FHD LCD TV'S

Qwikslver said:
Killa, I recently got myself a Samsung 40D550. I use it for PC and PS3 gaming and Blu-rays and various media on my PC. Only regret I have is not getting the 46" version.
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Where from and how much?

40d sounds like a winner but where is the best place to get it?
 
Tell me one other thing before i begin my journey to the stores. I heard some of the cheaper models that claim to be full hd are not actually full hd.

Does that sound like crap or the truth?
 
Maybe in the past, where they could not display 1:1 pixel ratio due to non physical 1080p resolution.

I would not think that is the case these days. But your "logic" which I am guessing due to your question, is leading you down a dodgy path... :D
 
PostmanPot said:
Maybe in the past, where they could not display 1:1 pixel ratio due to non physical 1080p resolution.

I would not think that is the case these days. But your "logic" which I am guessing due to your question, is leading you down a dodgy path... :D
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LOL ya but a 46" for 5.2k is temping considering the samsung is that price for a 32" but i will go have a look. I will see what they got, luckily makro hi fi corp and game are all very close.

I am also thinking led backlit is a must as someone told me the colours are amazing compared to the lcd but i shall go look as i don't have issues with a normal lcd :D.
 
killadoob said:
LOL ya but a 46" for 5.2k is temping considering the samsung is that price for a 32" but i will go have a look. I will see what they got, luckily makro hi fi corp and game are all very close.

I am also thinking led backlit is a must as someone told me the colours are amazing compared to the lcd but i shall go look as i don't have issues with a normal lcd :D.
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Samsung 32" which we're using as PC screens (well, I'm using last year's C model) is R3,500. LA32D550. You cannot go bigger for PC screen and you need 90cm - 1m viewing distance minimum.

Well LED backlit LCD will look better in the store since they're brighter at every level, entry to high end. But do we watch/play under shop lighting? No. This is what tricks people into falling for the bs marketing gimmick of "LED TVs". At home under better viewing conditions, CCFL backlit LCD will almost certainly have better colours when put next to a LED-LCD. Dimmer back-light, less washing out of colours, less susceptible to light bleed.

Unfortunately testing at the store is about the worst thing you can do. For your task though, go with D550 CCFL-LCD range at which ever size you can afford (remember, for PC work/gaming, 32" is what you want). Do not spend 20% extra just for LED back-lighting, rather go bigger.
 
PostmanPot said:
Unfortunately testing at the store is about the worst thing you can do. For your task though, go with D550 CCFL-LCD range at which ever size you can afford (remember, for PC work/gaming, 32" is what you want). Do not spend 20% extra just for LED back-lighting, rather go bigger.
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+1
 
PostmanPot said:
LCD. LED backlit LCD.

(For the benefit of others.)
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I think he meant he loves his actual 46" LED.

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Maybe he uses it as a garden lamp. :p
 
K so just go back from game and nashua electronics

Game has a samsung 40" for 4699.00 la40550

Then i went to nashua and they are having a jvc xmas and i saw a 43" full hd plasma for 4999.00. Quality was amazing. Sadly game have some rubbish SD content they play on their lcd's which is kinda pointless as HD tv's look crap with normal tv stuffs.

So what are your thoughts on plasma and jvc, it says it's for PC even has connection sticker on it, no idea what that would use as i thought hdmi would cover pc's but maybe it's that old blue connection or dvi :D.

I still need to go to makro but i am tossing the logik's and hisense as the 40-43" name brands are not much more. That JVC plasma looked absolutely mind blowing. It was sitting next to a 56" jvc led and it looks pretty much exactly the same in terms of picture quality. I think i have found the right one but i dunno much about plasma, the sales rep said it had anti burn tech
 
Killadoob, I think you should buy a nice 14" CRT and play BF3 on that. God knows with the amount of times you've shot me dead, I need an edge. This might be it. 14" CRT FTW!
 
Depends what your "for PC" is going to be. Plasma is fine for PC... if you're watching media and gaming, and not displaying constant static images like Start bars and such for hours on end. These are likely to burn in.

So if you intend gaming and watching media, and not so much PC work, that plasma is an excellent deal and very few would take entry LCD over it at that price, I'd imagine (entry plasma > entry LCD).

For more dependence on PC work, you should get LCD. Also if your room is bright and you need a matt screen. Plasma is reflective.

Remember too that HD looks good on any HD screen, so to be fair it would be best to test the JVC and Samsung LA40D550 next to each other with the same source.
 
Well i cannot lug my 932 over to game and nashua to compare.

Basically i only use my gaming rig for gaming, i don't leave it on. Sure i may leave it on if i am downloading but i always turn my monitor off.

With anti burn tech surely that would mean it won't burn in?

My room is mostly darkish in the day and totally dark at night. The samsung from game did look good but i am torn now between that and the jvc plasma which looked insane.
 
Plasma would be fine then. The key is static images and their prevention. Most gamers swear by their plasmas for motion handling and low input lag, but they are few and far between because almost all gamers are on the Full HD hype (to an extent) and LCD/"LED" hype, so they avoid plasma. 42 - 50" plasma have historically been very expensive, too. R4,999 is a killer price.

I guess another option is borrowing a console and games, and using that for testing.

Have not seen the JVC myself. Do you have a model? Of course JVC of today probably isn't like JVC of the past, so it would need inspection when it's up against Samsung (tried, tested, trusted).

Did you operate each TVs' menus? Did the JVC's feel comprehensive?
 
Ok so my options thus far are

JVC 43n30 plasma, cannot find info on this product on google which is a concern 4999
40" samsung la40d503 4699

There is also a 46" sinotec full hd for 4999.00 as well which looked rather impressive when i saw it now at makro 4999
I saw a sinotec 42" led for 5299.00 also very impressive i must admit 5299

Eish the choices but i am siding with the samsung perhaps or the plasma.

I have not really tested much, i would imagine all of them should be fairly easy for what i want.
 
PostmanPot said:
No don't get that. It's a diluted version of the LA40D550.
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Eish ok so it looks like the plasma is the winner, although that sinotec 46" looked as good as anything i saw. What would be the issue, input lag? poor image quality?

Do plasma's have refresh rates like lcd's?
 
killadoob said:
Eish ok so it looks like the plasma is the winner, although that sinotec 46" looked as good as anything i saw. What would be the issue, input lag? poor image quality?

Do plasma's have refresh rates like lcd's?
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Well IMO it's plasma vs LA40D550 (R4,999 - R5,500).

Possibly input lag and poorer motion handling. Cheap brands have cheaper engines, worse menus, less configuration options. You get what you pay for. They're good until they're next to a branded set.

Plasmas do have refresh rates. Entry ones are also 60Hz. Except the screen is divided into 10 fields 60Hz each. So entry plasmas are often marketed as 600Hz.
 
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