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I want a big TV, like 50 inches or so, that can show my hi def movies. Won't need to show TV.It will sit on a high cabinet so must look good when viewed "from below". There is plenty of room on top of the cabinet.
I'm on a *very* limited budget so Craigslist and Ebay are my first places to look.
What type of TV (LCD, plasma, rear projection) should I pursue? Any brand suggestions, or warnings on things to avoid?
Thanks,
Hukk
Edits: 04/26/10Follow Ups:
If your just watching DVD then I would go for 720p. No sense in buying resolution you will not need. However if you get the bug on OTA HDTV then I would get either a LCD or Plasma 1080P and then try a Blu Ray player. Quite a step up from standard DVD. Sony, Pioneer and LG are some brands I would look into.
I also recommend plasma. The newest LCD types have gotten better, but still not the equal of a plasma for lifelike picture quality. I have both, and while the LCD is fine, being used to plasma makes the artifacts of the LCD that much more noticeable.
I would look into the sony bravia tvs.they have multiple hdmi, component,, & digital out ect.plus the hdmi has auto switching to the player selected.
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If the angle of view will be from above, below or to the sides, plasma is your best choice. Below is a link to a piece done by DisplayMate last year. Newer LED LCD models improve a bit on LCD's shortcomings, but they're still not able to match plasma displays.
Try clevelandplasma.com for some of the best prices on displays.
I need to look at the article to see if the angle problems for LCD were bad for vertical changes as well as horizontal changes.
Either way, great article, and great response -- thank you!
Hukk
The reason that plasma, as well as Direct View (CRT tube technology), is so good at off angles is because it is an emissive display technology. In a nutshell, the picture more or less starts at the screen -- the phosphors creating the picture aren't passing through a filter or screen, at least not in the sense that other display technologies rely on screens/filters to deliver the final picture.
On the other hand, in transmissive display technologies (LCD, LED LCD, DLP, Rear Projection CRT, etc), the picture starts behind a screen or filter. The resulting picture has been changed from what it started out as in order for you to view it. There is no such thing as a perfect filter or screen. It's a compromise that these technologies use in order to work. This does not, however, mean that you can't get good to excellent picture quality from these technologies. It's just that the means by which they create the picture for your eyes has some deficiencies that may or may not do well in your viewing environment.
While I greatly prefer plasma, I'm not spending $25k for an 85" Panasonic plasma. I'd rather an LG, but since they won't be releasing one for $3500, if Vizio can deliver their 72" LED LCD in the fall with good results re: picture quality (I'll do the calibrating), I may get one to replace the 50" plasma in my livingroom. Otherwise, a 65" plasma will probably be there instead.
Well, how close do you want to sit to your 50" TV? If you're too close, then all of the noise and fuzziness in a 480p DVD picture will be VERY evident. Also, if you get rear projection or LCD, you may see a "screen door" effect or the actual illuminated pixels in the image (this doesn't happen with plasma). Plasma has a few hassles of its own, especially the amount of heat given off by the set, which can be an issue in some rooms and climates.
I would suggest that if you are going for DVD and not anything higher-rez, like BluRay or HDTV, you would do fine with a closeout 720p or 1080i set--no need to buy the latest and most expensive models.
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