So my parents are getting a new TV (finally getting away from CRT). They asked me to help them choose. I really don't know much about flatscreens, what i thought i knew i really didn't. Supposedly the order goes Plasma > DLP > LCD. Even Plasmas and LCDs have the same life span. I thought Plasmas died out quicker. (What i read, Plasmas half-life was ~30k-60k hours, LCD life-span is ~30k-60k hours. Half-life is the time i takes for plasma lamps to become half as bright as the first day. Plasmas complete life span is 100k hours.) So i then came across this website: Best HDTV List Site is filled with plasmas with a few LCDs thrown in. So my question was, what does everyone recommend given that list on the site? Their price range is probably something like $1.1k-$2k. Great site that compares Plasmas vs. LCDs vs. Projectors: Plasma vs LCD LCD vs DLP Thanks for the help! I also need to know what your personal experiences are with Burn-ins and stuck pixels and the like. (Plasmas and/or LCDs).
Well, what do you want? Do you need HDMI ports? If so, how many? Do you plan on playing 1080p content? How far away do you want to sit away from the TV? How extremes are the angles you'll be viewing it at? Talk to the people in whatever store you buy from, they'll be able to tell you as much as anyone here.
I would prefer 1080p, angle of view could be up to (straight being 90 degrees) 30 and 120 if not a bit more, but they'd be at a pool table if any further. Distance: 5-12 feet. How can i utilize the HDMI port? The only thing my roomate had in the port was his PS3. Thanks for the help. And that's why I'm asking everyone i can before i goto the store so i can get the best knowledge since i know firsthand how much sales people don't know jack.
Hello, I spent a lot of time going over what I could afford, price ranges, quality, etc. This is the TV I ended up with, 52inch. It's AMAZING. It also has a waranty that covers broken pixels, and anything like that. I'll send you a link, but it is just fantastic. You can get it in much smaller sizes of course. But it is amazing, I assure you! http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1216424728088
Viewing angle wise, the minimum you'll get with an LCD will be about 168 degrees. Anything less than that, and the TV will become unusable if you're not sitting directly in front of it. To be honest, if you go to a store, just go look at the TVs. The salespeople there can read out any specifications you want to know off the box, and your eye will do a better job of telling you which TVs you like than any web review will.
