guys, may bago akong project. i want to convert one of my rooms into a dedicated home theater. nothing crazy like stadium seating and projectors...i just want a nice TV, 5.1 sound and a versatile system that can handle all my needs.
i will be hooking up a digital cable input, DVD, an Xbox 360, and a PS2. plan to use all the inputs equally.
the room is 12ft x 15ft, and the viewing distance is 8-9 ft. just finished painting the room in Ralph Lauren Canyon Blue (sounds gay but is actually a nice deep shade of blue) and wiring the room for 5.1 through the ceiling. i already have all the components except for the TV, although i want to upgrade my old progressive scan DVD to one that upconverts 480 and has HDMI outputs.
i'm looking at some 37-40" LCD's (the Sony Bravia, Sharp and Philips units) or 42" plasma TV's (either Panasonic or Pioneer). i really want to go with a flat panel TV since this is a converted bedroom and i don't have the space for a DLP/rear-projection or CRT cabinet.
ano recommend nyo for my needs, plasma or LCD?
ano pinaka-OK na brand? model numbers would be ideal....
am i missing anything? any other things i should be aware of?
thanks guys!
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February 6th, 2006 09:21 AM #2lcd bro. mas durable.
yun nga lang, imho, mas maganda ang resolution ng plasma.
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February 6th, 2006 10:21 AM #3plasma, mas maliwanag yun nga lang high maintainance at prone sa "burn in".'
id go to sams club costco or Bj's mas mura dun kesa sa bestbuy.
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February 6th, 2006 10:37 AM #5plasma tvs are more power hungry compared to lcds and heavier. meron ata thread dito comparing the two.
m54, buti kapa may budget hehehe
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February 6th, 2006 10:42 AM #7i have heard good things about the philips plasmas, but for some reason they don't come up in the LCD reviews that i've read.
yun na nga ang dilemma ko...parang mas maliwanag at klaro ang color reproduction ng plasma to my eyes (i know some LCD owners disagree), but supposedly they have all those problems vs. LCD.
research pa ako...nakakahilo!! :freak:Last edited by empy; February 6th, 2006 at 10:58 AM.
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February 6th, 2006 10:52 AM #9i have both plasma and lcd. i like the plasma better. to me, it seems like the picture is crispier and more vivid epecially when watching high definiton channels, and add to that, a wider viewing angle.
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February 6th, 2006 11:00 AM #10SXRD (LCoS technology)...by SONY. Got top awards and you get $15K technology for $3.5-$4K. dalawang flavor: 50" and 60". i've been salivating over this TV for a while now, nag-iipon pa.
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February 6th, 2006 11:00 AM #11silver...how old na ba ang plasma mo? any issues with burn-in past a couple of years?
since i plan on using it for video games (which have static images like HUD's, scores, etc) nananakot yung mga ibang tao dito about burn in...
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February 6th, 2006 11:00 AM #12subukan mo na lang pareho, bring your favourite dvd movie sa shop at try mo sa ibat-ibang tv.
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February 6th, 2006 11:08 AM #13from what ive seen pioneer seems to be one of the best in plasmas... ok din ang panasonic and hitachi. good luck on ur tv! baka bumili rin kmi this summer.
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February 6th, 2006 11:14 AM #14plasma is about 3 yrs old. wala naman akong nagiging problema.
kumuha ka na lang ng extended warranty kung worried ka sa
magiging sira.
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February 6th, 2006 11:34 AM #15
Originally Posted by M54 Powered
you can check the plasma screens at EGG (extreme gaming g...whatever) at the Promenade, Greenhills. They are used for the console games only (xbox & ps2).
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February 6th, 2006 11:35 AM #16wouie - yan na nga plano ko. pero nakakaasar ang mga stores dito, hindi nakakabit sa display units nila ang dvd player. baka pahirapan ko na lang na magkabit yung salesperson na kakausapin ko... :lol:
silver - that's good. sa palagay ko rin overhyped yung burn-in issue which is why i'm still seriously considering the plasmas
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February 6th, 2006 11:51 AM #18Inspite of all the issues vs. plasma. I still think that they're the best buys out there.
Either Panasonic or Pioneer, ok.
M54 Powered - I see that you're in Florida. I am not sure what electronic stores you have there as I am only familiar with those in CA (from my trips),- Good Guys, Costco, Circuit City, Fry's et al
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February 6th, 2006 11:58 AM #19M54, plasma has crispier output...kaso minsan nakakatakot talaga ang burn-in...sa singapore kasi (talamak ang plasma dun) kitang kita ko nagkalat kasi ang plasmas dun kahit sa streets, ang sama kapag na sunog na...
try mo mag research sa pinoyDVD.com
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February 6th, 2006 12:10 PM #20pwede ka ata ng projector. according to infocus.com calculator mga 70" diagonal ang kaya kung 9 feet away. im not sure kung ok lang sya for gaming/long usage. sa akin usually movies, di ko pa na try for games (naalala ko tuloy magtry).
may costco ba dyan? kung meron, ganda return policy nila. kungdi, extended warranty na lang.
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