LED TV Reviews

I have a sony trinitron TV that wont turn on. It tries but then it flashes a code 7 mostly, but sometimes code 6 (the "standby" led flashes). I tried unplugging the tv for 30 seconds and the actual tv remote and everything else the Sony website said…any ideas?

I suppose the startup mode could be mistaken for a code 7….but there is no code 7 in the Sony failure codes….

Code 6 is High Voltage on CRT TV sets….
and a bad temperature sensor on LCD Projection TVs…

Any authorized service center TECH can get you going….

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I’m looking at the LG 42PQ10 which seems too good to be true except that it’s 720p. It’s 545.00 shipped (http://www.retrevo.com/search?q=LG+42PQ10&rt=sp). The LG plasmas that I have seen have looked pretty good, but I’m new to the whole HDTV thing and am having some trouble wrapping my head around it. I’ve seen high priced LCD and plasma TVs that didn’t look as good as the one I have now despite impressive specifications. I really want an LED TV, but it seems kind of silly to buy them now since their prices will probably be going down a lot over the next couple of years. I make it a point to never buy a technology as soon as it comes out. My main fear is that I’m going to spend a bunch of money on a tv, move this 300 pound monster I’ve been using (37 inch apex flatscreen from back when they were fat) down stairs and then hook up the new one to find that the picture isn’t as good. I’m really sick of researching this.

What actually looks better
A: 120 hertz motionflow LCD
B: 600 hertz Plasma.

Please help. Thanks.

Television is a thing that you can’t buy by reading text and looking at pictures. You have really to go to the store, sit there and watch the TV turned on.. live and see its quality.

However, one thing I can update you to…

Plasma is a system that they developed that is very annoying if you don’t use it right. It will only result in a clean (out of noise and rain) image if the TV is at a certain distance from your eye which is quite big. In addition to that, it is a product with a short perspective of life being that once it is "exhausted" it can’t be fixed (because of the gas that is hold inside being that it can only work back if you change it and do a lot of modifications which will cost more than a brand new tv)

LCD is better than plasma, in quality from a closer view and life span. However it has its advantages too… related to buying cost and fixing prices and more.

The thing is… you have to know how big and how you are going to set up the TV in your place, and get to the store and see a bunch of them working to compare and decide for the best quality.

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Ok, so LED TV is all the rage these days, LCD is slowly improving, and DLP…well it’s still DLP.

From what I’ve heard, despite the improvements other TV technologies have made, Plasma still offers the best picture quality (even over LED). Is this true? I’m looking to buy an HDTV and would like to hear from all of you…which type of HDTV offers the best picture quality?

Yes, Plasma still has the best picture quality!

The only advantage it’s closest competitor has(LED TV) is in energy consumption! LED LCD TVs use up to 50% less energy then standard LCD or Plasma TVs! But what’s the point of saving money on energy when you have to pay so much more for the TV? It’s negating the energy savings!

Otherwise…Plasma TVs still have better "native" contrast ratios. Up to 5,000,000:1 in some 2010 models! They also have the fastest response times(.001ms) and fastest refresh rates(600hz). Making them the best at producing the sharpest and smoothest motion possible. Perfect for fast motion content like sports, movies and gaming!

The reason i used "native" contrast ratio rather then "dynamic" is because dynamic is a useless number! The definition of Dynamic contrast ratio is the measurement of a TVs ability to render it’s blackest black and whitest white in a non-specified amount of time or frames. I don’t like going by a TV’s dynamic contrast ratio because this number is not controlled by any other source other then the manufacturer of the TV. So basically the manufacturer can use any or all means necessary to get this number! There’s no way to prove that the TV can actually obtain this number!

Native’ contrast ratio on the other hand is considerably more accurate and a better number to go by if you want to get an idea of the TV’s picture quality capabilities! Native contrast ratio is the measurement of a TVs ability to render it’s blackest black and whitest white on a single frame.

And ONLY plasma’s can obtain this high of a native contrast ratio. This is because of each one of their pixels can be turned on or off! Creating a wider field of contrast. LCD TVs cannot accomplish this do to the backlight sources. Even the smallest backlight source(LED) covers an area of tens or hundreds of pixels! Rendering their native contrast ratios much lower.

Go with a Panasonic Plasma TV and you will not be dissappointed! Happy hunting!

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I’ve been saving up for a HDTV for my dorm and now that I’m ready to purchase one, I cant decide which technology to go with. I’m looking for anything between 40" and 50" and it has to run 1080p since, other than wtaching tv/blu-ray, I’ll be using it for gaming on my ps3/xbox 360. I managed to find a 46′ plasma from panasonic online for $800 from circuit city. I also managed to find a 42" LCD from LG at a nearby store for $800. Recently I heard about LED technology and found a 40" LED tv from sharp for $1000 on dell.com. Now I know that plasma’s have been known to have deeper, darker blacks but I’ve heard that lcds have brighter, richer colors but suffer from motion blur. I haven’t done much research on LED tvs but I hear that they’re a mix between the two and are even better than plasmas. Which one should I choose?

In terms of overall picture quality…Plasma! And Panasonic makes the best!

LED LCD TVs and Plasma’s have similar contrast ratios. But that’s all that is similar! Plasma TVs have faster response times(.001ms) compared to LED(2ms). 2,000 times faster actually! And Plasma’s also have faster refresh rates then LED too(Plasma 600hz–LED 240hz)! This makes Plasma’s better at producing sharper motion with fast motion content like sports, movies and gaming! Plasma is the best…the numbers prove it!!!

Plasma TVs are also more affordable then LCD TVs…especially LED LCD TVs! However…LED LCD TVs use 40% less energy then Standard LCD and Plasma TVs. But the higher initial cost of the LED TV counter acts the saving you’d get from the lower energy use!

I highly recommend you go with a Panasonic Plasma for what you want out of the TV! Hope this helps!

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I have a ton of questions about the newly announced Samsung UN46C7000 LED TV. You may have seen the ad at the academy awards.

1. The specifications on the Samsung website say that the TV will convert regular 2D content, to 3D content. Will this be true, and if so, will the quality be compromised?

2. How does/will it compare to Sony’s 3D TV? People who have experienced the Sony 3D demo at a Sony Style will say it was amazing. I’ve experienced it myself, but has anyone experienced Samsung’s 3D demo?

3. PS3 will have a firmware update to support 3D movies and games, but will the PS3 be compatible with Samsung’s 3D LED TV? Or will I have to buy a separate Samsung 3D Blu-Ray Player? This is the most important question for me, because I plan to play a lot of games and movies through my PS3.

4. Are there Samsung 3D demos out yet? If so, where can they be located?

5. How much will the 3D shutter glasses be, if I buy extra units?

6. Is there a different TV base compatible with the UN46C7000? Because I can’t stand the "cross design" of the base.

Thanks to anyone who can answer these questions. For more information about the Samsung 3D I’m talking about go to this link:
http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/tv-vi…

1. I’ve read plenty of comments from people at shows like CES 2010, and the ‘converts’ 2D to 3D seems to be OK, but it’s not perfect. It’s exponentially more complex to simulate 3D from 2D, than to upconvert standard def to simulated HD, bottom line, don’t expect to be amazed. Also, I’m sure the lag will be a killer so gaming with simulated 3D might be out of the question since 120 and 240Hz LCD TVs already suffer lag issues, some models worse than others.

2. Both are LCD, so from what I’ve read so far, neither will blow the other away. They both use shutter glasses, both are LCD, both are working from the same standard, both have the same refresh rate. Common sense tells me it’s going to be a wash.

3. All 3D TVs will be compatible with any 3D blu ray player. The blu ray/HDMI 1.4 spec keeps everyone on the same page.

4. Don’t know about the demos. but google Panasonic 3D their TVs will hit first (this week I think) the big press/roll out will be at the flagship store in NY, NY and then the rest of the best buy stores.

5. Glasses from Vizio, panasonic, Samsung, Sony have prices in the 99-129 dollar range per set but that info was announced at CES 2010, it was early info so that could change. Every maker will include at least one pair, of course rumors are floating that one company might choose to include two sets, but who knows about that one.

6. I have no idea about the base

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