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Hey all,
I've been doing quite a bit of research on LCD HDTVs over the last couple months or so. This will be my first HDTV purchase, and I'm a little worried about it. Obviously, I don't buy TVs very much if I'm just now getting an LCD, so I'd like to confirm that my choice is a good one for my budget.
My biggest reason for upgrading from my 32" RCA tube is for gaming. Specifically, small amounts of text in Street Fighter IV or BlazBlue are virtually unreadable on my tube because they appear garbled. Now that games are being made in high def, I'd like to enjoy the experience more (not to mention, games like BlazBlue are displayed in "widescreen" on a tube TV...bleh).
My biggest worry is that I"m going from a tube to an LCD...and will encounter input lag. Practically all the games I play are "twitch reaction" type games. Fighting games and first person shooters a la Call Of Duty/Halo.
It sucks that manufacturers don't actually post their set's input lag, as that would make it a lot easier for gamers such as myself to make an educated purchase. To make things more difficult, I've found that some higher end TVs actually have more input lag then lower cost TVs...so it seems like the age old "you get what you pay for" isn't exactly true in this case.
Specifically, I've been looking at the LG 47LH40. Comparing it to the like model Samsung & Sony TVs, I couldn't tell a difference in picture quality...but the LG is almost $400 cheaper around here.
I read that the 32LH30 had around 2 frames of input lag, but how do the LH40 series differ? I can't seem to find a universal answer about how well this specific (47LH40) TV performs with online gaming and input lag.
OR, are there any other suggestions for similar TVs you'd recommend? I'm trying to stay between 42-47 for screen size and with a budget of 1200-1500.
Thanks in advance!
I've been doing quite a bit of research on LCD HDTVs over the last couple months or so. This will be my first HDTV purchase, and I'm a little worried about it. Obviously, I don't buy TVs very much if I'm just now getting an LCD, so I'd like to confirm that my choice is a good one for my budget.
My biggest reason for upgrading from my 32" RCA tube is for gaming. Specifically, small amounts of text in Street Fighter IV or BlazBlue are virtually unreadable on my tube because they appear garbled. Now that games are being made in high def, I'd like to enjoy the experience more (not to mention, games like BlazBlue are displayed in "widescreen" on a tube TV...bleh).
My biggest worry is that I"m going from a tube to an LCD...and will encounter input lag. Practically all the games I play are "twitch reaction" type games. Fighting games and first person shooters a la Call Of Duty/Halo.
It sucks that manufacturers don't actually post their set's input lag, as that would make it a lot easier for gamers such as myself to make an educated purchase. To make things more difficult, I've found that some higher end TVs actually have more input lag then lower cost TVs...so it seems like the age old "you get what you pay for" isn't exactly true in this case.
Specifically, I've been looking at the LG 47LH40. Comparing it to the like model Samsung & Sony TVs, I couldn't tell a difference in picture quality...but the LG is almost $400 cheaper around here.
I read that the 32LH30 had around 2 frames of input lag, but how do the LH40 series differ? I can't seem to find a universal answer about how well this specific (47LH40) TV performs with online gaming and input lag.
OR, are there any other suggestions for similar TVs you'd recommend? I'm trying to stay between 42-47 for screen size and with a budget of 1200-1500.
Thanks in advance!