Blu-ray Newbie

[scj6771]

I appologize for the lack of knowledge on my part but I was thinking of choosing Blu-Ray over HD-DVD and wanted to know what type of TV would work best. (Plasma, LCD, Projection.... etc) and why?

I was thinking of picking up the PS3 and purchasing a new television, I do some serious gaming (primaraly on my desktop) but do have a 360 that I use as well, however I still do most of my console gaming on my PS2. This television would be used for heavy gaming and movies.

I do own a nice Samsung 1080i capable, whatever that means? TV.

Where could I find some good articles on the differences between all the different types of televisions?

Thanks for your time and patience.

[stockstar1138]

Blu-ray over HD DVD is a very smart choice. Looks like you already know what you are talking about there.

I know this sounds weird, but I used wikipedia a lot. I had no idea what I was looking at in specs lists on bestbuy,circuitcity,etc. looked up things such as HDMI, 1080i vs. 1080p, contrast ratio, response time, LCD, Plasma on wiki, all the TV info you could want. Then I went back to my shopping and everything made a lot more sense.

I would reccomend a 1080p for blu-ray and make sure the TV has HDMI. Also, for gaming make sure the TV has a great response ratio, otherwise your going to get blurring. Smaller is better, look for 6ms (milliseconds)

[TheOmegaSoldier]

Getting a PS3 would be a smart choice.

I too am a major 360 guy, but playing my blu-rays on my ps3 is like...high def heaven.

[helli3yte]

go with a rear projection tv. never get a plasma because those cant ever be fixed, i dont really like lcd's but they are better than plasma. like i said go with a rear projection tv. youll never fail.


here is my tv that im talking about.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1138084693851

[scj6771]

go with a rear projection tv.

Is rear projection the way to go for gaming and Blu-ray?

And thanks all for your good input and fast response, I will continue to research and get back to you all.

[Filterlab]

I've heard that rear projector's are not to be used with gaming as the projector unit can be damaged.

However, some say RP, some say LCD and some say Plasma.

I say Plasma personally as the contrast levels are far better and motion is quicker - ideal for gaming, although there is a potential for burn in. Saying that it's not such a problem these days. I'm not quite sure why helli3yte says Plasma's can never be fixed and are worse than LCD, but I personally tend to give pros and cons for my reasoning.

At the end of the day, compare TVs in your price range and have a go on all of them.