TV Recommendations

[357]

Originally Posted by equetefue

remember Plasma has better blacks for movies and LCD/LED better for everyday viewing and bright rooms

Plasma is a dying breed. I would steer clear of it. They also falsly advertize plasma screens as 600Hz. They aren't. That's not the refresh rate as advertized on LCD TVs (60, 120, 240 Hz). 600Hz is the processor's CPU rate. It's a lame misleading tactic they've been using for years. Very shady IMO. It's painfully obvious to someone with an eye sensitive to slow refresh rates, like 60 Hz, that every plasma TV I've ever seen runs at 60 Hz.


On a seperate note, the larger the screen, the larger the room its designed for. If you buy a 70" HDTV, it's not going to look as good as a 60" if you're sitting 8 feet away from it. There are formulas for how big of a TV you should buy for a given size room or the primary viewing distance. You can overshoot a bit but don't go crazy with a 70" TV when your couch is 6-8 ft away from it. You may regret that costly investment.

[gettysburgfreak]

Originally Posted by 357

Plasma is a dying breed. I would steer clear of it. They also falsly advertize plasma screens as 600Hz. They aren't. That's not the refresh rate as advertized on LCD TVs (60, 120, 240 Hz). 600Hz is the processor's CPU rate. It's a lame misleading tactic they've been using for years. Very shady IMO. It's painfully obvious to someone with an eye sensitive to slow refresh rates, like 60 Hz, that every plasma TV I've ever seen runs at 60 Hz.


On a seperate note, the larger the screen, the larger the room its designed for. If you buy a 70" HDTV, it's not going to look as good as a 60" if you're sitting 8 feet away from it. There are formulas for how big of a TV you should buy for a given size room or the primary viewing distance. You can overshoot a bit but don't go crazy with a 70" TV when your couch is 6-8 ft away from it. You may regret that costly investment.

Never really considered this. My couch is about 8 feet from the TV. A 60 or 65 would probably be the better option? I'm upgrading from a 42"

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

Never really considered this. My couch is about 8 feet from the TV. A 60 or 65 would probably be the better option? I'm upgrading from a 42"

At 8 feet, 60-65 would be the maximum size you should consider. Anything else would to too big from 8 feet away.

My . Worth half that.

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by 357

Plasma is a dying breed. I would steer clear of it.

Just my $0.02. While the plasma set is starting to fade, they make for some beautiful TVs. I wouldn't trade my 58" Panny for any set at my Best Buy Magnolia right now. It's calibrated and quite lovely. I'm still amazed at the picture quality, as are friends and family that stop by. To each his own.