Toshiba LED

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Dolby

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How are Toshiba in general vs - for example - Samsung?

My parents are looking at both and I'm going for the Samsung.
 
I'd say Toshiba. You'll really have to do a side-by-side comparison to decide which one would suit you best. LED backlit LCD television, I presume.
 
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I'm sure every single person in this subsection knows a what LED backlight
 
Tough one - would be very similar I would say, knowing how excellent Samsungs are these days. Have not checked out Toshiba LEDs though, but generally as a brand they are a very safe bet.

I'd be interested to know why parents i.e. older generation would need LED-backlit LCD, opposed to LCD or plasma. Perhaps they are gamers/have 1080p Blu-ray content/connect PC to TV/sit close to the TV/have money to burn.

Do they really need more than the excellent 6 Series Samsung LCD? Or if they don't need full HD, the proven Samsung 4 Series plasma?

Those are the questions I'd ask, and it should suit them based on their needs.
 
I don't see a reason why age determines what screen and how much you need to spend though?

I have, actually, recommended a Series 6 and have told them it'll more than work. However - their choice at the end of the day and both suit their needs of watching TV ;) I just don't know anything about Toshiba screens at all
 
Dolby said:
I don't see a reason why age determines what screen and how much you need to spend though?
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The point is older people are less likely to need full HD. And let's not even get into the whole LED-backlit gimmick which costs a whole lot more than LCD.

I have, actually, recommended a Series 6 and have told them it'll more than work. However - their choice at the end of the day and both suit their needs of watching TV ;) I just don't know anything about Toshiba screens at all
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I'd say you can't go wrong with Toshiba. Of course the screens would need to be compared in the shop. Both will be similar, I'm guessing. But do they really need LED-backlit LCD?

That said, you should also at the least suggest that they check out plasma, since they could get a bigger size for a lot less money that would display SD TV better. If you don't, well then you're simply withholding information from them when plasma might very well suit their needs better.
 
As long as they're not watching Cbeebies, plasma should be fine for them...
 
Both are good brands and if you get similar feature sets you're getting TV's that are about as good as each other. From there it becomes about price and which one "grabs" them and says "buy me." (Often the most important criteria when buying a TV these days.)
 
dj_jyno said:
It's not a gimmick - it saves energy when compared to a similar CCFL-backlit LCD panel.
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Woopee, and the price you'll pay for the energy savings will make up for it. Not. FFS, why don't people here read up on the many threads here about the so-called LED TVs and educate themselves? You're going to pay more for a so-called LED TV with a lower refresh rate than an LCD TV, which equals a worse picture. Go educate yourself about what a PROPER LED television is...and if any actually exist in SA at the moment. It'll save you a lot of money.
 
No need to educate myself. I know exactly what a proper LED display is. As for the refresh rate - Sony, Toshiba and Sharp all have edge-lit LED televisions that have equal or better refresh rates than their CCFL-lit stablemates. Next time, before replying in a condescending manner, do your homework. It might save you some embarrassment.

As for energy savings - sure, you won't save the difference in a week, but with these things you have to look at the whole picture. Every watt saved helps, especially with Eskom's tariff increases.
 
dj_jyno said:
No need to educate myself. I know exactly what a proper LED display is. As for the refresh rate - Sony, Toshiba and Sharp all have edge-lit LED televisions that have equal or better refresh rates than their CCFL-lit stablemates. Next time, before replying in a condescending manner, do your homework. It might save you some embarrassment.

As for energy savings - sure, you won't save the difference in a week, but with these things you have to look at the whole picture. Every watt saved helps, especially with Eskom's tariff increases.
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Really? Back to school for you then. Average refresh rate on the so-called LED TVs is 50 Hz (entry level) compared to 100 Hz for the cheaper LCD TV at 100 Hz. And the LED is selling for on average R2000+ more. You do the math.
 
I never brought price into the equation, so stop hammering on how much better a normal LCD is at the same price point. Prices are falling every month, and it won't be too long before the choice will swing in favour of LED backlighting.

When I bought an LCD monitor last year I knew that I was paying a premium for an edge-LED model. Can I notice the slightly slower refresh rate (which happens to be exactly the same as some currrent LCDs)? No. Does it bother me that I could have paid less for a normal LCD? No, because I wouldn't have bought it if I wasn't 100% sure that this was the best choice for me. Three benefits that swayed it - half the energy consumption of a traditional LCD, no CCFL that can blow after a few years' use, and it immediately reaches the preset brightness level when you turn it on.
 
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I'm not hammering price, I just pointed out that most stores are duping customers into buying 'LED' TVs, when in fact they are not LED TVs at all, but LCD TVs with LED backlighting, and generally with a lower refresh rate, which you will notice with fast-moving images. What I am against, is sales people fooling customers into buying TVs that are in fact no better than the 'normal' LCD equivalent, and calling them LED TVs, when that is not the case.
 
I do believe everyone here knows what an LED TV is ; it's down to terminology.
 
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