Hey -- I'm shopping for my first HDTV, and as I investigate, one criterion that strikes me as being important is what they're calling 24p. (In brief: Film is shot at 24 frames per second, and so if the TV's refresh rate is a multiple of 24, it's capable of essentially displaying movies at 24 frames per second by duplicating each frame up to that multiple. So for a 120Hz TV, it pulls down 5 of the same frame. Most LCD screens are 60Hz, which isn't a multiple of 24, but a TV also doesn't have to be 120Hz to pull off 24p -- some TVs, like the Sony Bravias, just have a 24Hz or 48Hz mode they can slip into.)
So I'm trying to determine the best cheapass TV. I understand that plasma TVs have tremendously high refresh rates, so those are on the table, but they're also energy hogs so I'm trying to look more closely at LCD and LED screens.
I've found 40" and 42" Sony, Samsungs and LGs for $650-750 that fit the bill, and I'm wondering what I can find that's cheaper. Willing to buy refurbished, willing to try my Black Friday luck, wiliing to see what CAGs might recommend.
So I'm trying to determine the best cheapass TV. I understand that plasma TVs have tremendously high refresh rates, so those are on the table, but they're also energy hogs so I'm trying to look more closely at LCD and LED screens.
I've found 40" and 42" Sony, Samsungs and LGs for $650-750 that fit the bill, and I'm wondering what I can find that's cheaper. Willing to buy refurbished, willing to try my Black Friday luck, wiliing to see what CAGs might recommend.
