spend my money!!!

[retsam]

ok guys i have around 2k to spend on a new TV, spend it for me and back it up with some reviews or personal experance...

these are the requirments for my new TV

1080p
2x HDMI


that is all

[betterdan]

Well I can tell you I love my Mitsubishi 52" DLP HDTV (WD-52631) and it meets your requirements and is on sale now at Circuit City for $1799 (only $100 more than what I paid during Black friday sales) also for $100 more the 57" version (WD-Y57) can be had for $1899.
Excellent picture.

[nvnews-reader]

Do you have paypal or do you want to send check/cash?

[buffbiff21]

Do you have paypal or do you want to send check/cash?
:D

http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=2259632&cid=25608&fp=F

50 inch plasma.

Dont get anything smaller than that. :)

[betterdan]

While that plasma is nice buffbiff21 it doesn't meet retsam's 1080P requirement. It's also cheaper at Amazon. ;)
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-50HP66-50-Plasma-HDTV/dp/B000F3SBU8

[retsam]

While that plasma is nice buffbiff21 it doesn't meet retsam's 1080P requirement. It's also cheaper at Amazon. ;)
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-50HP66-50-Plasma-HDTV/dp/B000F3SBU8
ya, i was think i missed something there with that post...
hmmm.


not so sure of what to get. i was thinking of getting the westinghouse 47w2 but im not so sure about an lcd right now.

[buffbiff21]

While that plasma is nice buffbiff21 it doesn't meet retsam's 1080P requirement. It's also cheaper at Amazon. ;)
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-50HP66-50-Plasma-HDTV/dp/B000F3SBU8


oh shnap

i did not notice that :o

but make sure you get at least a 50 incher. the difference between plasma and lCD (in my eyes) is minimal, so if you want to save a bit go for LCD.
Crts hurt my eyes :( so theyre pretty much out of the question, regardless of how much some people argue about their "better color. "

[buffbiff21]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16889187012


this one ought to fit all the requirements.

[shabby]

Thats not 1080p though, there are no 1080p plasmas for 2k.
Either look at the jvc hd-ila rptv, sony sxrd or sharp aquos lcd to get 1080p and hdmi.

[buffbiff21]

EDIT: NEVERMIND


youre right

[MustangSVT]

In your price range look at these.

Samsung 1080p DLP HLS87 series - 56", 61"
JVC 1080p LCoS FN97 series - 56", 61"
Sony 1080p LCoS A2000 series - 55", 60"
Toshiba 1080p DLP HM196 series - 58", 62"

Stay away from LCD projection at all costs (as well as CRT projection) and there's no big LCD screens in your price range. A 46"+ 1080p LCD is probably $3500-$4000+.

I would get either the JVC 61" or Sony 60" if I were you. They are both around $2400 at Best Buy (fantastic price IMHO).

[retsam]

In your price range look at these.

Samsung 1080p DLP HLS87 series - 56", 61"
JVC 1080p LCoS FN97 series - 56", 61"
Sony 1080p LCoS A2000 series - 55", 60"
Toshiba 1080p DLP HM196 series - 58", 62"

Stay away from LCD projection at all costs (as well as CRT projection) and there's no big LCD screens in your price range. A 46"+ 1080p LCD is probably $3500-$4000+.

I would get either the JVC 61" or Sony 60" if I were you. They are both around $2400 at Best Buy (fantastic price IMHO).
thanks, this is exactly what im looking for...do you own any of these?

[MustangSVT]

I have a 52" JVC 720p set (it's like $1400 at Best Buy now I think). I didn't get a 1080p set because when I bought mine (during summer) over here in Canada only the Sony LCoS XBR1 was available (the original "SXRD") and it was ridiculously expensive. Anyway, I like my set a lot so I can recommend JVC on general.

I have seen the Samsung 61" HLS87 in store and played around with it (had Xbox360 and Blu-Ray player hooked up to it and a HTPC) and it was a nice TV. I watched some DVD samples on that one, Master and Commander and Gladiator and they looked amazing.

Here are some more tips from what I know:


JVC sets
- crappy menus
- VGA port is useless
- good factory calibrated mode called Theater which is 6500k colour temperature (the ntsc standard, all those "dynamic"/"vivid" modes that you see at the store or so called "overbright" mode, are not how movies are meant to be seen lol)

Samsung sets
- may accept 1080p over component with Xbox360? (I recall hearing that from someone on this forum)
- needs to enable some option in service menu to enable 1:1 pixel mapping (I think, if you buy one of these sets, visit AVSforum and ask on there, it's probably pretty easy and straightforward)

That's about what I know.

[Despotes]

This will help you out some--

http://reviews.cnet.com/4323-6531_7-6509125.html?tag=dir

[betterdan]

This will help you out some--

http://reviews.cnet.com/4323-6531_7-6509125.html?tag=dir
Like I said, the Mitsubishi DLPs are great and I love mine. :hug:
Mine has almost every feature as that 65 inch Mitsu that was rated 2nd overall. Only thing it doesn't have is the Perfect Tint controls and 2 other controls called DeepField Imager and SharpEdge which they turned off in their test reviews anyways.