Seeking a recommendation for Okami and HDTV

Hello,

I am looking to replace the tv in our family room, and my kids love playing Okami. Do any of you out there play Okami too on an LCD HDTV?

Could you tell me what brand and screen size you play on? And how Okami looks on it?

Thank you!

The game shouldn't really make a difference on a specific television. It all depends on what you're looking for. As far as picture is concerned, Samsung makes the best flat screen out there. The picture is just sooooo bright. But if you're looking for something a little less expensive, I'd reccomend Best Buy's Insignia brand. I have a 32" in my dorm room that I got for 400$. They go through Toshiba to make any TV of theirs over 26" I think. They're only so cheap because they fill in as the middle man, and they can basically sell the TVs for anything and still make a profit, but the picture quality is great. Honestly though, depsite the differences in the store (i.e. Samsungs just making every other TV look like garbage) once you get nearly any HDTV into your family room it's going to look pretty damn good. But I'd say Samsung if you're working without a budget, and Insignia if you're trying not to break the bank. Also, you might want to grab some Wii component cables and set it up in progressive scan. They're only like 20ish$ but it makes a difference.

I think Plasma is better for games than LCD because Plasma gives you much better dynamic range. Though I don't know about Okami, I do know that it's dificult to see dark scenes in movies or dark areas in games with LCD's.psychobrew

Things like items and HUDs that are always on screen will burn in with a plasma and be there forever though.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]I think Plasma is better for games than LCD because Plasma gives you much better dynamic range. Though I don't know about Okami, I do know that it's dificult to see dark scenes in movies or dark areas in games with LCD's.IMAHAPYHIPPO

Things like items and HUDs that are always on screen will burn in with a plasma and be there forever though.

[QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]I think Plasma is better for games than LCD because Plasma gives you much better dynamic range. Though I don't know about Okami, I do know that it's dificult to see dark scenes in movies or dark areas in games with LCD's.psychobrew

Things like items and HUDs that are always on screen will burn in with a plasma and be there forever though.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"][QUOTE="IMAHAPYHIPPO"]

Things like items and HUDs that are always on screen will burn in with a plasma and be there forever though.

Cesar_Barba

Same with me. Things are burnt in for only a short period. I rarely ever notice it. Games still look better on plasma, so its worth it.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I guess what I am probably wondering about is the size of the set. I took Okami over to a neighbor's house yesterday and he's got a 60-inch Mitsu DLP TV in his den, and Okami did not look good on it. Amaterasu was very blurry and so were the background scenes. I am guessing this is because the TV was just too big, and the Wii doesn't output that high of a resolution.

I am hoping that on a smaller TV in 16:9 and progressive scan, it will look terrific. Better than on our old Standard def set. What I don't know is how big is too big. Some of you mentioned 32 so maybe that's a good size so that the game still looks sharp and good. I'm not sure. I don't have an unlimited budget, but I'd certainly like to get as large a size as I can without it making Okami look bad. We would be using this TV pretty much just for the Wii so getting it right is important.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I guess what I am probably wondering about is the size of the set. I took Okami over to a neighbor's house yesterday and he's got a 60-inch Mitsu DLP TV in his den, and Okami did not look good on it. Amaterasu was very blurry and so were the background scenes. I am guessing this is because the TV was just too big, and the Wii doesn't output that high of a resolution.

I am hoping that on a smaller TV in 16:9 and progressive scan, it will look terrific. Better than on our old Standard def set. What I don't know is how big is too big. Some of you mentioned 32 so maybe that's a good size so that the game still looks sharp and good. I'm not sure. I don't have an unlimited budget, but I'd certainly like to get as large a size as I can without it making Okami look bad. We would be using this TV pretty much just for the Wii so getting it right is important.

GI_Joe888

May I offer the following LINK with comparison pictures of Wii games with component cables and composite cables. Click on the images for larger pictures.

If this is only for Wii gaming, I'm pretty sure this would suffice.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8636675&st=insignia&lp=4&type=product&cp=2&id=1194054017282

I'm playing the first Metroid Prime on this set as we speak and it blows me away with how good it still looks after 5 or 6 years, but just make sure you have something like this.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8989525&st=wii+component+&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1218008590688

(and i don't mean to insult you if you already know this, but simply plugging in the cables doesn't set the Wii to progressive scan, you have to manually do it on the wii settings menu... some people just don't know stuff like this so i just thought i'd mention it)

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I guess what I am probably wondering about is the size of the set. I took Okami over to a neighbor's house yesterday and he's got a 60-inch Mitsu DLP TV in his den, and Okami did not look good on it. Amaterasu was very blurry and so were the background scenes. I am guessing this is because the TV was just too big, and the Wii doesn't output that high of a resolution.

I am hoping that on a smaller TV in 16:9 and progressive scan, it will look terrific. Better than on our old Standard def set. What I don't know is how big is too big. Some of you mentioned 32 so maybe that's a good size so that the game still looks sharp and good. I'm not sure. I don't have an unlimited budget, but I'd certainly like to get as large a size as I can without it making Okami look bad. We would be using this TV pretty much just for the Wii so getting it right is important.

GI_Joe888