HD TV Purchase

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Duckman

Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
Spawning from The Overseer's thread:

I am currently looking for a reasonably priced HD TV at 1080i for my new Xbox360. All that I have found is expensive ones at well over AU$1000. Does anyone, preferably in Australia know of anywhere where I can pick up a cheaper HD TV?

And for all those who don't know where I can get one, what brand would you suggest, and which brands should I stay away from?

I juts don't really want to spend over $1000 for one, but I am slowly coming to realise I may have to...
 
wait some days, untill the Overseer has a new one.

grab some tickets to the USA, organize a meeting with him, knock him down with a superhammer and take his TV ... for that great idea, i want his xbox 360.... :P
 
Ask to watch them, but in the way you are going to use them, meaning with something connected through the component connection, a dvd with upscalling connected through an HDMI jack, and whatver you use to connect your digital box or aerial. Try a few, and only then decide.


For that price you would only get 32/28 inches screens, wich isn't much, but that's your call.
 
Hmm yeah thanks Briosafreak... But wouldn't it just be easier to buy a HDTV rather than routing everything through something else? What would that encompass exactly, the way you describe?
 
Er well i'm saying for you to buy an HDTV ready screen, but to test it before in the store, so you won't get duped, and the better way to test it is how i posted. I won't give you advices on prices or brands since you seem to be ozzy, and i only know well the European market.

Again go for an HDTV with at leat one HDMI jack (two is better), also a component one, and with a resolution of 1366X768 (for 1080i, although i prefer 720p for sports) and a large enough size of the screen, although at that price i think you will only get a 26 to 32 (with luck) inches screen.
 
Don't get too caried away with screen brightness. That's my advice. When you go into a store the TVs that are "bright enough" look dim as hell and the ones that look pretty bright tend to be like watching the sun. It's hard to get a good Idea of how bright a screen is b/c sales floor lighting is much brighter than average living room lighting.

As for price... I have no Idea.
 
Briosafreak said:
Er well i'm saying for you to buy an HDTV ready screen, but to test it before in the store, so you won't get duped, and the better way to test it is how i posted. I won't give you advices on prices or brands since you seem to be ozzy, and i only know well the European market.
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Sorry, I misunderstood your original post :oops:

But I'll have to check it out, as I would like to get a HD TV just for the simple reason as to use my 360...
 
Don't buy a PS3 because europe and aussies got the finger :)
(ok I am being slack so I copyed what I wrote in overseers thread)

anyway I got myself a plasma and I am happy with my buy but the first thing you consider is.

1. will you pc be plugged into the TV lcd is much better for this as with plasmas you can get some blurring of text.

2. make sure the tv does have an output of 1080p this is true HD
also some tvs that are standard Def may still be 1080p compatible so they will be cheaper.

3. Connections, make sure the TV has HDMI as this will be the standard in the future so this is something also you need to look for.

4. take your Xbox or ps3 in when you go and buy a TV and have a look at how it looks on the screen. as you don't want to get home and find out that the TV you paid a $1000 bucks for doesn't look good when you console is plugged in.

5. make sure you barter I managed to get 400 off the price and free HD cables. get a couple of quotes on the same one from different stores.

6. Also if you are getting a TV. HD OR STANDARD is the big question
ok most if not all standard TV can output in HD. the reason I choose a standard Def one is $1000 dollars cheaper and also I have Foxtell so I get all my channels in digital anyway. so I don't need the HD tuner. but this is your own choice.
 
Ok thanks mate.

Right now I have a standard definition TV, and there is no way it can be converted to a HDTV for gaming purposes right? :roll: Of course not.

How much did you actually pay for your TV then, if I don't mind asking? And was it HD or standard?
 
2. make sure the tv does have an output of 1080p this is true HD
also some tvs that are standard Def may still be 1080p compatible so they will be cheaper.
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ok most if not all standard TV can output in HD.
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There's a bit of a confusion here, an HDTV can output in SD, for instance if you are in Europe you can still watch 540i/p images, if you don't want to upscale them, but not the other way around, an SD tv (up to 800/600) cannot show HD pics, it just downscales them to a blurry SD picture.
 
Meh, I've decided to buy a regular TV for now and an HDTV when the prices drop and it has really hit the market.
 
no if it is a old tube tv then no it won't be able to display in true HD.

I paid $2135 but that included 5 years warranty which I must say pay what ever it cost to get. beacuse to repair them cost more than what you paid for it most times. mine had the standard def tuner but can output at 1080P. Cables are another thing try and get the sales guy to throw some in because HD Cables are like $80 to $140
 
The Overseer said:
Meh, I've decided to buy a regular TV for now and an HDTV when the prices drop and it has really hit the market.
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Where do you live? I'm asking because all new TV's being hitting the stores where i live are HD Ready and the prices are more or less the same CRT TV's were to or three years ago, so it has "hit the market" big way.


There's one thing that it isn't very known though, Samsung has a couple of CRT, normal 32 inches TV with HDMI and Hi Def. Do check it then, if you don't want a sate of the art set, it costs 700 euros in the (few) places in Europe where it was released. They also have a 1080/i component connection CRT for about 600 euros, with DnIe.

Still these days i'm only keeping an eye on Phillips Lcd's, with PixelPlus3HD, and a few LG and Sony Lcd's and Panasonic and Pioneer plasmas. I have time, until christhmas, though.
 
That would be cool, and I'll definitely check it out, thanks. I'm starting to wonder if plasma TVs aren't a little overrated.
 
Didn't you know Briosafreak, that Australia is well over 5 years behind the rest of the world in regards to technology? We just discovered broadband/ADSL internet!!

:roll:
 
Bah you can get some good deals anyway, and you do have access to british TV and home cinema magazines, wich can give you a lot of good advice, i found them quite good in giving general info and hardware tests. Get a few and see that you'll get better help that way.
 
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