Well, I really wanted a Samsung, but I hear that Westinghouse has good quality for a low price. I've been looking at this TV, http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...CategoryId=pcmcat95100050044&id=1134703181778 and the only thing that's stopping me from buying it is that it doesn't say 720p, this can output 720p, right? Sorry, I'm an HD n00b.
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Check out Shard's HDTV thread. This unit's "1366 x 768 pixel resolution" implies that it is a native 720p compatible screen (720p is 1280x720).xJus10x said:
I have a 40" Sammy I really like, but you can't beat the price on the Westys.
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balamw said:
Yeah man, I really want a Samsung, but I just can't beat the price of the Westinghouse. This is mainly for my Xbox 360, so I need to save some money for all the good games commin out too =P
EDIT: Another question, is there a huge drop in quality between Westinghouse and companies like Samsung?
xJus10x said:
Westinghouse has a 37 inch 1080P TV Monitor with HDMI, 2 DVI, and VGA. They are going around $1399-$1500 depending where you look. Apparently, there were issues with the early releases, but they updated the firmware and has taken care of the issues.
A 1080P is capable usually has a resolution of 1920x1080 and in many people's opinion is true HD format. I would either wait for the higher priced well known brand 1080P TV's to go down in price or purchase the Westy 1080P 37 inch, or 42inch. Most LCD TV's are starting to and will be released in 1920X1080 and the current ones will not be able to display anything better than 1080i. So in this case I think it was best to wait for the right time to purchase an HDTV, until the 1080P ones were released.
Do you want a flat panel or CRT? I have a 36" widescreen CRT and, while it's massive, the colors and depth are much richer than a flat panel.
I thought that was the case too, until I did some digging and found that for typical ~10-12' distances the cutoff dictated by typical visual acuity is closer to 24" diagonal.JAT said:
I was surprised to say the least!
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