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If i dont get a plasma what Lcd should i get?

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I am about 89 percent sure I will get a Panasonic St50 plasma. If I decide to go with LCD what brand is comparable to this tv in price and quality? Looking at 50 incher.
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I am about 89 percent sure I will get a Panasonic St50 plasma. If I decide to go with LCD what brand is comparable to this tv in price and quality? Looking at 50 incher.

Sony HX850 46" or 55"

check cnet and AVF reviews.
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The 55HX8500 is $2.500, the 55ST50 $1.500 so there is a $1.000 price difference. The HX8500 is a Edge Lit, if you want plasma kind of blacks you should go Local Dimming $$$$. Best TV first half 2012 is the VT50, one could wait till the price drops

LEDs compared: Local Dimming, Edge Lit
http://reviews.cnet.com/2795-6482_7-399.html
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The Samsung 55EH6000 or EH5000 TVs are FULL array LED back lighted TVs and have gotten very good/mixed reviews. The key is to get any TV from a store that handles and stores them properly. Much of the flashlighting issues for instance can be attributed to the TV not being stored upright or manhandled. Anyway, the EH5000/EH6000 are pretty impressive for their price range and I was impressed in store viewing.

At least something to consider. Good, basic TVs with a potential for excellent picture quality. Buy a Blu-ray or streaming box for your web interests. Upgrade is cheaper by doing so and usually more feature rich than having apps on a TV.
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Samsung does not make Full Array LEDs anymore, last one was the 2009 B8500.
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Samsung does not make Full Array LEDs anymore, last one was the 2009 B8500.


I thought so too. . . guess what? Actually they ARE back lighted Full Array LED. Apologies accepted.

The updated information on the EH4000/EH5300/ EH5000/EH6000 state they an entry level Full Array LED TV with minimum features but very good picture quality. Samsung apparently is doing this as a way to move away from CCFL LCD panels. They essentially took CCFL models and converted them to a limited Full array LED back light system. I looked at several of these in stores and they look pretty darn good. . . and
use a limited number of LEDs , but are impressive non the less. Especially for the $$$.

Here's a link to CNET 2012 TV models. Check the Samsung tables on the chart.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7...hdtv-compared/
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^^ thats a surprise!
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^^ thats a surprise!

Yes, it was for me also. There is a thread here started on the EH6000/EH5000. Kind of mixed reviews, but the ones I saw in the 47" size for UNDER 1K made me want to try one just to play with.
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They are Full Array LED TV but no local dimming.
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Unfortunately, the number of LEDs is limited... so uniformity is still not ideal, though it is a significant improvement over the ES models (edge-lit LED).

FWIW, this is definitely a step in the right direction for Samsung. Hopefully, they can lose the 'title' of least uniform LED-LCD screens in time.
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Unfortunately, the number of LEDs is limited... so uniformity is still not ideal, though it is a significant improvement over the ES models (edge-lit LED).

FWIW, this is definitely a step in the right direction for Samsung. Hopefully, they can lose the 'title' of least uniform LED-LCD screens in time.

Isn't the eh5000 only 60hz compared to 120hz on the eh6000?
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Isn't the eh5000 only 60hz compared to 120hz on the eh6000?



I wasn't talking about refresh rates.
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The 55HX8500 is $2.500, the 55ST50 $1.500 so there is a $1.000 price difference. The HX8500 is a Edge Lit, if you want plasma kind of blacks you should go Local Dimming $$$$. Best TV first half 2012 is the VT50, one could wait till the price drops

LEDs compared: Local Dimming, Edge Lit
http://reviews.cnet.com/2795-6482_7-399.html

aah sorry. Im from Sweden and here the 55HX850 is $2.900 and the 55ST50 is $2.640
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aah sorry. Im from Sweden and here the 55HX850 is $2.900 and the 55ST50 is $2.640

CNET
55HX850 $2.600
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-t...-35118056.html

55ST50 $1.600
http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-t...-35118300.html

i live in Holland,
55HX850: 1.999 - 2.379
http://www.kieskeurig.nl/led_tv/sony...35588/#prijzen

55ST50: 1.659 - 1.986
http://www.kieskeurig.nl/zoeken/index.html?q=55st50
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