LCD or Plasma ???

[bumblebee]

Just got a samsung 42" plasma from this place

_http://www.teleland.co.uk/

It boasts to playback in 1080i which should be good enough for what i need ,reason why i posted the link is the 5 year warranty ,cheapest price i could get was around £80 cheaper ,but wasnt free delivery ,and only had a 1 year warranty .

[keith mawer]

sorry but im thinking of a 52 "lcd samsung .. am i making the right choice????

[xanadu]

I have been reading that we should not buy any HDTV's at the moment as they are not fully compatible with HD-DVD or Blu-Ray.

It's because HD DVD plays at 24fps and current TV's are 50Hz or 60Hz, and as 24 does not divide into 50 or 60 the picture will appear juddery.

Normal DVD's play at 25fps and divide perfectly into 50Hz.

Pioneer, Sony and Toshiba will be the first to bring out new models to solve the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray problem.

Sony calls them 24p True Cinema, so maybe worth looking out for the new models.

[gbmitie]

you make a good point but lots of people dont have a notion of getting a HD DVD player and non HD Dvd's will look ok. By having 2 formats manafacturers have shot themselves in the foot again as I can rmmeber BEtamax and VHS loads of people waited and waited until one format was agreed. We all know betamax was best but marketing won out.

Me I am waiting and at the moment I think a PS3 is the best option whihc means blu ray and that signals a winner to me.

gb--

[keith mawer]

just about to get a samsung52 lcd then i read about juddering on fast movements!!!! would this effect footie!! has anyone a lcd ????????

[Dreamcatcher]

One of the TVs from Sony which xanadu mentions is the Sony Bravia KDL40D3000. Spec mentions this ....


24p True Cinema technology ensures that when the D3000 is connected to a movie source e.g. a Blu-Ray disc player, it displays the original 24 frames per second just as the camera first recorded them. So you see and hear exactly what was intended. You’ll enjoy a visibly superior picture thanks to Motionflow + 100Hz. This technology adds extra frames to the picture, resulting in far smoother and realistic images. The D3000 also offers an incredible 1024 shades of gradation. This breathes life into everything from skin tones to sunsets, and once again ensures that what you see is as close to the original as possible.


I was interested but I was put off by a very simple thing ... it doesn't swivel and I need that when it's on my Sony D800 surround cabinet.

Anyway I went for the KDL40W2000 instead.

[BIGTONE]

Keith
Got the Samsung 52" 1080p LCD.
Lovely bit of kit.
The footie is sweet.I get no judder. I have the sound via the optical link into my Panasonic 5.1 Dolby and the sound is banging.Got my Xbox 360 and Wii plugged in.**** hot graphics.As you can see Ive got it wall mounted.Im just in the process of burying the cables in the wall so all you will see is the telly hanging there with no cables.£260 for a fully tiltable and swivel bracket.
Job done. Send me an Im with your addy and Ill send you the Pics.

[applematt]

BIGTONE you have a very big one m8!

Must be awesome playin console games can only dream - fair play fella!

SOme good TV 1080 programs out of the torrents worth getting.

[BIGTONE]

waiting for the DM8000 then Ill really have my pants on the head mode.......

[bumblebee]

This is slightly off topic ,but its regarding the cables on wall mounted 'black' plasma's ,i recently mounted mine on a swivel mount ,so it sits angular in the corner ... i was at a loss as to what to do with the cables ,but i came up with a solution which costs £2 and is very effective ,simply get some black deepflow gutter ,and cut it so its above the base of the tv ,and below the top of the stand ,attach a slim piece of wood from the floor to the tv stand ,and simply attach the gutter to it (curve outwards) ,it simply looks like its part of a designer stand .When i get time i will post up a picture of mine .

[BIGTONE]

Heres the spec for mine if anybodys interested..........

Gloss black designer styling with Samsung's famous quality finish with 'hidden' speakers for an altogether classic look
HD Ready
HDMI version 1.2 support
52 inch widescreen format
Screen resolution 1920 x 1080
Built in Freeview Tuner using MHEG format
15,000:1 Dynamic picture contrast
1500 cd/m2 brightness
175 x 175 degrees distortion free picture viewing angle
Filter Bright technology
Samsung's unique DNIe technology Digital Natural Image Engine
16 bit signal processing
Movie Plus technology which enhances the video signal
3D Comb Filter
Digital noise reduction technology
Low noise amplifier
Grey lebel gradation 65,536
2 x 10 watts power output via full range speakers
Anti screen burn technology
SRS TruSurround XT sound effect
Mega Teletext
Picture in picture with PC input
Still picture mode
Gaming contrast mode
Plug and Play auto channel search
NTSC , PAL , SECAM compatible tuner
Sleep On/Off timer
Clock
Auto power off after 15 minutes of no signal
Multi language on screen displays
3 x HDMI connections (2 rear, 1 side)
Headphone jack
SVideo input
RF in
Component in
2 x scart connections
PC in DSub
Audio monitor out
Optical digital audio out
Product dimension on stand H759mm W1055mm D316mm Weight 33.2kg
Product dimensions without stand H700mm W1055mm D95mm Weight tbckg
Packaged dimensions H863mm W1055mm D410mm Weight 40.0kg
Compatible VESA wallmount 600 x 400 not included

[Dreamcatcher]

Some of the Samsungs have shiny rather than matt screens which I don't like. I could put up with their shiny frames as long as the screen is matt.

[bumblebee]

This is my setup ,the black thing that connects the tv to the stand is black gutter