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I hate buying TV's now!

CrazyHelloDeli

CrazyHelloDeli

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I so pissed, I cant decide weather to get an HD set or a standard set. Picture quality with DVD's and my Playstation 2 are my prime concern, over cable(I dont watch much TV). I want progressive for my DVD's but then the majority of Playstation games, which are 480i, look like a$$. I dont plan on getting Direct TV or Digital Cable anytime soon either. Here are some of the models im looking at...

Zenith 32" C32V36 HDTV 4:3
Sony 32" KV32FS210 Standard 4:3
Pansonic 32" CT32HXC43 HDTV 4:3
Sony 32" KV32FS310 Standard 4:3


Im also considering the 27" equivlent models also, depending on how much I want to spend. These are about as high as I want to go at the moment. Gah, I dont know what to do!

PS: On a side not, what is meant by 16x9 ANIMORPHIC? Im assuming these all will display my Widescreen DVD's fine. Can someone clarify?
 
I saw that CC had a Zenith 27" HDTV a couple of weeks ago for 450. Not sure if its still running, but its damn cheap.
 
Big analog sets are getting cheap because a lot of big screen buyers are opting for digital TVs. I snagged a 36" flat-screen Panasonic Tau for $799 this summer. The same set cost $1299 last year.
 
how will having a progressive-capable set make your playstation look any worse? they won't even be plugged into the same input, it's not like having your DVD input set to progressive means you can't view your playstation in interlaced.

 
With the amount you're looking at spending it would be a good idea to look at some Samsung sets as well. Typically I find that they are a better bang for the buck than most sets out there. Consider these sets:

Samsung TXN3245FP
Samsung TXN3275HF

For your uses I would probably go with an enhanced (ie the TXN3245FP) definition set for the following reasons:

1) The Playstation 2 does not utilize High Definition in any of its games. If we were talking about the XBox though that'd be a different story.

2) It would be able to display the progressive scan DVDs better than a standard definition model would.

Frankly I look towards the future more myself. If I had the money when I purchased my last TV I would have gone the high definition route for the simple reason of being ready for the future. As it is I had to go with a standard definition set. But for your purposes the Samsung enhanced definition set would work best.
 
Originally posted by: HelloDeli[/i
PS: On a side not, what is meant by 16x9 ANIMORPHIC? Im assuming these all will display my Widescreen DVD's fine. Can someone clarify?
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16:9 anamorphic means that a widescreen DVD will fill your 16:9 TV. This doesn't make a difference to you because you are looking only at 4:3 TVs.

I can't tell you which TV is better for you. Everybody has different personal preferences. For instance I would prefer a 16:9 LCOS HDTV or plasma but I would also upgrade my cable to digital and take advantage of the HDTV feeds. If you are watching DVDs or video games I would guess that any of the TVs you have listed would work just fine. Here is a link to
AVS Forums. They have a lot of information about various TV makes and models
 
Originally posted by: nsafreak
With the amount you're looking at spending it would be a good idea to look at some Samsung sets as well. Typically I find that they are a better bang for the buck than most sets out there. Consider these sets:

Samsung TXN3245FP
Samsung TXN3275HF

For your uses I would probably go with an enhanced (ie the TXN3245FP) definition set for the following reasons:

1) The Playstation 2 does not utilize High Definition in any of its games. If we were talking about the XBox though that'd be a different story.

2) It would be able to display the progressive scan DVDs better than a standard definition model would.

Frankly I look towards the future more myself. If I had the money when I purchased my last TV I would have gone the high definition route for the simple reason of being ready for the future. As it is I had to go with a standard definition set. But for your purposes the Samsung enhanced definition set would work best.
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I just got a txn3245fp from circuit city last week and it's excellent. A few geometry tweaks via the service menu to to correct some bowing on the sides, a little contrast and color adjustment, and BAM! I've got a TV that puts Sonys and Panasonics to shame for $300 less. Plus, I can hack it to an HDTV in the future if I care to. 😀

HelloDeli, you should definitely take a look at the Samsungs. They're just an amazing value!
 
Unless you have a HD receiver and plan on playing for HD channels, then it's a waste of time and money. There aren't that many HD channels anyway. Plus, HD sets look terrible displaying a regular signal IMO.

DVDs aren't HD either - a common misconception. So having a HD set won't make DVD's look any better than on say a Sony WEGA with 16x9 "squeeze mode" which is 500 lines plus.

As for the brands - Zenith shouldn't even be on that list. Go with a Sony, Toshiba or Panasonic. My personal experience has been good with Sony and Toshiba - I had two Panasonics that I brought back to the store the same day I bought them (horrible color balance problems).


 
Get the best bang for the buck 4:3 right now. Maybe get a larger one, so if you have to watch a letterboxed DVD, it will still be a decent size.

If you decide to get a 16:9 later, you can still use the 4:3 unit in a bedroom or recreation room, so there's really no waste.
 
PS: On a side not, what is meant by 16x9 ANIMORPHIC? Im assuming these all will display my Widescreen DVD's fine. Can someone clarify?
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You know when you see a letterbox picture with the black bands on the top and bottom? What 16x9 Animorphic (or squeeze mode) does is takes that WHOLE picture and squeezes it into the 16x9 frame. This would normally result in a severely squashed image (with big black bands) - but the TV then redraws the image to fit into the original 16x9 space. So where you would have 500 lines for the whole screen (and use 200 or 300 for the actual viewable image), what this does is compress 500 lines into the 16x9 viewable area. The black bands are still there, but the TV isn't wasting lines on them. It looks the same, but is much higher res. Your DVD player should have an option to turn on 16x9 vs. 4:3. Then set it on the TV. The older WEGAs you had to go through a menu, but the new ones have a button or do it automatically I think.

It's hard to explain, but fool around with it - it works.







 
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