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Hi there, longtime vinylphile, video newbie here. I am looking for a TV to replace my old CRT in my bedroom. It is a dark bedroom and we will be watching about 7' away. My budget is $500.00 (plus extras). I will be watching digital broadcast TV, DVDs (on an Oppo upsampling player), streaming HD videos from Netflix, etc., and probably a Blu-Ray down the line. No gaming. I have a midfi 5.1 sound system to go with it. I want to make sure I have a 1080 format. I am looking for a new TV with a full warranty.
So here are my questions:
1. Is 40" large enough? It looks like more than 43" would be above my budget and dominate the room too much.
2. Does having an IPS screen (like the LGs) have any advantage if I'm going to be watching from straight on? I love my IPS computer monitor.
3. Does the difference between 60hz and 12ohz matter? Is it worth it for films, concert videos, etc,?
I can't find a plasma TV that would fit my needs. The Samsung 42" plasma model is 720p and it looks grainy to me. I might have have been interested in a 1080 plasma but it doesn't look like it's in the cards. So it's down to LEDs. So right now here are my top 2:
- Samsung UN40EH5300 (or its "dumb" sister, UN40EH500). Advantage: I like the picture quality on the movie setting. Disadvantage: 60hz?
- LG 42LN5400: Advantages: 120hz, a bit bigger than the Samsung, IPS? Disadvantage: It doesn't seem to be getting quite the respect for the picture that the Samsung gets in reviews. I haven't fiddled around with the settings on the demos yet. The Vizio E models looked interesting but I have been reading horror stories about reliability.
Any other suggestions would be welcome. Thanks!
Edits: 07/13/14 07/13/14Follow Ups:
You can find the Changhong 42" LED model at newegg for $280 with free shipping (coupon code EXLEMC2434, don't know how long it's going to last). I bought one of these a month ago when the sale price was $300. I use it for a computer monitor and for photography editing (after calibration with a Colormunki Smile, it's pretty good).
My Mom just got a Samsung 43" plasma at BestBuy for $299 and it is a great TV. The model # is: PN43F4500BF. There are no "smart" features, but who really cares about that when things like ChromeCast are available for $35?
I can tell you that it has a stellar picture and more than enough setup options to allow you to dial it in to your liking. And it does a spectacular job keeping up with fast moving graphics due to the 600Hz sub-field motion capability. Highly recommended...
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these guys can answer your electronic questions. Here is my opinion on the size. Where is your TV going to be placed? My bed alone is about 7' long. my 55" TV is about 3" from the bed and it works nice. Older TV's required some distance from the screens, but with newer High Def. screens you can be a lot closer. I think the larger the TV the better. Remember TV"s are constantly getting cheaper and bigger, so at some point you will just want to get one..
Thanks for the helpful reply. I took the Samsung 40" home. So far it doesn't seem too small. My alternative would be the Samsung 50" 1050p plasma, which would be another hundred bucks. I definitely saw a screen-door effect on the 720 plasma model. I like the matte screen and the film-like quality of the Samsung picture. But I'm having trouble getting the colors right. Anyone links to calibrations for the UN40EH5300?
Try here:
There should be an adjustment for color tint in the system menu...read up on it.
Yes, I have been playing around with the calibration menus to get the right balance of backlighting, gamma, etc. I've seen that sometimes people post full calibration values for specific models. I am going to try a few for similar models and see if they work.
Stick with a 40" set and buy the cheapest TV you an get. LED/LCD sets below the 55" range are essentially disposable pieces of crap, because no one is typically critically watching content on anything smaller. So save your money. If anything, use the extra cash in your budget to purchase an extended warranty because the cost to repair any of the crap that's less than 55" will be more than the value of the TV T the time it craps out on you, and it will.
And I doubt you'll see a difference between 60hz and 120hz on a 40" display from 7'. I don't think you have to concern yourself with the screen door effect either. So, 720 VS 1080 hardly matters.
Sony has a 49" 4K model that's now available. That's the one set on the market below 55" that actually matters. The rest is disposable crap.
"Hope is a good thing. Maybe, the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."
Saw the 49" 4K Sony. Suffers from noticeable motion artifacts. Inexcusable for a set in this price range.
Grammar: The difference between feeling your nuts, and feeling you're nuts.
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