Upgrading from a CRT TV? Me too.
I am the average guy. I watch movies/TV and I play video games. I am upgrading from a 27" CRT. If you are like me, read this post.
I have a list of requirements for my new TV. I have used HDTVs in the past and they performed suboptimally (poor viewing angles, input lag issues, extremely low picture quality for SDTV content, no 1:1 pixel mapping), I had to return them. Yeah you run into problems with cheapo sets, even from big brands. I want a set with all or most of these checkboxes checked:
[ ] Under $1000
[ ] 1080p
[ ] between 37 and 47"
[ ] 2+ HDMI
[ ] Better-than-average viewing angles - extremely important
[ ] Better-than-average picture quality
[ ] VERY low input lag for gaming. Most "game modes" only decrease lag by ~30%
[ ] can use it as my PC monitor without significant issues.
[ ] Pixel-for-pixel display on all inputs (especially important for PC use). you'd think that if you give the TV a 1920*1080@60hz signal it would skip the scaling, and display each pixel in its correct place, but not all sets can figure out how to do this (happened to me with a Dynex 42" set)
[ ] Matte or anti-glare finish.
[ ] Decent quality scaling for SDTV (like 480i) content.
[ ] Low input lag for 480i content - so i can play N64 games without being constantly annoyed at the horrendous input lag. Sadly I don't think there is a set that does this well. So I guess I need to keep an old CRT TV for my 1990s games because my 2009 TV doesn't support them properly. That's sad.
Will most of the LCDs on the market meet these requirements?
Can anyone recommend LCDs based on these requirements and please not leave anything out? If I missed anything, let me know....
120hz is totally unnecessary for me, and i'll tell you why (although it's included on most newer sets anyways):
-Firstly I don't like the overprocessing - frame interpolation/motionflow/trumotion/whatever you want to call it, it makes everything look artifically sped-up (but it's not), AND creates artifacts. What the hell?? But some people really like it.
-Secondly I do like the fact that they can display 24fps content properly now without the judder caused by 2:3 pulldown or whatever it is called. But i have been watching movies for a while... and I have never noticed this even once.. on the other hand I do notice input lag in gaming, a LOT, so that's a much higher priority than 120hz
This is what I want to pay for such a TV this boxing day:
46": $850
42": $650
40": $600
37": $500
So.. let's talk about TVs!
I have a list of requirements for my new TV. I have used HDTVs in the past and they performed suboptimally (poor viewing angles, input lag issues, extremely low picture quality for SDTV content, no 1:1 pixel mapping), I had to return them. Yeah you run into problems with cheapo sets, even from big brands. I want a set with all or most of these checkboxes checked:
[ ] Under $1000
[ ] 1080p
[ ] between 37 and 47"
[ ] 2+ HDMI
[ ] Better-than-average viewing angles - extremely important
[ ] Better-than-average picture quality
[ ] VERY low input lag for gaming. Most "game modes" only decrease lag by ~30%
[ ] can use it as my PC monitor without significant issues.
[ ] Pixel-for-pixel display on all inputs (especially important for PC use). you'd think that if you give the TV a 1920*1080@60hz signal it would skip the scaling, and display each pixel in its correct place, but not all sets can figure out how to do this (happened to me with a Dynex 42" set)
[ ] Matte or anti-glare finish.
[ ] Decent quality scaling for SDTV (like 480i) content.
[ ] Low input lag for 480i content - so i can play N64 games without being constantly annoyed at the horrendous input lag. Sadly I don't think there is a set that does this well. So I guess I need to keep an old CRT TV for my 1990s games because my 2009 TV doesn't support them properly. That's sad.
Will most of the LCDs on the market meet these requirements?
Can anyone recommend LCDs based on these requirements and please not leave anything out? If I missed anything, let me know....
120hz is totally unnecessary for me, and i'll tell you why (although it's included on most newer sets anyways):
-Firstly I don't like the overprocessing - frame interpolation/motionflow/trumotion/whatever you want to call it, it makes everything look artifically sped-up (but it's not), AND creates artifacts. What the hell?? But some people really like it.
-Secondly I do like the fact that they can display 24fps content properly now without the judder caused by 2:3 pulldown or whatever it is called. But i have been watching movies for a while... and I have never noticed this even once.. on the other hand I do notice input lag in gaming, a LOT, so that's a much higher priority than 120hz
This is what I want to pay for such a TV this boxing day:
46": $850
42": $650
40": $600
37": $500
So.. let's talk about TVs!