If I get a bigger and better HDTV in the future which type should get?

[Lacan]

Sorry for the long title, but I'm going to start saving money for a larger HDTV that is better then my laggy and kinda lame small cheapo one, which will take a long while. Which type should I buy, since I'm mostly a video gamer? Should I get a LCD, Plasma, DLP, CRT, or what other type of HDTV?

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Gotta go with LCD, I say.

[Ikari Warrior]

What brand/size you got now?

I currently own an Olevia 32" HDTV. I like it, except for the crappy remote that comes with. The remote isn't very responsive, and sometimes over compensates (i.e. I press the button once and it does nothing, I press the button three times and then it switches 4 times).

But! It has composite, component, coax, HDMI, and VGA inputs. I have every electronically displaying device connected to it. For that, it is very convenient.

EDIT: I know there are better TV's out there, but this one ran me about $600. You can find them on sale online some places for $500. Very much worth it, IMO.

[Xhalen]

It depends on how much you're going to be willing to spend really. Both high-end LCD's and Plasma's are fairly equal, although black levels and color saturations still tend to be higher on a plasma as compared to a LCD but not being gifted with 'superior' eyes, I've never been able to tell the difference.

[Lacan]

What brand/size you got now?
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I have a Sanyo 19 Inch LCD HDTV DP1957 model.

[VidelCoolGirl]

Get a Samsung. Those look beautiful.

[Lacan]

Get a Samsung. Those look beautiful.

Which type and model of Samsung should I get?

[VidelCoolGirl]

Which type and model of Samsung should I get?
Actually, any will do. I have a 19 inch Samsung LCD HD Ready monitor for my computer, and its brilliant.

[otakudes]

I'd recommend a Pioneer Elite 60" plasma. I have a 50" now. I don't like LCDs as the picture dims unless you stand directly in front. I'm hoping they have > 60" by the time I buy a new TV. Glare is one disadvantage for plasmas--I keep the blinds down and lights off.

[Mag]

The cheapest, largest, best looking TVs are DLPs, but you have to replace the bulb every few years.

[otakudes]

The cheapest, largest, best looking TVs are DLPs, but you have to replace the bulb every few years.
If the bulbs cost over $200 your initial savings will be lost over time.

[Mag]

If the bulbs cost over $200 your initial savings will be lost over time.

True, but damn they are friggin huge. I've also heard that with a surge protector and a UPS, the bulbs can last for several years. I personally don't use my television nearly as much as most people as well. That's why I still have an 80's wooden box TV. :(

[Maxximo]

The cheapest, largest, best looking TVs are DLPs, but you have to replace the bulb every few years.

I also like DLP I'm eyeing a 73' model for only 2300.00! That super cheap and the picture quity(sp) is the same as a cheap LCD model in which I don't have any problem.

[Sendo Takeshi]

Get a Samsung. I own a 40" Samsung HDTV and it's beautiful. Excellent picture and awesome color saturation. I mean, it's all up to you really. Are you going to watch Blu-Ray movies or anything? If not, then an HDTV may not be for you.

When it comes to HD, it's all about the features and how you optimize them all to full capacity. Buying an HDTV only for gaming is kind of a waste, to be honest.

HDTVs will lag regardless with any non-HD game. You would have to invest in a VGA box(which is hella expensive) in order to kill the lag completely.

[HSaabedra]

True, but damn they are friggin huge. I've also heard that with a surge protector and a UPS, the bulbs can last for several years. I personally don't use my television nearly as much as most people as well. That's why I still have an 80's wooden box TV. :(

They're not that big any more and the bulb+wheel combination is being phased out for smaller LED projectors with the same profile size as LCD.

If the bulbs cost over $200 your initial savings will be lost over time.

The "wheel" in this case has only been around $150 for part cost, with the rest in labor which still came around to $250 for my dad's older DLP TV. It also helps to have a local TV repair shop that quickly adapted to changing market conditions.

The cheapest, largest, best looking TVs are DLPs, but you have to replace the bulb every few years.

What bulb?

I have an LED-based DLP TV (73" Samsung DLP being replaced with an 80" Mitsubishi) that I use specifically for gaming and movies and the replacement cycle on those is the same as a CRT.

That may have been true a few years ago with the older colorwheel based sets, but DLP has substantially improved since then.

[Lacan]

I just want a good HDTV that can handle SD stuff without looking like complete utter junk. And my HDTV right now also has a overscan cropping problem which cuts off the sides of the screen.

[Haro!]

I have a 41" Sony Bravia (I believe its an XBR 5 if I remember correctly) and it looks great (both the TV itself and the display). I don't think I'll be buying a non-Bravia anytime soon. I have a lot of older DVDs and their picture looks insanely great, even when using an old DVD player through the non-HDMI inputs (forget what the red-yellow-white cables are called), and look even better when I play them through a blu-ray player.

[Sendo Takeshi]

I just want a good HDTV that can handle SD stuff without looking like complete utter junk. And my HDTV right now also has a overscan cropping problem which cuts off the sides of the screen.

All SD related material will look like trash. DVD doesn't look as good even with the PS3's upscaler. It just makes it look decent at best.

And SD games will still lag.

[Lacan]

All SD related material will look like trash. DVD doesn't look as good even with the PS3's upscaler. It just makes it look decent at best.

And SD games will still lag.

Thats depressing to hear, would that mean in the future I would be doomed if I want to replay a older system game for it to look like junk *a billion times worse then RF* and lag like crazy till the game is no longer fun?

[Sendo Takeshi]

Thats depressing to hear, would that mean in the future I would be doomed if I want to replay a older system game for it to look like junk *a billion times worse then RF* and lag like crazy till the game is no longer fun?

Depends on the game. The upscaler on the PS3 is pretty good for what it does to DVD and PS2 games, but then again, I have a 60gb with full BC on mines. But any other console will look foggy and have input lag. That's where a VGA Box comes in.

Keep your CRT if you have one.

[Lacan]

I wish there was a way for companies to make HDTVs with more then one native resolution. I've heard that people play NES games and watch VCR movies on their HDTV, which I wonder how they can without it being too horrible.

[Caster13]

HD is awesome, but there's no way I'm going to be able to afford it for a long time. Unless I win the lottery, but there's a 0.000001% of that happening (literally that exact percentage).

[loplop]

Phillips LCD . . .

[Lacan]

Just to let everyone know I do own a HDTV which I said before that is a Sanyo 19 Inch LCD type. And I still have a 27 inch Emerson SDTV, along with a 20 inch widescreen monitor that can't even work well if I use the XCM 1080p Vga box due to the black levels will suck and brightness and contrast are horrible that I can't change it when playing a video game systems on it.

BTW my 20 inch Widescreen Monitor rocks when I don't try to use that VGA box and just use it on my PC with DVI cable.

[taily]

HD is awesome, but there's no way I'm going to be able to afford it for a long time. Unless I win the lottery, but there's a 0.000001% of that happening (literally that exact percentage).

You've already got one.

[Caster13]

what? no I don't.

[Sendo Takeshi]

HDTVs are getting cheaper and cheaper. If you can't afford one, then you need to step up your employment.

[Raziel_MGS]

I just bought a 42 inch Sony Bravia, looks good, but it does make no HD look bad...also, if you can get around 30in or less, just put in on a table and sit closer, the size change makes it seem really big

[Hara!]

I have a 41" Sony Bravia (I believe its an XBR 5 if I remember correctly) and it looks great (both the TV itself and the display). I don't think I'll be buying a non-Bravia anytime soon. I have a lot of older DVDs and their picture looks insanely great, even when using an old DVD player through the non-HDMI inputs (forget what the red-yellow-white cables are called), and look even better when I play them through a blu-ray player.

I just got a 52 inch one yesterday.

I win, Haro.

[Haruhi]

Bravia's are overpriced. Samsung and LG is where it's at. Vizio is getting up there, too.

[Haro!]

Bravia's are overpriced. Samsung and LG is where it's at. Vizio is getting up there, too.

I thought so at first too. But the way they look design and picture-quality, I think they're totally worth it. Samsungs have great picture quality, I just don't like the way the sets look, the plastic looks great in pictures but looks and feels flimsy in person (or maybe I just hate glossy plastic all over the place). This coming from a guy that loves all things Korean.

[superplough]

I am laughing my head off at not liking glossy plastic but being obsessed with Apple

[Haro!]

I am laughing my head off at not liking glossy plastic but being obsessed with Apple

It looks nicer than Samsung's implementation. Besides, most of my stuff is aluminum (and one titanium). Maybe I shouldn't have generalized it that much. Certainly there are other companies that do glossy well, Samsung is one of them, just not on their TVs and laptops. I do like their blu-ray players though they have a similar look.

[HSaabedra]

If you can't afford one, then you need to step up your employment.

Words to live by.

[HSaabedra]

I just got a 52 inch one yesterday.

I win, Haro.

Your power level is showing..

[Haruhi]

Your power level is showing..

IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAND! (Sorry, you were asking for it)

Anyways, I still believe Sony, Samsung, LG and maybe Vizio is the way to go. I'd stick with an LCD. It's not quite as sharp as a plasma, but it's more than enouh for high-end gaming and BR movies. Plus it doesn't have such a short lifespan.. as well as generating heat. DLP is pretty good and cheap, but LCD is still a better investment, IMO.

[taily]

what? no I don't.

You're looking at one right now.

[HSaabedra]

IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAND! (Sorry, you were asking for it)

Anyways, I still believe Sony, Samsung, LG and maybe Vizio is the way to go. I'd stick with an LCD. It's not quite as sharp as a plasma, but it's more than enouh for high-end gaming and BR movies. Plus it doesn't have such a short lifespan.. as well as generating heat. DLP is pretty good and cheap, but LCD is still a better investment, IMO.

This from the panty-obssessed incarnation of God? Shock! :P

While true for 90% of people, I'm pretty particular about quality and I decided to bite the bullet and go LED DLP since it was thinner than my Kuro plasma that I now use as a computer monitor.

Projectors are nice and an option but until they go full digital, they won't be viable quite yet.