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After going to college my freshman year with just a laptop, I found myself spending most nights where I wasn't out doing what you may call 'typical college activities' in my friends' rooms playing games or watching TV, and so I've determined to buy a TV for this year. Because it's a dorm room, I won't be that far from the TV, and the viewing distance would most likely be 6-8' for normal viewing so I started looking at 40" TVs. I've narrowed down my choices somewhat to:
*Samsung LN40A550/LN40A650
*Sony 40S4100/40V4100
*Philips 42PFL7403D
The main use of the TV would be for using a PS3 to play games such as CoD4 and blu ray/dvd movies (possibly as a TV monitor as well), and I'm trying to get the best bang for my buck pricewise. I've read reviews and they all seem passable (the upper end Samsung LN40A650, very much more than passable) and when I tried to check out the image quality on them at Best Buy, I immediately noticed that the quality on even the Samsung LN40A650 was awful and ascertained that the signal to each TV was 1080i... over coaxial cable and it seems I'm not going to get to see each set shown off at full ability.
Ideally, I'd like to spend closer to 1200 than 1500, but if the extra money is worth it, then so be it. If there's any set that would be a clear better option than those I've listed, I'd love to hear about it.
Thank you for any help.
*Samsung LN40A550/LN40A650
*Sony 40S4100/40V4100
*Philips 42PFL7403D
The main use of the TV would be for using a PS3 to play games such as CoD4 and blu ray/dvd movies (possibly as a TV monitor as well), and I'm trying to get the best bang for my buck pricewise. I've read reviews and they all seem passable (the upper end Samsung LN40A650, very much more than passable) and when I tried to check out the image quality on them at Best Buy, I immediately noticed that the quality on even the Samsung LN40A650 was awful and ascertained that the signal to each TV was 1080i... over coaxial cable and it seems I'm not going to get to see each set shown off at full ability.
Ideally, I'd like to spend closer to 1200 than 1500, but if the extra money is worth it, then so be it. If there's any set that would be a clear better option than those I've listed, I'd love to hear about it.
Thank you for any help.