New TV

[Gooderham 1st MRB]

I am looking at buying a new TV and wanted to know which kind and which brands I should target.

I would like to get an LED TV in the range of 42-26 inches. I know and trust the Sony Bravia lines, Sharp Aquos line but I am not sure about some of the others, including: Vizio, LG, Toshiba, Panasonic, Samsung, Insignia, etc.

Tips, suggestions?

[Goodwin 1st MRB]

Well,

A good rule of thumb I've always been told - is to watch the Black.

Black is the hardest color for TV's to reproduce, so seeing how 'true black' the black is on a TV can often give you a quick peak at which TV has the best components/quality.

I'm not sure if this rule applies 100% to the newer TV's, but back before everything was flat screen, it was a good sign of quality. I knew a guy who once went into a shop, and turned every TV on so it was full black on the screen. Then he picked the one that had the darkest 'truest' black.

Just a tip, not sure how useful it may or maynot be.

[Zachow 1st MRB]

Samsung and LG are good brands but really just find a TV that looks good in the store and then research about it see if it has problems.

[Parker 1st MRB]

Top brands are Samsung, Sony and Sharp. Toshiba uses sony parts which delivers almost the same kind of quality at a better price. There is no real difference between LED and LCD, if you really want to spend the money for depth size get the LED. Basically, if money is no issue then I would go with a 46' Samsung UN46B800.

I recently bought a Toshiba 47' zv655u:

-LCD HDTV

-240 fps

-1080p

-Dolby Digital Out audio

-Dynamic Contrast Ratio 100,000:1

-PixelPure 5G

-ClearScan 240

[St-Denis]

I will go with LG, Great quality and color.

I got a 42 inch for my movie's and XBOX360 and PS3 and it's Good.

I also have a 26" inch for my PC with HDMI and it Work's Great.

[Gooderham 1st MRB]

What about this Samsung 46" LCD?

[Parker 1st MRB]

What about this Samsung 46" LCD?

I would get an LCD with 1080p and 240 Hz

[St-Denis]

I say it good, but i dont really alot about TV.