I have a budget of (under) $500. What TV should I buy?

Brad Clarc

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I would recommend you get a Panasonic Plasma tv. They are the most reliable tv in the market today. Panasonic has more tv being recommended than any manufacturer. Panasonic 42" S30 should be around the budget you have. If you read yahoo questions, you will notice that 95% of tv problems comes from LCD and LED tv and 95% of those are the bargain price tv. Keep in mind, you get what you pay for. Hope this will help you out.

What is the best T.V under 500$?

SaMeR

i 've been meaning to buy a tv and i have about 500 $ ... i like to buy a 3d tv and i found those plasmas
http://www.lg.com/us/tv-audio-video/televisions/LG-plasma-tv-42PW350.jsp
&
http://www.samsung.com/my/consumer/television/television/plasma-tv/PS43D490A1XXM/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail
but some people say that those tvs are only 720 p which is not good enough for xbox games and stuff ... so tell me what you recommend under 500 $ and i want big tv not less than 37'' ... also What is the difference between led 3ds and plasma 3d ... what's better ?

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i dont think you could find a 3D tv for that price but i would get a 1080p LED tv. with high Hz 120 or more. Plasma tv look good but they dont really make plasmas under 40in. they lose quality over time and can have image burn in. and the diffrence is the technology led (light emmiting diod) are a combo of lcd wih led back lighting this makes higher color, contrast, and brightness and could last longer than lcd. plasma uses compressed gas to make the image.

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Did i waste money buying a 32 inch full HD LED TV?

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it depends on what you was looking for in a tv when you bought it. your tv is full HD, the only way to watch HD in all its glory. 32" screen size, is that large enough for you? seems 40" appears to be the norm size nowadays. i have a 32" full HD and it suits my every need.

Is this LED HD 3D TV a good buy? or should I pass?

ozJay

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170750361750

It's a generic brand (though they claim to use LG panels), and the specs I compared to lots of other top brands and they are pretty much the same, here's a small sample, more details in the link above:

TFT LCD SCREEN FEATURES:
1. 47 inch
2. 1920*1080
3. Panel A Grade LG 3D LED Panel
4. Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9
5. Brightness 450 cd/m2
6. Dynamic Contrast ratio 3000000:1
7. Response time 5 ms
8 .Display colors 1.06 Billion
9 .Viewing angle L/R/U/D 89/89/89/89 (178V, 178H)
10 .Refresh Rate 120Hz
Power Consumption < 170W (less than 1W on standby)

Plus it comes with 4 free 3D glasses :P not that I would really use that but I like to have the option anyway.

I was originally looking at a sony bravia, but it only had a 50/60hz refresh rate and wasnt getting great reviews, and was around the same price/size...


Thoughts?
And please provide details on why you think it is a good or bad buy if you do answer... I'd like to know why.

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The specs themselves are good. The quality of a LG panel is good (although sony or samsung has a better 2D picture quality). The main advantage of a LG panel over Sony or Samsung is its passive 3D technology, which can be use with cheaper and more comfortable glasses (but at the cost of reducing by half the resolution).

However, the problems comes from being a generic brand. While the picture quality will be identical to the panel manufacturers, the rest of the components are generally of a lower quality. This means that the average lifetime of the TV is lower than main brands. Also (if you care about that), you don't get any Smart TV features (like youtube apps).

My advice would be to pay a little extra to get the real brand, it will be worth it in the long term, unless you like to change your TV every 3 years to always be up to date.

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