LCD and Plasma Bargains and Discussions thread

Number Six said:
Thanks! No direct sunshine luckily. Keep the curtains closed when it's very bright.

Explain to me about the resolution. I thought with plasma it's not such an issue? Why would Samsung go lower?
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You're sitting with a sub HD Ready resolution in the age of HD and FHD and even QHD. HD Ready in TVs means a minimum of 1024x768. With wider/non square pixels which gives you widescreen and maintains 16:9 aspect ratio. 1024x768 is actually 4:3 aspect ratio like old CRT TVs and old square PC LCDs, but they use wider/non square pixels along with clever software/algorithms/downscaling in order to achieve an amazing HD picture quality in widescreen on a 1024x768 square resolution. On LCDs and most other flat screens, HD Ready means a minimum of 1280x720 ("720p"), but 1024x768 TVs/wide plasmas fall under HD Ready too.

Not easy for me to explain at the moment, but below is 4x3 in .s vs 4x3 in _s (square vs wide pixels):

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....
....

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You can see how using wide pixels gives you 16:9 widescreen on what is actually a 4:3 physical/native resolution.

Anyway.

Resolution is always going to be an issue with any technology, more so if you sit close, and more so if you watch HD and FHD content.

Plasma is a lot more forgiving to SD resolutions in widescreen. And it is a better picture quality technology than LCD.

I don't know why they went lower, I guess it still looks excellent and they were able to cut costs. There's nothing wrong with it, but it offers no upgrade path if you move towards HD and FHD in the future. You will be seeing about 30% less detail than compared to HD Ready/720p.

Hell, if you sit 4 - 5+m back and have lesser eyesight, go with the biggest TV you can find and don't worry about the resolution. You need to be close up to notice the difference.
 
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PostmanPot said:
You're sitting with a sub HD Ready resolution in the age of HD and FHD and even QHD. HD Ready in TVs means a minimum of 1024x768. With wider/non square pixels which gives you widescreen and maintains 16:9 aspect ratio. 1024x768 is actually 4:3 aspect ratio like old CRT TVs and old square PC LCDs, but they use wider/non square pixels along with clever software/algorithms/downscaling in order to achieve an amazing HD picture quality in widescreen on a 1024x768 square resolution. On LCDs and most other flat screens, HD Ready means a minimum of 1280x720 ("720p"), but 1024x768 TVs/wide plasmas fall under HD Ready too.

Not easy for me to explain at the moment, but below is 4x3 in .s vs 4x3 in _s (square vs wide pixels):

....
....
....

____
____
____

You can see how using wide pixels gives you 16:9 widescreen on what is actually a 4:3 physical/native resolution.

Anyway.

Resolution is always going to be an issue with any technology, more so if you sit close, and more so if you watch HD and FHD content.

Plasma is a lot more forgiving to SD resolutions in widescreen. And it is a better picture quality technology than LCD.

I don't know why they went lower, I guess it still looks excellent and they were able to cut costs. There's nothing wrong with it, but it offers no upgrade path if you move towards HD and FHD in the future. You will be seeing about 30% less detail than compared to HD Ready/720p.

Hell, if you sit 4 - 5+m back and have lesser eyesight, go with the biggest TV you can find and don't worry about the resolution. You need to be close up to notice the difference.
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Thanks for all the info. Makes sense. Will keep looking.
 
Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place for this, if it isn't I'm sorry and will delete, but i know all the tv gurus hang out here and might know what this might be. This is the image on my GFs TV, just happened when she turned it on and it wont go away. Anyone know what this is or if it can be fixed? It is 32 inch Samsung, not sure which model.

http://imgur.com/rNUC4O5

If its phucked then i guess I'm on the right forum because she wil need a new tv..
 
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Anyone buy from these guys?
 
Hisense 40" Full HD LED Television

Hisense 40" Full HD Led TV

Features

40" TV Display
LED TV
FUll High Definition 1080p
1920 x 1080 more
Brand:
Hisense
Format:
TV
In stock (Sold by Kalahari)
Delivery time :
Country of origin: South Africa Dispatched within 24 hours (1 working day)
Ships from :
kalahari.com

Was:
R5,199
Now:
R3,999
eBucks:
eB39 990
Discovery Miles:
39 990
On Promotion

just pre-ordered this
 
Search the thread, I seem to remember some less than complimentary things being said.
 
Not sure which model to go for

http://www.makro.co.za/electronics/hisense-40-102cm-full-hd-led-tv-270832EA#details.

The kalahari one looks better though.

KSINGH said:
Hisense 40" Full HD LED Television

Hisense 40" Full HD Led TV

Features

40" TV Display
LED TV
FUll High Definition 1080p
1920 x 1080 more
Brand:
Hisense
Format:
TV
In stock (Sold by Kalahari)
Delivery time :
Country of origin: South Africa Dispatched within 24 hours (1 working day)
Ships from :
kalahari.com

Was:
R5,199
Now:
R3,999
eBucks:
eB39 990
Discovery Miles:
39 990
On Promotion

just pre-ordered this
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Got a close friend looking to purchase a new TV. Budget is R20k to R25k max. What can you guys recommend perhaps ?
 
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