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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model?
LED is considered superior IIRC, the picture is much clearer. LEDs emit light and when they are off they are off, whereas the LCDs block light coming through (but not 100%) so the contrast ratio is higher in LED TVs. I *think* they have a better lifespan too, but don't quote me on that.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too?
Samsung, even if to avoid Sony's customer care.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those
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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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1. LCD is fine; but go to your local store and look at the picture quality. 2. Size isn't important (according to my wife :-D ). It really depends on how big your room is and how far away you sit. I have a 36 inch and it seems more than enough for our reasonable size room. 3. Sony have a reputation and a price to match. Samsung have less of a reputation but are obviously striving to build one; their price and quality are well worth looking at. 4. No idea about this, I cannot see the need as long as I have a PC. At the end of the day it is largely a matter of personal choice, 90% or more of the TVs you can buy will do what you need, and probably more.
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1. LCD is fine; but go to your local store and look at the picture quality. 2. Size isn't important (according to my wife :-D ). It really depends on how big your room is and how far away you sit. I have a 36 inch and it seems more than enough for our reasonable size room. 3. Sony have a reputation and a price to match. Samsung have less of a reputation but are obviously striving to build one; their price and quality are well worth looking at. 4. No idea about this, I cannot see the need as long as I have a PC. At the end of the day it is largely a matter of personal choice, 90% or more of the TVs you can buy will do what you need, and probably more.
I must get a clever new signature for 2011.
Thanks Richard!
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model?
LED is considered superior IIRC, the picture is much clearer. LEDs emit light and when they are off they are off, whereas the LCDs block light coming through (but not 100%) so the contrast ratio is higher in LED TVs. I *think* they have a better lifespan too, but don't quote me on that.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too?
Samsung, even if to avoid Sony's customer care.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those
Call yourself a techhie :-)!
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Regards, Nish
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1... don't know (don't care now, I don't have the money to upgrade from my old tube tv) 2... size : it depends on the distance between you and the screen, the bigger the screen, the longer distance you have to be form the screen. 3... religious war ... Me think except for some no-name brands, most of them are valid choices. look at the customer support and warranties. 4... internetIt could be usefull for direct streaming (netflix, ... ) to the TV. M.
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Thank you, Max!
Regards, Nish
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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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Depending on the layout of your room, you might want to consider a projection TV. They look great, some are cheaper than big screen TVs, and are about the size of a laptop. We put one in our parent's house, mounted to the ceiling, it's great.
Steve Wellens
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Depending on the layout of your room, you might want to consider a projection TV. They look great, some are cheaper than big screen TVs, and are about the size of a laptop. We put one in our parent's house, mounted to the ceiling, it's great.
Steve Wellens
Thanks Steve, it's unlikely that that will suite our room but I'll keep that as a backup option if nothing else works out.
Regards, Nish
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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model?
Beyond a point, it all becomes vague. Play the same video on an LED and an LCD tv. If you can't make out any difference, then go with the cheaper one.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV?
What Max said.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too?
Samsung it is. If there are no options other than Samsung or Sony, I'd go without a tv. Sony has to pay me to buy their stuff.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these?
If you don't know why shouldn't you get one of those, then you shouldn't be spending more money to have that useless "feature".
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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- Plasma 2) Viewing distance? 3) Panasonic (thought it cannot play MP3 from media server) 4) DLNA - nothing's better than having access to your movie/TV show collection stored on media server using a single button on remote control
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model?
Beyond a point, it all becomes vague. Play the same video on an LED and an LCD tv. If you can't make out any difference, then go with the cheaper one.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV?
What Max said.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too?
Samsung it is. If there are no options other than Samsung or Sony, I'd go without a tv. Sony has to pay me to buy their stuff.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these?
If you don't know why shouldn't you get one of those, then you shouldn't be spending more money to have that useless "feature".
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Samsung it is. If there are no options other than Samsung or Sony, I'd go without a tv. Sony has to pay me to buy their stuff.
Thanks, I am 99% decided on Samsung now!
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
If you don't know why shouldn't you get one of those, then you shouldn't be spending more money to have that useless "feature".
Well after I buy the TV I don't want to find out that I can't add some new cool feature because my TV does not support it.
Regards, Nish
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- Plasma 2) Viewing distance? 3) Panasonic (thought it cannot play MP3 from media server) 4) DLNA - nothing's better than having access to your movie/TV show collection stored on media server using a single button on remote control
Thanks Mladen!
Regards, Nish
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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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Why do you want a TV? You can watch everything there is to watch on your PC - and as a bonus your 1-hour movies/series won't be stretched to 3 hours with loud ads, you can watch/pause whenever you want without also buying a recorder
David1987 wrote:
Why do you want a TV? You can watch everything there is to watch on your PC - and as a bonus your 1-hour movies/series won't be stretched to 3 hours with loud ads, you can watch/pause whenever you want without also buying a recorder
I want a large screen. And TVs are cheaper and have larger screens than computer monitors! :-)
Regards, Nish
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Samsung it is. If there are no options other than Samsung or Sony, I'd go without a tv. Sony has to pay me to buy their stuff.
Thanks, I am 99% decided on Samsung now!
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
If you don't know why shouldn't you get one of those, then you shouldn't be spending more money to have that useless "feature".
Well after I buy the TV I don't want to find out that I can't add some new cool feature because my TV does not support it.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Well after I buy the TV I don't want to find out that I can't add some new cool feature because my TV does not support it.
You just want to convince yourself to buy an "internet tv". Been there, done that many times with many gadgets. :)
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Well after I buy the TV I don't want to find out that I can't add some new cool feature because my TV does not support it.
You just want to convince yourself to buy an "internet tv". Been there, done that many times with many gadgets. :)
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Not really. I already convinced myself NOT to buy a 3D TV, and I am looking for reasons not to buy an Internet enabled TV. Problem is I am not very tech-savvy so I have not kept myself up to date with TV and video enhancements. I am the total non-geek when it comes to non-computer electronics.
Regards, Nish
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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
LED vs LCD
LED has much better contrast but it's also a matter of opinion. To my eye the colours in LED display are even too "rich". One downside in LED TV's to me was the extremely poor quality of sound. Because the TV's aro so thin there's not much space for the speakers resulting to lack of lower frequencies and (again a matter of opinion) to irritating sound. So in my opinion additional (active) speakers are needed with LED TV's.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
46, 52 or 55?
Depends on the distance. A good role of thumb is that for a 16:9 television the distance should be 4-6 times the height of the display. Remember that the height is relevant in wide screen tv's, not the diagonal as it used to be in 4:3 tv's
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Samsung vs Sony
Oh well, as many opinions as persons. I'm a Sony person but that's just me. Most likely I prefer Sony because of historical reasons (they used to be superior when comparing to other brands).
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Internet enabled TVs
Are you going to use Internet from the TV, directly rent movies etc. I didn't choose one of these since the TV is more of a display to me and I have other devices handling the connections, for example PC. Then I share and stream the necessary data to the TV. Also one point of view is the security. I believe that the security aspect isn't handled well yet in Internet TV's. (think about security patches for example). When I last bought a tv I listed all the things I wanted and then divided them into two categories: necessities and nice-to-have. Then I went to see different products, prices etc (this lasted for few weeks) and the most important thing I did was that after this I stopped thinking about the TV for a while. You could call it a cool-down period. This was useful since after that my decision was more reasonable, based on real needs than based on marketing materials, cool new technological innovations etc etc. Best regards, mika
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
LED vs LCD
LED has much better contrast but it's also a matter of opinion. To my eye the colours in LED display are even too "rich". One downside in LED TV's to me was the extremely poor quality of sound. Because the TV's aro so thin there's not much space for the speakers resulting to lack of lower frequencies and (again a matter of opinion) to irritating sound. So in my opinion additional (active) speakers are needed with LED TV's.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
46, 52 or 55?
Depends on the distance. A good role of thumb is that for a 16:9 television the distance should be 4-6 times the height of the display. Remember that the height is relevant in wide screen tv's, not the diagonal as it used to be in 4:3 tv's
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Samsung vs Sony
Oh well, as many opinions as persons. I'm a Sony person but that's just me. Most likely I prefer Sony because of historical reasons (they used to be superior when comparing to other brands).
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Internet enabled TVs
Are you going to use Internet from the TV, directly rent movies etc. I didn't choose one of these since the TV is more of a display to me and I have other devices handling the connections, for example PC. Then I share and stream the necessary data to the TV. Also one point of view is the security. I believe that the security aspect isn't handled well yet in Internet TV's. (think about security patches for example). When I last bought a tv I listed all the things I wanted and then divided them into two categories: necessities and nice-to-have. Then I went to see different products, prices etc (this lasted for few weeks) and the most important thing I did was that after this I stopped thinking about the TV for a while. You could call it a cool-down period. This was useful since after that my decision was more reasonable, based on real needs than based on marketing materials, cool new technological innovations etc etc. Best regards, mika
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Thank you, Mika, very helpful!
Mika Wendelius wrote:
Remember that the height is relevant in wide screen tv's, not the diagonal as it used to be in 4:3 tv's
What is this so?
Regards, Nish
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I am looking to buy a new TV and I'm kinda confused at all the options. I know some of you are TV buffs here, so I hope you guys will know more on these things. 1) LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model? 2) 46, 52 or 55? 46 inch TVs are half the price of 55 inch TVs. 52 inch TVs seem to be rare these days (compared to 46 and 55). Is it worth spending double the cost to get the larger TV? 3) Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too? 4) Internet enabled TVs. Why should I get one of these? What will I lose if my TV does not have a LAN point? BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those. Thanks to everyone who has any advice/suggestions for me.
Regards, Nish
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First, Samsung over Sony. Samsung have had a few HDMI hotplug issues but Sony are generally losing market share for various reasons. LED backlighting provides better colour since the CFL backlighting doesn't have as even a spectrum. Size - depends on viewing distance. at 3.5 metres my 58" TV is just about right but 63" would be spot on, work back from there for the eye-TV distance. This is a nicety though, don't stress about it. 3D - yup, not that good and not much content. Internet connectivity - getting there, things such as Netflix are making it worthwhile, even Skype.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- LED vs LCD. What's the deal here? The LED models seem to be much pricier for the same TV size. To be safe should I go with an LED model?
LED is considered superior IIRC, the picture is much clearer. LEDs emit light and when they are off they are off, whereas the LCDs block light coming through (but not 100%) so the contrast ratio is higher in LED TVs. I *think* they have a better lifespan too, but don't quote me on that.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
- Samsung vs Sony. Two of my friends have strongly recommended that I get a Samsung. Is this the general consensus too?
Samsung, even if to avoid Sony's customer care.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
BTW I don't think I want a 3D TV so I am not looking for those
Call yourself a techhie :-)!
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First, Samsung over Sony. Samsung have had a few HDMI hotplug issues but Sony are generally losing market share for various reasons. LED backlighting provides better colour since the CFL backlighting doesn't have as even a spectrum. Size - depends on viewing distance. at 3.5 metres my 58" TV is just about right but 63" would be spot on, work back from there for the eye-TV distance. This is a nicety though, don't stress about it. 3D - yup, not that good and not much content. Internet connectivity - getting there, things such as Netflix are making it worthwhile, even Skype.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
Thanks Elaine!
Regards, Nish
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