Sony52xbr10 or Samsung 55unb8500???

[Deelow537]

Sony52xbr10 or Samsung 55unb8500??? They are both around the same price but I haven't seen the xbr10 in person yet..... Which one would u go with???

[kpkelley]

Of those two I'd probably go with the local dimming Samsung.

Any particular reason you limited yourself to lcd?

[Deelow537]

Well I into gaming (PS3 & Xbox 360), blu rays & sports and I was told I should go led Lcd.... I might also look into the Sony 46xbr8 if I could find a good deal on black Friday... Y do u ask??? I just want the best PQ possible! This will be my 3rd HDTV... My first was a samsung which gave me a lot of problems... Last yr I bought a 40xbr6 which I'm moving to bed from once I get a 50"+... any suggestions feel free

[kpkelley]

a v-series plasma from Panasonic or a Pioneer Kuro would at least match the picture quality of those sets(and IMO surpass them) and at a lower price.

The only concern with a plasma would be if the room it's going into has significant natural light with little light control.

What it all comes down to is which you prefer. I would suggest you look at both in a properly controlled environment, i.e. not Best Buy(Magnolia is ok), perhaps a local home video store if you can find one.

[stickb5]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

a v-series plasma from panasonic or a pioneer kuro would at least match the picture quality of those sets(and imo surpass them) and at a lower price.

The only concern with a plasma would be if the room it's going into has significant natural light with little light control.

What it all comes down to is which you prefer. I would suggest you look at both in a properly controlled environment, i.e. Not best buy(magnolia is ok), perhaps a local home video store if you can find one.

+1

[Deelow537]

Thanx for ur help... I will try that! I was told that plasma's aren't good for sports n video games... Is that no longer true???

[kpkelley]

Motion resolution on plasmas is excellent, so sports and video games look great. In the past video games with static health bars or ammo could cause burn-in, but that isn't the case anymore. In fact, once a set is calibrated and pixel orbiter is engaged, Image Retention should be minimal for the first few hundred hours and nearly non-existant beyond that, most people never even notice it.

The only issue that plasmas have had with sports is that the displays are not as bright as LCDs, so people watching Sunday afternoon football with their shades up might have had a washed out image. If you have any semblance of lighting control, this shouldn't be an issue, besides anti-reflective screens and newer panels have improved plasmas abilities to handle such situations.

[Deelow537]

Thanx a lot KP.... I guess I'll decide when I get to the store in the wii hours of the morning on Friday!! Lol

[K_Williamson42]

I say go for the sony52XBR10...I love my sony40XBR4...i cant imagine what the xbr10 would be like!!

[Cpt_Dylan_Hunt]

Xbr8>xbr10