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ChuckG16 on 10 April 2009
Vetteman94 said:
The Bravias are great TVs, it was either an XBR or the 750 series Samsung. I went with the Samsung, since it was cheaper and had better specs. Go for it, as for distance away, according to my manual minimum sitting distance is 6' for a 52", so I imagine its 5' for a 40"

 

Dont buy a S series  40 inch a lot of people have been having complaints with that tv

 

 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9222496&st=40+inch+sony+s5100&type=product&id=1218062117241

 



"While watching movies, the TV changes settings automatically when the scene is dark. Either the contrast, bright or backlight gets even darker making very difficult to see what is going on. When the movie changes to a lighter scene, it takes a second or two to restore the previous illumination settings."

 

I can agree that it is a problem with the new s5100 series I sell tvs and i had around 3 returns just cause of that problem!

 

I'd suggest the samsung b550 series instead, or if the b530 if u dont mind having an entry level tv. The b550 is much nicer looking and the picutre is great on it.

 

I gotta bounce out my gf is throwing me something, but just take my advice or go look at the sony s5100 series and really make sure you like it over the b530( i suggest the b550).

I never login at this site and as soon as you said s5100 I logged in just specificlly warn you. So look up the tvs in that price range.

 

Sonys havent been that reliable as of lately, just because its a sony doesnt mean much Ive had more complaints with sony than samsung for like 5 months already.



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rckrz6 on 10 April 2009
ChuckG16 said:
Vetteman94 said:
The Bravias are great TVs, it was either an XBR or the 750 series Samsung. I went with the Samsung, since it was cheaper and had better specs. Go for it, as for distance away, according to my manual minimum sitting distance is 6' for a 52", so I imagine its 5' for a 40"

 

Dont buy a S series  40 inch a lot of people have been having complaints with that tv

 

 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9222496&st=40+inch+sony+s5100&type=product&id=1218062117241

 



"While watching movies, the TV changes settings automatically when the scene is dark. Either the contrast, bright or backlight gets even darker making very difficult to see what is going on. When the movie changes to a lighter scene, it takes a second or two to restore the previous illumination settings."

 

I can agree that it is a problem with the new s5100 series I sell tvs and i had around 3 returns just cause of that problem!

 

I'd suggest the samsung b550 series instead, or if the b530 if u dont mind having an entry level tv. The b550 is much nicer looking and the picutre is great on it.

 

I gotta bounce out my gf is throwing me something, but just take my advice or go look at the sony s5100 series and really make sure you like it over the b530( i suggest the b550).

I never login at this site and as soon as you said s5100 I logged in just specificlly warn you. So look up the tvs in that price range.

 

Sonys havent been that reliable as of lately, just because its a sony doesnt mean much Ive had more complaints with sony than samsung for like 5 months already.

Yes i have a v4100 and it does that. But its not that big of a deal really... it only does it in really dark movie scenes.  But it has superior response time which input lag which is very bad on cheaper tvs....   So don't go cheap

 

If the dimming botheres you, Just get a b550 or b530



rckrz6 on 10 April 2009

10" feet I would go no smaller then 46 inch,  50 inch is more optimal.   A 40" is way to small for that distance.  I have a 40" and i sit about 5.5 to 6 feet away



rckrz6 on 10 April 2009
Jo21 said:
DKII said:
I have a 50" 1080p plasma from about 5 feet away and it still looks great (it's got a great upscaler too so even most of my Wii games look awesome on it).

 

1080p? most plasma here are 1024p.

 

plasmas run 1024x768 (scaled at 720p)  or 1920x1080 (1080p)

lcd run 1366 x 768 (scaled at 720p)  or   1920x1080 (1080p)



rckrz6 on 10 April 2009
yo_john117 said:
don't spend $1000 on a tv where you could get one for at least a hundred less.

Point in example, my brother just got a 42" vizio, 1080p, 5ms, 120hz, at wal-mart for $850 and that included tax...and the tv is absolutely top notch perfect picture quality!!

 

The sony will have a much better black level, plus the vizio will have noticable input lag.  I don;t think they even have a game mode.  120hz sets also produce more lag.  Some people are really sensitive to input lag like me, Others don;t notice it.



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ssj12 on 10 April 2009
ChuckG16 said:
Vetteman94 said:
The Bravias are great TVs, it was either an XBR or the 750 series Samsung. I went with the Samsung, since it was cheaper and had better specs. Go for it, as for distance away, according to my manual minimum sitting distance is 6' for a 52", so I imagine its 5' for a 40"

 

Dont buy a S series  40 inch a lot of people have been having complaints with that tv

 

 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9222496&st=40+inch+sony+s5100&type=product&id=1218062117241

 



"While watching movies, the TV changes settings automatically when the scene is dark. Either the contrast, bright or backlight gets even darker making very difficult to see what is going on. When the movie changes to a lighter scene, it takes a second or two to restore the previous illumination settings."

 

I can agree that it is a problem with the new s5100 series I sell tvs and i had around 3 returns just cause of that problem!

 

I'd suggest the samsung b550 series instead, or if the b530 if u dont mind having an entry level tv. The b550 is much nicer looking and the picutre is great on it.

 

I gotta bounce out my gf is throwing me something, but just take my advice or go look at the sony s5100 series and really make sure you like it over the b530( i suggest the b550).

I never login at this site and as soon as you said s5100 I logged in just specificlly warn you. So look up the tvs in that price range.

 

Sonys havent been that reliable as of lately, just because its a sony doesnt mean much Ive had more complaints with sony than samsung for like 5 months already.

Isnt that because the new Bravias have a motion sensor built in to detect motion. If there is no motion it will dim the screen, if there isnt any for like 3 hours it shuts the TV off.

 



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rckrz6 on 11 April 2009
ssj12 said:
ChuckG16 said:
Vetteman94 said:
The Bravias are great TVs, it was either an XBR or the 750 series Samsung. I went with the Samsung, since it was cheaper and had better specs. Go for it, as for distance away, according to my manual minimum sitting distance is 6' for a 52", so I imagine its 5' for a 40"

 

Dont buy a S series  40 inch a lot of people have been having complaints with that tv

 

 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9222496&st=40+inch+sony+s5100&type=product&id=1218062117241

 



"While watching movies, the TV changes settings automatically when the scene is dark. Either the contrast, bright or backlight gets even darker making very difficult to see what is going on. When the movie changes to a lighter scene, it takes a second or two to restore the previous illumination settings."

 

I can agree that it is a problem with the new s5100 series I sell tvs and i had around 3 returns just cause of that problem!

 

I'd suggest the samsung b550 series instead, or if the b530 if u dont mind having an entry level tv. The b550 is much nicer looking and the picutre is great on it.

 

I gotta bounce out my gf is throwing me something, but just take my advice or go look at the sony s5100 series and really make sure you like it over the b530( i suggest the b550).

I never login at this site and as soon as you said s5100 I logged in just specificlly warn you. So look up the tvs in that price range.

 

Sonys havent been that reliable as of lately, just because its a sony doesnt mean much Ive had more complaints with sony than samsung for like 5 months already.

Isnt that because the new Bravias have a motion sensor built in to detect motion. If there is no motion it will dim the screen, if there isnt any for like 3 hours it shuts the TV off.

 

 

The dimming is directly related to enhance contrast and there is no way to completely turn it off,  there is no motion sensor

 

I did hear it got worse though with the 2009 line up



CaseyDDR on 11 April 2009
rckrz6 said:
yo_john117 said:
don't spend $1000 on a tv where you could get one for at least a hundred less.

Point in example, my brother just got a 42" vizio, 1080p, 5ms, 120hz, at wal-mart for $850 and that included tax...and the tv is absolutely top notch perfect picture quality!!

 

The sony will have a much better black level, plus the vizio will have noticable input lag.  I don;t think they even have a game mode.  120hz sets also produce more lag.  Some people are really sensitive to input lag like me, Others don;t notice it.

 

Incorrect, Vizios DO have a gamemode :) Just an FYI



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Vetteman94 on 11 April 2009
rckrz6 said:
Jo21 said:
DKII said:
I have a 50" 1080p plasma from about 5 feet away and it still looks great (it's got a great upscaler too so even most of my Wii games look awesome on it).

 

1080p? most plasma here are 1024p.

 

plasmas run 1024x768 (scaled at 720p)  or 1920x1080 (1080p)

lcd run 1366 x 768 (scaled at 720p)  or   1920x1080 (1080p)

 



rckrz6 on 11 April 2009
CaseyDDR said:
rckrz6 said:
yo_john117 said:
don't spend $1000 on a tv where you could get one for at least a hundred less.

Point in example, my brother just got a 42" vizio, 1080p, 5ms, 120hz, at wal-mart for $850 and that included tax...and the tv is absolutely top notch perfect picture quality!!

 

The sony will have a much better black level, plus the vizio will have noticable input lag.  I don;t think they even have a game mode.  120hz sets also produce more lag.  Some people are really sensitive to input lag like me, Others don;t notice it.

 

Incorrect, Vizios DO have a gamemode :) Just an FYI

 

It might not be a bad alternative then if your looking for a cheap tv