the "help me choose an LCD" thread - Page 138

Originally Posted by dperls 

So I was hoping to get a little help with picking out an LED (or even a plasma) with one large caveat, it absolutely has to have a swivel base. I recently purchased a UN55EH6001 from best buy on the post black friday sale for $870. As for PQ, I'm not 100% impressed with it after calibration, the colors feel a bit washed out. I have a bit more available in my budget and am looking for a little direction. My previous 42in Samsung plasma had a swivel base, and I really didn't realize how important it was to me in my living room till it was gone. I have an open kitchen and we constantly swivel it towards the kitchen while we are cooking or eating at the table. I've tried a third party swivel base that the TV sits on, but it never stayed even and the weight of the tv moved the base too much, just didn't work.
The set is in a very bright room, floor to ceiling windows that are perpendicular to the tv about 6 feet away. I also have overhead track lighting with 14ft ceilings, however we never use it during the day, and at night its usually dimmed heavily.
Budget: $1300
Distance - 14 ft
Size - 55 or 60
Uses - Directv though HDMI, xbox 360, a LOT of sports/football watching.
Caveat - Must have a swivel base.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by watcher6 

didn't see this thread before.
led on a $700-800 budget?
getting a new tv soon, in the next week or so.... upgrading from a samsung 40 inch lcd 60hz 8 year old set.
wanted to go with plasma but for my needs it looks like led is the best choice...
looking for something in the 37-50 inch range.
laying down on a bed about 7-10 feet away
the use of the tv is a dual one, one being as a strictly bluray/dvd/non-hd source material viewer from discs, the second being a secondary monitor that plays video from my pc... mostly non-hd material such as something downloaded from youtube or a webisode from a website, or standard definition tv.... by dragging the video over from the primary monitor to the bigger screen to watch the video on media player classic home cinema.
would like 3-d for the futureproofing aspect and it's probably better to have it rather than not.
"smart tv" is not that important.
a headphone jack would be great, sound isn't that high of a priority.
the tv will be used ALOT for a wide variety of source material, probably moreso standard than high definition but 1080p/120hz i think is definitely a must.
any guidance is greatly appreciated, since i had my heart set on plasma i'm a bit lost on where to go with led.
all of the plasma burn in issues and complications seems like too much of a headache and doesn't meet my overall needs.
thank you! for any help given.

Originally Posted by jmbreci 

BB prices do suck right now. I am kicking myself for not looking closer at a LC-60LE640U when a shop in town had it for $900.
Here is what I am looking for:
1. Budget - trying to stay around or under $1500 but will look at a great deal for a bit more
2. Seating - about 8-10 feet
3. Size/placement limitations - wall mount only & I want an thin / ultra-thin design
4. Uses and sources - Movies, TV, and Gaming
5. Room lighting - pretty dark and no direct sunlight onto the screen

If 3D is in there, great but I do no not necessarily need it. I am looking at 60-65" screens. I love the Samsung 7000 series but not the prices.
I've looked the the Sharp above, Vizio models E601i-A3, the M650VSE, and the M3D651V. I'll listen to any models people suggest. As a further reference, the "fat" Samsungs (6000) are out - but I think I hit on that in #3.
Thanks!

Originally Posted by tgm1024 

Bestbuy's prices are routinely crummy right now. Stick with Amazon for the time being, or at least have BB pricematch the amazon price.
I'd suggest 2 tv for you:
Panasonic 55" E50 for $849. http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-L55E50-55-Inch-LED-LCD/dp/B00752R9SW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357085031&sr=8-1&keywords=55+e50
Panasonic 47" ET5 for $849 (3D---passive) http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-TC-L47ET5-47-Inch-LED-LCD-Polarized/dp/B00752RAZY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1357085126&sr=1-1&keywords=panasonic+et5
LG
Neither seem to have that headphone jack though.

Originally Posted by watcher6 

cool, thanks for the suggestions, i didn't think panasonic was as good with lcd as it is with plasma... but that's a good place to start.. the 47 inch looks close to what i'm looking for.
yeah it seems very few of them have headphone jacks.
i only saw a couple that had headphones.. if it doesn't have headphones i can work around it i guess.
i think the main concern is a good tv first, then headphone jack second.
do you know if the panasonic plasma ut50 is a way better tv than that 47 inch or not (i'm still kinda wanting the ut50 in the back of my mind)? like say would it be worth the worries over burn in to go with that over the 47 inch led because it's that much better sorta thing?

Originally Posted by tgm1024 

Absolutely no one agrees on questions similar to "this plasma vs. that LCD".....it depends on whether or not the plasma is bright enough for your room, and whether or not you're likely to see IR, and whether or not the motion issues of the LCD are ok for you, etc. I can't get a good read from this at all. THAT SAID, HOWEVER, so many people swear up down left and right that they've never encountered any IR on the latest "known brand" (like Panasonic) plasmas. Strictly speaking, from a picture quality aspect alone, plasma stomps all LCD (except a scant UBER expensive few like the Sharp Elite) into the ground. Even so though, even I, who is very demanding on PQ, am shopping for an LED-LCD. So you have to close your eyes hard and drive directly into the intersection for this decision. Not easy.

Originally Posted by dsgordon 

Help me choose an HDTV. My head is starting to spin with research overload. Every time I think I get it narrowed down the next thing I read sends me spinning.
I get it, There is no perfect model especially on a budget. But I could use some advice on what might be best option.
1. Budget: (As little as possible and still be a good choice.) My original choice was going to be the Vizio M3D550KD because of CNET review and price. But that exact model is not available and the new similar one seems to have changed and may not be as good. I would like to spend less but looks like we are now in the 1500.00 – 2000.00 budget range. I would be more comfortable 1000.00 – 1500.00 but I am not sure what’s in that range based on what I have read. (Then again will my eyes see the difference anyway other than screen size.)
2. Seating distance: The new TV will be mounted on the wall in a new room that is now under construction. It is being bumped out from 8 x 13.5 to 13.5 feet wide and 20 feet long. I guess primary seating distance will be about 11 feet from TV wall. There will also be seating on the left and right of TV (Horse shoe) around the screen with hallway behind the right side couch. (There will be a lot of windows. See lighting)
3. Size placement limitations. I am having both of the long walls wired for cable so that I will have the choice of either side. I am also adding speaker wires that run to opposite side so I can use them for surrounds.
4. Uses and sources. Is this a man cave or my wife’s new soap opera venue. I would like to say WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) doesn't matter but of course it does. I watch sports (Football mostly) and a lot of discovery and science channels. I am also big Sci-Fi fan so blu-ray DVD. The wife watches sitcoms and Chic Flick movies. But when it comes to PQ I don’t think it matters to her. Styling and size is where the WAF comes in. We have FIOS cable and may look into streaming service such as HULU or Netflix.
5. Room Lighting: The room will be very bright. Especially in the morning. In the morning sun will be direct on windows. By the afternoon it will still be bright but not direct light. On one of the short walls ( Let’s call it the left wall ) there are four windows (Basically the hole wall is windows). There is also one window directly on each side of the four windows on both long walls. The right short wall has no windows. It has a solid door that is an exit to garage. If facing this right side short wall there is also a doorway on right to the rest of the house and a door on the left with a window to outside on the long walls. There is also another window next to the door that leads to the outside. So the wall on the right is basically a hallway with one wall. So the left is all windows (There will be a small table and chairs against the windows . These will be a able to see TV but are not primary viewing). The right is a one wall hallway. Currently I am planning on mounting the TV on the long wall between the two windows and door to outside. This wall space is 8 feet 4 inches between the windows. ( I assume that it is better on the same wall than across from windows) It is an option to mount TV directly across from windows on opposite wall. Primary seating will be directly across (Dual Recliners about 11 feet) from TV. There will also be a couch on right which will form the other side of hallway (parallel to right wall). Most viewing other than morning shows (Mostly listening) will be in the afternoon and evening. The sun will be either overhead or on the other side of the house by then. It will still have a lot of light with that many windows just not shining directly on the room at that time. I understand morning viewing may require some shades but normally they will be open. I would hate to think they have to be closed just to see the TV when sun was out.
I have gone to BB to look at different TV which has only added to my indicesion. Plasma no plasma (Bright room) LED LCD, IPS, edge lit. LG, Panasonic, Samsung. Jeez Samsung alone must have 100 LED models. Who can tell whats what. So based on my reading and looking at BB these are the models I am considering.
If I were to go with a plasma Panasonic 60st50 or 60GT50 vs Samsung PN60E7000 both costing top of range. Is the room to bright for a plasma? Is it to bright for any TV there for shades will have to be closed.
Then there is burn in issue (Samsung better ?) and some complaints about buzzing (Panasonic better?)
For LED I am even more confused. But I was thinking about these two LG models. 55lm7600 which has good reviews or the 60lm7200 which is bigger but does it have the PQ of the 55 inch. There no review on that model . I guess its for BB only.
Can’t figure out whats what for Samsung that’s in price range and has good reviews. I am leaning towards 60 inch but don’t want to sacrifice to much PQ. Plus I like the LG styling. I also liked the 55 inch Panasonic LED but the LG has better reviews.
The two 55 inch LED have IPS panels. From what little info I can find looks like the LG 60lm7200 does not. Does it even matter? And then there is reflections. Gloss - Matte whats what.
Do I need 60 inch or 55 be better (PQ and cost). Is bigger better? Would 65 inch be better no matter what the PQ and what would even be close to budget for that size.
It’s good I won’t be ready for a couple of weeks to buy. At this point I am leery about buying anything.
Thanks in advance for any advice that will help me decide.

Originally Posted by tgm1024 

If you're in a dark room, a plasma would work very well. It's not razor thin, but no where near as thick as you'd expect if you haven't seen one in a while. Plus, it's an emissive technology and very very smooth on motion.
For $1500, you can get the 55" I've been checking on: LG's 55LM7600. Sweeet looking, slim (enough), but only 55". For me, 55 is wizbang, but not for you apparently. FWIW (not much), I've hated every Visio model I've ever seen. Something very blurry about motion on them I can't put my finger on.

Originally Posted by abrahavt 

Looking for a TV for my bedroom. Has to fit in a 40" wide cabinet. So I am looking at 40 and max 42" TVs.