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Thread ID: 107718	2010-02-27 02:48:00	How did you choose your LCD or plasma TV?	FoxyMX (5)	PC World Chat

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862046	2010-02-27 02:48:00	Had a bit of time to kill between appointments whilst in town yesterday so went for a wander around Harvey Norman's TV department. It was rather overwhelming as they have at least three times as many TVs as the local mall's shops. To me the picture looked pretty similar on them all so I got to wondering just how people chose what TV to get. Did you narrow your choice down to a brand and then pick a size and price? Or did you pick it for the features it had? Or was it the picture itself that sold you on what you got?	FoxyMX (5)
862047	2010-02-27 03:03:00	It was a toss up between a 32" or 42" W LCD. One of my suppliers had 32" LCD TV's on special - so that made up my mind real quick :D	wainuitech (129)
862048	2010-02-27 04:03:00	If you want Plasma go Panasonic, LCD then Sony or Samsung. You could pick up a Sony KLV40S550A (Full HD) - However no motion flow. (still nice TV) pretty cheap... Say from $1000 on special. Great Buy Sonys New TVs are due out next Month, panasonic and Samsung won't be long after, New Models = Great stuff but they will be more expensive. So now is the time to buy, if you want a cheap TV Panasonis best buy, Probably a 42" Plasma THP42S10Z From $1599 (Full HD with 550Hz Subfeild Drive)-Smooths out the picture. LCDs don't reflect the glare as much as Plasma, but pasmas are are good if you want a Big cheap tv, they also do a good job of keeping up with the picture - an inherent problem in LCD and somewhat Plasma to a smaller degree as well. Plasmas are also more forgiving to a Standard Definition broadcast, where as LCD like an HD input to perform. IMHO If you want a big cheap flat screen then choose a Plasma, If you to pay a little more get a good LCD with Motion flow (100Hz scanning)	radium (8645)
862049	2010-02-27 04:12:00	Price. Damn cheap at Normon Ross. Brand Panasonic was recommended by many as the best of teh low end Plasma's. Picture Quality All three 50" Plasma's they had in my price range were lined up on the wall, after watching all of them for an hour and a half decided I could see zero difference in picture quality so asked for the Panasonic... ...Only to be told that was the last one and it was a ten day wait, Screw that said I, The crap is going to hit the fan when the wife finds out, damned if I want to spend ten days in-between spending the money and getting the TV knowing its going to end badly, So I went for the LG as that was the only one they had in stock. Then I raced home, set it up in the lounge and as the wife came home I sat back in the lounge and pretended I had done nothing. Funny enough the fireworks are still going about my wasting of money on a ridicules TV we didn't need and can't afford. Lmfao.	Metla (12)
862050	2010-02-27 04:29:00	Shiny Samsung 32" LCD looked cool and it was on a special for $1149 2 years ago. So price was a factor. I understand they have come down in price now, bummer....... LL	lakewoodlady (103)
862051	2010-02-27 04:43:00	Our TV was purchased by size (anything bigger than 22" wouldn't fit :(), price and features (Freeview HD built in).	pcuser42 (130)
862052	2010-02-27 04:51:00	Our TV was purchased by size (anything bigger than 22" wouldn't fit :(), price and features (Freeview HD built in). small bathroom?	plod (107)
862053	2010-02-27 04:52:00	The new models of Sony LCD apparently don't have dlna, unless you go for an LED high priced one. However many of the current non LED models do have it, so it may be worth trying to get one of the older models if you want dlna	robbyp (2751)
862054	2010-02-27 05:08:00	Skin tones look noticibly more realistic on a Plasma (or did at the time - LCDs have made some progress and I don't know how they compare now). Nothing bigger than 37" would fit in our TV cabinet, so there was only one choice - a Panasonic as they were the only ones who made a 37" Plasma (only one model too).	ryanjames.powell (13554)
862055	2010-02-27 05:27:00	Don't have a thin TV yet b/c our CRT is still going. We also don't have HD channels. We would need to add the UHF thing or we would need to get Sky HD, we only have the foreign channels off Sky but not the Sky channels, however they are not HD. My own computer LCD. I got suggestions from other photographers, so I got a 24" Dell Ultrasharp. Although some others would suggest me to get a Eizo retailing at $4,000+ :D I in fact have seen them at a photography store and did ponder about getting one :p I got the Dell when they had a online special. But PS: I am not a TV person.	Nomad (952)
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