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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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I think the LCD is a much better choice for a tv, I have never been impressed by the plasma picture quality, unless you go with the Panasonic, or Pioneer. For the LCD go Sharp, Philips, Toshiba or Panasonic (Sharp is probably the best on the smaller sizes and Panasonic gets the best reviews as the size goes up) avoid Sony as Sharp builds all their LCD's and they just charge more, LG is a Philips
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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I know there really aren't a ton of companies that actually make the TV's themselves.
Do you know who makes Magnavox's?
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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TV's to me are like shopping for speakers. Everybodies preferences are different. Whatever looks best to your eye is the tv to get. I use the net just for reviews on dependability more then anything else. I personally prefer the glass screen on a plasma over the picture of an LCD. It just makes the picture look clearer IMO. But I also like my projection HDTV thats 3-4 years old over any of the newer DLP projections.

Check dealdump.com everyday and you'll find some great online deals on tvs.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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That's the game that actually made me stop playing the Wii. Most aggravating inaccurate swing detection. Maybe if you don't actually play golf it's easy to play, but if you do, it doesn't accurately follow your swing. And putting is ridiculous. There was a bunch of times I barely moved the wiimote and it fired the putt 50 ft past the green. Short game, and chipping was the worst though. Hopefully they fixed that for the 08 version.
That is the game that got my dad to buy the console and me really wanting to get one myself, but I played 08 and it was accurate as can be...I still ******* slice all the time...I hardly ever have to putt more than 2 times and that's only if I am a far distance from the hole. I actually play golf atleast a few times a year. I think that is the best sports game out for the Wii...Madden 08 is ******* hard.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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LCDs are excellent for high def. content... but standard definition looks like *** on them.

DLPs and plasma HDTVs show standard definition content better.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Well which one I get will be based on the size of the TV I end up with. If I get a 42" then I'll go with an LCD, if I get a 50" or larger I'll go with a plasma.
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The thing that steered me away from plasmas was the possibility of burn in and the panel life on them. I know there are some manufacturers that are trying to come up with ways to stop the burn in but it would always be in the back of my mind. We have the TV on more than the 5 hours a day or whatever they use to get the life of the panels too so it wouldn't last as long for me, and I was told the LCD's had a longer life so we went with that.
I will agree that standard def. takes some time to get used to on the LCD since it seems blurry at times but HD makes up for it in my opinion.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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The burn in really isn't a big deal, I've been doing a lot of research lately and it definitly not high on the list of what to worry about according to the experts.
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Yeah that the reason I dont want a plasma because of the burn in... I hear thats by far the biggest issue.
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
Yeah that the reason I dont want a plasma because of the burn in... I hear thats by far the biggest issue.
Do some research, it's really not an issue.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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I guess its different working in a store with them, I hear about it all the time... so I dunno.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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by burn do you mean glare or what? that's why we got an LCD just for glare reasons with the room we are in. but also saved a **** load of money by getting a rear projection just a little bit deeper but i can lift our 42" or 48" whatever it is on my own
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 12:13 AM
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no, burn in.. a good example is like if you pause your movie for a long time, and come back like 2 hours later, shut off the tv and the image is still there. Ive seen it happen on monitors before, its pretty gay.
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 12:44 AM
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I gotz me a projection screen tv w/ HDTV sucker is huge and well worth it other then they crap out within 5 years...
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
no, burn in.. a good example is like if you pause your movie for a long time, and come back like 2 hours later, shut off the tv and the image is still there. Ive seen it happen on monitors before, its pretty gay.
So basicly what your saying is that you have gay **** burned to your screen? Yea sounds pretty gay justin.

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