Sharp Aquos LC42D62U vs. Samsung LNT4061F
I found both of these TVs on a website for around the same price. I'd be using this TV for mostly Xbox 360 gaming and watching football/baseball on cable.

My first question is if these X360 can do 1080p through component on these sets because I don't want to have to upgrade to an Elite.

Also please list the pros and cons of each TV, please help I've almost come to a decision and would like to order this TV by the end of the week.

My last question is whether I should pick one of these 1080p sets or just buy a cheaper 720p set. I sit 2-5 feet away from my TV currently and will probably sit 4-6 feet away when I get an LCD and put it on the wall. This TV will be for my bedroom.

is 1080p gunna be a difference

Sharp Aquos = banding, banding, banding. I wouldn't chance it. Get the Samsung. Only possible issue the Samsungs have is occasional HDMI dropouts and those can/will be fixed with firmware and hardware (board) updates.

Samsung TV's should accept 1080p over component so I think you'll be OK there.

I've got a 4665F and the Xbox 360 Elite over HDMI looks fantastic on it. No tearing or ghosting. Just beautiful.

What is banding? I thought Sharp Aquos was a great brand?

The Sharp LCD's used to have a good reputation - I guess they still do for picture quality. The past few series have had serious banding problems. Banding (horizontal in this case) is when there are 1 inch stripes that go all the way across the screen that vary in brightness.

You may get a set that doesn't exhibit this, but from what I'm reading, I wouldn't chance it. Samsung has as good of reputation in panel quality and the 4061 is amazing.

Here's a good link on LCD banding. This talks about vertical banding and I think the Sharp panels 62U and newer with banding issues have horizontal banding - but it's the same principle.
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/2854

As close as you will sit, you will probably notice the difference between 1080p and 720p. I have the sharp 46d92u and am very happy. I have it connected via hdmi, so I don't know about component. I mostly play games and watch football.

Ps nfl channel's american games rocks. I love watching old classic games.

samsung...clouding...clouding..clouding... and I'm not sure if the sammy will accept 1080p through component, ck first.

I have a 52" 1080p sharp aqous that I play on, it does 1080p over component and yes some or alot of the sharps have/had banding. In most cases it is not noticable during viewing, or playing games.

Its a crap shoot on all LCD's they all have their flaws, pick which ever one looks better to you, in my case it was the sharp

And yes if you are only going to sit 4-6 feet away 1080p will be a huge difference

I have 2 Sharp Aquos and both have minor banding. By minor I mean I only see it if I look for it. It probably isn't as noticable as the clouding on Samsung and Sony sets. The PQ on the Aquos is much better than both Samsung and Sony though, and after buying a returning every set under the sun I settled on Aqos. The black levels, contrast, color, and overall image quality is best on Aquos, and they do 1/1 pixel mapping at 1080i/p on all HD inputs (including component). The Sony/Sammy overscan over component. 1/1 is available in HDMI and VGA (which is way shoddy on both).

All I am saying is that the banding does exist, but it is a pimple not a welt on the skin of these sets, and when all is said and done the Sharps (even with banding) are still the best looking LCD out there. that's why they are selling so many of them despite the "banding".

I'd love to have one without the banding, but that said I was not willing to settle for the Sony or Samsung that have their own issues (not the least of which is black crush, siumlated contrast, color tinted shadows, clouding, and limited 1/1 pixel mapping).