http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+...&skuId=9798538

Thats the tv you want I own 2 of them. Plasma will yield a better picture though! However if you tend to leave the tv on alot or play video games a good bit and leave them paused or for any matter just leave a stationary picture on a plasma tv. It'll, in easy terms, "burn" the image in your screen. I also own a 40" LCD non LED pictures excellent on it. Won't down a plasma though my uncles owns a 60" and it's breath taking. All comes down with what you want.

 

^^^my perfect tv!!

 

Samsung is for sure the way to go, unless you want to drop a lot of money. Pioneer makes a good display also. I currently have a Samsung LN40B550: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889102259 ,but would for sure go with an LED if i were in the market for a TV right now.

 

Samsung is the only way to go. My computer monitors are even Samsung. If Samsung ever goes out of business (which they won't) I'd switch to Sony.

 

I am a little late but we have a 40" LCD from LG and a 60" plasma. Both are 1080p or whatever the best output was at the time. The only difference I can see between the two is that the LCD is brighter and is also easier to see when you aren't looking at the screen dead on. If you are angled from the plasma it tends to get blurry/distorted.

 

Yeah my computer monitors are Samsung also.

...on another note, am i the only one that is sick of this 1080p hype? You used to be able to get a Samsung monitor with a decent resolution, but with all this 1080p HIGH DEF!!! B.S., now the highest res. offered seems to be 1920x1080(sometimes 1920x1200)...it's not an impressive resolution, CRT's ran resolutions way higher than that 5 years ago. I'll end with this: Screw console gaming, it ruins everything for pc gamers who actually care about gaming.

 

When you buy look at Screen refresh rate and Dynamic contrast ratio.... Thats what you should be sold on...The higher the better. Another thing if you don't own surround sound already INVEST these new tvs internal speakers are GARBAGE

 

I will add that response time is also important(and in that case, the lower the better), but MRLSU2U is right, refresh rate and, especially, dynamic contrast ratio are the most important specs on a tv. The higher the dynamic contrast ratio, the better the picture quality(LED's have insane contrast ratios), and the higher the refresh rate, the "smoother" the videos appear to play(very important if you use it for any gaming).

I would suggest reading some a/v forums and finding out what TV is getting the most praise from the community. Revision is also important in best picture quality. Oh, and the most important factor in getting the best picture quality is to have a proper calibration. Most higher end, well known displays will have these settings available on a/v forums, but otherwise I highly recommend getting a calibration disc. A top of the line display can look like complete crap with a bad calibration. Basic user adjustments or out of box settings are not the way to go, do your research.

 

kobiashi gave you the straight home theater dope. I joined several forums when I was researching what equipment to buy for my home theater when I built my home. Best affordable, long-term choice was rear projection. Best advice now is plasma.

As kobi inferred they were ranked CRT, rear projection, plasma, lcd but now the first two are off the market. I'm still sporting a Toshiba 57" rear projection, there's nothing close to it in picture quality in the same size or larger anymore.

Many LCD TVs have a 'screen door' effect due to low refresh rates and lower/narrower viewing anlges as has been mentioned.

Plasmas 'optimal' viewing is around 10,000 hours and you need to be cautious of 'burn in' caused by static images. You don't want to leave it on with the guide up from your cable/satellite provider on screen for hours or movie/TV show paused or HALO Reach paused overnite....

I'm keeping my eye out for something for the bedroom but I don't really need one yet. When I find the right deal it's going to be a 42"+/- plasma. I haven't seen an LED or LCD tv that looked close to a plasma in PQ.

 

There are some rear projection, and relatively cheap. Those being Mitsubishi's. However I have heard that the DLP bulbs on these may have a life expectancy problem. That being said, they are far less expensive than the LCD/LED and plasmas, especially when comparing the larger sizes. My current, is an LCD projection (Panasonic). Unfortunately these are no longer made. I doubt that the projection will be around much longer, even with Mitsi, although their newest is still a projection, a laser projection. Just as expensive though as LCD and plasma, even more so. My understanding is that picture wise, the laser projection beats them all.

 

people still havent learned LCD's shouldnt be left on over night on a still screen?

 

I got a 60inch Plasma but the army broke it so now im getting a 60inch LCD but it was a great TV. I didnt have it long enough to be able to see it wear out after awhile or whatever people say. I also had a 48inch LCD before the army broke that as well haha. Great TV and everything on it was nice. Im going to be getting LED or LCD for my 60inch the are going to be replacing

 

You shouldn't have HALO anything on there. It devalues your tv.

 

I wasn't specific enough, I'm sorry. I should have typed "CRT rear projection"

Mine is CRT rear projection which was tough to decide if it was superior over my brother's DLP rear projection. I think, calibrated, my 1080i CRT rear proj beat his DLP 720p rear proj hands down. Then he had to replace a bulb, then his color wheel got loud, then it went 'buzzsaw'...

Note that 720p has higer definition than 1080i for those uninitiated in the world of TV bs.

I hadn't been following TV advancements that closely, laser projection completely escaped me. I'll have to look that up just to satisfy my curiosity.

 

I don't have any of the consoles, I do wish some of their games were made for computer also though. Gaming on a big screen is big fun!

I do use my TV when streaming video from Hulu or playing HTPC DVR content. MUCH better than watching on some lousy computer monitor!