I really don't care if its DLP, LCD or plasma. I don't want a tv less then 42".

XBR2's are expensive, possibly overpriced, but not by much. DLP is a good value. I see rainbows though and don't like the spinning color wheel. I was not impressed with Samsungs LED based DLP's.

So for me it was LCoS, and Sony's were the best from my observation.

[mullet]

XBR2's are expensive, possibly overpriced, but not by much. DLP is a good value. I see rainbows though and don't like the spinning color wheel. I was not impressed with Samsungs LED based DLP's.

So for me it was LCoS, and Sony's were the best from my observation.

Thanks dude, so you think out of the DLP market the sony LCoS are the best? If so do have a model I should keep in mind when im at bestbuy?

BTW sorry tiki didn't mean to hyjack your thread.

[evilchris]

Thanks dude, so you think out of the DLP market the sony LCoS are the best? If so do have a model I should keep in mind when im at bestbuy?

BTW sorry tiki didn't mean to hyjack your thread.

DLP and LCoS are completely different technologies. Both are RPTV's.

Sony, JVC = LCoS

Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Samsung = DLP

Then LCoS gets more confusing. Sony calls theirs SXRD, JVC calls theirs D-ILA.

Have fun:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DLP

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_ViewStatic-Start?page=static%2farticles%2fsxrd%2eisml

[mullet]

Awsome I just looked at bestbuy and yes there called SXRD and there all under 3K thats cheaper then I was thinking, thanks again.

[evilchris]

You know what, Amazon has a great LCoS writeup

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-KDS-R70XBR2-SXRD-1080p-Projection/dp/B000IHM954/sr=8-1/qid=1169103192/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-5784589-2962348?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

[evilchris]

Awsome I just looked at bestbuy and yes there called SXRD and there all under 3K thats cheaper then I was thinking, thanks again.

Those would be the 50A2000, 55A2000, and 60A2000. Those are the "budget" models and do not include a lot of the advanced processing features found in XBR2. Still, check them out and see what you think. Play with the settings if the picture looks like **** which it will at Best Buy.

If you can swing it I'd step up to XBR2. It comes in 60 and 70" models.

[mullet]

Sony KDS-R70XBR2 Thats what im gonna get when I upgrade, damn thats nice.

[Single Player]

me whats that TV!!! i'm poor little man got only 720p 50" samsung DLP.
well i'll skip that 1080p generation .. maybe there's something new like 2xxxp