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Help me pick a TV!!!?
I'm a TV dinosaur. I've still got an old 41" massive TV that you need a forklift to get off the entertainment stand. The 'off' button has been broken for years and we'd be out of luck without a universal remote.
I've finally decided to upgrade to either a 42", 47" or 50" flat screen. I took one look at the walmart showroom and just about fainted. Information overkill!!
Do I get an LED LCD, LED DLP, Plasma or Laser? Should I get High Definition? Do they come with a DVD player. Which one has the best picture? If it's HD, can I still get regular cable? Cost is also a factor, but so is quality. I don't want to buy a cheap Visio 42" and have it break 10 months later when I could've bought a Sony for 100 bucks more.
Are there any TV Guru's out there who can help me?
I'm not picking on Vizio. I actually had a couple Panasonic VHS/DVD players crap out on me so I would stay away from them before I'd snub Vizio...
Well...LED LCD's and Plasma TVs have the best picture quality!
They both have high contrast ratios giving them the blackest blacks and most vivid and rich looking colors! Standard LCD's have lower contrast ratios, resulting in greyed blacks and washed out looking colors!
Plasma's however, have the fastest response times(.001ms) and fastest refresh rates(600hz), making them the best at producing the sharpest and smoothest motion with fast motion content like sports, movies and gaming! Plasma's are also the most affordable HDTV per screen size. For more info on LCD and Plasma, see this site: http://www.plasma-lcd-facts.co.uk/
LED LCD's however, use the least amount of energy of all the HDTV's! Usually 40% less energy! However...LED LCD's are the most expensive HDTV which offsets their energy savings! (in order to make up the difference with the cost of the TV, you'd need to own it for at least 10yrs).
Dollar for dollar, Plasma TV's are the best option! Panasonic is currenly the most reliable brand of Plasma HDTVs followed by Samsung(from my experience in HDTV repair)! Pioneer used to be the king of Plasma, but has stopped making TV's so their TV's are hard to find and extremely expensive! These are the only brands that i recommend for Plasma!
To answer the rest of your questions: get a Plasma(Panasonic)...all of the tvs that i've been talking about are HD...if you get a HDTV, your regular cable will work, it'll just look aweful. I recommend upgrading to a HD package of some kind once you get your HDTV(local, Dish network, etc)!
And whether or not you need a 720p or 1080p TV depends on how far you sit and the size of the TV. See this chart for more info: http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html
If you have anymore questions, email me at my profile page! Hope this helps! And here are my recommendations for you:
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Vizio M370SL 37-Inch 120 Hz Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV with VIZIO Internet Apps - Black List Price: $519.99 Sale Price: $519.99 Used From: $399.99  |
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VIZIO's M370SL 37" Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV with VIZIO Internet Apps puts the best of the web right on your TV, giving you instant access to on-demand movies, TV shows, social networking, music, photos and more at the push of a button... |
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VideoSecu Articulating LCD LED TV Wall Mount Full Motion Tilt Swivel Mount Bracket for 22" to 37" Flat Screen with VESA 100 200 Mount Pattern 1XE List Price: $145.99 Sale Price: $25.00 |
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The VideoSecu articulating mount support most mid size flat panels up to 55 lbs (25 kg) with VESA 75x75/100x100/200x100/200x200mm. This is one of the popular medium size TV mount, with heavy duty steel construction... |
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VideoSecu LCD LED TV Wall Mount Full Motion with Swivel Articulating Arm for 23-37, up to 42 in TV Flat Panel Screen With VESA 200 100, 20 in extension and Post-installation Leveling System A35 List Price: $99.99 Sale Price: $25.00 Used From: $23.39 |
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The VideoSecu articulating mount ML530B is a mounting solution for most 22"-37" midsize flat panels and some models up to 42inch with VESA 100x100/200x200/200x100mm mounting hole patterns. Its 9 lbs heavy gauge steel construction provides safety loading up to 66lbs display... |
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Vizio M320SL 32-Inch 120 Hz Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV with VIZIO Internet Apps - Black List Price: $419.99 Sale Price: $419.99 Used From: $381.99 |
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VIZIO's M320SL 32" Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV with VIZIO Internet Apps puts the best of the web right on your TV, giving you instant access to on-demand movies, TV shows, social networking, music, photos and more at the push of a button... |
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Vizio E261VA 26-Inch 60 Hz Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV - Black List Price: $259.99 Sale Price: $259.99 Used From: $174.99 |
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VIZIO's 26-Inch Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV features Razor LEDTM and 720p for brilliant color and contrast in a razor thin design. This sleek HDTV also features ambient light sensing technology for a perfectly-balanced picture that's never washed out or too bright and SRS Trusurround HD audio for advanced virtual surround sound... |
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VideoSecu Low Profile TV Wall Mount for Most 32" - 65" LCD, LED, Plasma, HDTV Flat Panel TV with VESA up to 600x400 mm, Universal Wall Mounts Bracket ---Compatible with Sony Bravia, Samsung, LG, Haier, Panasonic, Vizio, Sharp AQUOS, Westinghouse, Pioneer, ProScan, RCA, Toshiba MF602B WA8 List Price: $79.99 Sale Price: $19.99 Used From: $21.19 |
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Cheetah Mounts APTMSB Flat Screen TV Wall Mount Bracket for 20-55" Plasma LED LCD TV Includes Free 10' Braided High Speed HDMI Cable With Ethernet List Price: $69.96 Sale Price: $19.13 Used From: $21.49 |
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The APTMSB tilt mount features a universal design that allows you to mount the vast majority of LED/LCD/Plasma TVs in the 32-55" size range. Specifically, the APTMS supports hole patterns up to 15.75" horizontally by 15... |
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VIZIO E260VA 26 Inch Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV List Price: $299.99 Sale Price: $324.99 Used From: $186.95 |
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April 2011VIZIO's 26-inch class (26.01 inches viewable) E260VA features 720p HD resolution with Razor LED backlighting, for brilliant color and contrast in an ultra-thin design. This sleek and stylish HDTV delivers room-filling audio using SRS TruVolume and SRS TruSurround HD technologies for advanced virtual surround sound, and has two HDMI ports for your HD sources... |
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VIZIO E220VA 22 Inch Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV List Price: $229.99 Sale Price: $179.95 Used From: $141.95 |
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March 2011VIZIO's 22-inch class (21.53-inch viewable) E220VA features 1080p Full HD resoltion with Razor LED backlighting, for brilliant color and contrast in an ultra-thin design. This sleek and stylish HDTV delivers room-filling audio using SRS TruVolume and SRS TruSurround HD technologies for advanced virtual surround sound, and has two HDMI ports for your Full HD HDMI sources... |
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VIZIO E190VA 19-Inch Class Edge Lit Razor LED LCD HDTV List Price: $199.99 Sale Price: $175.95 Used From: $95.00 |
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April 2011VIZIO's 19-inch class (18.5 inches viewable) E190VA features edge-lit LED backlighting, for brilliant color and contrast in an ultra-thin design. Add SRS audio technologies for virtual surround sound, a 20,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio for deeper blacks and brighter whites, two HDMI ports, JPG photo viewing via USB, and an energy-efficient ambient light sensor, and you've got a smaller display that's as smart as it is sleek... |