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Any recommendation on TVs? (~50~60 inch)

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I need to get a new 50~60 inch TV for my living room soon. (mainly for watching Cable TVs, movies (Blu-ray) and etc./etc. And yes.. 4K TV is out of my budget.. )

Will I regret if I get Sony TV? Do you guys think Sony use nice LED(or LCD) panel?

(Reason why I am asking this on REDUSER is.. I want to get some opinions from you because I do not have time to shop around the store.. I asked this similar question last year but.. I ended up wait until this year.. and I feel the market is different from last year so.. I wish to get some nice opinion on this.)

Thanks!
 
Get a Plasma HDTV.

I specifically recommend Panasonic's VT series.

Of course ... I wouldn't commit to anything until after November 3rd. It's gonna be a big day, and you should stay tuned here.

My next monitoring solution may well be a 4K Red laser projector!
 
Probably not the wisest decision to make granted it's slightly pricey and Pioneer has been out of the display business for some time now, but for home viewing I have never come across a television easier on the eyes than the Pioneer kuro elite 111FD.
 
I should add that the Panasonic VT series plasma TV's are widely used by post houses as client displays.

Even if you aren't using the TV for work, I recommend getting one you could use for work.

Why?

Because you judge what you are seeing all the time. Right now I am watching most of my TV for entertainment on the client display I use for editing and grading, and I've learned so much this way. Because I am seeing and judging some of the best work being done on the same system I am using to present my work to clients and which I use often for composition and judging images professionally. I hold myself to a higher standard as I work, and I generally have improved (I think) the types of decisions I make

Now, whatever TV you get I suggest making sure of the calibration for the very same reasons.
 
I have an unused Pioneer 60" Elite for sale in Hong Kong.... Hasn't been bettered yet to my knowledge
 
Panasonic VT20 and VT30 50" Plasma TVs are great. However, people here forget that those Plasma TVs consume a lot of power....around 500Wh or so.

If you wanna go green, and still purchase wisely, you should look at LED TV offerings.
Perhaps a 55" Samsung 55D8000 would suit your needs.

However, for roughly the same price, you could purchase an Epson 5010 projector or a NEC AE7000U.
Those are great new projectors with very high brightness, and rival the picture quality of the best LCDs out there.
 
wow. I even almost forgot about the fact that there is Plasma TV. I guess most ppl here recommends Panasonic VT series. but aren't the Plasma outdated technology? I heard Plasma >>> LED or LCD few years ago.. but is it still the same these days? I want to compare the Panasonic VT and current Samsung/Sony LED/LCD but... I can't find any Panasonic VT series in store around here.

Those who recommended me the Plasma, what do you think about the current Samsung/Sony LED/LCDs? Is the Plasma still far supierior to LED/LCDs? (I will probably keep this new TV for several years (4~5 or more) and I just want to be careful on my decision. (and yes projectors are great and I should get one too later.)
 
Beom Koh said:
wow. I even almost forgot about the fact that there is Plasma TV. I guess most ppl here recommends Panasonic VT series. but aren't the Plasma outdated technology? I heard Plasma >>> LED or LCD few years ago.. but is it still the same these days? I want to compare the Panasonic VT and current Samsung/Sony LED/LCD but... I can't find any Panasonic VT series in store around here.

Those who recommended me the Plasma, what do you think about the current Samsung/Sony LED/LCDs? Is the Plasma still far supierior to LED/LCDs? (I will probably keep this new TV for several years (4~5 or more) and I just want to be careful on my decision. (and yes projectors are great and I should get one too later.)
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The only place where LCD's outperform plasma is in power efficiency.

Plasma still has faster refresh, higher panel bit depth, higher contrast and better brightness.

Its just a better technology.

The problem is that its sort of dead ended - its not going to get much better than it is today. I am not even sure manufacturers plan on 4K versions down the line - but that shouldn't concern someone buying today.

I think the best flat screen display technology emerging is OLED, but its very expensive.

I have very high hopes for the Red Laser projector given the compliments it has received from the very few who have seen it.

Coming back to TV's you can actually buy ... Plasma looks best. If you are really worried about power usage ... then look at a Samsung or Sony LED TV. My Samsung Plasma 50" uses about 200w, most LED TV;s seem to be in the 120watt range ... in my opinion this shouldn't be a huge consideration. In my market I pay about 10 cents per KWhr, so every 12.5 hours the plasma costs me a whopping $0.10 more than an LED would.
 
Thanks for the reply. Friends of mine suggested to go take a look at Sony HX929 65" I read http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-...4505-6482_7-34468616-2.html?tag=mncol;rvwBody and HX929 looks good (but pricy..) Do you guys have any opinion on this HX929?

I just wish if there is a store around me to look at Panasonic VT series.. (I am leaning towards to Panasonic.. unless I am amazed by HX929 at store. and yes power consumption is not that big problem)
 
I own a 55-inch Samsung 3D LED TV in my living room that has great picture quality once you turn off all the motion flow constipation crap but Samsung really screws the pooch on their new "smart remote" TVs so you should avoid those at all costs unless you like using a tablet for your remote.
 
Bought a 60" LG Plasma (PK950) close to a year ago and have been mightily impressed. It's THX certified...the only thing is you can't get too close to the screen as the image start to degrade -you see plenty of pixels...optimum viewing distance is 8 feet or greater, and I think this is probably true of all big screens. That said, I have people comment about how well they can see NFL from the street as they walk by!
 
AFAIK neither sony nor samsung use ips panels in their led tv sets, which is kind of a bummer. They use MVA or PVA which, while better than TN, still have worse viewing angles and colour fidelity. LG and Panasonic panels are IPS though.
 
I'll add a +1 for LG's. Current generation are true 10bit displays and are ISF certified in the US. What the ISF certification means is that you have very sophisticated calibration menus at your disposal for use with colorimeters if you really want to nail the calibration. The built in picture wizard guided setup and expert mode settings do pretty well by eye.
LG makes both plasmas and LED/LCD sets with the same underlying display engine so you can pick either one that suits.
 
For what it's worth, I purchased the best Panasonic Plasma I could buy in 2006, it costs over $5000 at that time, but the picture once calibrated, was superb. I purchased another TV last year, and I tried to stay away from Sony, but I have to say, the color neutrality I get is very good, skin tones look proper and blacks rich enough that all that view my TV ask how do I get it to look so good. It's a Sony KDL40NX700 40" LED backlight, but I believe they make it in a larger size. One nice feature is I can stream video content from my computer to TV via a technology called DLNA.

Von
 
what about the new panasonics plasma?
is it good for reference?
cheers
 
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