It's November and nearly time for Black Friday again. There are murmurs of price drops on HDTVs and, with a baby due next February, this may be the last reasonable opportunity for me and my wife to buy a HDTV as our Christmas gift to ourselves this year. Even with gift money allocated toward the purchase, it may not be feasible, but better to do the research ahead of time and not buy than find we have the money but no clue what to purchase.
Based on the dimensions of our living room and the distance from the entertainment center to the couch, we're looking at the 42" to 46" range. The system will be used primarily for console gaming (Playstation 3, Wii, PS2, Dreamcast, PS1) and watching movies (BluRay, DVD) and anime episodes (played on a PC running MediaPortal).
The TV needs to support 1080p and 720p (naturally), be manufactured by a reliable brand, and include some kind of warranty.
I had looked at 3D HDTVs for a few minutes on Amazon and promptly concluded that such technology is, unfortunately, well out of our price range at this time (which is sad, since Sony seems intent on pushing more 3D Playstation 3 titles).
I haven't done much research yet, so I don't have many other criteria at this time. I'm not familiar enough with the technology to write out a list of candidates yet. For example: I'm not sure what the pros and cons are of LCD, LED, and plasma TVs.
Price is, as always, a key factor in the purchase. If you spot a great TV at a great price, feel free to post a link in this thread with the relevant info.
I imagine I'm not the only person considering a HDTV purchase this year, so if others want to post their own recommendation requests, please feel free.
EDIT: I plan on playing fighting games (Soul Calibur IV, Super Street Fighter IV, and, at a later date, BlazBlue Continuum Shift) on the PS3, so HDTV lag is a concern.
Based on the dimensions of our living room and the distance from the entertainment center to the couch, we're looking at the 42" to 46" range. The system will be used primarily for console gaming (Playstation 3, Wii, PS2, Dreamcast, PS1) and watching movies (BluRay, DVD) and anime episodes (played on a PC running MediaPortal).
The TV needs to support 1080p and 720p (naturally), be manufactured by a reliable brand, and include some kind of warranty.
I had looked at 3D HDTVs for a few minutes on Amazon and promptly concluded that such technology is, unfortunately, well out of our price range at this time (which is sad, since Sony seems intent on pushing more 3D Playstation 3 titles).
I haven't done much research yet, so I don't have many other criteria at this time. I'm not familiar enough with the technology to write out a list of candidates yet. For example: I'm not sure what the pros and cons are of LCD, LED, and plasma TVs.
Price is, as always, a key factor in the purchase. If you spot a great TV at a great price, feel free to post a link in this thread with the relevant info.
I imagine I'm not the only person considering a HDTV purchase this year, so if others want to post their own recommendation requests, please feel free.
EDIT: I plan on playing fighting games (Soul Calibur IV, Super Street Fighter IV, and, at a later date, BlazBlue Continuum Shift) on the PS3, so HDTV lag is a concern.
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