What TV do you have and why?
 

I have a 2012 Samsung PN60e8000 plasma. Got all the bells and whistles but if I had to do it all over again I wouldn't have gotten the one with the motion and voice recognition. Other than that the 600 Hz refresh rate is great and the black levels make this TV fantastic. I am having it calibrated to its true best settings next week.

Have a Sharp Aquos 54" with some leatherette BS trim around the edge so it fits the decor of the living room. Down in the man cave I have a projector setup. Mitsubishi HC1500 throwing on a 106" diagonal fixed screen. If you have the space, and believe me I understand not having the space, a front projector is without equal. And you can get a used one so cheap it is worth it....if you have the space.

Panasonic PT-AE8000U projector, because my picture in picture is bigger than a TV. 140" screen. 3D.

It kicks so much ass.

Samsung 60 inch LED smart tv. Because it's awesome.

37 in Vizeo LED. I bought it cause it was $300 and didn't feel like spending more when my plasma busted.

Sharp Aquos 60in 240 1080 HD LED smart TV. Black Friday deal.

Um WTF? That sounds ridiculous!

Ridiculously awesome!

55" Sanyo 120hz LED smart tv (too lazy to dig up the model)

Grabbed it when Walmart was clearancing them out over a year ago and have been happy with it. :)

Yea that is what I meant. I looked those up and I might have to save some money to ever get one of those! Wowzer!

But that is amazing to watch though.

Sharp Aquos Quattron 70 inch 240hz.

Just got it 2 weeks ago. Epically awesome.

What's the cost on a setup like that?

Sharp 90" LED.
Because I'm rich.
And I run a 4 flat 40 and have a 12 inch cock.

A 5 or so year old 46" Samsung LCD because it was the best picture on the floor and it still works.

Same, although not as old. I have it because it still turns on and stays the same color when I watch TV. These are features that my prior tv lacked.

I'm picky about lots of other tech related things, but TVs don't fall into that category.

Living room: Samsung 55" LED LCD
Bedroom: Vizio 47" LCD SmartTV

This 32" Sanyo CRT will not die.

Damnit.

$2600

That's it? I want one. ...if you watch alot of tv on it does it require a great deal of maintenance?

I have a 65 inch DLP 1080p.... Watch it ALL the time and hasnt died. 3 yrs old and bought it new. Love it but not quite big enough. .. nothing can't quite be to big when we are talking about tvs

55" LG smart tv.....got it because one of my suppliers gave it to me.



BTW OP, go to AVSForum, and look for the forum for your TV, use the posted settings to calibrate your tv and save a couple hundred bucks.

Nope. Just needs a new bulb every 4000 hours or so.

In the basement - Runco LS-5 DLP projector w/ anamorphic lens attachment to project onto a 150" screen

Basement bar - 55" Samsung 3D LED

Living Room - 65" Mitsubishi DLP

Bedroom - 46" Panasonic Viera LCD

A few 32" Samsung LCD's scattered around the house.

I think I have a problem.

Just bought a 39" Panasonic at BestBuy for $375. It's great. Very pleased with the purchase.


I had to buy one because my 55" Samsung DLP started fritzing out two weeks ago. I've had it 6 years. It's incredible. It's like a loved one being in the hospital on life support: should I pull the plug? Or get it repaired, with the possibility of it fritzing again in a year or two and being out $250-400 in repairs?

Damn that's about the same price I paid for my 70.

Don't have the space right now for a screen that big but when the basement is finished I will.

You don't need a huge room at this point. At my old condo, I had a small english basement that was like 12x14 and I set up a theater in there with a 106" screen and it worked great. The projectors nowadays don't need to be a huge distance from the screen.

When I bought my new house a couple years ago it came with an unfinished basement with 10' ceilings so I went crazy with it.

42" Philips plasma in the man cave. Bought it around 2006 and still going strong.

37" Sanyo LCD in the family room. It was cheap and has a great picture.

19" CRT in the bedroom. It's mainly used to watch news at night and in the morning. Don't need anything fancy for that.

I will be consulting you when the time comes.

This and it is epically awesome.

Sony Bravia 55 inch LCD.

That's for the projector and the screen together?

no, just the projector. screen will run you another $500 or so

You don't need a screen, really. You can paint the wall and have it look awesome. A screen is better, but the difference is very, very minimal.

55" Sony Bravia XBR 3D.
Did a friend some favors so it was a gift. Along with a Bravia 40" in the bedroom, a Bravia 46" at the office and another Bravia 46" in the basement.
They are all dyn-o-mite!

How is it with light in the room? My experience with projectors is that you have to have the room super dark for optimum experience. That is why I was going the 92" Mitsubishi DLP TV when my basement is finished.

Newer projectors are very, very powerful. I don't know that I'd go 140" in 3D in a non-light controlled room, but for regular viewing, it's fine.

Living Room - Samsung UN60D7000 (sweet deal on a floor model)
Bedroom - Samsung UN46C8000 (moved from living room due to sweet deal on the 60")
Bonus Room - Samsung UN55ES6500 (not our primary TV, but wanted a good size for sports/movies)

I've had nothing but good luck with Samsung's LED's, and even though some of the plasmas were tempting (Panasonic GT and Samsung 8000), I couldn't shake the concerns inherent to the technology (buzzing, burn-in, heat) when spending that much on a TV.

I've got a 2 year old Samsung 55 inch LED......that I moved to the bedroom after I bought a panasonic GT-60 inch 3-d plasma for the living room.

I used to be a non-believer of plasma....and a huge fan of Samsung LED......

But now, after I've had both in the house for about 4 months........I prefer the more natural look of the panasonic plasma. It freakin' rocks blu-rays and PS3!!!

When you talk to anyone at magnolia or high-end shops....all the staff will push plasma - and trust me, I wasnt buying into it at first.

I'm so glad I made the plasma choice now.....it freakin' rocks!

Samsung Plasma, Samsung DLP, Sharp Aquos LED, Toshiba LED, RCA LED.

Samsungs are the best, overall, for the price IMO. The Sharp is the best looking, with best speakers. The Toshiba is meh, but was relatively inexpensive. The RCA has a built-in DVD player; POS for the kids to use & not worry about them breaking.

Samsung is always my first option. I have never had any issues and find they produce as good a picture as any. The friends I have in electronics all tell me the same....Samsung.

yes, plasma will always be the best choice if you can control ambient lighting

Projectors always work best if you have complete light control. If you do have a bit of ambient light in the room, you just need a projector with a higher lumen output (brighter) that can overcome the light in the room. The tradeoff is that the brightness of the projector can wash out a bit of the picture detail. Also, a brighter screen can help if there is light in the room. Screens can go from almost a gray color (for a completely dark room) to a really bright white color for rooms that have some light. My first theater was in an English basement that had some light so I used a brilliant white screen from a company called Carada and it worked really well. The screen was $800 but compared favorably to screens you would buy at B&M stores for over $2,000.

Some mey not be able to notice but I sure do, that the 600hz refresh rate of a plasma makes the difference.

LG 50" PLasma - why?...because I got it for $525. I was going to get an LCD 120hz but it was more expensive and was only a 42" if I recall.

Love the Plasma

You boys and your toys! It must have hurt like hell watching the Chiefs lose that big.

All the info is very helpful though, thanks! I'm shopping around for a new TV and have been leaning toward a plasma for some time. Think I'm on the right track.

Plasma will get you the most bang for your buck at this point.

the rest will depend on if you want Plasma/LED/LCD, smart TV etc.

I have noticed this too. Much better value in terms of screen size for the money with the Plasmas. We went with a 40" Samsung LCD but I think I might go for a bigger size Plasma next time around.