1080p HDTV - Point me in the right direction!

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gengen

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Nov 26, 2006
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Yeah I was looking to buy the Bravia XBR2, but then I noticed there's an XBR3, and Sony doesn't display 1080p on XBOX 360. So now I'm looking at these:

Sceptre 37" 1080p X37SV-Naga

Westinghouse 42" Widescreen 1080p LCD HDTV LVM-42W2
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Westinghouse 37" Widescreen 1080p LCD HDTV LVM-37w3 ($999.99 DAMN!)

If you guys can find cheap 1080p panels for me (any brand other than Sony) that would be awesome.
 
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Journer

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dont get the 42" westy...from what i've read there are major lockup problems and its a PITA...
the sceptre doesnt seem that great...but i havent read on it...
the westy 37w3 seems to be the hot 1080p monitor right now...thats what i'm buying
 
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Suspicious-Teach8788

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XBR2 > XBR3 anyday.

The only difference between the two is the black bezel and the black remote. I say buy the XBR2 and save yourself some money. If you don't like the XBR2 look, dish out the $300 for the different bezel.

But then Sony is kinda ripoff. The 46 XBR2 has dropped tremendously. I think you can get it on Amazon now for $3000? I bought it for $3800 at BB and that was when they listed it at $4300. I thought OP was looking for something cheap, and so I was surprised to see him mention the XBRs. Anyways, the Westinghouse 37" is a STEAL.
 
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sunase

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Sam's Club started carrying the 37" Westinghouse for 1000$ about a week after I bought the Sceptre from Costco. The Sceptre has a tuner or something that the Westinghouse doesn't, but I just use it as a computer monitor anyway. Costco would let me return it, of course, but the Sceptre has been working fine, so doesn't seem worth the trouble.
 
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Sphexi

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Stay away from Sony, period. One of the guys at the Sony Store tried selling my father-in-law an XBR1 for $2000, while the XBR2 was only $300 more. He said it was a good deal because it USED to be a lot more.

He ended up with a Sharp 37D90U, he absolutely loves it. Dual HDMI, full 1080P on both inputs, DVI, component and S-Video, great sound, lots of different options, ATSC tuner built-in, whatever you want. Still a little pricey compared to other models on the market, but looking at about 10 units all 36" and side-by-side playing the same HD source video, it looked the best out of all of them by a long shot.
 
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LanceM

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I have an earlier version of the 37" Westy (no HDMI, ugh), but I love it love it love it.
 
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SLCentral

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Why do you want 1080p so bad? This Samsung 40" looks better then their 1080p counterpart, the 4095, and is cheaper as well. Unless you're hooking up to a PC, there's no real reason to get 1080p.
 
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gengen

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Nov 26, 2006
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I'm getting a PS3 soon, and my XBOX 360 is on it's way. When I get 360, I'm gonna buy HD DVD player. Yes I know people, I don't really care much for "format-wars" or "fanboy" type stuff.

PS3= Blu-Ray, games

360= All my friends have it, games

That's just how I do :p

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One of my friends told me Sony doesn't display 1080p on 360, because umm.. Microsoft (360) and Sony (PS3) and that bs. Samsung is better than Sony, but the TV I want at Best Buy is twice as expensive as i I were to buy it online (the LNS-4095DX/XAA). I don't really care for sizes, as long as it's bigger than my 5 year old 27" CRT. My friend has a 37" and it seems good enough for me, but of course if I could get a 40-46" inch for the price of a "good" 37" TV, then I would definitely get that. I'm gonna hang this puppy on a wall mount to the right of my computer, so that I can just look to the right and ta-da, there's my puppy!
 
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CTrain

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Sep 26, 2001
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Get the Westy for $999 shipped if you are going to use it mainly as a PC monitor and consoles.
I have it, its awesome.
 
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JasonCoder

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Just a suggestion... you get way more tv for your dollar with DLP. You can't hang it on a wall (or maybe you can if you get adventurous) but it's great quality and no burn in issues.
 
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DaveSimmons

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Amazon has had some amazing deals on Samsung HLS- 50" - 61" 1080p DLPs.

I've had my 50" for months and am happy with it.
 
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