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d21lewis on 25 January 2011
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d21lewis said:

I did a lot of research a few weeks ago, including going to Best Buy and looking at all of the TV's side by side.  I wound up getting a 42" LED and I think LED is about as good as a picture can get!!  Not at all what you were asking but if you can go LED 120hz-240hz (I only have 120hz but it looks fucking amazing), I say go with it!!

I was gonna post a pic of the TV but they all look the same until you see them in person.  Keep in mind that there are some pretty amazing features (like totally killing motion blur, picture in picture, USB support,  and enhancing the backlighting) that will truly impress you.

Do you mind if i ask which TV exactly you got?

http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-M420NV-42-inch-Class-Razor/dp/B003LL4UR4

Now, I had a 46" Toshiba about three weeks ago.  I walked into a furniture store to pay my GF's bill and I saw the Toshiba running "How to Train Your Dragon" and I grabbed it right there on the spot.  It was about $1700.  I got home and some of the luster wore off.  I only had component cables so the picture wasn't as good as I was hoping over my previous LCD.  I took it back the next day.  I definitely wanted an LED, though.  I wound up narrowing my choices to an LG LED HDTV with internet access and such and the Vizio LED HDTV that I posted above.

Little things like Picture in Picture (I can play 360 at the same time my kid is playing Wii!) are what put the Vizio ahead.  It was cheaper, and the picture and the options were stunning!  My sister has a plasma and a 360 hooked up to it (can't remember the brand.) and when I first saw it, I wanted to punch my TV.  Her plasma blew my LCD away!  Now, it's not even a competition which TV has the better picture quality.  And with Four HDMI ports, three USB ports (for watching video/pics/music from my cell, HDD, and digital camera), PC connections, and a few other intangibles, I love this TV.  Vizio has a reputation for making very good TV's for a low price.  I can't say anything bad about this TV.  Just make sure you customize your audio options to your liking or use a sound bar.  The default settings have too much bass.

Oh, quality HDMI cables are a must!