lovinmaryland
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I am getting one tomorrow/this weekend I need help. I am completley clueless on what to get. My budget is $1000.00. Also what else will I need to get for the tv (cords, stands, etc)
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4d2008
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Im getting one this weekend too 
so Ill be paying attention to this thread.. my budget is the same.
lovinmaryland
Well-Known Member
I went to Costco and they have a lot of nice ones (meaning big and in my price range
) other than size I know nothing 
4d2008
New Member
typical
I went to Costco and they have a lot of nice ones (meaning big and in my price range
But Im right there with ya 
bfncbs1
Can you ping me now? Good
Couple of questions before recommendations-
Size of TV you are looking to purchase.
Brand preference
Flat Screen or Projection
I assume with your purchase of a HDTV meaning you will or have HDTV service from Comcast, DTV, DISH, Metrocast or FiOS?
4d2008
New Member
I want a flat screen, prefer not plasma. big as I can get. HDTV mainly for the X-box 360.. Also going to have the laptop on the tv if possible but not a priority.Couple of questions before recommendations-
Size of TV you are looking to purchase.
Brand preference
Flat Screen or Projection
I assume with your purchase of a HDTV meaning you will or have HDTV service from Comcast, DTV, DISH, Metrocast or FiOS?
lovinmaryland
Well-Known Member
Something between 36-42 I would thinkCouple of questions before recommendations-
Size of TV you are looking to purchase.
Brand preference-
Flat Screen or Projection
I assume with your purchase of a HDTV meaning you will or have HDTV service from Comcast, DTV, DISH, Metrocast or FiOS?
No brand preference
flat screen
yes HDTV from DTV
AK-74me
"Typical White Person"
get the microsoft component cable for the x-box, will get you atleast 1080i, just remember you have to go in the main x-box menu to change the setting for it. I think it is default at 480i. Don't worry about the HDMI cord for it unless you have the newer version of 360 that is HDMI ready.
Xbox.com | Xbox 360 - Xbox 360â„¢ Component HD AV Cable
There are knock off brands but some people have compalined about them.
AK-74me
"Typical White Person"
Get a Samsung LCD 1080 on that budget.
Less than $900 right here. Or bump up to the 46" for a few hundred more.
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 37" 1080p LCD HDTV - LN37A550
Less than $900 right here. Or bump up to the 46" for a few hundred more.
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG 37" 1080p LCD HDTV - LN37A550
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theArtistFormerlyKnownAs
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4d: Why not plasma?
Just curious because dad got a nice plasma and the only real downfall is that it makes the room warmer (only flaw I noticed JUST because of the plasma selection, it isn't the greatest non-HD picture either, but that's because he was on a limited budget)
Just curious because dad got a nice plasma and the only real downfall is that it makes the room warmer
(only flaw I noticed JUST because of the plasma selection, it isn't the greatest non-HD picture either, but that's because he was on a limited budget)
AK-74me
"Typical White Person"
4d: Why not plasma?
Just curious because dad got a nice plasma and the only real downfall is that it makes the room warmer
Plasma not good for rooms that get light, in a darker room they are excellent though. Especially with the deals they offer now.
theArtistFormerlyKnownAs
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Gotcha.I didn't really do the research since it's out of my short-term purchasing, but that sounds like what my dad mentioned. It definitely seems best at night, but not bad during the day either.
bcp
In My Opinion
thats the downside. and it has to do with the LCDs being backlit, so you never notice the light difference.
that being said, the upside to the plasma is how it makes the black vs the LCD, the LCD because of its being backlit has to block light to create black, the plasma just gives off no light in the black areas. Plasma gives a darker purer black than the LCD and this gives it a better picture in my opinion.
mine is LCD
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
» At $1267, you won’t do much better than Panasonic’s TH-42PZ700U hi-def plasma display | Berlind’s Testbed | ZDNet.com
I have owned this 42" Panasonic PLasma TV for a bit over a year now. I do NOT have any regrets buying this HDTV. (TH-42PZ700U). It took me a more than a few months to quit saying "WoW", when tuning into a genuine HiDef program.
I purchased it at Crutchfields at $1400.00. It's even cheaper now.
I have owned this 42" Panasonic PLasma TV for a bit over a year now. I do NOT have any regrets buying this HDTV. (TH-42PZ700U). It took me a more than a few months to quit saying "WoW", when tuning into a genuine HiDef program.
I purchased it at Crutchfields at $1400.00. It's even cheaper now.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
I have a 42" Dynex (Best Buy store brand) plasma.
I won it from Shoppers Food Warehouse grand re-opening this past summer
You'll need an HD video source, a game console (PS3s are Blue Ray players), cable or Sat. A inexpensive alternative is an upconverting DVD player.
Turns out that a regular DVD player looks like crap on a large HDTV
You'll probably want at least one HDMI cable, get them online fom some place like Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!.
Make sure the TV has enough inputs and outputs to hook up your various componets like surrond sound
I won it from Shoppers Food Warehouse grand re-opening this past summer You'll need an HD video source, a game console (PS3s are Blue Ray players), cable or Sat. A inexpensive alternative is an upconverting DVD player.
Turns out that a regular DVD player looks like crap on a large HDTV
You'll probably want at least one HDMI cable, get them online fom some place like Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!.
Make sure the TV has enough inputs and outputs to hook up your various componets like surrond sound
Penn
Dancing Up A Storm
I have a 42" Dynex (Best Buy store brand) plasma.
You'll need an HD video source, a game console (PS3s are Blue Ray players), cable or Sat. A inexpensive alternative is an upconverting DVD player.
Turns out that a regular DVD player looks like crap on a large HDTV
You'll probably want at least one HDMI cable, get them online fom some place like Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!.
Make sure the TV has enough inputs and outputs to hook up your various componets like surrond sound
You're right. I got a deal at Best Buy last summer on a Sony BDP-350S Blu-Ray player for $325.00(originally $500.00) and movies like Wall-E and The Dark Knight - are flat awesome!