lcd/plasma/hdtv advice please...

[ttiwed]

i got selected to participate in nielsen tv ratings. they're going to pay me $600 bucks to hook a ratings box to my tv.

i'm gonna use this money to buy a new tv. what do you guys think of lcd tvs? what brands are good? or should i just go all out and get a plasma and hdtv?

[nathanielmark]

i have a 21 inch LCD and love it.  but prices are falling quickly as the technology is in an early adopter phase.  i would save the money and wait if i were you.  if you have to buy now, go with a DLP, you will get more for your money.

[Tobias Beecher]

I heard Sharp is good, they are the leader in LDC TV industry now.

[dsong02]

plasma is great, but it takes up a lot of electricity. 

and if one pixel blows, it can never be fixed.

i highly recommend getting hdtv, but only if you have hdtv cable or sat.  most tvs these days are hdtv capable.  you dont need to get a tuner with it...thats definitely a couple of years away. 

getting a 16:9 tv is definitely definitely worth the money.  dvds look awesome on them.

i would suggest the samsung dlp.  best picture without the cost of plasma or lcd.  its thinner than a projection but the screen size of one with much better picture quality. 

[sarmstrong806]

Get a Sony LCD Projection, don't get a plasma.

[JLC]

Those new DLP tvs look really good.

[kaftex]

Keep in mind these plasma HD sets have a finite
picture quality half-life. If you watch enough TV
to justify spending that kind of cash, expect the
colors on a plasma set to look washed out and fuzzy
after 12-18 months of use.

Nothing out there comes remotely close to the
picture quality of a good CRT.

[zpops]

I'd buy a dlp (dynamic light projection) tv.  They're relatively thin, and they're probably the best value in big screen sets.  I have two rear projection hd sets ( a mitshubishi 55" and 65") and I absolutely love them, but conveging can be a pain, and they're HUGE.  I got these sets a couple of years ago, and while the picture for hd signals is just as good as on a plasma or lcd, I'd definitly have gotten dlp sets if I was buying now.  Not having to converge the sets ever would be nice. . .

[sarmstrong806]

Kaftex is right about the plasma's and thats exactly why I wouldn't get one.

Plus, with the size of these DLP and LCD Projection TV's, they aren't but 6 - 10 inches give or take deeper than a plasma.

[ttiwed]

wow. i thought i'd only get like 1 or 2 replies for this thread. thanks for the advice. i think i'm gonna go for a cheap sharp lcd. i don't wanna spend TOO much.