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Originally Posted by Duke W /forum/post/13318855
Thanks for the input, folks.
But it's not really 120hz refresh processing; it's just 120hz file conversion, as I understand it. Am I wrong?
I'm trying to stay ~$1500 +/- a little bit. I can currently get the 46D64U for $1405 delivered; the 46D82U is ~$1575 shipped.
Of course, since Sony has discontinued the 80gb PS3, and I can't find NOS 60gb PS3s anywhere, and it looks like there's going to be a major announcement within a month, I'll probably be waiting that long to buy the TV now anyway. Perhaps the 94U will come down a bit by then.
Thanks again!
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FWIW, the information I can find says both the 82 and 92 series are 4.9" deep without the stand.
Not quite sure what your asking on the first comment? The 82U displays immages at 120Hz, while the the 64U displays it at 60Hz, and that is what the TV is actually refreshing the immage at. Most content is only 24 or 60Hz which means the TV is filling in the missing frames with it's own algorithms (Which still helps alot). Just as an example XBOX 360 games opperate at 60Hz output, and I think digital cable and normal DVDs are 24Hz (Don't quote me, I may be wrong!).
The nice thing about 120Hz is that 24 and 60 divide evenly from 120, while 24Hz on a 60Hz TV has a more difficult calculation. It's really a minor thing but it helps. But with what some people like to call "True" 1080P, like bluray disks, they actually have the raw 120Hz date so you get a really fluid picture. I personally don't have any native content that has 120Hz of date (Or even 1080P for that matter lol) but even the other stuff gets smoothed out.
The 82 and 92 series are both the same size (And pretty much the same specs just with a bit more contrast on the 92U) however the 64 and newer 94 series are alot thinner and lighter. If it matters great, if not whatever.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, 120Hz does matter. I will not buy another TV without that feature. Even with 4MS response you will see a bit of ghosting hear and there, especially if you watch sports. The extra frames that 120Hz puts in all but eliminates that. Really the only time I see any ghosting is when someone ices the puck in hockey. And that's a solid black object flying across an almost solid white surface at a speed faster than any object will travel across your TV screen.