thats the brand they sell at wal mart, correct? I've been considering buying one of the 42" LCD's

I have a sharp aquos LCD, and its got a very nice picture. Good, vibrant colors, with little motion blur...



But in the main room, we have a 50" Pioneer Elite Plasma... The picture is alot smoother on this as well as alot more vibrant in color.

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it's automatic.

There is a new Sony LCD I saw demo'd in Fry's electronics this weekend. 52 inches and 1080p and I think 320HZ refresh which they claimed eliminates motion blur. Certainly looked impressive. Supposedly smaller ones will be released in the spring. Superb Blue Ray quality. Don't know how good regular non HD image is though becaus of course they don't demo that in stores.

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Funny, no one has brought up the new DLP sets that are available.

The technology is not as mature as plasma and LCD , so the prices are a little steeper than their counterparts. However I did a side-by-side comparison of a certain SAMSUNG DLP set over nearby LCD and plasma sets, and noticed remarkably reduced pixelation of curved surfaces on the DLP as opposed to the other technologies...impressive!

The burn-in problems of plasma were limited to the first generation sets. Unless your set is on 24-7, you can expect an average lifespan of 10-15 years...enough time to be ready to replace for newer offerings anyway.

Despite the hype behind 1080i (and p, when available), I have yet to see HD TV programming broadcast beyond 720p...

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That's a good point, but presummably broadcasters will be doing that sometime before most of us buy a new TV. Might as well be ready for it when it becaomes available.

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My Panasonic plasma is an Energy Star appliance, so it's not using power when not on.

Also, there are several errors in the comments that have been posted.

The plasmas do use more energy than LCD's, but it's not an enormous difference.

Average plasma: 350 watts
Average rear-projection: 211 watts
Average LCD: 222 watts

Regarding burn-in, Panasonic plasmas are now in their 10th generation.

Burn-in was a problem in the 1st generation. The issue is non-issue.

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What about the new laser TV's coming out?

I have an old 24in tube set in my room, its rather old fashion but I only watch the History channel and Fox News so its good enough. Its only 3 or 4 years old so I'll keep it for another 20, I don't want to upgrade to soon. I even have a DVD player now so I can watch those, don't really have any DVD's though


Big TV's are amazing, my friends dad has a monster media room at his house with this huge TV, I don't know what it is but its massive. The latest and greatest. You would be amazed at how clear porn comes in on those TV's.


So what do you do with a massive TV? Watch porn in HD?

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Yup, I bought it direct via Vizio.com. At the time Sam's Club was carrying them so the fact that they ended up in Walmart isn't surprising. I wonder if the tv's the offer in Walmart are the same as the one's they sell direct? There were lots of "Made in the USA" logos all over the stuff in the box when it arrived. It wouldn't surprise me if the Walmart ones are "Made in China" fascimiles, but I don't know one way or the other. I'll have to check the ones out at Wally World the next time I have to resort going there for something.

It was my first "good" tv and I've been very pleased with the picture quality. I watch a lot of Nextel racing and I was amazed with how clear the pic was with the cameras following the cars as well as being able to read the signs alongside the track.

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I was wandering around Best Buy a couple weeks ago while my oldest was checking out ways to spend his Christmas money and some gift cards that were just burning a hole in his pocket and wandered into the tv section and they had a 50" Samsung DLP. I was amazed at the picture clarity. Screen size vs. screen size it was actually the least expensive. If space weren't a consideration in my humble abode I'd definitely consider one. Unfortunately my rooms are small and cramped already and the DLP was considerably deeper. Compared to the pull out projection tv we had in our college apt. they are downright slender, though!

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Yes.



200" Porno.

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it's automatic.

Not being one to hang out in stores or in front of the TV all the time, I went to a guy's house I know that owns a chain of A/V stores (and a bar). He had nothing but Sony LCDs in his house. Before I told him I was interested in purchasing I asked him why Sony. He gave me several convincing reasons. I already had a Sharp Aquos 32" in my kitchen and got two 46" Sony Vizios as wall hangers in other rooms of a house I moved into this summer. Couldn't be happier with any of them. Depending on the seating of your room, I also recommend an 18" swing out mount (you have to get one that holds at least 100#). Around $300 but worth it in a room we have one of the 46s in. The other is in a bedroom so it is flush mounted in a bookcase.

FWIW, when I was shopping for a big screen HDTV a few months ago, my experience was completely different.

I shopped at Best Buy Magnolia Home Theater, Circuit City, and a large independent TV store (Paul's TV), I couldn't find any sales person who actually owned an LCD. Their reasoning is that Plasmas are just so much better than LCDs.

Even at Best Buy's Magnolia Home Theater, where they sell higher end stuff, the manager told me that about 80% of all the TVs they sell are plasmas.

Also,

If you check out any of the websites that compare the pros / cons of LCD's vs. Plasma, like cnet or crutchfield, plasmas outrank LCDs in every category but one.

Plasma is better than LCD in: Viewing angle, contrast ratio and black level, and motion handling.

LCD ranks better in potential for burn in.

Their panel life is the same: 60,000 hours.

Check out this page from Crutchfield:

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-75Cxb060gUa/learningcenter/home/tv_flatpanel.html

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the tards at wal mart must have installed the tv's wrong or have crappy cables since the image is blurry... or maybe its motion blurr.. This wasn't on a vizo

I don't shop, but if I did, I wouldn't put too much stock in what a retail sales clerk personally owned vs. what I wanted for my personal use--ie: if I was looking to buy an S550, I wouldn't be swayed that the salesman drove a Mitsubishi Eclipse.

I've been very happy with what I bought and have never had a second thought about the purchases--just sharing what I did which works. I bought a projection unit from the same guy for my office (which has recently made its way to my home for the BCS game) and I like it too.

I always wonder how many display models may not be set up correctly. Sharp just announced new Auos models that can be connected to the Internet. That way the manufacturer is supposed to be able adjust your TV to its optimal settings. Not sure how they can do that remotely, but it sounds like a good feature.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles