friend casts doubts over my TV choice

tornadog · 08-07-08, 10:40 AM

Owner of a Samsung 46" 720p Slim DLP HDTV for a little over a year now. My firend came over for dinner and we were watching a movie that was showing on a HD channel. I was sitting in the center and he was sitting to the right of the screen. During the movie he asked me how much I could get for selling this tv, I said about 500. Then he said I should try selling it an dgetting a LCD as the screen was dark and at his view angle it was blurry. So now that has put a lot of doubt on my mind. I even went to Bestbuy last night and indeed the LCDs and Plasma look so much brighter compared to the DLPs there. I am thinking of trying to sell it and get one of those Sony Bravia 40 inches!!!

|JuiceZ| · 08-07-08, 11:30 AM

Who cares, its your tv, if it suits your needs, why go buy something else?

J-Mag · 08-07-08, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by |JuiceZ|

Who cares, its your tv, if it suits your needs, why go buy something else?

What if one of his needs is impressing company?

tornadog · 08-07-08, 04:30 PM

So what good:

Panasonic Viera 42" plasma or Sony Bravia 40" LCD or Samsung 40" LCD

**crainger** · 08-07-08, 05:48 PM

The Sony's ARE good, but often you'll find they aren't quite worth the extra you pay. If you want LCD, get the Sammy Sung, if you want plasma get the Pana. However if you really want to impress, get the Sony.

BronzeGod · 08-07-08, 08:54 PM

Samsung LCDs are the best hands down.

Medion · 08-07-08, 09:47 PM

While I can't say for certain that Samsung's LCDs are the best, they are definitely my preference. Sure, you could get a Sony Bravia...or you could save a few hundred $$$ and get the Samsung 6 series, which is the same panel (Samsung supplies most of the panels that Sony uses right now). Or if you really want to blow some money, get the Samsung 9 series (6, 7, and 8 series use the same panel, except the scaled down 630). The 9 series uses LED backlighting.

08-08-08, 05:53 AM

Screw your friend. Not literally of course. I love our Mits DLP.

Sowk · 08-08-08, 07:54 AM

If angle viewing is of importance, a plasma will get you the best results.

Panasonic or Pioneer are the 2 top manufactures in Plasma.

Also, what TV does your friend own as reference?

J-Mag · 08-08-08, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sowk

If angle viewing is of importance, a plasma will get you the best results.

I don't think you can generalize like that. I just picked up a Samsung LCD, the LN46A750, and I can't see a color shift until almost parallel with the screen...

npras42 · 08-08-08, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by J-Mag

I don't think you can generalize like that. I just picked up a Samsung LCD, the LN46A750, and I can't see a color shift until almost parallel with the screen...

I agree. I'd say that most modern LCDs made by the major brands have absolutely no problems with viewing angle at all.

**Monolyth** · 08-08-08, 01:51 PM

Samsung & Sony use the same panels in their newer LCD lines anyway. Save some money get a Samsung.

Pana is really the only good Plasma choice left, though in their day Pioneer Plasma's were THE best TV PQ-wise.

Go with a Sammy LCD IMHO. LN40A650 is a nice mix of price + features/inputs.

08-07-08, 10:40 AM	#1
tornadog Keeper of the Faith Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,446	friend casts doubts over my TV choice Owner of a Samsung 46" 720p Slim DLP HDTV for a little over a year now. My firend came over for dinner and we were watching a movie that was showing on a HD channel. I was sitting in the center and he was sitting to the right of the screen. During the movie he asked me how much I could get for selling this tv, I said about 500. Then he said I should try selling it an dgetting a LCD as the screen was dark and at his view angle it was blurry. So now that has put a lot of doubt on my mind. I even went to Bestbuy last night and indeed the LCDs and Plasma look so much brighter compared to the DLPs there. I am thinking of trying to sell it and get one of those Sony Bravia 40 inches!!! __________________ i7 950 @ 4.2Ghz w/ Venomous-X, Asus Sabertooth x58, 8gb DDR3 GSkill 1600Mhz,MSI N670 PE, Win 7 Ult. x64, Samsung PN50C7000, Pioneer VSX 920-K, Polk Monitor 5.0 Speakers, Bic H100 Sub

08-07-08, 11:30 AM	#2
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08-07-08, 04:30 PM	#4
tornadog Keeper of the Faith Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,446	Re: friend casts doubts over my TV choice So what good: Panasonic Viera 42" plasma or Sony Bravia 40" LCD or Samsung 40" LCD __________________ i7 950 @ 4.2Ghz w/ Venomous-X, Asus Sabertooth x58, 8gb DDR3 GSkill 1600Mhz,MSI N670 PE, Win 7 Ult. x64, Samsung PN50C7000, Pioneer VSX 920-K, Polk Monitor 5.0 Speakers, Bic H100 Sub

08-07-08, 05:48 PM	#5
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: friend casts doubts over my TV choice The Sony's ARE good, but often you'll find they aren't quite worth the extra you pay. If you want LCD, get the Sammy Sung, if you want plasma get the Pana. However if you really want to impress, get the Sony.

08-07-08, 08:54 PM	#6
BronzeGod Kanye West is emo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 2,099	Re: friend casts doubts over my TV choice Samsung LCDs are the best hands down. __________________ >>>>In MikeC We Trust<<<<

08-07-08, 09:47 PM	#7
Medion Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barksdale AFB, La Posts: 1,238	Re: friend casts doubts over my TV choice While I can't say for certain that Samsung's LCDs are the best, they are definitely my preference. Sure, you could get a Sony Bravia...or you could save a few hundred $$$ and get the Samsung 6 series, which is the same panel (Samsung supplies most of the panels that Sony uses right now). Or if you really want to blow some money, get the Samsung 9 series (6, 7, and 8 series use the same panel, except the scaled down 630). The 9 series uses LED backlighting.

08-08-08, 05:53 AM	#8
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: friend casts doubts over my TV choice Screw your friend. Not literally of course. I love our Mits DLP.

08-08-08, 07:54 AM	#9
Sowk STEAM ID: OSE Killer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 394	Re: friend casts doubts over my TV choice If angle viewing is of importance, a plasma will get you the best results. Panasonic or Pioneer are the 2 top manufactures in Plasma. Also, what TV does your friend own as reference?

08-08-08, 01:51 PM	#12
Monolyth Meow Mix Kills Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: END OF DAYS Posts: 1,228	Re: friend casts doubts over my TV choice Samsung & Sony use the same panels in their newer LCD lines anyway. Save some money get a Samsung. Pana is really the only good Plasma choice left, though in their day Pioneer Plasma's were THE best TV PQ-wise. Go with a Sammy LCD IMHO. LN40A650 is a nice mix of price + features/inputs. __________________ Gaming 5.0 Asus R4 Extreme \| Core i7 3930K @ 4.8Ghz Corsair H100 \| 16GB G.Skill@1866Mhz \| 2xEVGA GTX 580 \| Sammy 40" LCD Asus Essence One \| OCZ Revo 3 120GB, Revo 3 X2 240GB \| HSPC Tech Station \| Corsair HX1200 \| Windows 7 x64 Storage 2.0 Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD \| Core i7 2600K @ 4.5Ghz NH-D14 \| 16GB G.Skill@1600Mhz \| Areca 1880ix-16 RAID HBA Temp Storage - 1.8TB (4x450GB Hitachi 15k RPM SAS) \| 18TB (12x3TB Hitachi RAID10) \| HSPC Tech Station \| Corsair HX620 \| Windows 7 x64