What TV would you go with...

[Darkrage]

Long story short, at my work we have 2 clearance tvs in a box for the same really low price....

there both Sony bravias , a 40v5100 and a 46s5100...

Which do think is the better buy, a 46" at 60hz or the smaller 40" with 120hz?

 

[CubanlB]

IMO the S series were a terrible TV in most aspects (scaler, back light, build quality), not just the refresh rate. What are the prices. sometimes drops in price in a new generation can make up for clearance price on the old stuff, and you'd get a newer TV!

 

[nickbits]

Bigger is better. 120hz isn't that great

 

[Darkrage]

IMO the S series were a terrible TV in most aspects (scaler, back light, build quality), not just the refresh rate. What are the prices. sometimes drops in price in a new generation can make up for clearance price on the old stuff, and you'd get a newer TV!

359.99 for either........

 

[CubanlB]

Yeah, thats tough... where are you going to use it? The S5100 is one of the only Sony TVs I ever saw for the first time and though, whoa, that looks like shit. it's not all about refresh rate I know, but I stand by my claim, the S series was bad mojo. But thats a big 6 inches.

 

[Darkrage]

Using it in the the living room (sitting not to far away 6-7 feet)...we have floor models of them both and the 46 seems to have a brighter picture (even with the lower contrast), my girl didn't like the picture on the v5100 though, said it was two dark....I also looked online at both for reviews and there pretty close lol.. bah tough choice....

 

[CubanlB]

Bright picture does not equal good picture. The S tends to have a lot of artifacting in areas of high contrast. It makes compressed HD cable, especially sports, look especially bad. But, the lady is the boss and at 7 feet you might not see the issues. For a living room TV might as well get the bigger one. I'd get a square trade warranty on either TV.

 

[Blain]

Long story short, at my work we have 2 clearance tvs in a box for the same really low price....

there both Sony bravias , a 40v5100 and a 46s5100...

Which do think is the better buy, a 46" at 60hz or the smaller 40" with 120hz?

Long story short... Find more options than those two Sony's.