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Help with buying a new TV...? - Me I'm currently looking at buying a new TV for my apartment. I was orginally looking at LCDs, but changed my mind to a Plasma screen. So, now I'm looking for a 42" Plasma HDTV TV....but I don't really know of the best or good brand. I have looked at Best Buy, and they guy I talked to there said Pioneer was good. But then looking online I found a Panasonic for a better price. Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Best Answer: Check articles and reviews on CNET. For example: http://www.cnet.com/4520-7874_1-5108443-2.html?tag=txt Besides display technology (plasma or LCD), other things to consider are: resolution/frame rate (example 1080P or 720P). A 1080P TV is typically 1920x1080 pixels using 60 progressive frames per second. A 720P TV is 1280x720 using 60 progressive frames per second. There are also 1080i TVs that use 1920x1080 pixels at 30 interlaced frames per second (or more accurately 60 fields per second). More pixels are always better. A good progressive display is generally better than interlaced. - confused

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If you are looking for a ranking of what is the best: LCD vs. DLP, here's the pros and cons: 1. DLP front projection provides the biggest bang for the buck. The only downside is possible viewer sensitivity to the "rainbow" effect which is greatly lessened with 4X+ [speed] color wheels. If brightness is a major consideration, stay with the older 480i/p configuration since the higher 1040+ Dark 3 chips greatly lower the final lumens output. Also be very careful when shutting down the projector and allow some 20 minutes for the fan to cool down the bulb and associated color wheel. Failure to properly cool down DLP's is the major reason for shortened lamp life. A typical bulb will cost between $300 - $400 and last some 4,000 hours. 2. LCD front projectors have been around for some time and the "screen door" effect has been greatly reduced, if not eliminated. Unfortunately, there's the issue of LCD panel fade since many LCD projectors still rely on 'organic' based panels which will fade over time, especially the blue panel. Look for the new "inorganic" LCD panels to correct this fading issue. Still the "blackness" background of LCD projectors do not come up to the better movie-like blacks generated by DLPs. And finally, is there truly a best buy budget DLP projector? Check out at Amazon.com, the Infocus SP4805 for some $550 [refurbished] which produces a 350 lumens, 92" diagonal screen picture with the WOW effect. And the world-famous Faroudja deinterlacer and built-in speaker adds true value to this home-theater projector. Good luck! - VicSEO

Hi, i would suggest that you go for LCD rather than plasma TV. The picture looks better with higer resolution, power saving and no reflection. Except for the respond time which caused shadow only on fast moving object. I used 3 weeks to do a study and when to many shops in singapore to do a compare of prices and picture and end up to buy a Philips LCD TV (42PF9541) which gives me very good picture quailty. Last tips : going to the Big Tampines Courts store and purchase, on my third visit, this salesman named bernard gave me a unbeatable prices compare to all the stores i went. - Miser

The better choice would be the Pioneer. The top three, in my opinion, would be Pioneer, Sony, and Toshiba. Anything after that would be a roll of the dice. - Rev Jerry Crow

You will regret getting a plasma. Every make of plasma is having issues 2-3 years in. I would go with your original plan, that is LCD, Sony HDTV, with built in HD-tuner-(Bravia ,an interface engine that gives good resolution in digital and HD.) The Sony Bravias have 2 USB in-puts & at least 1 HDMI in-puts. Sony got out of the plasma technology a while back because they knew that the future was in LCD. - The Count

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