plasma vs LCD
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Just bought a 55" LG LCD for 1999.99 plus a 4 year warranty. It's 240hz full HD (1080p) and beautiful. Has everything I want.
I would have got an LED TV if I could have afforded it. The LG or a Samsung. I personally would not buy any other brand.
If my TV dies in four years then I'll get a new one. If not, by the time I need a new one, LED will be at the top of it's game and (though how much better can they really get?) cheaper.
Hz refers to frequency which with TV's refers to refresh rate. For sports and quick action you want the TV to refresh real quick. I asked about plasma too, but the guy showed me the difference though I don't watch much sports nor do much gaming. He did mention that the older plasma could burn but that the newer ones were much less likely to do it. As for the TV you need for the brightness of your room, it's hogwash! The TV I bought can be set up to adjust for ambient light. I wanted the best picture and the best price. Too bad the LED in the size I wanted was so expensive.If you do get an LED you want to get the full array LED not the diffusion, so I'm told.
Once you get the TV home you won't be able to actively compare it side-by-side so you'll be happy with what you bought.
One question I did have though was regarding having your TV professionally calibrated? I opted to wait on that since they wanted another 300 dollars for it. They said a guy comes by your place with a $7000 dollar piece of equipment and does it in about 20 minutes. Has anyone had this done? Was there a big difference? Who did it for you?