T.V gurus step in!

[DRTHV8R]

Budget is around 2k

LCD, Plasma or LED

from researching it seems like LCD is the way to go.. But i really don;t know anything about them .

i am looking at this LED

what do you guys think?

LG - 55" Class / 1080p / 120Hz / LED-LCD HDTV - 55LE5400

 

[lobra97]

get a hook up from a buddy for a tv on base, we winded up w/ a JVC we like it

 

[DRTHV8R]

get a hook up from a buddy for a tv on base, we winded up w/ a jvc we like it

irrelevant

 

[lobra97]

relevant......tv from base = better price and more money for hdmi wires and other things you might need...lol

 

[low03tb]

Budget is around 2k

LCD, Plasma or LED

from researching it seems like LCD is the way to go.. But i really don;t know anything about them .

i am looking at this LED

what do you guys think?

LG - 55" Class / 1080p / 120Hz / LED-LCD HDTV - 55LE5400

Not sure where your doing your research :shrug:


Head over to avsforum.com, sign up, and read up!! Make a thread in the LCD and Plasma forums asking for help.


So we have your budget...now we need:

1. Room Size
2. Distance from TV
3. Lighting in the room
4. What will it be used for

 

[low03tb]

relevant......tv from base = better price and more money for hdmi wires and other things you might need...lol

Please dear god don't say you pay for the Monster HDMI's lol.... if you are paying $5 for an HDMI cable, you're getting ripped off!!

 

[DRTHV8R]

Not sure where your doing your research :shrug:


Head over to avsforum.com, sign up, and read up!! Make a thread in the LCD and Plasma forums asking for help.


So we have your budget...now we need:

1. Room Size
2. Distance from TV
3. Lighting in the room
4. What will it be used for

1. Room Size - a avergae size living room
2. Distance from TV - about 15 feet
3. Lighting in the room - normal?
4. What will it be used for - watching t.v and playing video games.

 

[lobra97]

Please dear god don't say you pay for the Monster HDMI's lol.... if you are paying $5 for an HDMI cable, you're getting ripped off!!

no i paid $9 shipped for mine thanks to JEFE and firefold.com
also $33 shipped for my wall mount on monoprice.com

 

[lobra97]

sorry was when we 1st hook it up at 3am, we since moved wires and it looks much cleaner but you get the idea. wall mount and floating shelf w/ single dvd player so it looks like it sitting by itself. thsi is for now til we get home theatre again and then we'll have 3 floating shelves etc.

 

[pho_phizzat]

oh man, you opened up a whole can of worms here.


In before fastback and sinister

 

[lobra97]

oh man, you opened up a whole can of worms here.


In before fastback and sinister

who me? i'm not worried about it, it came out fine in the end, i have a small table below it and its fine for an apt lol. :beer:
matter of fact i[m gonna watch sex and the city on it when i get home.....(jk)

 

[Sinister04L]

oh man, you opened up a whole can of worms here.


In before fastback and sinister

Woohoo TV talk! I'm up in this bitch!

who me? i'm not worried about it, it came out fine in the end, i have a small table below it and its fine for an apt lol. :beer:
matter of fact i[m gonna watch sex and the city on it when i get home.....(jk)

He was referring to the OP, bringing up TV talk.

DRTHV8R, LED is LCD, it just uses LED lights to backlight it. For $2k you can get a really nice TV. I prefer plasma because it handles motion much better than LCD and typically has better blacks and more realistic colors. Head over to avsforum.com and read up and look at some TV's yourself to find out what you like best.

 

[oilwell1415]

relevant......tv from base = better price and more money for hdmi wires and other things you might need...lol

Are you at Lackland? If so they must treat you a lot better than Tinker does. The only price break at Tinker is no sales tax, which is about 8%. That would be fine except that they get about 20% more than Best Buy for the same TV. It's cheaper and less hassle to just buy it at Best Buy.

 

[lobra97]

no i got mine at FT. SAM we got a good deal on ours atthe time. just trying to help lol screw you guys i'm outta here lol jk

 

[oilwell1415]

It's all AAFES, seems like it should all be the same? In retrospect, we got our TV about 4 years ago. Things may have changed since then.

 

[65fastback2+2]

personally I wouldnt blow all $2k on TV alone....id put a surround sound in there too lol

either way

50" Panasonic G20 is a GREAT tv
If you want something bigger, try and find a 58" Panasonic V10...they are clearanced out for about your budget.

skip junky lcd

 

[jmy2469]

monoprice.com for hdmi cables. Actually for all of my cables. I got them there. Work great,and the price is right.