Vizio is alright, I had one and sold it a couple years later. I always feel that it's better to spend a few bucks more for a better product. it also depends on what you are using the tv for. if it's just a bedroom tv, i'd get a vizio again. if it's for a tv you are playing games on hardcore, then i'd do some research and get something nicer.
might seem like a complete newb question but: how do you know if your LCD tv can be hung/mounted on a wall? do most LCD tv's come sitting on a base, you can just lift up and take off if you were wanting to mount the tv on the wall? what do you look for online to know if a tv you're buying does that?
Most LCD's bases come off with a few screws. Honestly, any flat screen that has a base will most likely have a base that comes off in some way... all you need to do then is buy an appropriate mount.
cool, good to know. i've had a LCD screen sitting on a table for awhile, never thought to look into if the base could be undone or not. will keep that in mind for the future. thanks!
We have two Samsung Plasma's (72" den, 65" bedroom) 1 Samsung LCD (47" guest room) and 1 Samsung LED (55" office). As you see I'm way partial to Samsung, but the LED literally blows them all away. The picture quality is like watching live takes. So real that some movies are hard to even get in to as it looks like you're watching them live throughout the whole movie on BlueRay.
How are LEDs with viewing angles? I currently have a DLP sitting on top of a fireplace about 30 degrees higher than line of sight... Needless to say I need to replace it with a tv whose picture can be seen at such an angle Am I forced to go plasma or can LEDs be seen at angles?
I'm looking at adding a 32 inch Haier (720p) in my bedroom. Amazon has it for $229 and free shipping with prime. Anybody have experience with Haier products?
can't wait till middle of next year. samsung, i think has a 70" led, sony a 65" led and toshiba has a 80" led! all are super expensive and i think are first generation for such large sizes. hoping by end of 2012 there is nice "affordable" 70" led available.
The viewing angle on my LED is much better than the other two. The TV is so thin, but even standing to the very side of it you can still see a crystal clear picture.
I personally don't like the motion smoothing effecting. It works well for sports because of the fast motion, but for movies it doesn't make it look a movie. I'd suggest you turn it off and let the tv run the 1080p/24 fps as it was intended to do. LEDs work well in bright rooms.
Plasmas are best for viewing angles, but do your research on the LED TVs, some tvs have better viewing angles than others.
Since the depreciation value of a tv is almost as bad as a car these days, does it make sense to spend over a grand on a tv, knowing that the technology will be out of date in a year?
Plasmas are best picture quality wise. They have darker blacks, wider viewing angles, and smoother motion. They tend to cost lost than the LED based LCD televisions. LCD and LED are the same thing; on difference is the backlighting (Regular LCD TV's work by using a cold cathode fluorescent backlight to illuminate the liquid crystal display (LCD). An LED on the other hand uses LED lights or light emitting diodes.) LCD's biggest flaw is it's refresh rate (here is good explanation on why everything you watch looks like a soap opera - http://lcdtvbuyingguide.com/lcdtv/120hz-240hz-60hz.html). Plasma's have their own flaws, heavier, use more energy, run hotter, not as bright as LCD. Overall though, I think they have a more natural and nicer picture that isn't amped up to hide its flaws.
^ You left out 1 of plasma's biggest flaws IMO - reflection. If you have any kind of light in the room, you will see on it the screen. If you have a theater room that's totally blacked out, then plasma is nice except on some scene changes (another flaw but not as serious as the reflection).
