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| Thread ID: 89829 | 2008-05-13 08:53:00 | TVs for gaming, movies etc. | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | PC World Chat |
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| 669015 | 2008-05-13 08:53:00 | Hey Peeps :D I am looking at getting a new TV, this will be used for Gaming on a PS3 so the higher the resolution, the better. I also will use it to watch normal TV, HDTV and Blue ray movies etc and run my PC on it often, so LCD will be the best option. The size will have to be either 40 or 42 inch as that is all the space I have, which is fine. I was looking at the Sony 40 Inch D Series with 'free' HDD/DVD recorder (www.sony.co.nz) or the more expensive Sony 40 Inch X Series (www.sony.co.nz) I saw these two side by side with a Blue Ray movie and the X Series looks a lot better, but I am not sure if I can justify the extra price, though it is true 1080p where as the D Series is not. What are your opinions and recommendations on these two or any others? Thanks :) |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 669016 | 2008-05-13 09:14:00 | I have had the Sony KLV-40V300A since the beginning of Feb. Got no complaints about it. Sonys most popular selling TV. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 669017 | 2008-05-13 09:47:00 | Are tvs good for PC gaming at all? If not, why? I'm just wondering if I can get much gaming wise if I spend ~$1000 on an 32"LCD TV, instead of ~$500 for a 22" Monitor. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 669018 | 2008-05-13 11:40:00 | My TV has a dedicated PC connection. Haven't tried it though as my PC is a bit too far away from it. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 669019 | 2008-05-14 08:35:00 | Trev, thanks for the vote of confidence for Sony :) Monkey, that is what I was thinking, these LCD TV have 8ms response time, you can get 2ms LCD monitors is the only difference I came up with... They run at 100Hz (100FPS), so my theory is, they will be fine with PC gaming and not much difference to a monitor... Anyone else have any views on my original post or any others? |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 669020 | 2008-05-15 02:04:00 | I have had the Sony KLV-40V300A since the beginning of Feb. Got no complaints about it. Sonys most popular selling TV. :) Ditto:punk |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 669021 | 2008-05-15 02:20:00 | Sony ftw. I would never buy anything else. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 669022 | 2008-05-15 06:22:00 | Right, so there is a consensus that Sony is the best... Now, which model? :banana :D | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 669023 | 2008-05-15 06:58:00 | I have a samsung which I'm very happy with. It depends what sort of price bracket your looking. 1080i or are you looking for the full 1080P. PS3 looks great on my 32, or are you looking for something bigger. I do regret not going larger, but to get the same feature/quality the price jump was to big for me |
plod (107) | ||
| 669024 | 2008-05-15 10:04:00 | I would LIKE 1080P as I will be running both my PC and PS3 off it, but it is not a huge thing. I was haggling the price with a salesman and can get it for $4730 including surge protector and screen cleaning gear ($4500 TV only), better than any other places who said they will not drop their prices as it is the X Series... I seem to have taken a shine to the 40 Inch X Series :wub :clap Also, I no doubt will be thinking I wish I had gotten the better one if I got the D Series, as you did Plod, I guess I need to decide if it is worth the price... |
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