Another "Need HDTV Advice" Thread

[LeMansX5]

I have nothing good to say about Samstung.
I have seen 55" 120Hz LCD and 240Hz+ plasma at Costco for under $2000.
1080p and at least 120Hz is what they should look for. If the TV will be in brightly lit (daylight) room than consider LCD.

[bmwman3241]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

I have nothing good to say about Samstung.
I have seen 55" 120Hz LCD and 240Hz+ plasma at Costco for under $2000.
1080p and at least 120Hz is what they should look for. If the TV will be in brightly lit (daylight) room than consider LCD.

Have you seen the new LED's? I was always a Sony fan until I got the Series 8 LED.
And I agree that Costco has some good tvs at a good price. The Vizio 55" LED should be at Costco as well. Its 55", 1080p, 240Hz, LED, and under $2k.

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

If the TV will be in brightly lit (daylight) room than consider LCD.

They live in a split-level home and the TV will be on their lower level/basement. It's a pretty dark room...not much daylight at all.

[ravenheart]

My brother has an LG flatscreen - he seems happy with it. It is probably 5 or 6 years old by now so I would definatly say LG can make decent TVs.

As far as advice for buying a TV - one thing people often miss is if the TV they buy have the right ports for what they need - like HDMI, DVI and VGA ports and what not - if it is just for a dvd player and a cable/satelite box any TV should do but if there is also a game console and a PC things can start to get complicated. A PC can be hooked up through 3 different ports - but the image quality is greatly affected by what port you choose. Basicly though - the more HDMI ports there are the better.