im thinking of getting a big screen TV but i dont know what brand to get.....?

Answer 1

the BIG question.

Start with your budget.
Then the size of the room. > determine size of TV.
Determine TV type - Plasma, LCD, DLP/projection
Brightness of room for major viewing time.
Desire for "best" dynamic range.
research reviews and other's opinions on line.

My experience.
Budget about $3000 or less.
View distance 6-12 feet
most viewing in evening-no direct sun light
wanted best blacks
Panasonic Plasma has VERY high rating consistently.
Pioneer rated even or better but for much more $$$
Panasonic now has 1080P set

I went for a Panasonic TH-50PZ700U
50 inch 1080P Plasma. Personally, best viewing distance is 8-10 ft. If $ wasn't an issue I may have gone to 58" because my normal view distance is 12 ft.

Minimum view distance for 720P set is 10 ft, for 1080P set it is about 5 ft. This is because under 10 ft one can see the pixels on a 720P (1080i) set. You have to get to 5 ft to see 1080P pizels.
I think a 1080P set has an overall sharper pix at 10 ft or more, but a lot of people don't agree.

I didn't like the red push on a Samsung. I don't see the green push some people say the Panasonic has. The Pioneer definitely has a green push.

Bottom like is what pix you like best, BUT all sets in the store are adjusted beyond "normal" to make you say wow! - look past that.

Answer 2

I researched that for about 4 weeks before deciding on a Sony 42" LCD, Full HDTV ( HD tuner built in ) Grand Wega, which is an interface engine that produces good resolution in HD and Digital channels. It has a DVI connection, but the new edition Bravia( instead of Wega) has 2 HDMI in-puts & 2 USB inputs on it. I'm trying to say that the Bravia is the Wega updated.