best 40in LCD HD TV to get?

[tinkerbell]

what features should i be looking hardest at?

refresh rate? contrast ratio? HD tuner?

help a n00b out,

just for home use, watching TV and DVD's etc...

also - can anyone get this sort of stuff at good prices???

[lovesil]

Was told Sony Bravia's the top of the top for LCD. Hence i got myself the Sony Bravia 40" W series. If anything, you just need to make sure the tv's 1080p compatible. Anything lower than 1080p or 1080i, is old school. All Sony Bravia (at least for the Full HD version) comes with built in tuner. Hence, no other extra expense needed.....except the need to get a HDMI cable to connect to your say PS3, HD/Bluray player....

[noodleman]

bing lee have promotion....40 inch samsung lcd you get a free 19inch lcd for free

or if you buy a 46 inch lcd you get a 26inch lcd for free

recently brought a 32 inch samsung lcd with built in hd tuner from bing lee negotiated price from $1399 to $1090, with 1080i, you wont need full hd unless you are planning to use it for ps3 or watch Blue Ray

[tinkerbell]

you wont need full hd unless you are planning to use it for ps3 or watch Blue Ray

what about for HD tv?

[tinkerbell]

Was told Sony Bravia's the top of the top for LCD. Hence i got myself the Sony Bravia 40" W series. If anything, you just need to make sure the tv's 1080p compatible. Anything lower than 1080p or 1080i, is old school. All Sony Bravia (at least for the Full HD version) comes with built in tuner. Hence, no other extra expense needed.....except the need to get a HDMI cable to connect to your say PS3, HD/Bluray player....

ok, cool, good info there...

what does the p and i stand for on the end of 1080?

[noodleman]

hdtv = 1080i
full hd = blue Ray = 1080p

[noodleman]

1080p = 1920 x 1080 resolution
1080i = 1366 x 768 Resolution

[noodleman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080p
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080i
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p

[Zilli]

i got the Sony W series Bravia 40 inch... sensational tv, worth every cent

[noodleman]

too bad you dont get free ps3 anymore

[DC2R]

I picked up a 42inch LG lcd from bing lee for $1600 about 4 months ago. 5ms response time, HD built in etc. Bargain.

[kookie]

I just picked up my samsung 40" 1080p lcd for 2k.

Not much to look for except to get 1080p and have lots of HDMI input (i have 3), should also come with HD tuner as standard.

Sony isn't the best panel, have a look at pioneer (not many stores stock them), but I always use them as a bench mark to compare the more "affordable" LCD's.

[noodleman]

hitachi also

from the people i've spoke to in hk tv shops

2007 sony tv uses 2006 hitachi technology

[tofu]

there's no point in getting 1080p TV if you don't have anything that can play 1080p (ie Blu-Ray or HD-DVD)
But for gaming, you can really notice the difference in 1080i vs 1080p

[tinkerbell]

wont be gaming, or using HD-DVD so any 1080i will be fine?

i am probly going to get a 7.1 ch receiver too, all with HDMI in/out...

eddie - i heard there are only 3 LCD screen manufacturers in the world... all they do is rate each screen then decide who to sell it to, LOL!