I went to Best Buy & Sams today to play with the Philips 52 inch LCD. I could not get the blacks as much as the Sharp next to it displayed. The colors are good. I wish there was backlight control in the philips models.
I bought the Philips 52" set thru the employee purchase program Philips offered a couple of days ago.
Today I bought a 52" Sharp LC52D64U from Sharp Friends & Family purchase program.
So its time to decide which one to keep.
I certainly liked the black levels in Sharp but am weary about the banding issues. Philips does not have any such issues (banding, clouding, blah) but the black levels were not at par with LG/Sharp/Sony.
Sharp:
has RS232c port
better black levels
slimmer, thinner, lighter
less power consumption
Has been a leader in LCDs in the past
Banding issues seen in a lot of sets
Philips:
Has USB port to update firmware - neat feature
lacks good black levels
no backlight option that you can control
not as popular as Sony/Sharp/Samsung
costs $100 lesser than Sharp
Clunky menu and cheap quality remote
Hmmm,, what a tough decision. What would you guys suggest ?
I bought the Philips 52" set thru the employee purchase program Philips offered a couple of days ago.
Today I bought a 52" Sharp LC52D64U from Sharp Friends & Family purchase program.
So its time to decide which one to keep.
I certainly liked the black levels in Sharp but am weary about the banding issues. Philips does not have any such issues (banding, clouding, blah) but the black levels were not at par with LG/Sharp/Sony.
Sharp:
has RS232c port
better black levels
slimmer, thinner, lighter
less power consumption
Has been a leader in LCDs in the past
Banding issues seen in a lot of sets
Philips:
Has USB port to update firmware - neat feature
lacks good black levels
no backlight option that you can control
not as popular as Sony/Sharp/Samsung
costs $100 lesser than Sharp
Clunky menu and cheap quality remote
Hmmm,, what a tough decision. What would you guys suggest ?
or if you have an extra code laying around you could pm me that
