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I am prepared to spend from R 8 - R 12 K
Probably good advice, I think I should take a laptop and cable along to the store, and see what they look like
For that money you could get two screens and then buy a spitter to view both if you don't have a fancy graphics card. Major real estate.
PostmanPot
Honorary Master
I would basically just have a look at 2 sets:
Firstly, look at the Samsung 40C630 LCD at around R12k. This is a decent mid-high end LCD, with 100+hz motion which will be good for sport. Will be good for TV too. http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consum...MXZK/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&returnurl=
Secondly, compare it to the LED priced the closest. You'd probably be looking at on of the mid-lower end LEDs for your budget, which I don't think will be as good for TV as the Samsung 6 Series LCD. The LEDs may be better for PC use though.
I've heard LED-backlit is easier on the eyes?
Billy
Expert Member
This is exactly why we should insist on the correct terminology. How many other people are misled by false advertising and "Rogue" salesmen?(Who probably don't know their product anyway)
How the hell does one use a 40"+ screen as 'n computer monitor? I've tried to use my 32" as a computer monitor its just too big you cannot work properly you need to be several meters from the screen and it just feels weird.
I sit about 1.5 metres back and my screen is perfect for me
I thought I'd have problems adjusting, and never did....To OP, another plus (assuming you're using analogue DSTV) is the PiP. Work and play at the same time
Just depends on whether the placement interfere's with the your "workspace".I'm interested to see how long, or even if 3D tv's have an impact on the market. I'm wondering whether it was that, or the LED being produced in higher volumes that has seen the LED price-drops.
Penquin
Expert Member
I also get driven up the wall when someone refers to LED backlit LCD's as LED display's. That 6x4m advertising board on the corner at Tygervalley Mall is a LED display with nice resolution of about 800x600. Someone at Samsung should be shot. And why is it more expensive for LED backlit LCD's anyway? LED's is suppose to be a lot cheaper than CCFL.
McGuywer
Executive Member
Agreed. It is quite sad that marketing hype is more important than actual figures/technology/terminology.
I guess that profit is the main culprit here.
I guess that profit is the main culprit here.
Well, I went out and bought the latest and greatest Samsung 40 " LED backlit screen. However, when I connected it up to my laptop, it was a bit crappy. I guess 40 " is just too big for the current graphics cards. It will be okay for powerpoint presentations though. I have decided to rather use it as a TV in my bedroom, and will probably buy one of the smaller 32 " backlit LED screens to use as a computer/media screen.
I was disappointed when I opened the Samsung box, to see it was made in South Africa !!! Our assembly plants in this country are nothing near as efficient as the ones in Japan/China/Malaysia etc. In those factories you could eat off the floor it is so clean, and everything is done with precision. True to my assumptions, when I opened the "Samsung...made in South Africa" LED backlit TV, it was very unprofessionally packed and assembled. There were greasy smears, fingerprints etc all over the stand and screen (this was in a factory sealed box).
I actually think my next one will be a High Sense screen. High Sense give 3 years warranty, as opposed to Samsung 1 year, and they are made in Japan !!! I have been scared off by High Sense, as they haven't as yet got a reputable name - but I think they are as good, if not better than the competition. If the salesman is to be believed, High Sense also make a lot of the panels that go into competing products !!! - and High Sense are around 25 % cheaper too !!!
I was disappointed when I opened the Samsung box, to see it was made in South Africa !!! Our assembly plants in this country are nothing near as efficient as the ones in Japan/China/Malaysia etc. In those factories you could eat off the floor it is so clean, and everything is done with precision. True to my assumptions, when I opened the "Samsung...made in South Africa" LED backlit TV, it was very unprofessionally packed and assembled. There were greasy smears, fingerprints etc all over the stand and screen (this was in a factory sealed box).
I actually think my next one will be a High Sense screen. High Sense give 3 years warranty, as opposed to Samsung 1 year, and they are made in Japan !!! I have been scared off by High Sense, as they haven't as yet got a reputable name - but I think they are as good, if not better than the competition. If the salesman is to be believed, High Sense also make a lot of the panels that go into competing products !!! - and High Sense are around 25 % cheaper too !!!
Penquin
Expert Member
What connection did use to connect your PC? VGA or HDMI/DVI? HDMI/DVI makes a huge difference compared to analog VGA connection. The size won't make a difference, it still only displays 1920x1080. And current graphic cards can push a lot more pixels than 1080p.
Blurry?
I gots a sinotec 42" normal LCD and it's not blurry, how can your samsung LED be blurry? :wtf:
did you set the resolution at 1920x1080 pixels ?
Did you set the refresh rate to 60Hz ?
You probably did something wrong IMO
I gots a sinotec 42" normal LCD and it's not blurry, how can your samsung LED be blurry? :wtf:
did you set the resolution at 1920x1080 pixels ?
Did you set the refresh rate to 60Hz ?
You probably did something wrong IMO
HiSense is not Japanese.... Chinese in fact... High Sense... never heard of it.
http://www.hisense.co.za/content/about-hisense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisense
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Yes, I set it to 1680x1050 (my highest resolution on my 2010 MacBook Pro's settings), and is okay if you stand like 2 meters away. But any closer and you see blur around the characters - I was expecting a little blur, but not as much as what I got. Like i said, probably fine for presentations, but not for daily use
I used a new HDMI cable to connect
Yeah, you know what I mean though
HiSense, same one - salesman told me they are made in Japan - then he must be bull-dusting me if they are made in China. I still think made in China is better than made in South Africa :wtf:PostmanPot
Honorary Master
Yeah that's a 16:10 aspect ratio, your screen is 16:9. Got 1600x900? May look a bit better.
Yeah, mine looks kinda blurry too on most other resolutions - you need the 1920x1080 native resolution.
it's like this for all monitors really, it's just a lot more noticeable on a "TV" display.
a better Video card should be able to fix this I think.
Hmmm... perhaps you have set your display to "mirror"... in that case then the external screen resolution will not be able to be larger than the native resolution of the laptop screen, hence 1680x1050. The external will then indeed look blurry. Set up the new screen as a secondary, not mirrorred, monitor... and slide it up to its native HD resolution.
God knows where you change this on a Mac.
God knows where you change this on a Mac.
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Penquin
Expert Member
Jip, there's your problem. You're not running at native res. Any LCD not displaying it's native resolution, in your case 1920x1080, will look very blurry.