Looking For a Cheap HDTV

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Hey guys,

I'm looking for a cheap HDTV around the price of $400-500. Can anyone point me towards a good deal?

Thanks!

EDIT: I found this at best buy. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...mcat31800050031&type=product&id=1099396991085

Is that a good deal? I'm looking for one with Maximum resolution of 1080i.

EDIT: I found another one at circuit city. A little over my budget, but maybe it's just worth it. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Pana...sem/rpsm/oid/120400/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
Anyone want to give any input on this TV?
 
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[quote name='spoo']"Up converting" or not ALL Plasma, LCD and DLP panels have " Video Lag." In a lot of games you wont notice it but play Madden (kicking meter) or a game like Hot Shots Golf and you will notice to lag. This has nothing to do with the HD just "video latency." In the last year video lag with plasma, LCD and DLP is much shorter then it was in the past but it is still noticeable gaming but not as good as CRT for gaming.



Just google 'WD-62825 video lag' and see what you find ;)

And a FWI never say I am full of crap with out doing your research first but I can say with confidence "that your statement is full of crap." You may have never noticed the lag but believe me you get video lag.[/QUOTE]

No offence, but have you ever watched TV or played video games on a WD-62825?
 
[quote name='Technique']No offence, but have you ever watched TV or played video games on a WD-62825?[/QUOTE]

No I haven't but I have seen on the showroom floor. It may have minimal video lag but saying I am full of shit and it has no lag. It should have no lag if I am going to put 3k down for a TV.

I have done a lot of gaming on Plasma and LCD most newer games the lag is not a big issue but it is still an issue. It still is not as good as CRT gaming. I have not done any gaming on a DLP but I have been told that the lag issue is still there.

FYI I would buy a D:p over a Plasma or LCD when/if the price drops down.
 
I have decided to go with an LCD and I have come down to this one http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6998396&type=product&id=1110265591303
It's on sale and I think it's even cheaper than what it has listed at my local bestbuy, like around $1100 or so. I just went into the store to look at it and compared it with http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7030795&type=product&id=1110265591423 and there wasn't that big of a difference. Obviously the samsung has a little bit better picture because of DNIe, but for the price of the Westinghouse, you really can't beat it. I've also heard great things about the Westinghouse. What do you guys think?
 
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...mcat31800050031&type=product&id=1099396991085

Don't mean to bump up an old thread... but better than making my own.

We just got these TV's in at work today, same price as Best Buy... the picture quality is pretty great, considering I'm just running a basic coaxial cable to it because, unfortunately, it has to be hooked up to 20 other televisions as well.

Is this a good TV for gaming / movies / regular television? I am HDTV stupid, sad to say... what other accessories would I need for it? I already have component cables for my stuff for my current television, is this a good buy for the future? Would be around $400 after my discount.

How do I enable progressive scan in the ps2, if I decided to go with it, and is it REALLY that big of a difference?
 
Haha, I was about to bump it too. I'm about to get my own apartment because my dorm roommie is trying to find ways to kick me out so I'm looking for a nice TV to play games on. I'll just hold off on buying a couch and a desk, hehe.
 
I highly recommend this Panasonic 30" widescreen HDset http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Pana...20400/catOid/-12868/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I just bought it on Monday and i love it to bits. I specifically bought it for the xbox 360 and currently playing my xbox in HD and the picture quality is superb. Check it out, its well worth the price in my opinion since i've been looking for an HDset since Augest. Only drawback is that its heavy as hell.
 
What about this tv for gaming and an entry HD TV?

It has HDMI but it looks like it may "upconvert" to 1080I but it is CRT so would the lag be non existant then?

[link]http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7064909&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03002&id=1110265591659[/link]

I can get it at $560 out the door...
 
I've been thinking about getting a new tv myself, right now I have a cheap 19 inch regular tv, w/o AV hookups. But anyway, I don't really know much about the different specs on HDTVs. I've seen a lot of talk about 1080i/720p/480p, etc. Can someone explain to me what this stuff means? I understand that 720p is the best for gaming from reading this thread. Also, if a tv is HD ready, does that mean that it's not necessarily going to give you an HD pic out of the box? If not, what should I be looking for to get an HD pic right out of the box.
 
[quote name='PapiChullo']I've been thinking about getting a new tv myself, right now I have a cheap 19 inch regular tv, w/o AV hookups. But anyway, I don't really know much about the different specs on HDTVs. I've seen a lot of talk about 1080i/720p/480p, etc. Can someone explain to me what this stuff means? I understand that 720p is the best for gaming from reading this thread. Also, if a tv is HD ready, does that mean that it's not necessarily going to give you an HD pic out of the box? If not, what should I be looking for to get an HD pic right out of the box.[/QUOTE]

Hope this helps:

What is HDTV?

HDTV is the next step in broadcast television and will become the standard in the future. It is digital broadcast television with a much higher resolution over standard analog TV broadcasts and is displayed in widescreen 1.78:1(16x9) ratio. The current image resolution standards for HDTV are 480p, 720p and 1080i. (the "p" stands for progressive and the "i" is for interlaced.

The resolution breaks down to this:

* 480p - 640 x 480 progressive

720p - 1280 x 720 progressive

1080i - 1920 x 1080 interlaced

HDTV also contains higher resolution audio information such as Dolby Digital 5.1

Most of the HDTV capable TVs require an external HDTV decoder box and a special antenna for receiving the HDTV signal. HDTV is also broadcast via satellite and requires a HDTV satellite receiver and a special dish(called a "Multi-Satellite" dish and it is oval in shape).

What is burn-in, and can video games create burn-in on my TV?

Burn-in is caused by a static(non-moving) image displayed on the screen for long periods of time which age the CRTs in that spot prematurely. RPTVs are much more susceptible to burn-in than direct-view(tube) TVs but direct-view sets can have the problem(it only takes longer). RPTVs are more at risk because the CRTs have to output at a much higher level to maintain the brightness.

Video games can cause burn-in on RPTVs with such things as life bars, score boxes, etc. Basically anything that doesn’t change.

Burn-in can also occur on wide screen TVs if the the 4:3 viewing mode is used too much(4:3 mode puts the gray bars on the sides). The black bars will also cause burn-in when viewing widescreen movies. The black bars actually casue the burn-in to happen much quicker than the gray bars.

On RPTVs the best way to prevent burn-in from happening is to calibrate your TV, keep the brightness and contrast down and limit the time playing games to 15% of your total TV viewing.
 
Thanks for the info. So what is it that I should look for so that I don't have to have the external box? Also for the ones that have the external boxes, do those come with the TV, or is it something you have to buy seperately?
 
[quote name='PapiChullo']Thanks for the info. So what is it that I should look for so that I don't have to have the external box? Also for the ones that have the external boxes, do those come with the TV, or is it something you have to buy seperately?[/QUOTE]
Not to have an external box, you need an HDTVBuilt-in (what it says in ads) as opposed to HDReady (connect a box, dvd, game directly to)

For gaming, all you need is HD ready, just hook it up to the component and play.
To watch HD channels, you need HDbuilt in for over the air (free, cbs, abc, ncb, ect) or HD ready and get the reciever/box from your provider.

On a HD ready, you need to buy the external box to receive overair channels, which is usually ~150 (Radio shack I beieve had a sale for 50, search fatwallet often for the sale)
 
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