Just got a new TV.. Thinking of swapping it..

[nerdboyrockstar]

So my birthday was last week and as a gift my mom bought me a 42" LG 1080p 120hz set from Best Buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1208562169727

This is my first LCD TV.. I think the picture is noticeable improvement over what I had before, especially watching blu but my mom doesn't think it looks good enough. Keep in mind though that she has a Pioneer Elite Plasma.. but even so, she says it doesn't look as good as the ones at Best Buy.

She says the image looks soft/fuzzy.. and I won't lie, I do notice it sometimes as well as some grain/saturation/fuzziness depending on what I'm looking at..

Now since she dropped the nearly $2,000, she says I should swap it.. but for what? Is there something I should do to the TV first? Or is she constantly going to be disappointed with Plasma vs LCD?

[Moefiz]

Originally Posted by nerdboyrockstar

So my birthday was last week and as a gift my mom bought me a 42" LG 1080p 120hz set from Best Buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1208562169727

This is my first LCD TV.. I think the picture is noticeable improvement over what I had before, especially watching blu but my mom doesn't think it looks good enough. Keep in mind though that she has a Pioneer Elite Plasma.. but even so, she says it doesn't look as good as the ones at Best Buy.

She says the image looks soft/fuzzy.. and I won't lie, I do notice it sometimes as well as some grain/saturation/fuzziness depending on what I'm looking at..

Now since she dropped the nearly $2,000, she says I should swap it.. but for what? Is there something I should do to the TV first? Or is she constantly going to be disappointed with Plasma vs LCD?

Here ya go ...you can do much better than LG
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1207957070213

[crackinhedz]

Panasonic TH-50PZ85U

no doubt about it.

[DBlackGT]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Panasonic TH-50PZ85U

no doubt about it.

word. i just bought this tv a month ago. Outstanding!!! Let tv break in with the picture and brightness set to 0 for about 100 hours and the picture will never look better!

[nerdboyrockstar]

So a Sony or Panasonic would be a considerable upgrade to the LG? Better than a Samsung too?

[obiwopkenobi62]

Hey you could get what I have in my sig. amazon.com has em. if you don't want to go that big they have some a little smaller. Best HDTV I've ever owned. DLP 1080p, loaded with features and incredible picture.

Hey they dropped the price on the one I got. Here is the link.

http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-WD-...9528248&sr=1-5

This baby is 2,099.00 with no sales tax and free shipping.

[nerdboyrockstar]

Originally Posted by obiwopkenobi62

Hey you could get what I have in my sig. amazon.com has em. if you don't want to go that big they have some a little smaller. Best HDTV I've ever owned. DLP 1080p, loaded with features and incredible picture.

Hey they dropped the price on the one I got. Here is the link.

http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-WD-...9528248&sr=1-5

This baby is 2,099.00 with no sales tax and free shipping.

That looks bad-ass but it wouldn't fit in my room.

[nerdboyrockstar]

What are your thoughts on these?


Sony 42" 1080p LCD
SKU 8828726
$1,399.99

Samsung 40" 1080p 120Hz LCD
SKU 8793433
$2,099.99 before $300 Savings
$1,799.99

Sony 40" 1080p 120Hz LCD
SKU 8808276
$1899.99 before $200 Savings
$1,699.99

Samsung 46" 1080p LCD HDTV EXCLUSIVE
SKU: 8802824
$1,799.99 after $200 Price Drop!

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Originally Posted by nerdboyrockstar

So my birthday was last week and as a gift my mom bought me a 42" LG 1080p 120hz set from Best Buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1208562169727

This is my first LCD TV.. I think the picture is noticeable improvement over what I had before, especially watching blu but my mom doesn't think it looks good enough. Keep in mind though that she has a Pioneer Elite Plasma.. but even so, she says it doesn't look as good as the ones at Best Buy.

She says the image looks soft/fuzzy.. and I won't lie, I do notice it sometimes as well as some grain/saturation/fuzziness depending on what I'm looking at..

Now since she dropped the nearly $2,000, she says I should swap it.. but for what? Is there something I should do to the TV first? Or is she constantly going to be disappointed with Plasma vs LCD?

Damn you have a nice mother! Now I'm wondering why my parents decided to have kids. My parents never buy me stuff like that.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

But I'm happy with what I got for myself. Mine is a 32" Sharp Aquos 1080p with 10,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.

[nerdboyrockstar]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Damn you have a nice mother! Now I'm wondering why my parents decided to have kids. My parents never buy me stuff like that.

My mom had her plasma and blu-ray player way before I did. She was the one telling me "No, you need 1080p. You should get 120hz too."

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

^-----------What a spoiled brat

[obiwopkenobi62]

Originally Posted by nerdboyrockstar

That looks bad-ass but it wouldn't fit in my room.

It is. Well they do have smaller versions of that on also on amazon for less money than what you paid for yours. Check em out.

[DBlackGT]

Panasonic or Pioneer for plasma no questions.

Sony or Samsung for LCD no questions.

looks like your leaning more towards lcd so id go with a samung A650 or A750 series LCD.

[obiwopkenobi62]

Here's the 60" one at amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-WD-...9531423&sr=1-6

and here's the 65"
http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-WD-...9531480&sr=1-5

Here's another 65"
http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-WD-...9531512&sr=1-3

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by nerdboyrockstar

What are your thoughts on these?


Sony 42" 1080p LCD
SKU 8828726
$1,399.99

Samsung 40" 1080p 120Hz LCD
SKU 8793433
$2,099.99 before $300 Savings
$1,799.99

Sony 40" 1080p 120Hz LCD
SKU 8808276
$1899.99 before $200 Savings
$1,699.99

Samsung 46" 1080p LCD HDTV EXCLUSIVE
SKU: 8802824
$1,799.99 after $200 Price Drop!

Listen to what Crackinhedz said a few posts up. You will not be disappointed with a Pany Plasma!

[nerdboyrockstar]

My friend who works at Best Buy does not recommend a Plasma for me. She says my room has a lot of windows and I'll get glare.. and I like to fall asleep watching TV so I'd have burn-in Day 1.

[Original-6ix]

Originally Posted by nerdboyrockstar

My friend who works at Best Buy does not recommend a Plasma for me. She says my room has a lot of windows and I'll get glare.. and I like to fall asleep watching TV so I'd have burn-in Day 1.

maybe look at the remote most these days have a sleep timer

[richard lichtenfelt]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Panasonic TH-50PZ85U

no doubt about it.

The Panasonic Plasma is the best tv you can get if you take price into consideration.
LCDs don't have the black levels that plasmas do and hence have a less detailed picture, and lower contrast levels.

http://reviews.cnet.com/best-hdtvs-overall/
Also check out avsforum.com and audioholics.com if you want more opinions.

[callas01]

Since you're leaning LCD, these 2 you highlighted would be the best.

Samsung 40" 1080p 120Hz LCD
SKU 8793433
$2,099.99 before $300 Savings
$1,799.99

Sony 40" 1080p 120Hz LCD
SKU 8808276
$1899.99 before $200 Savings
$1,699.99