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Offline Nilsen

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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2009, 09:55:28 AM »
Sony makes the best tv's in the medium to high pricerange followed by Samsung. You have some higher end brands like Loewe etc that may be better, but the image and build quality of Sony's are hard to beat. Toshiba also makes some good sets but they do have more DOA products and quality control issues.

Im guessing the tvs and other Sony products that are available in the US are made in another factory (Mexico?) than those that are shipped to europe. I base that on all the negative input americans have on the Sony brand.


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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2009, 10:35:53 AM »
Samsung makes great TVs. I have a 61" 1080P.



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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2009, 04:01:46 PM »
Sony TV's have ALWAYS had a "redder hue" regardless of settings.   Why?   They use cheap glass/panels.

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Samsung has stolen the LCD market and continued to raise the bar.   I'd put Mitsubishi and Panasonic ahead of Sony.   
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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2009, 04:09:50 PM »
Whats youre veiw of Sharp Aquos TVs?
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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #34 on: January 27, 2009, 04:11:50 PM »
Whats youre veiw of Sharp Aquos TVs?

I'd consider a Sharp myself as well.   I was on the phone with the wife when I posted and left them off mistakenly. 
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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #35 on: January 27, 2009, 07:36:27 PM »
Sharp makes a good panel, IMHO I think Samsung can offer a little more.  But Sharp is a good panel.

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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #36 on: January 27, 2009, 07:38:30 PM »
Pioneer Elite/Pioneer are without question the Champions of any class TV.

Those are nice sets, if I remember right Panasonic is OEM-ing at least some of the parts for them.  Panasonic also is supposed to have a 65" coming out in their commercial/pro series that is supposed to be a Kuro killer.

It's really too bad Fujitsu shut down it's American plasma division, when those were around they smoked just about anything you put them up against.
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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #37 on: January 27, 2009, 08:10:51 PM »
 
Hey...... you guys gave me the itch too hook up my HDTV (Sharp LC-32SB24U) 32 inch,,, and man, it is the BOMB..... Clear and Crisp, but what resolution should i run Aces High on?  My video card is a nx8600gt, 9550 amd phenom  processor, 2 gig ram.


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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #38 on: January 27, 2009, 08:18:56 PM »

Hey...... you guys gave me the itch too hook up my HDTV (Sharp LC-32SB24U) 32 inch,,, and man, it is the BOMB..... Clear and Crisp, but what resolution should i run Aces High on?  My video card is a nx8600gt, 9550 amd phenom  processor, 2 gig ram.


Thx all,
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Your tv's native resolution is (1366 x 768), so you need to set your resolution to that, or one close to that that your tv supports.

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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #39 on: January 27, 2009, 08:40:20 PM »

Sik

    I set my resolution too 1360 by 768 and it look like sorta smoshed, horizontally.... and the book does say my native res is 1360x768 .....hmmm,


1024x768 looks normal  (not smooshed). any suggestion's?

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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #40 on: January 27, 2009, 09:07:09 PM »
If it looks good at 1024x768 I would be tempted to run it there. The only issue is what are the ramifications if that is not a supported resolution, and that is a question I don't know the answer to. Does the book say what resolutions the tv supports?

My guess, and it is only a guess, would be that it looks smoshed when you set it to 1360x768 is because of overscan. Does the book say anything about being able to turn overscan off?

Also how did you connect the tv to the computer?
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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #41 on: January 28, 2009, 12:56:50 AM »
Samsung makes great TVs. I have a 61" 1080P.

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Re: LCD tv
« Reply #42 on: January 28, 2009, 08:26:43 AM »
http://www.target.com/dp/B001HOHWEK/ref=sc_qi_detailbutton?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=066YHZQ45HV7EEGJVY65&pf_rd_p=465357931&pf_rd_i=B001HOHWEK&pf_rd_s=bottom-6&pf_rd_m=A1VC38T7YXB528&pf_rd_t=5101

Anybody familiar with this model?

Well, Target was sold out, but SAM'S Club had them for the same price.

So far the TV looks good, but I need to upgrade my DVD and Dish Receiver so I get the HD happening. Got my DVD player hooked up through Component and its good, but it could be better. Need to get a DVD with HDMI Out.
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