$3000 and need a TV...help?

[PeechCobblerPie]

the new sammy 81 series...mmmmmm
a little out of your price range price/size ratio though. but heres the link to the 40" check it out

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-LNT408...1408977&sr=8-1

[bigpapy]

sony all the way

[Jordahn]

If you have no desire to wall mount your television, get the 55" SONY SXRD (KDS-55A3000) if you can still find it. Shopping around should land you one for under $2000 after tax and shipping if applicable.

[Blugerz80]

I would definately go with Samsung. If you want a big tv that is 1080p, get the new LED DLP. They come in 55in and 61 in. I have one of those and they have a contrast ratio just as good if not better then LCD or a plasma. Otherwise spend the money on a 42 in Pioneer Elite in the Magnolia department at Best Buy. Those are only 720p but look almost as good as the 1080p tvs. Those run about $2500. You can get the Samsungs for around that price as well. Sharp and Sony also have deals going on with there tvs right now when you purchase their product you get a free Blu-Ray player. They are on bestbuy.com or circuitcity.com.

[Kratos3]

The Panny TH-50PZ700U is excellent. On sale for 2799.99 at BB. My GFs Dad just got one and it looks awesome!

[slick one]

so.....went in for the 77 and came out with the 700u. 50" for 2499.99...Better pq to my eye!

That said...will watch for a day and either keep or poof an lcd will magically appear in its place for sunday evening movies! 46" xbr is very very possible. At this point it is splitting freakin hairs almost!

Got the panasonic bd30 for 339.00 plus tax !

Going to hook up tv and will check back sunday on my living room review!
Thanks again for all input!
sincerely
-me

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by slick one

so.....went in for the 77 and came out with the 700u. 50" for 2499.99...Better pq to my eye!

That said...will watch for a day and either keep or poof an lcd will magically appear in its place for sunday evening movies! 46" xbr is very very possible. At this point it is splitting freakin hairs almost!

Got the panasonic bd30 for 339.00 plus tax !

Going to hook up tv and will check back sunday on my living room review!
Thanks again for all input!
sincerely
-me

Congrats and good choice! Remember, plasmas generally take between 100-200 hours of use before they're "broken in". The picture quality on my plasmas looked great right out of the box, but after 125 hours or so the PQ got even better, with more of a "pop" in the colors.

[jw]

http://www.amazon.com/Mitsubishi-WD-...1418984&sr=1-1

Heres what I got back last november

73" dlp with 4 hdmi's
2499.99
No sales tax and free in home delivery
The delivery guy actually helped take it out of the box and took the trash with him, kudos to Amazon

[slick one]

"Congrats and good choice! Remember, plasmas generally take between 100-200 hours of use before they're "broken in". The picture quality on my plasmas looked great right out of the box, but after 125 hours or so the PQ got even better, with more of a "pop" in the colors."

Thanks for the atta-boy!

Just watched Aviator...
all I can say is damn!!
Will run it thru some sports and misc movies in am...
nite!

[quest88]

Originally Posted by Jordahn

If you have no desire to wall mount your television, get the 55" SONY SXRD (KDS-55A3000) if you can still find it. Shopping around should land you one for under $2000 after tax and shipping if applicable.

I have seen them at some costcos well worth it.

[moviefan]

Originally Posted by ground chuck

this issue is subjective.....you'll have guy's here kissing sony ass like it was made of chocolate. don't get me wrong sony makes good tv's, i just like samsung's better, especially the samsung 4671

get more for less, that's what you get with samsung. you're paying for brand recognition when you buy sony.

good luck in your quest.

I like the kuro ... latest technilogy, 120hz.
Next would be the Sony XBR
Dead last would be ANY Sansuck product ... FIX THE BDP 1200!

[gandley]

PZ700u is an awesome set, better than my Sony w3000. At least with plasma you can whack the lights off and not kill your black level like most LCDs.

Great choice.

[crackinhedz]

also keep in mind...

Are You Getting All of the HDTV Resolution You Expected?

[slick one]

Back from gym...showered...time to watch some kind of sports on this new plasma....
tv on...station selected...
boom there is a reflection of ME sitting on the couch in the sun coming thru window.... ahhhh...thats not going to work!! LOL

Circuit city has the 52" xbr4 for 2999.99.... ahhh GOTTA GO!!

While I always liked the idea of one day being on tv... not exactly how I envisioned it!
Great picture...great TV.... just not the right fit for this room even with new blinds in pper windows.

so.... lol....I will be back! Dammit!!!!

[slick one]

are these 120hz hdmi cables necessary or not?
The ones for the sony and samsung 120hz lcd's!!
Thx

[ESUNintel]

That's an easy decision to make, the XBR 4 of course.

[slick one]

that decision was just made a whole lot easier....biggest drag is loading truck again...
oh well....no out of pocket cost and lesson learned for me and maybe someone else.
thx

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Blu As Hell

Personally I would go with either the KURO or the XBR4, and welcome back!!!

I would go with the search function on the site

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ghlight=buying


tons of threads all between should I buy a 1000$ tv, should I buy a 1500$ tv, should I buy a 2500$ exc. exc. exc. exc.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by slick one

Back from gym...showered...time to watch some kind of sports on this new plasma....
tv on...station selected...
boom there is a reflection of ME sitting on the couch in the sun coming thru window.... ahhhh...thats not going to work!! LOL

Circuit city has the 52" xbr4 for 2999.99.... ahhh GOTTA GO!!

While I always liked the idea of one day being on tv... not exactly how I envisioned it!
Great picture...great TV.... just not the right fit for this room even with new blinds in pper windows.

so.... lol....I will be back! Dammit!!!!

I hope you're not sensitive to motion blur like I am, or this set may be going back too!

[davidxiphoid]

The XBR4 is an amazing set! Especially with hi def sports and the motion enhancer set to 'high' and little to no light reflection when I watch the set.

As for the motion enhancer setting it can get a bit weird (makes hair look a little freaky sometimes)while watching reg hi-def programming like sitcoms etc on the high setting but I have mine set to 'regular' for everything but sports and LOVE it. just don't forget to calibrate that thing.

Mine looked great out of the box but looks astounding after finding some great settings in the official XBR thread here in the display forums

Using the high setting while watching Casino Royale makes people gasp... "omg that picture is amazing! is that 3d"?! lol! love that reaction haha