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Big Cheap SD TV or Small HD TV?

 
LeGaCy88
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i was thinking of getting a new tv, but im not sure what to get, cause u can get a big tv for cheap , but from a little known brand. or i could get a small full hd tv for about the same. Any help is appreciated .

thanx
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Morgan1219
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How much are you willing to spend?
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LeGaCy88
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probably around 500-700
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westy543
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LeGaCy88 said: probably around 500-700



What sizes are your looking at getting??
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LeGaCy88
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something maybe between 50-82cm
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Morgan1219
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If I were in your position I would get an el-cheapo LCD. You can pick up 32" LCDs for about $700-$800.
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LeGaCy88
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Morgan1219 said: If I were in your position I would get an el-cheapo LCD. You can pick up 32" LCDs for about $700-$800.



but if there cheap doesnt it mean that their picture quality isnt as good?
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chrisco84
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You can pick up sanyo/sharp HD LCD's 82cm for about 700 ( not full HD 1080p only 1080i/720p but @ that small size it is fine), not the best quility but still trusty and much better than any little known brand Def go smaller and a better brand.
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LeGaCy88
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chrisco84 said: You can pick up sanyo/sharp HD LCD's 82cm for about 700, not the best quility but still trusty and much better than any little known brand Def go smaller and a better brand.



yeah cause it may be kinda stpuid to get a larger screen cheap one with **** quality, and get a smaller one with better quality for about the same, thanx
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Morgan1219
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Check the JB website. They always have a bargain on there
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chuz
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Smaller and better one for sure. I've had a 42" Soniq plasma in my room for ages, and ever since getting my 23" Samsung LCD I've barely even turned on the TV. Incredible picture and I can be so much closer. $300 from Richard Smiths
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Morgan1219
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chuz said: Smaller and better one for sure. I've had a 42" Soniq plasma in my room for ages, and ever since getting my 23" Samsung LCD I've barely even turned on the TV. Incredible picture and I can be so much closer. $300 from Richard Smiths


23"!!!! Thats puni. I would atleast get a 32" for my bedroom
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acefreemok
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there are plenty of cheap no name brand tv's with good pictures...
I have a 32" tcl which has excellent picture.
I reckon you could find that for $700
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Morgan1219 said:
23"!!!! Thats puni. I would atleast get a 32" for my bedroom


Haha it's not huge, but I originally got it to set up my PC with dual screens (it's a monitor, not a TV). After trying my PS3 on it though...
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chuz said:

Morgan1219 said:
23"!!!! Thats puni. I would atleast get a 32" for my bedroom


Haha it's not huge, but I originally got it to set up my PC with dual screens (it's a monitor, not a TV). After trying my PS3 on it though...


Could of said that, lol. I thought it was a TV
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vip_styles
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Get a smaller full HD, bigger isn't always better. Once you've gone full HD you never want to go back to old t.v's.
cura
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if it's just for games & movies then get a cheaper lcd monitor for $200-$300.
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TK429
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vip_styles said: Get a smaller full HD, bigger isn't always better. Once you've gone full HD you never want to go back to old t.v's.



..would just like to add that Standard Definition broadcasts don't look good on HD TV's BUT on a gaming standpoint this is a definite advantage.
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Morgan1219
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I always use to play games on standard TVs and I thought they were fine, then when I started to play on HD LCDs it was 100x better and then add Dolby 5.1 *drool*. My point is that LCDs are heaps better
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MMA1S5ICK
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check big w aswell sometimes theyve got good deals, i just checked there site and theyve got a 32 inch hd sanyo for 696
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my advice from some one who has torn appart and repaired a few LCD's and plasmas is go for either LG or samsung no matter what brand you buy you will end up with either samsung or LG pannel inside them anyways. there are hundreds of company brands out there but the majority are the same on the inside.
sony are samsung pannels but they charge a crap load more for them. dont get fooled by this 1million Hz bull crap since the human eye cant see past 70Hz or so so thats all marketing crap for idiots that need to keep up with the jones's.
plasma Vs LCD only difference is $50 a year more in the cost of running a plasma so my advice is go for the biggest and cheapest you can get. like that ONIX plasma for 800 ive seen advitised on tv yea its only 1080i but unless its over 50" you wont see the difference.

oh and try and get one with as many HDMI ports as you can. im looking at pelting my hitachi plasma since its only got 2 of them and ive got 5 things alone that use HDMI.
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evlspcmk said: my advice from some one who has torn appart and repaired a few LCD's and plasmas is go for either LG or samsung no matter what brand you buy you will end up with either samsung or LG pannel inside them anyways. there are hundreds of company brands out there but the majority are the same on the inside.
sony are samsung pannels but they charge a crap load more for them. dont get fooled by this 1million Hz bull crap since the human eye cant see past 70Hz or so so thats all marketing crap for idiots that need to keep up with the jones's.
plasma Vs LCD only difference is $50 a year more in the cost of running a plasma so my advice is go for the biggest and cheapest you can get. like that ONIX plasma for 800 ive seen advitised on tv yea its only 1080i but unless its over 50" you wont see the difference.
oh and try and get one with as many HDMI ports as you can. im looking at pelting my hitachi plasma since its only got 2 of them and ive got 5 things alone that use HDMI.


really human eye can't see past 70hz how come i can see more judder, or jerky motion on my 50hz tv then my other 200hz tv??
westy543
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The human eye can't see past 120Hz, not 70.

And sony's are not samsung panels at all. There actually Sharp tv's.

Thats like saying pioneer are LG panels.
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I have a 42" panasonic viera that's not Full HD, but still looks great. To tell the truth, I can't even tell the different between it and Full HD.
Also, it may be wise to note that only a handful of games/shows/movies are Full HD, so IMO it's better to go for a bigger non full HD tv than a small full HD as you rarely (if ever) use 1080p
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goks
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beralj said: I have a 42" panasonic viera that's not Full HD, but still looks great. To tell the truth, I can't even tell the different between it and Full HD.
Also, it may be wise to note that only a handful of games/shows/movies are Full HD, so IMO it's better to go for a bigger non full HD tv than a small full HD as you rarely (if ever) use 1080p


it don't really matter since most of TV you see in shop is full HD
 
 
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