LED TV Reviews

i am thinking about buying a new tv for our living room, right now we have 32" lcd samsung tv. I am planning to move that to bed room and get a bigger one in living room may be 50+ inches. Any recommendations on what type and size screen should i prefer like LCD, plasma, dlp, lcd led or whatever the new trends are?

Wow…i’m wondering if ‘Gabriel’ has ever seen a Plasma TV in real life! Must be another LCD ‘fanboy’ that refuses to do research because they’re afraid to admit that a Plasma actually outperforms a LCD!

The newest plasma’s are some of the best performing ever made! They have the highest native contrast ratios(40,000:1), giving them the blackest blacks and more vivid and rich looking colors! They also have near instant response times(.001ms) and the fastest refresh rates(600hz), making them perfect for watching fast motion content like sports, movies & gaming! I highly recommend one for your living room!

As for the Plasma myths; they do not burn-in anymore, this problem has been eliminated with new technologies! And they do not use a ton more energy then similar sized LCD’s! They also last just as long as other HDTV’s! See the link below for more info and facts.

LED LCD’s come close to Plasma’s in picture quality but still suffer from LCD’s inherent flaw…response time! Their response times are still only 2ms at best! Not to mention how expensive LED LCD’s are!! Granted…sooner or later all TV’s will become LED TV’s simply because the technology is more energy efficient and that’s the road the world is taking. But for now, Plasma TV’s are an affordable and realistic investment no matter what LCD ‘fanboys’ want to think!

For brands of Plasma, stick to these three and nothing else; Pioneer, Panasonic or Samsung!

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im confused. all these brands i thought were good (samsung, jvc, etc) quality have repeated serious complaints with there tv’s. from power supply just not working to picture just going out. and its not on the older tvs even though they are newer people have had problems with the led also. how do you get what you pay for if your top of the line tv goes out?

im okay with paying for a warranty but i want to buy a quality tv with an excellent picture for my husbands homecoming from afghanistan one he can be proud to sow off to his friends not go out while they are gaming or watching a big game. any advice?

also what type of tv is best plasma, dlp, lcd, led-lcd? i was going to go with an lcd or a quality led-lcd when i find one but are the others better?

Each technology have their pros & cons.Which one to get is really depend on you. Here are some pros & cons for your decision.

Plasma have better ability to render deep blacks, more color depth, better motion tracking (response time) and more availability in very large screen sizes but more susceptible to burn-in, more heat generation and screen glare in brightly lit rooms.
Good quality brand for Plasma is Panasonic and another good brand is Samsung
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LCD television advantages include no burn-in susceptibility, cooler running, less screen glare, longer display life, looks better in brightly lit rooms and less power consumption than Plasma but not as good rendering deep blacks, not as good at tracking motion (although this is improving, especially with the implementation of 120Hz refresh rates and some now offer 240Hz on higher-end models).
Good quality brand for LCD is Samsung or Sony
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Pros & Cons of LED is almost same as LCD but LED come with higher contrast ratio, deeper black, better picture quality , super slim and 40% less power consumption but higher price
Samsung is leader in LED-LCD TV.
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im in the market for a new tv n not sure what to go with and not sure what to believe as far as what is said about each tv

DLP – wicked quality for a long time, but its probably a notch lower these days. The only reason being because its a dying/dead technology. All the major manufacturers have abandoned it. Even Samsung is giving up on it. I don’t know that Mitsubishi has formally said they are too, but its not looking good.

That aside, its still the cheapest way to get an amazing HD image in a really large size TV. The image will be very good, and still compete great against LCDs and fairly good against Plasmas. It has a near instantaneous refresh rate (like CRTs and Plasmas) so has no motion playback problems. (which plagues LCDs).

The main issues with DLP of course are that you have to replace the bulb. Bulbs have different lifespans. Depending on the bulb and how much TV you watch it could last 1 year or 3-4 years. A new one will run you about $200-$250 or more. Its easy to replace yourself though. And some have air filters you need to clean every couple of months. Again do it yourself, and this is just a cleaning, not a replacement. So there are some financial and other inconveinences with a DLP.

LCDs are inherently flawed with fast motion playback. They suffer from motion blur (ghost trails). They try to compensate for this with 120Hz and 240Hz refresh rates. This does help a lot, but its not perfect. And there is a huge price premium to have this feature.

LCDs are typically backlight by CCFL bulbs. These have poor color, black, and contrast images. The attempt to deal with this is the LED LCD. It is LED backlit. This brings the color, blacks, and contrast up to DLP/Plasma/CRT levels (or well close enough at least). But again, they’ll gauge your wallet to go this route.

Plasmas will give you better color, blacks, and contrast. They have a near instantaneous response time so have no motion playback problems. They are still being developed, so have fresh technology available just this year.

Plasmas primarily suffer from myths and misconceptions. They no longer suffer burn-in. If you want to play cautious on that front, just condition the TV. For the first 100-200 hours crank the brightness and contrast (picture) settings way down, then optimize it (not necessary, but if you want to play cautious). They work in high altitudes. The majority of models are no longer power hogs and are now energy star certified. They do not have short life spans (the good ones are rated to 100,000 hours or better, which matches or surpasses any LCD).

TV size matters though. Plasma, 1080p (vs 720p), and 120Hz/240Hz (vs 60Hz) refresh rates all become important as you break 40" and moreso 50". If you’re going 37" or smaller, then a ‘basic’ LCD is just fine. Its okay to get a 37" or smaller set with higher end features, it doesn’t hurt you any. But the odds are you won’t notice the advantages, so its usually just not worth paying for.

Definitely stick with the big name brands.

For plasma look to Pioneer for top quality, if budget doesn’t matter. If budget matters then look to Panasonic for the top quality bang for the dollar. If Panasonic isn’t for you then you can look to Samsung or LG.

For LCD in 37" or smaller, I would again recommend Panasonic. I think they make amazing sets in the mid and small sizes. If they aren’t for you, or you do decide on a larger sized LCD, look towards the S’s. Samsung, Sony, and Sharp Aquos are all your friends. And also you can throw in Toshiba and LG into the mix.

Lastly, remember that not all models are made equal. Stick with the big name brands, but don’t buy a cheap TV just because of the brand. Make sure the model has reviewed well in critical reviews (check out cnet.com).

Oh and don’t get caught up in contrast ratio hype. The bigger the number the better for sure. But there is no standard by which it is measured. So each manufacturer can measure and report it as they see fit. So its okay for comparing sets of the same brand, but useless for comparing different brands. And ignore Dynamic Contrast Ratios completely. That’s marketing hocus and 0% meaning towards TV quality (personally I think they use a lottery ball machine to decide what number to stick on the box).

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Regular TV black and white TV from the old days
Plama TV
LCD TV
Led TV
DLP TV

Seriously? Wiki/Google much?

Regular tv’s: not the black and white ones, color, crt models. Cathode Ray Tubes, has a gun in the back, shoots junk towards the front. Known for superior black colors and contrast.

Plasma: Panes of glass, tubes of gas. Superior contrast ratio, much much much higher than traditiona lcd’s, talking 2million to one and up. Newer models have the same lifespan of lcd’s 60,000 hrs to 100,000 hours. Much higher refresh rate @ 600hz, faster response time .001ms. Perfect for movie watching and regular tv watching. Not as high of a chance for image retention as they used to be, newer sets you’re looking at about 10-12ish hours before it happens, or so they say. Usually have a glass panel on the front which can give you more reflection in brighter rooms. But much better for fast action stuff.

LCD tv: I call these traditional LCD’s. You have an lcd panel with the lightsource behind it, this case they are basic CCFL Tube Lights. Low contrast, high end sets have a 100,000 to one dynamic contrast ratio. Only go up to 240hz vs plasmas 600hz. You’d be hard pressed to even see the difference from a 120hz vs a 240 hz on regular movies or tv, yet alone 240hz vs 600hz. No chance of burn in, so more recomended for heavy gaming and pc connection, since both tend to have the most static images. They lose a little contrast at the higher viewing angles. The panels without any glass front will simply absorb light.

LED: as far as consumer led tv’s they are actually LED LCD tvs. they have a LCD panel but instead of CCFL lighting they have LED lights. You get high dynamic contrast, comparable to plasmas 2 mil and up, without the draw back of the plasmas burn in. so they are well suited for superior movie watching and hooking up to your pc, or viewing photos on them without any risks. only up to 240hz as far as refresh rate, but, like i said above, you really really have to nitpick the details to see the difference from 120vs240. there are 3 types of led lighting systems. edge lit; lights are around the edge of the tv pointing inwards which makes the set super thin. downfall to that is, to me at least, you get an even washed out look on the black areas. second type is full array backlighting without local dimming (sharps). the lights are on the back of the tv dirrectly which means you get better lighting directly on the panel itself. the third is full array with local dimming, this is going to be the best out there. the lights are in the back behind the lcd panel, but the lights locally dim according to the picture. so, lets say the top right of the picture is darker, the tv will adjust that set of lights lower or turn off while leaving the rest of the lights in the tv alone to give you truer blacks and better contrast of colors. the samsung 8500 seires does this, as do the toshibas and lg’s. even though the sharp doesn’t do this, they have amazing panels that don’t leak as much light and are still sexy tv’s.

DLP: projection tv’s, i stay away from the traditional ones. they implement a light bulb, a color wheel and the mirror chip by texas instruments. the chip has tons of little tiny mirrors that switch on and off, reflecting or not reflecting light onto the screen infront. trick to these is that…well, light bulbs burn out and these arent cheap, 200 bucks and up usually. tons of moving parts. the tv themselves though are crazy cheap for the sizes you can get. newer models like mitsubishi are changing things though. instead of the lamp and a color wheel they are putting a laser array thing to beam lights into the chip. so much more reliable system, nonetheless it is old tech, i’d stay away unless you want a super huge tv for cheap.

plasmas used to have the market on big sets vs the lcds, but lcds you can get in 65 inches, sometimes 70 (i think sharp had one a while ago), and plasmas can get pretty huge too. LED lcd’s are topping at 55 for the time being.

but thats the gist of it.

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When will they release a 55inch sony or samsung oled? is it worth waiting for it or should i buy led tv?

OLED technology will not be economical for probably 5-8 more years…at least! The technology is just too expensive to develop right now!

If i was you…i wouldn’t bother with LED LCD’s either! You can get a better pic quality out of a Plasma TV for a lot cheaper! Plasma TV’s and LED TV’s have similar contrast ratio’s except Plasma’s have a higher Native contrast ratio…which is more important! But that’s were the similarities end!

Plasma TV’s have a much, much faster pixel response time(.001ms) then LED LCD’s(2ms)! 2,000 times faster! They also have a faster refresh rate(600hz) then LED LCD’s(240hz)! This makes Plasma’s much better at fast motion content like sports, movies & gaming! See the link below for more info and facts!

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