Is anyone else confused with all the new and different TVs on the market?

Question

What is in right now, and is it worth the price? Should I wait to by a TV until prices go down, or will the industry come out with something else more expensive and better quality than the one right now to feed our desires? I was going to by a plasma, but have heard a lot of cons on them. Can anyone recommend something at a fair price? I don't want to buy something expensive and six month from now it will be half priced, or is this the nature of the beast from now on?

Answer 1

Plasma has the reliability over LCD due to the fact that it does not require a high intensity lamp (bulb) which is usually fairly expensive to replace, and the life span is shorter than most sales peolple will lead you to believe. If you plan on buying a new set 30+" or smaller, go with a CRT (picture tube type). Picture quality and reliability will be FAR superior to LCD or plasma. Price will be a bit more, but worth it in the long run.

Answer 2

LCD's are very much more reliable then Plasmas. there's a reason your probably reading this on a LCD screen right now, and not a plasma. Computer manufaturers are some of the most carefull and cost condiderate companies out there, and I am sure they looked at Plasma when decieding what flat screen tech to use. This and the years and hundreds of millions of dollars that were spent on LCD development BEFORE the HDTV standard makes LCD the best choice for now. No burn in, and if a failure of the tube does occure, then it is replaceable w/o any special alignment, and at a fraction of the cost of a full plasma screen. also see below a copy of a different
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All HDTV's on sale Right now support 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i,, and the newest models support 1080p except ED sets,, see below.


their are 5 types of HD TV's on sale right now.
1: ED not worth buying,, Never was,, sorry to any that bough one, unfortunately, just slightly better than an old tv.
2:HDTV 768 x 1366 which is really a 720p set but accepts 1080i sig input and internally converts it to a clear watchable signal.
3:HDTV 1080i x 1920 which has the resolution to display a real 1080i sig, pixel for pixel
4 HDTV 1080p x 1920 which displays a 1080i signal as a 1080p picture
5 HDTV 1080p x 1920 right now coming to market, can display a full 1080p sig as 1080 progressive scan fully

2 - 5 accept 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i,, and 4&5 accept 1080p, but only 5 displays true 1080p.

2 - 5 will give you an outstanding picture and the cost goes up az the number goes up. accual viewing diff, most people can't tell the diff between a 720p pic and a 1080i pic. get what you can afford,, but don't buy an ED set, now.

Answer 3

I agree that there are lots of choices, and there isn't a clear winner. A lot depends on your home environment, what you watch, and how much money you want to spend. The good news is that all of the new HDTV can give an excellent picture, and most of the argument really is about minor differences and personal preference. Look at the sets, look at the pictures; if you like it, that's what matters. Don't worry about what will happen next year. There will always be something better or cheaper, but if you wait for that, you will be missing great TV experiences. Here are choices in HDTV technology:

Flat Panel TV sets: LCD and plasma. (Look at both and see what you like better) Not much above 50" screens

Rear Projection TV: LCD and DLP. Both excellent, similar prices.

Screen resolutions (the higher numbers, the better): horizontal pixel count x vertical pixel count: 1024 x 768 (most plasmas); 1280 x 720 (most LCD and some DLP); 1920 x 1080 (many DLP, some LCD, very few plasmas)

You don't need to be concerned with anything else unless you are very picky.

Answer 4

The nature of technology is buy it, then don't look back, the price will always be cheaper later.

As for new techology, I agree, it is confusing, there are so many things that I don't understand about them

I just bought a high def a few months ago, in 10 weeks, it crapped out. Was gone for 7 weeks being repaired.

Always buy the extended warranty.