I'm in the market to buy a television & need assistance.

[Cerevant]

Not all stations use 1080i - some would argue that the higher frame rate of 720p is better for sports and other fast action (1080i is 30fps while 720p is 60fps).

[reese125]

Do all TV stations not broadcast in 1080i? Each time I change the channel I get "searching for signal" message for about a second and then the screen comes up with the details in the top left. ESPN and FOX only come through in 720p.

if youre getting "searching for signal" every time you change the channel--check your connections or call your provider

you should only get that when you turn your tv on or change sources

[Seabiscuit36]

I know i've talked about this before, but I bought my Sony 50inch SXRD back in November 2005, I've had problems from about a year after buying it, where the picture would get all weird, had pink/green/purple blobs show up in light backgrounds.  Ends up the tv had a major flaw, and Sony had two class action suits against them.  I didnt sign up for the class action suits because i would have gotten like 60 bucks from it all, when i had dropped $3500 on the tv, and i didnt want the lawyers to get anymore dough.  Well i found out Sony is offering a replacement program now, i get to keep my old tv, and i got a Sony KDL 52XBR9 LCD tv for 1300 bucks when it retails for 3k and i can only find it on sale for 2k now.  Not bad. 

[paco]

I just picked up this bad boy:

Samsung 55" LED 240hz

[Seabiscuit36]

Nice, I really want to get a LED tv to replace our old tube tv in the bedroom.  I figured there's no point of buying it yet since i'll have to wall mount, and we're in the process of moving soon hopefully. 

[paco]

Nice, I really want to get a LED tv to replace our old tube tv in the bedroom.  I figured there's no point of buying it yet since i'll have to wall mount, and we're in the process of moving soon hopefully. 

No need to rush, they are only going to keep droping (My dad's sony 52" Sony XBR was over 4k when we bought it 2 years ago).

When you do shop, try amazon.  Free shipping, no tax.  Plus I got an additional 300 off (my sister got 500 knocked off hers) on a sale (and the original selling price was equal to what best buy charges when its on sale)

[Tomahawk]

I had this (32" heavy ass tube TV) because I'm cheap, but it took a dump on me on Wednesday.

Now I have this (50" Plasma). Significant upgrade, and I'm glad I got to break it's cherry with the Eagles game

[paco]

Nice!

Just curious, what made you go the plasma route over LCD?

[Tomahawk]

I read somewhere the picture is better on plasmas and all comparably sized plasmas were more expensive than LCDs so I figured that must mean they're better too

[paco]

Picture wise, the advantage Plasma has over LCD's is that the blacks are richer.  Movies like "The Dark Knight" you will really notice the difference.  (Also, plasma's have a higher HZ, so if this is an apples to apples measurement, that means reduced motion blur)

The advantage LCD's have is that they are much brighter.  My parents have a bay window, so they were forced to get a LCD.  Also, LCD's are more energy efficient.

Glad you are loving it man.  Scrapping my 27" tube for my LED may have been my all time favorite purchase.

[Tomahawk]

I did have to move a lamp a little to the side so it wouldn't reflect in the screen but other than that it's all golden. Thanks for the suggestion of Dark Knight - looked awesome. Now I'm going to have to buy a PS3

[paco]

If you have netflix, you can stream directly to your tv via your ps3.  Its an awesome feature

http://www.netflix.com/InstantStreamingDisc

[Susquehanna Birder]

I know Thawk said he was getting a PS3...but you can also do Netflix over a Roku player (http://www.roku.com/). I also just picked up a Samsung Blu-Ray player that has Netflix, Blockbuster, and Pandora built in.

[paco]

My sister has a samsung blue ray player with pandora, netflix, youtube, etc.  The only thing that was a pain in the butt is that she had to buy this little usb wireless adapter for it, which was an additional 80 bucks.

(Thats why I bought a ps3 over buying a blue ray.  For 299, you get a gaming system, blue ray, and can stream netflix all out of the box. )


How do you like Roku?

[Susquehanna Birder]

My player is about 3 feet from my router, so its running wired. And my son is using the Roku in his room. With the wireless built in, its pretty cool.