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selnor on 15 May 2009
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FKNetwork said:
selnor said:
FKNetwork said:
I have a 52" 1080P LCD HDTV, 360/PS3 look absolutely AMAZING!!!!
I did have a 42" plasma but I returned it within the 30 day money back thingy as I wasn't happy with it, got LCD now and LOVE it!

I also have the Wii and Dreamcast setup on it, both work fine but look very blocky and stretched on the screen, just how it is when you use non hd equipment on a hd tv lol,


Before I got my HDTV it was a nightmare trying to read text in games on the 360/ps3 with SD and anything small on screen was crap too,

 

 Actually getting the right Plasma screen better than LCD. Plasma has a warmer picture and much better response times. Panasonic do the best TV's in the world. LCD are catching up in terms of response times, but Plasma's colours are much warmer and fluid.

Things to watch out for buying any HDTV is

Contrast : Above 30,000:1 is what you want.

Response time: 0.0001 is what my Plasma has.

Full HD 1080p for over 40".

Absolutely NO need for 1080p less than 40".

I disagree on the pasma thing you said personally, I know plasma used to be much better than LCD but I don't think thats the case anymore and many stores now recommend LCD over Plasma specially here in the UK,

 

We bought a Sony 720P Plasma (one of the newest at the time) and the picture was far from impressive, luckily we had a 30 money back gurantee so we returned it and got an LCD which has been fantastic, less motion blur, less ghosting and the picture seems a lot crisper,

My mum and dad have a Panasonic (47" I think) Plasma 720P and they aren't impressed with it either plus it suffers from screen burn so easily, they won't even play on the 360 now because it burns within an hour or two (rev counter on GRID for example) and logos on certain channels stay on the screen,

I originally thought plasma was the way to go but certainly not anymore lol, LCD has caught up in the last year or two and now offers more for less with no screen burn!

 

 

Details on our HDTV:

 

52" 1080P "Full HD"

100hz

50,000: 1 contrast (dynamic)

Response Time <3ms

5 HDMI sockets, 3 scart sockets, and other connections etc

Bluetooth

Filmware updates via USB

Multi modes, Game, Sports, Movie, Custom 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc

Zero Lag

Expert controls (61 screen options)

Won three 2008 HDTV Awards (included plasmas and lcd's etc) and one 2009 award so far,

 

 

But I do have a question for you! does the 360 perform better on 720P? just a few games seem to disable v-sync when the system is set to 1080P such as resi 5 as per what the reviews and eurogamer state,

Hmmmm. Theres your problem. First of all Sony is not even in the top 2 for best TV's anymore. 2nd you are going by what a store salesman tells you. They will rather sell you LCD because it makes more money.

It would do you well in the UK to read these magazines for Home cinema and surround sound equipment.

What HiFi, Home Cinema and What Home Cinema. These are all available in WH Smiths.

Plasma is known in reviews for a better picture. Panasonic are known for best HDTV's currently.