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Let's get a new TV thread.

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Who else is looking for a new TV?  I is  :D

The one I want?

Samsung LN46A650:
Amazon
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Been watching Amazon for deals and all the pieces are about to fall in place for me to actually buy it, yay!  Their "warehouse deals" (open-box or slightly blemished, but still with full warranty) currently has it for $1254 plus $48 shipped, I have a coupon good for $125 off from AMEX, and I'm getting $200 in gift certificates from my and my girlfriend's debit cards.... so grand total?

$977.88  for a high-end 46" LCD HDTV ;D
 





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HumanSymphony said:
I has me a Panasonic 50" plasma. Got it on a $14/month plan  :D lol

That's cool... I already have some credit card debt, so I'm looking to pay for this with money I ACTUALLY have ;)


My current TV is a couple years old now, an Olevia 537H, 720P 37" LCD. Was a good deal when I got it back before Christmas a couple years back. Now, I want a bigger and better one :) I saw the Samsung models like the one above in person at Best Buy and I was amazed at how great they look! The screen was black, I thought it was off, but then it started playing a video! It was just a "blank" screen and it looked like it was off, lol. It was awesome, now I want one for myself :D
 
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The biggest television set my household owns is ~20". :( No fancy plasmas or lasers here. :'( It works good enough though, and I only watch one one show a day at 10:00 anyways, so it doesn't really matter.
 

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LCD uses a liquid crystal that acts like a filter to change color and intensity of the backlight that shines through to produce a picture. Plasma use a small phosphorescent pigment that lights up from the energy produced by each pixel. So for plasmas each pixel produces its own light, so when its off, there is no light there (except for any incidental light), while with LCD each pixel always has light (well, some companies are now starting to make backlights that can selectively dim to improve contrast ratios), and depends on the LCD array to block the light to produce dark areas.

What this means is that Plasmas typically have highest contrast ratios because they can turn each pixel completely off, however since the pixel elements and phosphors are exposed, they tend to not look so good in bright rooms since the light can bounce off and make it not look completely black.

On the other hand, LCDs do well in bright situations because their visible surface can be completely flat and have little incidental reflection, but the contrast ratios depend on the effectiveness of the pixels to block the backlight shining through. As I mentioned earlier, many companies are now implementing "smart" backlighting that can selectively dim sections of the screen when they're darker overall to improve contrast ratios. LED backlights will further improve this since they can produce smaller sections of backlight to selectively dim, but they are pretty new and some inherent problems with LEDs can make them have non-uniform lighting.

LCDs are catching up to Plasmas for contrast ratios, but Plasmas still remain cheaper for the same size. I personally like LCDs better because I don't have a room where I can control ambient light very well and I want something foolproof that won't have any worry for burn-in either.
 

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I believe the biggest OLED panel made is by Sony and it's a whopping 11" ;D
 




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