im looking to buy a new big screen tv,?

Question

Im not totally sure whice one to buy, they are all expensive and so different so which one is the best, lookin for a 57 inch.

Answer 1

I do in fact have a recomendation and it's one shared by most experts in the audio/visual field. At this point in time the Hitachi f59 series is the absolute best bang for the buck available on the market, bar none. LCD? Plasma? DLP? Nope, it's got every set below $3000 covered hands down in every relevant category, be it picture quality, gaming performance or maintenance cost. The fact is that CRT is still the benchmark all others are judged by and at this point in time a High Def rear projection set such as the Hitachi offers the savvy buyer all the goodies without the hassles.

The F59 series is available in 51, 57 and 65 inch screen sizes, and as to price, well lets just say that on a good sale day you can pick up the 65 for between $1200-$1300 and the 57 for $999. Personally, I'd wait for the annual 'After the Super Bowl' sales as most retailers really offer some blowout pricing at this time, many close to those of 'Black Friday'. It was 'Black Friday' which put the 51 inch version on my doorstep at $699 shipped and I couldn't be happier with this set, heck I'd have paid full price and still considered it a steal. Yes, it really IS that good! But don't just take my word for it, take a look for youself at some of the factors which lead me to this purchase.

For instance lets look at the bulbs, or should I say lack of. ALL of the others technologies require an arc lamp bulb to provide the light source and it does a wonderful job...for about two years. 18-24 months is the average life expectancy of these bulbs under normal viewing conditions, then its time for replacement at a cost of $200. Average that out over the ten plus years you'll watch your typical CRT rear projection set with zero bulbs and you'll see just what the latest 'High Tech' is really worth.

Are you a gamer? If so then this is the best choice once again and this is due to a few things, the foremost being response time. CRT doesn't have to measure pixel response in milliseconds because there are none, thus instant and true image representaion is there 24/7/365. This is critical when playing first person shooters such as Halo on Xbox Live as the lag associated with the other technologies allows the slightest bit of lag. Sure, a 10ms lag doesn't seem like much but it is the difference in that hitting and missing those vital split second shots, the difference between tea bagging an downed opponent or cursing yourself blue over why your 'dead on' head shot failed to take out the bad guy. Oh, and screen 'Burn In' isn't really an issue either anymore so than any other set, in fact less if proper cautions such as not leaving ANYTHING paused for extended periods of time.

I'll not even go into the realm of picture quality, suffice to say 1080i with the true blacks and realistic color representation only CRT can deliver is still king of the hill despite every attempt to knock it off. So go ahead and pull the trigger on one of these bad boys, I promise, you'll not be dissapointed in any way, shape or form. Good luck and happy viewing

Answer 2

Toshiba makes a REALLY nice 1080p 56" DLP.

Amazing picture. Also a hot setter also. Good price for what it is too!

Check it out. I Guarantee is that you are looking for.

Answer 3

I LOVE my Sony HD compatible widescreen. Awesome picture - easy to use controls / settings preferences etc...

Answer 4

I have the new Sharp 108" LCD. It's not even for sell yet. What?

Answer 5

no idea
sorry