Vortex, there's really not much that beats standing in front of the TV and seeing how it looks. Some of it is just preference.
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Dana - Feb 22, 2010 12:19:56 pm PST #12985 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jessica - Feb 22, 2010 12:22:49 pm PST #12986 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So, should I get a slightly less snazzy tv so that there's more parity between HD and non HD channels? HELP!
The opposite, actually - a better quality HDTV will have higher quality upconversion & display of SD material.
I have a Samsung and I love it - the contrast ratio and black levels are very good, and it's got plenty of inputs.
120Hz vs 240Hz isn't hugely important right now, but the 120Hz TVs on the market today won't be able to display the 3D content that everyone and their mother assures us is right around the corner.
NoiseDesign - Feb 22, 2010 12:31:12 pm PST #12987 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I highly recommend Samsung panels for HD. I currently have 3 of them from various model lines and they are all excellent. I do recommend looking at their lines with LED backlighting if you can afford them, you get much better black levels with LED backlighting.
As for the 120/240Hz, etc etc. Chances are you won't see the difference.
Definitely get 1080p, especially if the panels you are looking at are larger than 40".
Jessica - Feb 22, 2010 12:34:37 pm PST #12988 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh, you'll also want to get either a Blu-Ray or upconverting DVD player when you buy the TV. Otherwise your DVDs will look like crap on the new display.
NoiseDesign - Feb 22, 2010 12:43:07 pm PST #12989 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
With current prices I'd definitely just go with a decent Blu-Ray player.
Zenkitty - Feb 22, 2010 1:07:52 pm PST #12990 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm planning to try a different input for this tv, but I suspect it's just not a very good tv. (It was cheap. You get what you pay for.) I expect I'll be buying a Samsung and a Blu-ray, sometime this summer when I have a little more spare change.
meara - Feb 22, 2010 2:21:03 pm PST #12991 of 25501
My new tv was cheap (on sale at target!) but I can definitely tell even the regular channels look nicer viewed through my cable box and the hdmi connection as opposed to going through the connectors on my TiVo. Sigh. But it all looks big and pretty. Steph, warning--being in a big store makes TVs look smaller, so you think you need more. Then it looks bigger once you get it home. Compare sizes to friends with similar size apartments or distances to tv viewing.
Tom Scola - Feb 22, 2010 2:40:48 pm PST #12992 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Oh. So the system (eta: iTunes) just hides it then?
If you look in ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/TV Shows/ you'll see both copies of the TV show you downloaded.
NoiseDesign - Feb 22, 2010 2:43:51 pm PST #12993 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Don't listen to meara, she is silly. Go buy the biggest one in the store.
We have a 47" in the living room, Kristin disagrees that a 60" would be even better.
meara - Feb 22, 2010 2:51:00 pm PST #12994 of 25501
I got a 42" tv! It's plenty big! It's just in the store, it seemed kinda small.