Need some suggestions here guys. I'm considering about buying a new tv. i'll be using it for watching tv but primarily will be used for games. Any recommendation on what brand/model I should get? heard on the bombcast last week that the GB office is using a sharp aquos so I'm thinking of getting that. Good idea? No?
Best TV for playing video games
Samsung, then again those breaks down and it looks really 2d for the games and totally lousy for normal cable. I don't recommend a sony bravia 120hz, I own it and it looks great for blue ray especially the 120hz, looks sort of jaggyish for games and has input lag needs more colors. Toshiba which I also own 120hz, regza, way too grainy for blue ray, film grain is natural, however looks sharp for videogames, for watching tv there are many zoom options and no imput lag. Or simply any led would work great. Sharp looks too dull, it's not dynamic at all, it's too washed out and bright for blue ray, not sure about games. Panasonic leds are good, expensive, lcd looks lousy. Vierra for plasma looks good, however plasmas aren't great if you pause too often, you might get screen burn ins. LG, good hdtv, not enough greys since it's mostly black levels. Could use more color compared to the toshiba and not all LG panels are LGD which is 8 bit which means better colors. It's like a lottery, you hope you have the right video processor. It also has lip sync problems, it needs to be readjusted, unless you don't mind using a home theather system or getting someone from LG to use a controller and recalibrate the sound to match. Honestly there are no perfect hdtvs out there, I tried to find one, they all have strengths and weaknesses.
The Talkradar podcast just had a TV guy explain some TV shit. He also wrote in the Gamesradar forums:
http://gamesradar.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=79083&tstart=0
My general rule on buying anything is do some basic research and buy whatever is best smack-dab in the middle - not the cheap shit, nor the expensive extravagance.
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