Best brand for LED LCD TV

ArrowMk84 · 09-16-11, 09:46 PM

What's the best brand for LED LCD TVs now-a-days? I've got a 4 year old Samsung 46" LCD I'm looking to replace, since it's developing dead pixels, and after walking through the local Best Buy, and I was no impressed with what i saw from Sony and Samsung in the sub-$2000 price range (I'd love to keep the price under $1000). I saw a Sharp Aquos that was beautiful, but I've had one of those give me trouble before, too (thankfully before the return policy ran out). The information I've seen on Vizio's looks impressive, but I keep getting the feeling their specs and prices are too good to be true.

Johnny C · 09-17-11, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowMk84

What's the best brand for LED LCD TVs now-a-days? I've got a 4 year old Samsung 46" LCD I'm looking to replace, since it's developing dead pixels, and after walking through the local Best Buy, and I was no impressed with what i saw from Sony and Samsung in the sub-$2000 price range (I'd love to keep the price under $1000). I saw a Sharp Aquos that was beautiful, but I've had one of those give me trouble before, too (thankfully before the return policy ran out). The information I've seen on Vizio's looks impressive, but I keep getting the feeling their specs and prices are too good to be true.

My 46" LG LED TV plays movie files directly from my portable disk is networkable and it cost 1000 bucks @ walmart(canadian taxes in). It'd be cheaper in the states since Canadians get ****ed..even though our currency is worth more.

Bigbuck · 09-17-11, 04:53 PM

I got a 42'' Vizio from Walmart on the Thanksgiving sale for $400. 1080p and works just fine with my Blu-Ray player. Paying near $1k for a TV just doesn't make sense to me.

09-17-11, 07:45 PM

I have to say this 32" LED 1080P 120HZ Vizio we got for the bedroom has a beautiful picture and I love their tv apps. It was a little more at $489 because it was one of their top of the line models and included the tv apps but it was well worth it in my opinion.

**Rakeesh** · 09-17-11, 09:02 PM

Samsung is so far the only brand I can find recently that reproduces colors accurately enough to work as a PC monitor, believe me I tried several before landing on this one.

nicorulez · 12-16-11, 06:42 AM

The best of the best in large screen LEDs and televisions period is the Sharp Elite brand...prohibitively expensive. In your size range, I would go with Sony or Samsung and be very happy. Enjoy. Merry Christmas.

**jeffmd** · 12-18-11, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigbuck

I got a 42'' Vizio from Walmart on the Thanksgiving sale for $400. 1080p and works just fine with my Blu-Ray player. Paying near $1k for a TV just doesn't make sense to me.

This is pretty much because you use your tv to do one thing, play blu-rays.

More expensive monitors can generally yield a better view field, 3d support, a thinner tv, and improved support for becoming a digital monitor. When using an HD tv as a pc monitor, the more control you have over the tv settings, and the ability to turn off any and all "filters" designed to improve tv viewing quality, the best chance you have at getting a descent PC monitor out of the deal.

**bob saget** · 12-24-11, 05:32 PM

hockey, tennis, and football look great on our 40inch sony in HD.

**Rakeesh** · 12-26-11, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bob saget

hockey, tennis, and football look great on our 40inch sony in HD.

This may be true but only gay people play tennis.

**crainger** · 04-18-12, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Rakeesh

Samsung is so far the only brand I can find recently that reproduces colors accurately enough to work as a PC monitor, believe me I tried several before landing on this one.

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We looked at a heap of TVs when buying not too long ago. We were always impressed with the Sammysungs. Ended up going Plasma however for the size and it's purpose was primarily evening movies.

EDIT: Fing Bots!

Still :

: @ Rakeesh.

04-18-12, 06:18 AM

Yea it's amazing if you think back on how Samsung was some cheap ass brand not too long ago and now look at them. It's kind of like how Bob was some cheap ass 2 bit sleaze years ago and now he's top of the line.

**Rakeesh** · 04-20-12, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Hogrider

Yea it's amazing if you think back on how Samsung was some cheap ass brand not too long ago and now look at them. It's kind of like how Bob was some cheap ass 2 bit sleaze years ago and now he's top of the line.

You pay big bucks for his services I imagine.

09-16-11, 09:46 PM	#1
ArrowMk84 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,010	Best brand for LED LCD TV What's the best brand for LED LCD TVs now-a-days? I've got a 4 year old Samsung 46" LCD I'm looking to replace, since it's developing dead pixels, and after walking through the local Best Buy, and I was no impressed with what i saw from Sony and Samsung in the sub-$2000 price range (I'd love to keep the price under $1000). I saw a Sharp Aquos that was beautiful, but I've had one of those give me trouble before, too (thankfully before the return policy ran out). The information I've seen on Vizio's looks impressive, but I keep getting the feeling their specs and prices are too good to be true. __________________ Intel i7-2600k @ 4.6GHz \| Asus Maximus IV Extreme \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 MHz 9-10-9-27 \| Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 580 3GB \| Creative X-Fi Titanium Pro PCI-E \| Intel 510 Series SSD 120 GB \| 2x Raptor 600 GB RAID \| 2TB WD Black \| Lite-On 21x Blu-ray Burner \| Corsair AX1200 Modular PSU \| Silverstone FT02 \| Corsair H60 with Dual Fans \| Dell 3007-HC 30" LCD \| Audioengine 5 & S8 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

09-17-11, 04:53 PM	#3
Bigbuck Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 316	Re: Best brand for LED LCD TV I got a 42'' Vizio from Walmart on the Thanksgiving sale for $400. 1080p and works just fine with my Blu-Ray player. Paying near $1k for a TV just doesn't make sense to me. __________________

09-17-11, 07:45 PM	#4
Hogrider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Best brand for LED LCD TV I have to say this 32" LED 1080P 120HZ Vizio we got for the bedroom has a beautiful picture and I love their tv apps. It was a little more at $489 because it was one of their top of the line models and included the tv apps but it was well worth it in my opinion.

09-17-11, 09:02 PM	#5
Rakeesh Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 6,863	Re: Best brand for LED LCD TV Samsung is so far the only brand I can find recently that reproduces colors accurately enough to work as a PC monitor, believe me I tried several before landing on this one. __________________ Want to listen to audio without your computer going to sleep? Try this. Core i7 2600k 4.4Ghz 1.385v \| Corsair H60 \| 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 8-8-8-24 \| MSI P67A-G45 \| OCZ Vertex 3 \| Sapphire 7850 OC to Max settings

12-16-11, 06:42 AM	#6
nicorulez Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Flo Rida Posts: 195	Re: Best brand for LED LCD TV The best of the best in large screen LEDs and televisions period is the Sharp Elite brand...prohibitively expensive. In your size range, I would go with Sony or Samsung and be very happy. Enjoy. Merry Christmas.

12-24-11, 05:32 PM	#8
bob saget Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver, originally Russia Posts: 23,133	Re: Best brand for LED LCD TV hockey, tennis, and football look great on our 40inch sony in HD.

04-18-12, 06:18 AM	#11
Hogrider Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Best brand for LED LCD TV Yea it's amazing if you think back on how Samsung was some cheap ass brand not too long ago and now look at them. It's kind of like how Bob was some cheap ass 2 bit sleaze years ago and now he's top of the line.