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    A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You

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    Image of Trey Trey
    11/19/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    For whatever reason, I'm in the market for another TV, and I figured, "why not an HDTV?"
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/19/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    I've been holding off on getting an HDTV for quite a while. I currently don't have a TV. I watch all of my TV and play all of my games on a 24" 1920 x 1080 monitor. I watch all of my TV online currently.

    I want an HDTV. But I don't want one too big. 40" looks just about right for what I want. I want to be able to watch some movies, TV and play some games. I do want it to be 1080p. Some people say you can't tell the difference, but I honestly can.

    I know that as soon as I get one, though, the price will drop. :(
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    Image of Nitesh Singh Nitesh Singh
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Question, how often would it be reasonable to replace a HDTV? I have a 50 inch Sony KF-50WE620, which I kinda want to replace but it feels wasteful (and wasteful I am not!), so what do you think?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @Nitesh Singh: Sell it on Craigslist?
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    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Oh sure. You release this the week AFTER I buy a TV.

    Of course, I bought a Samsung pn50b650 Plasma for $935... But, seriously, this would have been helpful!
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    I bought a 46" 120Hz Sammy last year for my living room. I might get something for my bedroom, but for now, I'm content with what I have.

    I live in an apartment, so it's maybe a 20-step walk to my TV. I think I'll hold off on another TV for a while.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Rule Number 1: How much ya got?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @ripfire: This is so damn true.
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    In my case, I'm very glad I got a plasma. No matter where you put the furniture you still get a good picture and our room isn't so light that an LCD's brightness would be an advantage.
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    11/18/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: but with a plasma, don't you need to be SUPER cautious moving it. and doesn't it weigh a ton?
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    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: Not at all - I just got my new 42" plasma last week and it weighed the same as my old (very old, so heavier than they are now) 36" LCD.

    Picture is fantastic, especially considering I got it under $600 shipped. Thanks, Dell!
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: It is about 100lbs. so it's no lightweight. I've moved it twice and haven't had to do anything special.
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    11/18/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I like plasmas but dollar for dollar Ill take image persistence over burn in. as a gamer that is. lcd ftw in that case.

    #tips
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: There are pluses and minuses for each type. Burn in really isn't much of a problem anymore, but why worry about it if you like the LCD's picture well enough? I don't play games on that TV and mostly watch movies and TV so a plasma works for me.

    #tips
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    Image of Bizdady Bizdady
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: burn in was the case for 1st gen plasmas. I have a Panny Plasma and game MW2 all the time for hours at a time. Not a trace of burn in.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oo: Now with fewer o's: They're heavy. My 50" weighs in at 70 lbs. But, I don't know about being super cautious moving it. I just bought a stand that it mounts directly to to stabalize the unit and voila.
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    11/18/09

    @Bizdady: @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: @mikecoscia: thanks guys I honestly had no idea. We are looking at new tv's for the living room. wont be buying till march or so but plasmas are back on the consideration list now.

    #tips
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    @ooooo: You can get image persistence on lcd also. It happened to my monitor but it's not permanent like burn in and there are ways to correct it (which takes a while).
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    11/18/09

    @ripfire: yeah I mention that in a previous comment, I was saying Id take persistence over burn in dollar for dollar. but if burn in really isn't an issue any longer. Does plasma only have weight as a con now? I may have to actually read this guide.

    #tips
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: No problem.

    Really the only drawback I've seen from modern plasmas is they're power hungry compared to modern LCD's. But, you can get a good sized plasma for less than the equivalent LCD as well.
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    11/18/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: yeah Im gonna go eye shopping. Honestly I may have to go cutting edge and get a super thin samsung. they are really pretty on a wall.

    #tips
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: Ahh. I take that back then.

    Back then, I remember recommending lcds to my friends and families. Then lately, I ended up with a plasma (Panny pz800). :P The quality is just too good for the price.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: You'll pay an extra $500 for that. But it will be about 1" thick in the Samsung Plasma ine (860 series)
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    11/16/09

    In reply to Dealzmodo: Best Buy Black Friday Ad Features Pre-Loaded Nintendo DSi
    I'm sorry, but "preloaded" would be an R4i with a full 16GB microSDHC card from Canal Street. Whoops, did I just say that out loud? #nintendodsi
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    11/26/08

    In reply to Newegg's Black Friday Deals Unveiled
    wtf is black fridat???
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    11/26/08

    @ichi1: I could answer, but won't because of chastisement by PC goons.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/26/08

    In reply to Newegg's Black Friday Deals Unveiled
    Any word on the Aquos? My interest is piqued by it.
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    Image of Jhwk Jhwk
    11/26/08

    In reply to Newegg's Black Friday Deals Unveiled
    $99 nuvi - better than a map by a Looooooooong shot.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/26/08

    @Jhwk: Except... well, you know... when you run out of power.
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    11/26/08

    In reply to Newegg's Black Friday Deals Unveiled
    Whaaa??? Blu-ray drive for $95 bucks??
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    11/26/08

    @ripfire: Good eye. I'd not noticed that one. It almost has to be a typo, no? If not, I am SO on top of that deal!
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    11/26/08

    @bosskev: I'm just curious about how many they would have in stock for that day.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    11/26/08

    @bosskev: Oops, I just found the catch. Looking at its specs, I see that it is only a Blu-ray player, not a burner.


    * sigh *


    Still maybe a good deal for many folks, just not what I am looking for.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/26/08

    @bosskev: Too good to be true.
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    Image of Michael Scrip Michael Scrip
    11/26/08

    @bosskev:


    Oh come on! People have been complaining that Blu-Ray players are too expensive... now they demand Blu-Ray burners now?


    Greedy...


    This would be a great way to get your feet wet with Blu-Ray. I'd still wait for set-top Blu-Ray players to drop in price.

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    11/26/08

    @MichaelScrip: "Oh come on! People have been complaining that Blu-Ray players are too expensive... now they demand Blu-Ray burners now?"


    Yeah, filmmakers need them and use them. A Blu-ray burner lets you make one-off BDs (and regular DVDs) for prototyping/proofing or just plain ol' gift giving.


    Blu-ray burners do exist for Macs/PCs, they're just currently priced around $400-600. That's why I was SO excited about what at first sounded like a an internal BD burner...but, alas, is only a player. Great news for those folks who have a computer hooked up to a TV-ish display and want to, as you say, "get their feet wet with Blu-ray" movies, just not so helpful for content creators (or data backup).

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    11/26/08

    In reply to Newegg's Black Friday Deals Unveiled
    Newegg is the new Fry's of Black Friday.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/26/08

    In reply to Newegg's Black Friday Deals Unveiled
    please, give us more of your intricately articulated pearls of wisdom.
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    11/11/08

    In reply to Sam's Club, JC Penney, Staples and CVS Black Friday Ads Posted Now
    Damn thats a good Wii deal.
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