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Want a Tube!

1. Budget - ~$1000
2. Seating distance - Main TV in living room. 4.5-5.5 feet away
3. Size/placement limitations - None, really, something 40inches and above?
4. Uses and sources - Primary Use will be HDTV (Sports), Next, Competitive Gaming (XBOX360, want as little input lag as possible), BluRay/Netflix Streaming(PS3), I don't care about 3D nor aps, MAC DVI-HDMI web browsing occasionally, but rarely.
5. Room lighting - Can be made very low

Some Models I came across that I thought might suite my needs/wants:

Samsung UN40D6000SFXZA

Panasonic VIERA TC-L42E30

Sharp LC40LE830U

Thanks bros.
 
What I did was go to Sears and looked at all their tv's that were in my pricerange for hours.

Personally ended up with a Samsung plasma (sig). But not sure how that would fare for you in gaming and I hear it might not be the greatest for watching Hockey (have you yet to try). I think it's a great tv for the money, the picture is really great.
 
I also opted for a plasma, specifically a LG 50PK750. Yes plasmas have down sides, burn in, glare, energy consumption but I went with one anyways. Plasmas are great for full motion picture, thats the main reason I got one. Infact, some full motion scenes get me a little disoriented, maybe its to large for my living room?
 
powertower said:
I also opted for a plasma, specifically a LG 50PK750. Yes plasmas have down sides, burn in, glare, energy consumption but I went with one anyways. Plasmas are great for full motion picture, thats the main reason I got one. Infact, some full motion scenes get me a little disoriented, maybe its to large for my living room?
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The show some signs of burn in still, but running the provided prevention slides usually takes care of that for me very quickly (less than an hour). Or simply watching something that doesn't include any static images.

Not sure if this is factual, but I am hearing a lot these days that image retention is practically a thing of the past (where something burns in permanently).

If you can make your room fairly dark, plasma is superior. It is not the greatest in situations where there is a light source directly across from the tv.
 
I also have a samsung plasma and I woudn't trade it for anything. The black levels are really dark, the contrast on it is better than any other set I've owned, the colors are vibrant and the image is crisp. The anti-glare technology they use is also really impressive. My living room is pretty bright but I've NEVER had an issue with lights in the room and refections on the glass.

I use it for watching movies, playing PS3/Xbox, netflix, sports and occasionally as a PC display. Image retention is still an issue, but as long as you're aware of it and take the proper steps to deal with it, it's not a big deal (don't let a static image stay on screen for too long and use the whipe function occasionally).

After owning mine for the past year and a half, I wouldn't hesititate to recommend it to anyone. They're cheaper and the PQ is much better than most LCDs
 
plasma from panasonic will have very low input lag and very good image
 
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