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I Like LCD TV's.

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In Reply to: RE: I hate lcd TV's posted by Perfume on September 7, 2009 at 19:59:05

I have an LG 37LG6000 HD LCD TV and its the best TV I've ever owned, picture is superb providing you set up the colors and sound yourself, I will be changing my Sky+ receiver to an HD one at some point but I'm in no rush. I recommend wall mounting an LCD TV with wall brackets that have a slight tilt adjustment. However, I did have a compatibility problem (muting) with the Sky+ receiver which was solved with an LG software update. And one other thing, the mounting holes on the back of the TV are in line vertically with the power cord socket which limited the hight of the TV, I solved this by cutting off 3" of the wall brackets.

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I do too! I love my Samsung LCD with 120hz refresh - JoshT 13:10:12 09/8/09 (2)
Maybe I'm blind. Or maybe it's because I went from a 32 inch SD Sony Wega to the latest (as of a year ago) 52 inch Samsung 1080p LCD with the 120hz refresh rate. But I LOVE it. The only thing that does not look great are SD TV broadcasts, but for the most part my Comcast Cable service has HD versions of every channel (which seem to handle SD broadcasts pretty well). The 720p cable broadcasts, and the regular DVDs look phenomenal to my eyes. I don't have Bluray yet, so I've never seen 1080p on it.
I had the TV installed by Spearit Sound in Boston, which did not sell me the TV (they said I would get a better price buying from a big box store, so I picked BestBuy). The installer, David Nakayama (whom I recommend whole heartedly), and his colleagues, were urging me to get a Panasonic Plasma and were recommending against an LCD. But part of the deal with my (S. Korean) wife is that we would get a Samsung, and they are better known these days for their LCD screens.
After installing it, and after some initial calibration, David couldn't take his eyes off of the thing and kept saying he thought it looked as good or better than his recent plasma purchase. I was genuinely surprised.
Who knows? I find the color convincing and natural and the detail fantastic. My big fear was motion blur during live sports broadcasts, which I can clearly see on the older 60hz refresh rate LCD models, but I hardly ever notice it on this set.
It's lightweight, runs cool, looks beautiful, and is quite energy efficient.
I don't miss the CRT and don't regret getting an LCD.
Edit: Mine has flourescent backlighting, and I suppose the blacks are not quite real because if the cable box is off but the TV still on, it has a slight grayish color that goes away when the TV is turned off. But while actually watching content, the blacks look totally convincing to me. I will not upgrade unless (1) the thing breaks down out of warranty or (2) my wife and I move and the buyer wants to keep the TV (it is nicely installed on a wall).
- RE: I do too! I love my Samsung LCD with 120hz refresh - Dawnrazor 17:01:32 09/8/09 (1)
  Jt I own that same set probably...a 52" Samsung LCD with 120hz refresh rate.
  
  Anyhow I recently bought the ISF calibration disk for $29 and did the calibration on the disk.
  
  My wife freaked at first because it looked so different and she hates change. I told her to suck it up for a week and we could change it back if need be.
  
  After about 4-5 days she said how much better it looked and noticed particularly how SD content was improved.
  
  So I don't know what kind of calibration was done, but for $30 you might want to buy the disk and run through its calibration if you are having problems with sd content. Could be your cables systems sd broadcasts, but it couldn't hurt to recalibrate it an see.
  - Thanks for the tip! - JoshT 19:11:42 09/8/09 (0)
    I did have it professionally calibrated after the initial set up, and I think I had the same reaction as your wife. "Why did I pay for THAT when it looked so good to begin with?" But the changes grew on me too.
    
    I might try that disc, though, given the price and just the fact that I'd likely learn more about the TV by playing around with it myself.

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