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11-19-2009, 07:42 AM
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I wouldnt goto a store to see which looks best. They have them setup to make the more expensive 1's look that much better. Do your research online and find out what suits your needs. Best Buy online will tell what size is proper for viewing. Ive gone from a 32 > 40 > 52. Im now happy with the 52 but ill go with a 55 next time  | 
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11-19-2009, 10:26 AM
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#27 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by VR6GTI  I wouldnt goto a store to see which looks best. They have them setup to make the more expensive 1's look that much better. | This is not totally true.
For me, I always show exact the same source to my customers.
Same disc, same blu ray player, same cable, same default setting as well.  | |
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11-19-2009, 10:30 AM
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#28 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by ime2006 This is not totally true.
For me, I always show exact the same source to my customers.
Same disc, same blu ray player, same cable, same default setting as well. | Thats just what i was told by a friend who worked at futureshop about 3 years ago.
Maybe its changed, maybe not every store does it. I could be wrong.
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11-19-2009, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Manic! Sharp over Samsung?Are you serious? Sharp had a problems with there tv's including banding issues.
Go with a Pioneer if you can find one or a Panny or a Samsung. The top of the line LG led is also up there too. | I think people that are Sharp fans are just bandwagon jumpers cuz they own it.
If you do any research on LCD tv's you'll learn alot about each brand and their pros/cons.
If you want the best in pic/colour quality go to a Pioneer or Panasonic plasma.
As underscore said, the Samsung and Sony's use the same panels but Sony uses their own video processing chips. All in all kinda useless for the extra money you need to spend.
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11-19-2009, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by westcoastgsr Thanks everyone!!! I'm probably going to go with the Samsung. One question is that do you think 52inches is to big to watch 8-9 feet away? I plan to play games on it but the guy in the store said you might get dizzy. | I have a 46" and I'm about 7-8 ft away and wish I went with a 52"
Especially for gaming.
I'm running a 6series Samsung also. Awesome bang for the dollar. I tried a comparable LG LCD but has two of them have issues within hours of using it (one fried and one had 200+ dead pixels). So I opted for a Sharp originally, but after extensive research on a couple models I was thinking of buying, found out there were quite a few issues (Price for sharp was cheaper than an LG which seemed odd). Either way I tried the samsung and holy crap did it blow the LG away.
Oh yeah, Westcoastgsr don't forget you need to Calibrate your TV (Plasma's especially after breakin period). Search a couple home theatre forums and you'll find tons of people post their settings and you can play with it from there, or you could spend a couple hours and do it yourself from scratch. Everyone's setup is a little different. Everything plays a factor. The lighting, the natural daylight, the distance, colour of walls, etc etc. So no one's setup is identical.
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11-19-2009, 11:25 AM
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If you are saying that Samsung and Sony uses the same screens... according articles i've read, Sony buys their shit from Sharp.
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11-20-2009, 10:53 AM
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wow this is retarded
samsung 7 series wont have stock until december 12th, god damn i already waited 2 weeks  | |
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11-20-2009, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by dachinesedude go check it out in store to see which one looks the best, specs are meaningless sometimes | Do NOT check them out in store. They tend to hook them up to shittier SD feeds so you can't really tell the real difference between the two. i.e. hook up the tv they want to sell more of to a nicer HD feed/calibrated properly etc.
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11-22-2009, 05:29 PM
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#34 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Just wanted everyone know I picked up the Samsung for 1499 at Best Buy it was on sale for one day. I love this thing, watched the PPV last night and been watching HD football all day!!!
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11-22-2009, 10:22 PM
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which series did u pick up
i ordered mine 52" 610
fuck 7 series, its on back order for at least the next month
fuckin hell
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11-23-2009, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by westcoastgsr Just wanted everyone know I picked up the Samsung for 1499 at Best Buy it was on sale for one day. I love this thing, watched the PPV last night and been watching HD football all day!!! | Just wait for a hockey game, once you've seen a game in HD anything less makes baby jesus cry. And if you don't already have one get a PS3 + BR remote + blurays/uncompressed 1080p downloads.
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11-23-2009, 09:12 PM
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#37 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN ^
which series did u pick up
i ordered mine 52" 610
fuck 7 series, its on back order for at least the next month
fuckin hell | I got the 610, I dont know how I watched tv before. Only shitty thing is the SD channels look like shit, my old CRT HDTV was so clear but only 32 inches.
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11-23-2009, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 6insomnia9 If you are saying that Samsung and Sony uses the same screens... according articles i've read, Sony buys their shit from Sharp. | Sony and Samsung had a collaborative contract that expired last year whereby they developed the panels together and they were manufactured at Samsung's facilities (the operation of which was, obviously, partially funded by Sony).
When the contract expired, Sony and Samsung parted ways and Sony hooked up w/ Sharp. The 2009 Sony products either use older Sony/Samsung panels or Sharp panels depending on the size (i.e. a 40" Sony HDTV would use a Sony/Samsung panel since Sharp doesn't make a 40" panel, they make a 42" panel). The upcoming 2010 Sony products and beyond will use co-developed panels manufactured at Sharp's facilities.
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11-23-2009, 09:59 PM
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#39 | | Snapping away
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Thank your for the clarification. For a moment there I thought I was reading fanboy junk rendered in mafia wars language
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11-24-2009, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by westcoastgsr I got the 610, I dont know how I watched tv before. Only shitty thing is the SD channels look like shit, my old CRT HDTV was so clear but only 32 inches. | wait wait wait wait
WTF!!!!
ok im hearing mix reviews
i heard SHAW HD either their channels itself quality sucks or their box sucks
my friend just recently got it and she said it looks fine
so what gives?
should i even pay nearly $100 a month on bullshit HD channels>
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11-24-2009, 08:15 AM
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well tonnes of providers use the same box, to me Shaw's HD looks great but we only have the first level HD package in a bundle, of course some channels are better than others because some channels compress more when they send it to Shaw ie Spike SD imo looks the worst on an HDTV out of all the channels
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11-24-2009, 08:21 AM
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#42 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN wait wait wait wait
WTF!!!!
ok im hearing mix reviews
i heard SHAW HD either their channels itself quality sucks or their box sucks
my friend just recently got it and she said it looks fine
so what gives?
should i even pay nearly $100 a month on bullshit HD channels> | I have the same problem. I was watching tv the other night and i noticed an HD channel looked like fucking shit then i flipped back to hockey game in HD and it was perfect.
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11-24-2009, 08:58 AM
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ok so i should still get the HD box than, i was worried it was the shitty ass box itself tats faulty.
if its channels, than every station should be different
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12-30-2009, 01:23 PM
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I went to FS and got a Samsung 52" 750 series
3 layer tv stand
3 yr(or was it 4) warranty
Dynex Surge Power Centre
2 X 8 ft HDMI Monster cables
Included install and assembly and setup
$3030 Taxes included
Good deal?
10 minutes after install. TV defective! flickers etc. I got the replacement TV a month later.
ANyhoo, this TV is incredible! While watching HDMI connected PC porn, u can see the pores on the girls' ass cheeks! I have never fapped so happily in my life! Next time I'll shoot to hit the screen. I sit about 10 feet away. Tori Black I'll see you in a few hours.
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7seven: I really can't stand all these idiots who hit the gym now just because they watched 300 and want to be like a spartan. Case in point, this skinny guy comes into the gym the other day, must have only weighed ~ 140lbs, loads on 2 plates on the bench rack, mutters to himself, for sparta, unracks the barbell and proceeds to drop it directly on his chest.
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12-30-2009, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Valour I went to FS and got a Samsung 52" 750 series
3 layer tv stand
3 yr(or was it 4) warranty
Dynex Surge Power Centre
2 X 8 ft HDMI Monster cables
Included install and assembly and setup
$3030 Taxes included
Good deal?
10 minutes after install. TV defective! flickers etc. I got the replacement TV a month later.
ANyhoo, this TV is incredible! While watching HDMI connected PC porn, u can see the pores on the girls' ass cheeks! I have never fapped so happily in my life! Next time I'll shoot to hit the screen. I sit about 10 feet away. Tori Black I'll see you in a few hours. | Hope you used a lot of KY when you went to FS.
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12-30-2009, 08:33 PM
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#46 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by Valour I went to FS and got a Samsung 52" 750 series
3 layer tv stand
3 yr(or was it 4) warranty
Dynex Surge Power Centre
2 X 8 ft HDMI Monster cables
Included install and assembly and setup
$3030 Taxes included
Good deal?
10 minutes after install. TV defective! flickers etc. I got the replacement TV a month later.
ANyhoo, this TV is incredible! While watching HDMI connected PC porn, u can see the pores on the girls' ass cheeks! I have never fapped so happily in my life! Next time I'll shoot to hit the screen. I sit about 10 feet away. Tori Black I'll see you in a few hours. | /facepalm.
The warranty you bought is garbage. After the manufacturer's warranty ends the TV will be worth less than what you paid for the extra warranty anyway.
Anyone who buys Monster cables, especially those that know how to use the internet and ESPECIALLY those posting on a board where it is discussed frequently, should be shot in the head.
The install/setup you pay for is usually a waste of money unless you are paying someone to install a speaker setup and even then I certainly wouldn't pay FS anything to do it.
No, not a good deal.
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12-30-2009, 08:59 PM
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#47 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by Valour I went to FS and got
2 X 8 ft HDMI Monster cables
Good deal? | OMG i never thought id see the day someone brags about buying Monster HDMI cables... hahaha what a dumbass... FS plain raped you on that one...
are you an old lady by any chance?
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12-30-2009, 10:40 PM
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i didn't buy the cables, I haggled to get them and the Power surge bar for free.
Delivery and setup is free, except the assembly of the stand wasn't. $100
Z-Line Venetian 3-in-1 Hybrid Stand $400 - I got it for $100
I also got a $500 rocketfish HDMI wireless thingy for $300
4 Yr Warranty $370 MSRP I got it for $200
2000+100+100+300+200 = 2700 X 1.12 = $3030
Looks to me I saved 300+200+170 = $670 on the package...
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7seven: I really can't stand all these idiots who hit the gym now just because they watched 300 and want to be like a spartan. Case in point, this skinny guy comes into the gym the other day, must have only weighed ~ 140lbs, loads on 2 plates on the bench rack, mutters to himself, for sparta, unracks the barbell and proceeds to drop it directly on his chest.
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12-30-2009, 11:12 PM
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#49 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by Valour i didn't buy the cables, I haggled to get them and the Power surge bar for free.
Delivery and setup is free, except the assembly of the stand wasn't. $100
Z-Line Venetian 3-in-1 Hybrid Stand $400 - I got it for $100
I also got a $500 rocketfish HDMI wireless thingy for $300
4 Yr Warranty $370 MSRP I got it for $200
2000+100+100+300+200 = 2700 X 1.12 = $3030
Looks to me I saved 300+200+170 = $670 on the package... | That's some mighty fine haggling.
I'm not a fan of extended warranties in general but 4 years for $200 seems pretty reasonable. I definitely wouldn't have paid $370 though.
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12-30-2009, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Crowtservo That's some mighty fine haggling.
I'm not a fan of extended warranties in general but 4 years for $200 seems pretty reasonable. I definitely wouldn't have paid $370 though. | You can get a credit card that will double your warranty for free. A 4 year warranty is only 3 years because you get one year with the TV.
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