Is sony the best brand for a LCD tv?

Question

Im looking to purchase an LCD TV about 40 to 50". Im not sure what the best brand is as far as quality goes. I was told by two sales people that Pioneer is better than Sony and a Pansonic or Sharp is just as good as a Sony and that if I go for Sony than Im merely paying for the brand.

Answer 1

First of all, when you go looking at TV's make sure you pick up the remote. Go into the settings menu and make sure each TV you are comparing is on "Normal" or "standard" mode. TV's nowadays ship with settings that are overly bright to impress on the showroom floor but this loses the detail in bright colors.

In my personal opinion, companies that make good LCD's are:

Sharp
Sony
Samsung

Samsung and Sharp are in my opinion the best overall, however you may decide differently.

If you are looking for a more budget option I would look at Westinghouse or Vizio. Both have great cheap offerings.

The most important thing is to compare them side by side. Make sure they are both set to their default settings and are on "normal" or "standard" as mentioned above. Look for how dark the black colors they display are and how "realistic" looking the whites are. Whites should not glow. Look at the picture and ask yourself if that is what you would expect what you are seeing to look like in real life.

Enjoy.

Answer 2

In terms of outright brand, neither. These are the top two of the LCD pile though. Both brands can deliver stunning results that are quite comparable with one another. But the bigger comparison is in the specific models. Both brands offer a variety of lines or series of TV models. You need to examine comparable models, or have a budget in mind, and then you can decide on the "better" brand. Otherwise there is no clear option. If you went absolutely highest end on both, it would be a near impossible choice. I think maybe Samsung might edge out Sony right now (because they had a more recent update), but that could change immediately as of next year of Sony then does their latest update. If you went absolutely lowest priced, again it would be nearly the same. I think both brands would deliver so-so image quality in their entry level options. Though I kind of prefer the images from the base Sony models to the Samsung ones. But that's just an aesthetic taste thing, there's not really numbers or something definitive to support it. So the fight ends up in the middle of the pack TVs. And it really depends which specific models you are looking at. And a specific budget would help determine which models you should be looking at.

Answer 3

No doubts in my mind. No.1.Pioneer No.2 Sharp No.3 Panasonic.Don't be surprised,most of the Sony LCD,s has a Samsung connection

Answer 4

In todays market, no one brand is best in all categories. When it comes to best in class, it all depends upon how much you want to spend.

I would suggest that you first consider how much you want to spend, then work on the best bang for your buck. Taking into consideration you are looking for a 40 to 50" model, i would focus only on models that provide a Native Resolution of 1900 X 1080. Once you pass 37, the pixel size of a 1366 X 768 is twice the size of one on a 1900 X 1080 screen.

Stay focused on a major brand, however look at all brands and see what looks best to you. Sales people will tell you the best brand is what ever their highest commission is. So there word should go in one ear and out the other end. They are looking out for themselves, not you.

Personally i just purchased a Mitsubishi LT37131 and could not be happier.

Answer 5

Just take a walk inyour local walmart and see what TV has a good picture. I saw a HDTV in there the other day for $400 and it was 32".

David

Answer 6

well they are for sure the best in LCD projection. and it better the samsungs dlp. and the resoultion on a sony always seems better to me. but the picture on and sony LCD is NOT as good as a sony projection LCD

Answer 7

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