Any AV people on here. Need some advice on a new LED TV

[kwando]

http://gizmodo.com/theres-officially...than-908697519


Is the room that your TV set going into a dedicated TV room? If you have a lot of windows i'd stay clear of plasma, as it is glass and reflections are a PITA. That is personally why I went with LCD. Remember the TV set is only as good as what your source is.

[Jer]

Thanks Jer. I think I probably wore out my welcome at the Best Buy Magnolia room standing in front of the televisions. I also spent more time than I can count calling my buddies who are high end gear dudes and reading AV forums. The consensus on the Plasmas is pretty universal. The room that this TV will be hung is flooded with light from both directions so I think I am gonna go with the F8000. I may be taking a bit of a chance but so far I really like what I've seen on this set and i really like the price. Thank you everybody for your input.

Has anybody seen the 4K sets yet.....I'm not a Sony fan but wow!

Yes. Not impressed when you factor in how much data is required and how much space this takes up on HDDs and/or how compressed it needs to be to deal with the bandwidth required and I would MUCH rather a universal acceptance of 1080p rather than starting a new trend for manufacturers to market and make money on hardware since most outlets are still 720p/1080i. BTW, most people can't visually tell the difference between 720p & 1080p from 10' away. I switched from 720p to 1080p when I went to the new 60" LCD LED TVs and I 'upgraded' my projector in my theater from a 720p to a 1080p and the difference nowhere near justified the price. I told people for years to buy good quality 720p displays and save their money and now I'm a victim of not taking my own advice. Considering most people are still watching less than 50% 720p content what's the point of 1080p when you feed it crap? Even with 1080p source material I don't see a difference on a 136" screen sitting about 12' away which is a distance I should be able to tell a difference between 720p and 1080p.

[Gman]

Has anybody seen the 4K sets yet.....I'm not a Sony fan but wow!

Content is king. There isn't squat out there to feed a 4K display. I'm quite happy with 1080p, when I can get it (it took way too long to come just this far).

[def90]

http://gizmodo.com/theres-officially...than-908697519


Is the room that your TV set going into a dedicated TV room? If you have a lot of windows i'd stay clear of plasma, as it is glass and reflections are a PITA. That is personally why I went with LCD. Remember the TV set is only as good as what your source is.

All lcd sets on the market use the same glass surface as plasmas so you will get the same glare/reflection no matter which one you get.

Plasma is going to be a better choice for watching live sports hands down.

Another issue that plasma excels at is off axis viewing. I installed 6 lcds in a stock trading room. They were all installed at the same height horizontally across a long wall. If you stood in the center of the room looking directly at the display in front of you there was a noticeable difference as you looked at each set as you went out to the sides. The further you got off axis the more color and brightness you lost. I really wanted to take a picture to use for sales demonstrations but due to the client and the nature of the room that was not possible.

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[Gman]

Another issue that plasma excels at is off axis viewing.

Great point. I can still see the 42" Panasonic plasma TV in the family room when I'm way off to the side in the kitchen.

[kwando]

All lcd sets on the market use the same glass surface as plasmas so you will get the same glare/reflection no matter which one you get.

Technology must have changed because my old Philips is not glass. My son has thrown shit at it without incident. My friend had to buy a new tv when his son tossed a quarter at a plasma and cracked the surface screen

[def90]

Technology must have changed because my old Philips is not glass. My son has thrown shit at it without incident. My friend had to buy a new tv when his son tossed a quarter at a plasma and cracked the surface screen

Look up star glass or gorilla glass

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[def90]

I'm not pulling my info out of the next door neighbors kid who is a "tech expert" or some online forum. I work with this stuff every day. This is my company:

http://www.resiservices.com/AboutUs.html

[Singlestack]

def90 - I know they arent available anymore, but what did you think of the Pioneer Kuro Plasma sets? My bro has one of those, and loves it.

[MarkCO]

Made my own thread.