I bought my Panasonic from Amazon.

Check it out in the store first, then check online. Generally speaking, the cost will be lower going with the online TV

5/18/2011 2:19:29 PM

Yeah Amazon was pretty awesome when I ordered from them. Obviously free shipping and their local contracted movers brought it in to the room I wanted it and I got to inspect the box and the TV when it arrived to decide whether I wanted to immediately deny delivery or not. They also had a good return window as well as a period of time where I could prove someone else had a lower offered price (or if their own price dropped) and they would refund me the difference. That combined with the fact that their price was already the lowest made it a no-brainer.

5/18/2011 2:35:01 PM

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11625719&whse=BC&topnav=&cat=87250&b=1&lang=en-US#BVRRWidgetID

or

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11649386&whse=BC&Ne=5000135+4000000&eCat=BC|90607|2341&N=4047300%204294899201&Mo=19&No=5&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=

55" Sony Bravia KDL-55HX800P
$1589

60" Sharp Aquos LC-60LE633U
$1499

[Edited on June 10, 2011 at 3:33 PM. Reason : ]

6/10/2011 3:33:08 PM

sony!

[Edited on June 10, 2011 at 4:13 PM. Reason : i have no clue about those 2 tvs but in general sony>sharp]

6/10/2011 4:13:11 PM

finally got my new TV and damn there are a lot of settings.


what's the best type of media to watch with motion interpolation or "motionflow" as it's called by sony? Sports and Reality TV?

7/20/2011 10:57:21 AM

The only thing I ever turn mine on for is sports. (I don't have a Sony but it's the same idea)

7/20/2011 1:19:09 PM

yeah i have a sammy and i used mine for sports & gaming.

7/20/2011 1:20:49 PM

you use yours for gaming? Do you not experience tons of lag?

7/20/2011 1:45:05 PM

Yes, no

7/20/2011 4:03:48 PM

interesting. it's all i've been reading about, especially in regards to online gaming. my Sony's game mode has all of the motionflow and cinema setting turned off automatically.

7/20/2011 4:12:58 PM

has anyone used the DVE HD Basics Blu-Ray to self calibrate (as much as possible) their new sets?

7/25/2011 1:47:11 PM

I have. Eventually, I gave up on calibration and just play with the controls until I like what I see. It is good for setting the contrast/brightness/sharpness levels though.

Is that the free one? You can get a free calibration DVD on avs forum somewhere.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=948496

[Edited on July 25, 2011 at 2:59 PM. Reason : link]

7/25/2011 2:55:23 PM

nah this one is retail. i picked up a copy on ebay for about 15 bucks (retails for 25-30)

7/25/2011 3:07:52 PM

bump

1/3/2012 9:42:15 AM

in the market for a ~46" LED HDTV. recommendations? deals? will i get a better deal if i wait until superbowl season?

12/18/2012 12:36:54 AM

Are you looking for a back-lit LED (better picture, more $) or edge-lit (thinner, more energy efficient than trad. LCDs, but not as much of a better picture as marketing will have you believe)?

12/18/2012 12:43:32 AM

This what we ended up getting

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN46EH6000-46-Inch-1080p-120Hz/dp/B0071O4EKU

it's been great. The blacks on it are decent. I rarely ever see any sort of motion blur or stutter and the few times we have it's been non HD-TV shows shown on on the local HD channels. Movies play fine on it, blu-ray or plain DVD. There's a USB slot on the side that we'll use a 32GB flash drive on to watch shows.

Since we have a PS3 and 360 we didn't need a smart TV or want anything 3D. Gaming on it is fine. I've not noticed any input lag.



We've enjoyed it.

12/18/2012 1:42:51 AM

I'm not a fan of LED unless you can get full array dimming, which isn't available at that size. I had a 75" mitsubishi laservue for a few weeks and eventually replaced it with a 65" panasonic plasma. I would HIGHLY recommend a gt50 or vt50 50" instead of a 46" led. I wouldn't go with a lower model like the ST or U or a 30 instead of the 50. The noise reduction makes a huge difference in terms of making plasma watchable to me.

[Edited on January 4, 2013 at 11:27 PM. Reason : http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-P50GT50-50-Inch-Plasma/dp/B00752VKU0/]

1/4/2013 11:22:10 PM

^^ that's one of the ones i've had my eye on. if it came back down in price again, i'd probably end up getting it

1/5/2013 8:26:57 AM

Yeah, I love my Samsung tv.

1/5/2013 4:30:16 PM

being patient sucks. when do superbowl deals start??

1/13/2013 5:17:52 PM

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/87630/adorama-adorama-tv-sale-65-panasonic-viera-tcp65vt50-1080p-3d-plasma-hdtv-2399-47-lg-47lm7600-wifi-1080p-240hz-3d-led-hdtv-w-6pairs-3d-glasses-799-panasonic-dmpbdt220-3d-wifi-bluray-player-80

1/13/2013 6:01:03 PM

I'm guessing you'll see some prices come down with the new line of TVs that were announced last week.

When we got ours last year it was for $675ish from Best Buy.

1/13/2013 9:57:54 PM

My main tv has a "shadow" across the lower 3/4s of the screen. Now I need a new one, damnit.

52 or 55 inch, 120 hz, NOT 3d.

1/13/2013 10:21:30 PM

a lot of people have said Sam's. What do you guys think? I really REALLY want a Sony Aquos. Anyone think that tv is awesome or not? I want the biggest I can get too. My budget is 799. Shop for me people and help me out! I will buy you some beer if I love my purchase. Someone posted about the 47 LG for 799 on thishttp://slickdeals.net/permadeal/87630/adorama-adorama-tv-sale-65-panasonic-viera-tcp65vt50-1080p-3d-plasma-hdtv-2399-47-lg-47lm7600-wifi-1080p-240hz-3d-led-hdtv-w-6pairs-3d-glasses-799-panasonic-dmpbdt220-3d-wifi-bluray-player-80

worth it?

1/14/2013 1:28:47 AM

in the market for a 65" screen.

Wanted an LED backlit with full array dimming, but the only one i found in that size was way out of my $3k budget.

So, plasma--- i still tend to shy away for burn in, IR/ghosting, heat, weight, and power consumption. Are these still issues with current plasmas?

I'm personally not willing to accept those as trade-offs for deeper blacks.

Any suggestions?

1/14/2013 2:28:06 PM

^ get the 65" panasonic 65vt50 I linked for $2399. I have had no issue with burn in and I watch sports and movies exclusively. there's a break in process I followed where you basically take a collection of jpegs of varying colors and put them on a usb drive and let the tv run them in a slideshow for a few days straight before calibration. I experience no heat issues or ghosting. the color gamut is much more accurate but the picture isn't as bright (contrast ratio) if you want to preserve this color accuracy. The tv is light enough to move yourself in a box, but too clumbsy not to do it with a partner. Power consumption is on par with a full array dimming. I looked at lesser models and was not impressed by the edge enhancement/noise filters. Once calibrated, I haven't seen a better picture for less than $7000. The only other tv I found on par was the sony xbr-hx950 (and 929) for 4500-5500, the sharp elite 70", the kuro, and the mitsubishi laservue l75-a96. samsung plasma is a very good picture that's maybe a half tier down and imo still above all non-sony LED.

1/14/2013 4:51:56 PM

I'm thinking about buying this @ $850, although it has been listed with a $100 amazon GC in the past.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00752R9SW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Or maybe this, but the 2 HDMI ports are kind of a bummer
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/841013-REG/Samsung_UN55EH6000FXZA_UN55EH6000_55_Class_LED.html

[Edited on January 15, 2013 at 9:55 PM. Reason : *]

1/15/2013 9:33:53 PM

so it only took me 7 months to make a goddamn decision.

picked up this TV from costco the other day, finally got it mounted today.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-KDL-70R550A-70-Inch-120Hz-Internet/dp/B00AWKBZKC



so far so good, but i need to play with settings a bit and tweak it. That said the default settings aren't bad at all.

8/18/2013 12:52:02 AM

disney wow bluray!

8/18/2013 11:05:13 AM

I really want a new one, but with 4Ks starting to come out more and more I feel I should wait

8/18/2013 11:06:28 AM

panasonic vt50 and the 2013 zt60 equivalent are pretty good deals right now. I don't think you'll see 4k content hitting mainstream for 5 years or so since the infrastructure to deliver it isn't there (docsis 3 everywhere, directv might have to actually start compressing, etc) at a time when CapEx investment is at an all time low. the sony 65" xbr is pretty damn awesome, but i wouldnt pay 2k more than the panasonic for it

8/18/2013 11:18:46 AM

the new consoles coming out later this year are going to be 4k compatible, I don't know if the games will be doing that out of the gate though

8/18/2013 1:59:02 PM

8gb for vid/texture memory and game assets and a 6800 series video chipset, you aren't going to see any games rendered in 4k. maybe pre-rendered stuff or supporting the playback of 4k content

8/18/2013 2:06:38 PM

yeah, by the time 4k displays cross the chasm, so to speak, it'll be time to upgrade whatever you buy now... or in the next year or two.

8/19/2013 1:46:39 AM

which?

sharp aquos or sony bravia. why? and go............

8/20/2013 1:34:50 AM

You can already game in 4K on a PC:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7120/some-quick-gaming-numbers-at-4k-max-settings

Hell there's really no limit to how far up you can go with eye-infinity/surround:

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/162385-goodbye-4k-17000-12k-gaming-pc-pushes-1-5-billion-pixels-per-second

8/20/2013 11:04:18 AM

Wanting to get a TV and haven't bought since 2007 when I got my 42" Samsung Plasma. Seeing as how Plasma is apparently out the door in terms of technology, and the room I'm in will have some big windows, I was thinking of an LED.

I don't really care / want a Smart TV because I have a PS3 and Apple TV and think it would just be redundant. Anyone know about this Vizio? Recommendations for something > 60"? I'm fine with a Smart TV, but it's not my driving factor.

http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-E701i-A3-70-inch-1080p-120Hz/dp/B009SJNTIY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1IWSH4ALXOIFY&coliid=I1KFWTVCSHZC04

10/31/2013 9:24:58 AM

I've been looking at that one too. $999 at Walmart on Thanksgiving Day if you're willing to wait in line /maul people.

11/14/2013 3:59:02 PM

Holy shit that's big panel.

Pretty good quality?

11/14/2013 4:14:49 PM

Not sure about the quality. I'm skeptical about Vizio but 70" is really big for under a grand.

11/14/2013 4:59:47 PM

I have never been disappointed with Vizio. I wont/dont buy any other brand as of right now.

60" in $688
70" for $1K

those are some killer deals.

11/15/2013 3:43:46 PM

Anyone scoured for Black Friday deals yet?

11/25/2013 8:42:48 AM

^ There's a thread in the lounge with some links I think

11/25/2013 9:34:40 AM

does Black Friday usually have better or worse deals than Super Bowl weekend?

11/25/2013 3:47:31 PM

http://bit.ly/1806kMY
65" full array led tv for $1000

trying to find a reason not to get this. all the negatives that i can find people complaining about it i don't really care about:
4" thick - it's replacing a dlp tv that is over a foot thick
2 hdmi inputs - everything goes through the receiver, i could get by with 1
no audio out - everything goes through the receiver
no 3d - don't want 3d, don't care
not a smart tv - i have an htpc, xbone, and/or ps4 hooked up to it so that's a non issue

anything else you guys see that should make me reconsider getting this? or any alternatives? bigger than 60", less than $1500 is what i'm looking at currently

11/29/2013 3:12:25 AM

I searched for some reviews about that same TV and couldn't find any.

Turns out, it is a "black friday" exclusive TV. The only thing I would be concerned about is that the quality of the components may not be that great since it is a promotional price TV that is making the rounds on black friday...

I read one website where the guy went to Best Buy to ask about it and the guy told him they didn't even have them on the floor yet b/c it was a black friday exclusive. But he said it was basically a lower-end version of samsung's current lineup.

11/29/2013 7:48:57 AM

get it on a best buy silver rewards so you have 45 days to return for no cost. maybe do an in house test with another tv you want. return the one you don't

11/29/2013 8:46:20 AM

Looking for a budget-friendly 42" on a good Cyber Monday deal (or even just at a good "normal" price) and I came across this one. Not normally a fan of HH Gregg but their price is the lowest I can find anywhere given their cyber monday 11% discount and the fact that their base price is set the same as amazon/bb/etc. LG 42" 1080p, 120Hz, wifi/widi, solid reviews for under $500 after the discount ($487 out the door)--any reason not to pull the trigger? Thoughts?

http://www.hhgregg.com/lg-42-1080p-120hz-led-smart-hdtv/item/42LN5700

12/2/2013 3:13:29 AM

Completely underwhelmed by the deals for TVs out there. Most seem to be less than 10% variance of their normal price.

12/2/2013 12:26:41 PM