Stuck with chosing first HD display

Samsung 4053h


Sony 40s3000


Toshiba 42hl67u


not necessarily in that order; visit A/V stores for what pleases you.


p.s. & good set of rabbit ears for local HD channels to appreciate it.



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Originally Posted by mynameismud /forum/post/12858102


how does SD programming look on the Samsung? It's a little more than I can afford to spend (will have to save a bit longer). That's really my main concern. My wife will use the TV more than myself and I know she won't understand why we paid a lot for a TV if the SD doesn't look good. (I know how to explain it, but she won't get it)



I live in a very small area. The only thing (within 100 miles) is a Walmart for electronics purchases, unless you want to rent something forever. I was wondering if this one would be close to the aforementioned Samsung

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5691335


It's not the 4053h, it's a LNT4032HX

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Samsung 4053h: (b&h; free ship; v.good online vendor; order'd fm personally)
http://www.streetprices.com/TVs/LCD/...P14568188.html


Sony 40s3000: (b&h; free ship; 20 tomalies >)
http://www.streetprices.com/TVs/LCD/...y=sony+40s3000


Toshiba 42hl67u: (same, same; http://www.streetprices.com/TVs/LCD/...oshiba+42hl67u



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Originally Posted by mynameismud /forum/post/12858320


I greatly appreciate the links. I must have been looking at the wrong places when I first searched.


When the TV's Specs say "TV SCAN Lines - SDTV - 480i" does that mean that it will display SD programming at 480i, so there really won't be any difference between viewing SD programming on a normal tube tv then on an HDTV?


Sorry for my n00biness on the issue.

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From what I've gathered here .. a 720i set will show more resolution (of course), so-o-o-o, the 480i signal you received via CRT will show abit grainy on the HD set cause SD channels do not have the greater number of bits/bites normal to enhanced DTV (digital TV) viewing. note: cattle's input .. he knows his stuff.


In this case, Sony does (seen personally) a good job of displaying SD. I don't know about the Samsung and the Toshiba probably wouldn't do it well.


I'm no expert, but maybe someone else can assist on the technical side.


p.s. with economy woes/possible cash influx & SB party, prices could swing your way.

If you buy the LNT 4053 at Amazon, there is no tax or shipping, so it would probably come out nearly the same as buying locally for you. The Wal Mart tv you show will be missing elements and probably quality from the 4053. I got mine at Amazon and they are good and reputable, even have a 30 day return/price match policy. I find Samsungs do as good a job as any on SD upconversion.


I posted the following at another forum when asked the question about SD, so I'm posting it here in case you want more info about that aspect of these tvs:


SD TV is a real mixed bag. Some things I have found:


1. If you get an HD cable box and watch SD tv on their HD tier of channels, the reception is almost always excellent. I use component cables with FIOS TV and find the SD looks almost as good as HD on this tier, only in a 4:3 aspect. If you plan to stretch the SD signal to fit the tv, you will loose picture quality and the people will look fat. Plasma may require you to do this to avoid burn in lines on the screen. Something to think about.


2. The SD channels on the plain digital tier can be good or not so good, depending on the quality of the particular channel's signal and quality of original filming/taping.


3. SD channels received from a non HD cable box are not good due to limitations of the type of cables you can use, generally no component output is available on these boxes.


4. The provider you subscribe to can compress signals so much that SD and even HD reception can suffer.


So, if you have an excellent provider who does not compress the signal, use an HD box and stay in the HD tier, it all looks great.


Otherwise, the above is what I have found.



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Originally Posted by mynameismud /forum/post/12858547


I'm definitely looking for a set that will do good in upconversion, or else my wife may leave me.

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is that a bad thing?


Go with Sony...very good SD



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Originally Posted by mynameismud /forum/post/12863073


I'm starting to think this way. My living room is really small and I don't want to get something that looks ridiculous. I'm really liking the way that the Sony is looking. I was wondering if there is a 37" version of the aforementioned Sony?

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Sony has 32" S3000:
http://www.streetprices.com/TVs/LCD/...P15075210.html


Best in 37" is probably Samsung LNT3753H:
http://www.streetprices.com/TVs/LCD/...query=lnt3753h


edit: Sony does have 37M3000:
http://www.streetprices.com/TVs/LCD/...P17164844.html


Panasonic 32lx700 also very good choice:
http://www.streetprices.com/TVs/LCD/...P14684742.html
http://electronics.pricegrabber.com/...duct/sv=button



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Originally Posted by iamian /forum/post/12974372


I got the 40S3000 few weeks ago and I love this set! Upscaler is very good, I got NS77H also, and picture quality is the same whether display or LCD does the scaling.

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See. I've heard good things about the S series is awesome. But I've heard bad things about the M series. Arghh.