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HDtv confusion
discowoman:
we were loking at all the usual suspects when it comes to lcd/plasma tv's and ended up buying a DUAL LCD from asda - as the picture was by far the best of any on display and also the price £249 for a 28" (cant really go much bigger due to space) also had a 3 years warrenty- useful with a 3 year old with special needs!!!!!
pic through sky is fine, and on the 360 is amazing!!
as a side note give the LG offerings a good look, as a local electrical outlet has taken to displaying them AWAY from Sony's big bucks tv's as people were commenting on the LG's better picture !! lol
thermidorthelobster:
Oh, by the way, before you go and buy an HDMI cable for £25-£50 from your friendly electrical retailer, check eBuyer and eBay where they go for under a fiver for a cable which will give you exactly the same quality. Don't be fooled by gold connections etc; it's a digital signal, so either the cable works or it doesn't.
BrumLee:
Plasma or LCD go for one with a PC-link port (VGA). Picture quality is crisp, you can play movies from your hard-drive, watch freeview in near HD quality with a freeview DVB-PCI card fitted (also record programs). I get a lovely picture on the LG 50" Plasma from a laptop that only has a low end graphics accelerator. I'm getting a Cube-PC as a media centre as they're small enough not to be distracting when on display 8) Browsing the net on a 50" screen is an experience and MC looks better than ever :wink:
Also you can download HDTV programs from the net as the US has far more choice than us, plus I think SKY HD for a tenner a month is a rip-off for the amount of HDTV channels they provide, or that I'd watch. There is talk that BBC and ITV will be introducing a HDTV system, one off payment and no subscription. Those with Virgin Media get HDTV channels free with their XL and V+ packages 8)
Edge:
Thanks everyone :D .
Main LCD television advantages over plasma include:
No burn-in of static images. (Heard this is a wives tale anyway).
Cooler running temperature. (some lcd's run quite hot).
No high altitude use issues. (don't live in the Alps).
Increased image brightness over plasma. (no need for lamps/lights).
Main disadvantages of LCD vs. Plasma televisions include:
Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks.
Not as good at tracking motion.
Ive been advised to go for LCD if i want 32" or lower (probably cos plasma 32" is only just about to be released in the uk).
My place aint big enough for anything larger than 32". Hoping to run my 360/laptop through the tv & have it wall mounted (not too high though).
wingman:
--- Quote from: "Edge" ---No burn-in of static images. (Heard this is a wives tale anyway).
--- End quote ---
It's not a wives tale; look at the plasma screens showing flight departure times in Heathrow for proof of burn-in.
Word has it that newer screens don't have this problem. Personally if I'm spending several hundred quid I'm not taking that risk. LCD screens are proven reliable and long-lasting and the fact that they produce better images in bright light too does it for me.
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