SDTV? Where'd they go?!

[Kwaad]

shams said:

Kwaad said:

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Ok. In responce to you shams, first I want to whine about the personal attacks/trolling.

Second - Your right, wal-mart only has 720p sets. However every set they have is 720p. No 480p.

Third - I'm not sure what the prices look like there, but look into the new Samsung LCD TVs. Their image is just as good as plasma, but almost guarenteed to work for years. Plasma has... problems long-term. I can not reccomend plasma for that reason. When your paying 2,000$ on a TV. It better last 5-10 years without problem. Plasma is having problems after 3-5. LCD... well, my dad has a 10 year old notebook, that he leaves on 24/7, and has done so for the last 7 years, and it works just as well as it did day1.

Fourth - Look into a Laser TV.

Fifth - Look into investing those few extra pennies to get a 1080p set. They do cost more, but they are future-proof. I invested in 1080p for mine, and I'm not saying spend 8000$ on a TV. I feel a 1080p HDTV purchaced today will work on the X720, PS4, and the Wii4. While a 720p, will be sub-par, and not 100% supported.

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I have got to hit the sack, so no time to properly follow up your post. But I will say:

1/ I am definitely going Plasma. No interest in LCD - worst possible solution for what I want (movies, Wii). The new/modern Plasma's have solved all/most of the issues of the old ones - last for a lot longer, etc. And they look a hell of a lot better than LCD screens, no viewing angle issues, better blacks/colour (etc..).

2/ The split here is still about 50/50 480p/720p sets. I don't see 480p screens going away anytime soon. Got one for my partners mother - and she loves it.

3/ I would not consider getting a 1080p set for a few more years at least. IMO, they are quite pointless at this point in time (I wouldn't recommend them to anyone). Don't look significantly better than 720p, cost a lot more, and not enough things drive them properly.

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Main reason I am actually going to upgrade is that I can't use my Wii in 480p properly ATM. My TV is a "little" old, and actually has a separate component input for 480p signals versus component non-480p signals. And since not everything on the Wii runs in 480p (i.e. VC titles and more), its real pain to get around and switch those inputs around just when switching games.

(My DVD player upsamples to 720p as well, so movies will look a little nicer I suppose. And a couple of other reasons. And I may end up with a 360 next year... sometime).

 

 I have seen the best plasma next to the new samsungs. The diffrence isnt as big as you make it out to be. ;)

I am going to my HD store tomorrow to look at the sets becuase I am in the market for a new one... (agian)

Becuase your getting a 4xinch screen, I still say 1080p. a 32 is fine with 720p tho. but overall any HDTV looks amazing compared to SD. All my local HD broadcasts are in 720p or 1080i, and when I watch the show on SD... I'm like. 'yuck'.

But I got my 40inch 1080p TV to survive over time. And seriously, if your not in the market 'today' Look into a 'laser' TV.