What TV would you buy for around $400-$600

[Hobie-wan]

What they don't tell you with that chart is that if you hook up a pc, it is going to crop some of it off at 720. Like the toolbar. Also, at 720 you are going to be cropping some of the screen's edges off for some games. In black ops for example the edges of the radar are cropped off.

If the TV is worth a damn and is being hooked up via VGA, it should provide the PC with information as to the optimal resolution, which would show up as a choice on the slider and there will be no cutoff. My older Samsung ED plasma does this.

[dsheinem]

it isn't being hooked up to VGA. This is not a retro-gaming TV.

Are plasmas generally ok with a room that gets glare part of the day?

[s1mplehumar]

x3 used Sony KD-34XBR960

Thank me later.

[dsheinem]

x3 used Sony KD-34XBR960

Thank me later.

nice idea, but the screen is a little small and the set itself is quite hefty. the wife is going along with this as part of a redecorating thing, so thin is in.

[s1mplehumar]

x3 used Sony KD-34XBR960

Thank me later.

nice idea, but the screen is a little small and the set itself is quite hefty. the wife is going along with this as part of a redecorating thing, so thin is in.

Hefty indeed. If the wife is giving you the go, by all means swipe away on....something!

[Majors]

x3 used Sony KD-34XBR960

+1 (greatest tv evah?)

I rock the KV-30HS420...but I live w/o female.

That's a 35" on the left.

At your price limit, I have nothing to suggest...if you could get it up to $1K, I'd say a Pana G10 (or was it the V10...it's been a while since I checked out flat panels)

[nickfil]

What they don't tell you with that chart is that if you hook up a pc, it is going to crop some of it off at 720. Like the toolbar. Also, at 720 you are going to be cropping some of the screen's edges off for some games. In black ops for example the edges of the radar are cropped off.

If the TV is worth a damn and is being hooked up via VGA, it should provide the PC with information as to the optimal resolution, which would show up as a choice on the slider and there will be no cutoff. My older Samsung ED plasma does this.

Not vga- hdmi out on the laptop to hdmi slot. Which, as it so happens might just be the cause of
the problem. Never thought about it.

[d123456]

What they don't tell you with that chart is that if you hook up a pc, it is going to crop some of it off at 720. Like the toolbar. Also, at 720 you are going to be cropping some of the screen's edges off for some games. In black ops for example the edges of the radar are cropped off.

i would go 1080 if you can.

I like samsung lcd sets. Look for a high refresh rate. Worth it.

Also 720p sets aren´t really that common. Most of them are 768p 1366X768 resolution.
Depending on the source either select 1080p or 720p. the tv will scale it nicely.
Don´t upscale 720p content on your input device to 1080p fed to your tv
Don´t upscale 1080p content on your input device to 720p fed to your tv
Let the 720p content be outputted at 720p and let the 1080p content be outputted at 1080p.
Unless you have a 1080p with a super duper upscaler..... Just experiment a bit.

Also for me personally sound from a tv is not important. Any cheap small stereo set is always going to have better sound anyway. Better save on sound and get something extra to hook up. Only problem is that some sets like Panasonic (damnit) do not let volume increase/decrease the outputs. They only work for the tv speakers! §%$%/%/("§$/
So you then need 2 remotes. 1 for zapping and 1 for volume (on the stereo set).

[vlame]

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[dsheinem]

So this is what I went with:

The cost at the local Sears was less (including tax) as it would have been on Amazon or basically anywhere else, so it seemed like a good deal and the TV has been reviewed quite well. Thanks again to everyone for your suggestions!