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    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    All I have to say is that I just came back from sears with my SAMSUNG LNT5265F LCD :D

     

    I printed out the TV from a web site (see below) and they priced matched it!!! :eek:

     

    I then saved an extra $250 with there card!!

     

    If you are looking for a GREAT TV for a GREAT price print it out and head over to sears!!

     

    No waiting out in the cold, No lines, and no worries!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

     

     

     

    www.lcdplasmadeals.com

    Cool, which one did you get?

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    but you might be pissed to find out the olevia from office depot is the crappiest LCD you can ever find. its the only flat panel that does not have a tuner. already checked it out and its not worth my time.

     

    what interests me is the sharp aquos 42" lcd at CC, or the 42" HP at BB...seems like CC is the better buy. im gonna go check both TV's out before i buy. also i think sears tries to trick people with the 50 or 52 inch LCD for like 1200 or 1000. but its projection.. doh!

     

    does anyone know much about the 42" aquos at CC?

    Thanks, I didn't realize it didn't have a tuner. WTF? Might wanna check out the Polaroid at WM for 798.00 its 42 and 1080p.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    Hello everybody,

    I was just reading through the thread and drew some conclusions, please correct me if I'm wrong

    1) 1080p may not be worth over 720p for tv or regular dvd

    2) plasma seems to have some advantage over lcd in that it has blacker blacks (more contrast), however, they are about $200 more expensive for the same size

     

    I also have a couple other questions for which I couldn't find answers, again, help welcome

    1) how does dlp image quality compare to lcd and plasma? I do not care about wall mounting, so if image is similar, I'd buy a bigger screen for less money this way.

    2) Brand and model matter, of course, but how does this relate to the price? I've been surfing a couple of review websites but some models have not been reviewed and some others don't even exist!

     

    I guess the 64K question for me is which is the best hdtv 40-50" for $700-1000?

     

    I see lots of people being helpful and sharing ideas, that's why I decided to ask. Thanks so much in advance.

    Martin

    Check out the 50" Hitachi at hhgregg for 999.20 or the 42" Olevia at Office Depot for 699.99. These would meet your needs just fine.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    I'm interested in purchasing a 40" or 42" LCD on Black Friday. I know for a fact that I want either a Samsung or a Sony. (I have a 32" Samsung in the bedroom that I love).

     

    Right now I'm leaning towards the 40" Sony LCD that Sears is advertising for $1399 ($1999-instant 600 off). Is it worth the money? If not I will just wait until Superbowl time and hope for a good deal.

     

    Everyone is talking about the Sharp so it makes me wonder if the Sony is not a good buy for the money???

     

    Thanks

     

    ~Dee

    I personally have a Samsung and love it. Along with Samsung I prefer Sony, LG, and Westinghouse. Right now BestBuy has a 42" Westinghouse 1080p might I add for 989.99.

     

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=83862....

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    Well, it is if your thinking is that "pixel density" == quality. While obviously 720p does not have the same raw number of pixels as 1080i, the 1080i picture is interlaced, meaning that it draws every other scan line per pass vs every scan line per pass. In real world terms that means that if you're watching something that has a lot of fast movement, the 720p picture can actually look better than the 1080i (fewer artifacts). The "old" wisdom used to be to use 1080i in general and 720p for things like sports and video games. Lots of tv's today have chipsets with enough horsepower to do a very good job with 1080i signals to minimize this effect.

     

    Another issue is native panel size. Most 720p/1080i sets on the market only support 720p natively, meaning that they'll downsample 1080i signals not matter what you do. There were a few sets last year that have 1920x1080 panels but yet didn't support 1080p signals, but they could display 1080i signals at native resolution (and frustratingly enough, they advertised themselves as being 1080p, ugh). My guess is that this is the original posters point, that it really isn't worthwhile to talk 1080i since very few tv's natively support that resolution. Most all panels today are either 720p or 1080p.

     

    Either way one is usually hard pressed to tell the difference between a 1080i and 720p image (motion artifacts aside) on anything smaller than a 42" tv and a pretty good signal/source anyway.

     

    Thank You. Finally someone with a brain on the argument. All I was trying to get across that a consumer that knows nothing about interlacing and progressive scan should look for 720p or 1080p.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    Costco Vizio VP50 Plasma

     

    I bought this TV on 9-17-07 for $1299.99 and now they are selling it for $1199.99 and on Black Friday, they have a $200 off coupon so the price would be $999.99 for a savings of $300 bucks.

     

    Do you think Costco will make me bring this same TV back and exchange for a new one on that day or just give me the difference in cash since I am within the 90 policy?

    You may need to talk to the store manager. They may or may not; stores tend to differ when it comes to things such as this.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    Not true, not all 720p tv's are 1080i as well. Now the opposite is true, all 1080i tv's will do 720p. And the whole 1080i quality depends on proper setup and rendering, if done correctly looks as good if not better than 720p but it's alot more complex than that.

    Show me a 720p tv at a store that does not support 1080i. Just saying that people should look for 720p or 1080p. Helps saves confusion since it is all "complex" anyways.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    All tv's that are 720p are 1080i as well. When comparing quality you should look for 720p or 1080p this refers to the number of lines of vertical resolution. 1080i is technically a higher resolution hence 1080 but due to it being interlaced and not progressive scan; it in turn looks either the same or worse. 1080p is currently the highest resolution offered until we see Ultra High Def which is 1440 and 2160...but that will be a while.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    A bit on a tangent, one guy told me these HDTV needto have powerful surge protectors (rather than the standard ones), one rated with at least 3000 Joules (whatever that means). I have no clue but the strip he showed me was $99. Anyone know if that's true?

    Any good deals?

    Not sure how many Joules (a measurement of energy) the surge protector needs to be rated at. Personally I have had a Samsung 42" Plasma on a regular surge protector I got at CVS for 50 cents on clearance for over a year now. I also have a wii and 360 plugged into the same one. No issues. Surge protector is designed to protect from lightning, I say as long as you have one and it doesn't trip itself then don't worry about it. Worse case scenario is that that it will switch itself off. If that continuosly happens then get a better one.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    That's a reasonable price if you do not want to get out on BF. Personally if I'm spending money on a TV I would not get anything smaller than a 42". There's a Sharp 42" at CC going for $799.99 that is very likely to be the 1080p $1599.99 model they carry (but that is not confirmed) as the Sylvania is stated in the ad.

     

    Its all up to what you are willing to do.

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    Whats the deal with the 50" Samsung ? Bad?

     

    I dont want to spend more then $900 thats my budget, my husband would differ I am sure.

    I dont want a 32" but I dont see any 37" either!

     

    So i want the most bang for my buck but dont want a crappy tv either!

    The 50" Samsung is a DLP projection tv w/ 720p which will not offer as great of amount of quality as the 42" Sylvania with 1080p. Pretty much its a bigger tv with lower quality which will mean it would look even worse than a 42" with 720p. Following me?

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