Looking for Decent 37-47 inch 1080p HDTV

[nekrosoft13]

Originally Posted by Medion

Necro, I wish I had seen this thread sooner. If you're still undecided, wanting 37-47", and $1200 or less, here you go.

Samsung 46" 5-Series - $1254.99, no tax, free shipping

Samsung 40" 5-Series - $998.99, no tax, free shipping

I ordered my TV through Amazon, and they use an actual delivery service, not UPS/Fedex.

well, my TV will arrive on monday, Philips 47PFL5603D

[Medion]

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

well, my TV will arrive on monday, Philips 47PFL5603D

Nice choice. While I prefer Samsung, that set you bought is equivalent to the 5-Series. It seems to have gotten solid reviews at AVSForums, and it aesthetically pleasing. You'll enjoy it

[nekrosoft13]

one extra HDMI swayed me from samsung, and AVSForums comments made it sound great !

[bacon12]

Good choice on the phillips. You will be happy with it.

[mullet]

ok sooooooooo, post some pictures when you get it. LOL

[mullet]

min is up, skinny man.

[nekrosoft13]

got my TV, it is kick ass

[nekrosoft13]

need to post some photos, couldn't be more happy with the choice !

[SH0DAN]

Originally Posted by DaveChambers

46"

Thats my baby ! Got it for 1299 Cdn,with a 4 year extended,on site warranty from Leons here in Ottawa.They also threw in free delivery,and a 8" LG portable dvd player as a gift.

They had a grand opening sale on a long weekend about a 4 weeks ago.Fantastic deals were going on.Gib is right about that Panny (new ones) having slightly better PQ then the Sammys LCD's

But they use too much electricity versus the Sammy lcd's sizewise,which turned me off on it.

[Toss3]

Originally Posted by -=Gib-McFragger=-

Oddly enough, if you average it out...they don't.

They only draw high power when they are set to or displaying extremely bright images. If you calibrate them properly, it's not an issue.

Yes they have a higher peak draw, but remember this:

With an LCD, the backlight is always on and therefore it draws the same amount of power all the time. With a plasma, the power draw varies with what's being displayed. Darker images-less draw, bright images-more draw. Average out the draw on a plasma, and it's only a tad higher than an LCD (assuming you don't have it set to torch mode).

Here's a very good list comparing the power consumption of many lcd and plasma screens(note that all of the TVs were tested with the default settings):

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6475_7-6400401-3.html

Who give's a rats ass how much energy they use? It's all about picture quality.
Shodan you say your LCD uses less energy than Gib's plasma which you agree has better picture quality. According to that chart Toss3 posted you are saving about $98.39 a year going with a tv that you agree has worse picture quality. That's about $8.20 a month you are saving. I would have went for the tv with the better picture quality if I could have afforded it.

[Toss3]

Originally Posted by betterdan

Who give's a rats ass how much energy they use? It's all about picture quality.
Shodan you say your LCD uses less energy than Gib's plasma which you agree has better picture quality. According to that chart Toss3 posted you are saving about $98.39 a year going with a tv that you agree has worse picture quality. That's about $8.20 a month you are saving. I would have went for the tv with the better picture quality if I could have afforded it.

Well if you pay the electric bill yourself you should care, especially if you are a student. I learned to shut off the lights after me pretty quickly after I moved out.. But that doesn't really matter in this case as a calibrated plasma(or even one running in eco mode)uses almost the same amount of electricity as an equally sized lcd(which you notice if you compare the pz800 and pz85).