Television Emergency - What to buy

[barefooter]

Guys I need some quick advice.

We moved into a new "temporary" digs this week while our house is getting rebuilt and reno'ed. Have Shaw internet/cable at this place - and of course all the new boxes are not compatible with my old 10 year DLP TV.

The kids have been without TV for a week and are driving me crazy. Plus - I was going to buy a new TV anyway for when the renos were done.

I am going to get a 55 - 60". What do I buy - LCD, LED or Plasma? Prices aren't bad - I think I paid close to $7,000 for my old 42" DLP in the day

Help

 

[magnet]

led and samsung seems to be the way to go, 1.5" thick and super sweet pic.

 

[polarice]

i bought a 52 inch lcd ... pretty nice picture .. had the screen crater ... good thing i bought the extended warranty

 

[sledderdoc]

Guys I need some quick advice.

We moved into a new "temporary" digs this week while our house is getting rebuilt and reno'ed. Have Shaw internet/cable at this place - and of course all the new boxes are not compatible with my old 10 year DLP TV.

The kids have been without TV for a week and are driving me crazy. Plus - I was going to buy a new TV anyway for when the renos were done.

I am going to get a 55 - 60". What do I buy - LCD, LED or Plasma? Prices aren't bad - I think I paid close to $7,000 for my old 42" DLP in the day

Help

LCD's have been around awhile with no problems. Plasma's have issues especially with larger units due to heat generation.
My personal fav. is the Sharp Aquos. I have three of them and have never had a prob. Good luck with your purchase.
Before you take it home though inspect the screen. Have heard of guys getting their prize home only to find screen damage and the manufacturer saying its your fault when picking up installing etc.

 

[rotormech]

plasma for a dark room,lcd for a bright room,led is nice but is not suppose to last as long.1080p and 120hz cant go wrong with all the big names...hdmi cable for the best picture...

 

[rknight111]

Samsung is a good name with a great price. Very good picture and options. I have a 42" plasma I bought 6 years ago. Still works great. And it gets hauled to the sled shows and takes abuse.

 

[magnet]

plasma for a dark room,lcd for a bright room,led is nice but is not suppose to last as long.1080p and 120hz cant go wrong with all the big names...hdmi cable for the best picture...

not sure why led would not last as long.
less heat, and i know in light bulbs some manufacturers now have lifetime unlimited hrs warrenty on burnout.

 

[the_real_wild1]

I have a few and the nicest one is the sharp aquos. My second choice is my samsung. Third is the sony. All in lcd.

 

[Longhorn]

Go to Costco, grab whatever is on sale, there is no 'high-quality' products anymore...

They are all about equal, some have better pics, Costco has them all running, stand in the aisle, pick the one that looks best to you...

Plasma, LCD, LED, does it really matter? Even the sales people dont understand the difference between them all...

 

[fat tire]

Go to Costco, grab whatever is on sale, there is no 'high-quality' products anymore...

They are all about equal, some have better pics, Costco has them all running, stand in the aisle, pick the one that looks best to you...

Plasma, LCD, LED, does it really matter? Even the sales people dont understand the difference between them all...

true dat....true dat!

 

[barefooter]

Thanks Guys! COstco and at least 3 HDMI inputs is what I got around the office too!

GReg

 

[funtimes]

I have a samsung 240 hz , love it great picture works well over the fireplace. My father in law has a aqueous and that is a very nice picture without HD.

 

[RETODD]

Just bought a 46" Samsung LED Wednesday...it is awesome...

 

[Sleeper700]

A couple of weeks ago, I bought another Samsung Plasma. Panasonic would be my first choice, but cost was too high to get the same features as the Samsung. USB input for videos or pictures that are on a stick, wired ethernet for media on the computers at home, and an option for wireless ethernet too. VGA input, 4 HDMI's, 1080p capable on all HDMI and Component Video Inputs, Picture in Picture, and more. 50" for $730 at Direct Buy. No complaints so far.

 

[farmerson]

haha i didnt read the whole thing but i seen something about Costco and on sale. but we got our new 42" lcd by dad buying 20k of seed corn, you get a 500 dollar tv for 20k now how does that sound? haha

 

[sumx54]

haha i didnt read the whole thing but i seen something about Costco and on sale. but we got our new 42" lcd by dad buying 20k of seed corn, you get a 500 dollar tv for 20k now how does that sound? haha

Hmmmm?? Seed corn...just what I need

 

[heavy d]

just bought a 46" LG LCD....could not be happier, all the inputs I need, and 679.00 at wally word with extended 3yr

 

[Longhorn]

just bought a 46" LG LCD....could not be happier, all the inputs I need, and 679.00 at wally word with extended 3yr

Its crazy the pricing these days...Used to be the price of a high end VCR...

Now a DVD player is like $19...