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Thread ID: 115092 2011-01-01 11:02:00 Sony, LG or Panasonic (or transonic?) 8ftmetalhaed (14526) PC World Chat
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1166279 2011-01-02 03:28:00 Sanyo 40 inch LCD (full HD I think) at the Warehouse for $799, good value (depending on your definition of value)!

I even contemplated it as a gaming/flightsim monitor, cheap for short term use or being abused by games!
Hopper (14491)
1166280 2011-01-02 03:51:00 Panasonic and Sony, same par, then LG don't touch transonic - it's merely old technology sold or made by Samsung or similar company radium (8645)
1166281 2011-01-02 04:05:00 LG,Sony,Panasonic all Tier 1 manufactures.

For Plasma generally go Panasonic, Pioneer and lastly LG to a lesser degree

For LCD go LG, Sony and the odd Samsung model (not Panasonic for LCD)

Really have to choose model by model, all of these manufactures make great TV's and a few models not so great. I prefer not to blindly recommend a brand based on what I have personally purchased.
Battleneter2 (9361)
1166282 2011-01-02 04:58:00 Sony for LCD.

Samsung for Plasma.
Twelvevolts (5457)
1166283 2011-01-02 06:51:00 Sony for LCD.

Samsung for Plasma.

lol um yea NO nice try
Battleneter2 (9361)
1166284 2011-01-02 07:20:00 I would personally avoid samsung. I had samsung monitor and it was a POS, and got a refund on it in the end. Several people I have heard have also had trouble with the samsung TVs, and they don't appear to have the reliability of other brands, like Sony and Panasonic. They also look cheap and plasticy in my opinion. Consumer however ranks samsung quite highly, although not as high as the other two, and the picture quality is certainly as good as sony in my opinion. Sony are my main choice, as they always look good. Panasonic I would rank a tier below Sony, becuase even though they are probably just a reliable as sony, they don't tend to look as good in terms of their design and user interface. I like the sony xbar interface Going for a no name or house brand in my opinion is not good value at the end of the day, as the technology will be older. You can tell a cheap LCD by the poor viewing angles. If you can get 5-8 years out of an LCD you are doing very well, as they don't appear to have the life of the old CRTs which could last 20+years.

I am personally waiting for a good Sony LED edgelit TV to come along, which is also very thin. LED edge lighting is the way to go, as they don't need the backlights replacing overtime, as LEDs have a very long life.

If you are looking for a cheap option, a panasonic plasma could be the way to go.
robbyp (2751)
1166285 2011-01-02 07:32:00 Certainly some interesting opinions here :P

Maybe look at this AV forum, a lot of in-depth information, used this about a year ago when I purchased a couple fo Plasma's to see what was the best around at the time.

www.avforums.com
Battleneter2 (9361)
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