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Originally Posted by be236
... Also have to weigh that with thei picture quality as I see them on display side-by-side in stores.
Thanks for the info!
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Two things:
- Flat panels are produced by a very small number of manufacturers. The other TV manufacturers use product from this limited group. If you buy a Sharp Quattron, then you know that the panel comes from Sharp because only Sharp makes it and only Sharp sells it. If you buy a set with a RGB panel TV from some other manufacturer than let's say Samsung for example, then you have no idea who made the panel. You may find yourself claiming that the Acme panel used by Sony displays a dramatically better picture than the Acme panel used by Panasonic when they are in fact identical.
- Store displays are setup to look best under the fluorescent lights in the store. It is well-known that in-store lighting is a very poor representation of the lighting conditions in the customer's living room or den. Therefore, it is a critical mistake to make buying decisions based on how flat panels look in the store. That said, flat panel TVs have numerous color adjustments. Virtually every TV will allow you to adjust the picture color and brightness to suit your tastes or to match a calibrated image.
My suggestion is to forget about the techie stuff. You can too easily be duped into worrying about which brand of ice is colder. Concentrate on the features that you and your family will actually use and that cannot be adjusted or enhanced after purchase. For example:
- Do you intend to view 3-D movies on Blu-ray?
- Do you want Internet connectivity via Ethernet? via Wi-Fi?
- Do you want TV Guide on Screen?
- Do you want downloadable, user-installable widgets? TVs with this feature are called smart TVs.
- Does the TV have enough of the kinds of connectivity ports that you want?
- Does the TV fit in its assigned location?