Sony vs. Samsung!!!! Which company makes the better 720p lcd?

http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/LCDTV/LNS3251DXXAA.asp?page=Specifications

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Specifications-of-Sony-32-BRAVIA-S-Series-LCD-HDTV-KDL-32S2010/sem/rpsm/oid/159637/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do

What I really want to know is why they are the same price when the Samsung has a higher contrast ratio and 2 HDMI's, whereas the Sony has 1 HDMI and a lower contrast ratio?

Then you have the Bravia XBR which is still higher in price than the Samsung when it's features aren't as abundant either.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Specifications-of-Sony-32-BRAVIA-XBR-2-LCD-HDTV-KDL-V32XBR2/sem/rpsm/oid/160302/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do#tabs

Can somebody explain?

http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/LCDTV/LNS3251DXXAA.asp?page=Specifications

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Specifications-of-Sony-32-BRAVIA-S-Series-LCD-HDTV-KDL-32S2010/sem/rpsm/oid/159637/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do

What I really want to know is why they are the same price when the Samsung has a higher contrast ratio and 2 HDMI's, whereas the Sony has 1 HDMI and a lower contrast ratio?

Then you have the Bravia XBR which is still higher in price than the Samsung when it's features aren't as abundant either.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Specifications-of-Sony-32-BRAVIA-XBR-2-LCD-HDTV-KDL-V32XBR2/sem/rpsm/oid/160302/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do#tabs

Can somebody explain?

iceberg_shorty

General Hardware forum is such a crap forum to post in, I mean hardly anybody replies!  Then when I post this in a console forum I'll get like 40 replies before somebody go cries to the mod saying it's off topic.

General Hardware forum is such a crap forum to post in, I mean hardly anybody replies!  Then when I post this in a console forum I'll get like 40 replies before somebody go cries to the mod saying it's off topic.

iceberg_shorty

General Hardware forum is such a crap forum to post in, I mean hardly anybody replies! Then when I post this in a console forum I'll get like 40 replies before somebody go cries to the mod saying it's off topic.

iceberg_shorty

Sony are more expensive because they are undoubtedly the best brand of LCD on the market. Trust me I got the XBR2 (32'') and it blows the samsung and any other 32'' out of the market. And also if you need more than one HDMI in the future but a switcher box. ****** has a one-to-three box for about $150 right now.

Sony are more expensive because they are undoubtedly the best brand of LCD on the market. Trust me I got the XBR2 (32'') and it blows the samsung and any other 32'' out of the market. And also if you need more than one HDMI in the future but a switcher box. ****** has a one-to-three box for about $150 right now. Kodai_kun

Sony and Samsung TVs are virtually identical. They make their panels in the same factory, and their electronics are very close in quality.

[QUOTE="Kodai_kun"]

Sony are more expensive because they are undoubtedly the best brand of LCD on the market. Trust me I got the XBR2 (32'') and it blows the samsung and any other 32'' out of the market. And also if you need more than one HDMI in the future but a switcher box. ****** has a one-to-three box for about $150 right now. playwithfire17

Sony and Samsung TVs are virtually identical. They make their panels in the same factory, and their electronics are very close in quality.

Says you. Samsung's overscan pretty badly, and their colors look a little washed out to my eyes. Also, the DNIe sucks.

[QUOTE="playwithfire17"][QUOTE="Kodai_kun"]

Sony are more expensive because they are undoubtedly the best brand of LCD on the market. Trust me I got the XBR2 (32'') and it blows the samsung and any other 32'' out of the market. And also if you need more than one HDMI in the future but a switcher box. ****** has a one-to-three box for about $150 right now. cspiffo

Sony and Samsung TVs are virtually identical. They make their panels in the same factory, and their electronics are very close in quality.

[QUOTE="cspiffo"][QUOTE="playwithfire17"][QUOTE="Kodai_kun"]

Sony are more expensive because they are undoubtedly the best brand of LCD on the market. Trust me I got the XBR2 (32'') and it blows the samsung and any other 32'' out of the market. And also if you need more than one HDMI in the future but a switcher box. ****** has a one-to-three box for about $150 right now. playwithfire17

Sony and Samsung TVs are virtually identical. They make their panels in the same factory, and their electronics are very close in quality.

You are wrong!!! All TV's HDTV and SDTV overscan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you even know what overscan is!?

[QUOTE="Kodai_kun"]You can eliminate overscan via the service menu But unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing, DO NOT ATTEMPT IT. Samsung 4095 I know will do 1:1 pixel mapping, but only through the VGA input. Overscan is there for a reason, a lot of time it hides flaws at the edges. You never see them because any display program or device will automatically eliminate those areascspiffo

......................YEAH, and bravia is noticably better than samsung...i have a brvia hd in my room and a samsung in the living room...side by side, yea..i can tell the diff...and with gaming..bravia....do yourself a favor and get bravia or youll regret it later

Not only that, but none of the content that is delivered via cable, satellite or Off-Air antenea is actually the resolution that your tv can actually do. SDTV is only like 350X350 res while HD content is something less then 720p or 1080i. They don't even really sell a true 720p tv. They are all 1366X768. Without overscan the screen would not be completely filled. Yeah, those 1:1 pixel mapped displays are hard to come by.

i have a brvia hd in my room and a samsung in the living room...side by side, yea..i can tell the diff...and with gaming..bravia....do yourself a favor and get bravia or youll regret it later

Not only that, but none of the content that is delivered via cable, satellite or Off-Air antenea is actually the resolution that your tv can actually do. SDTV is only like 350X350 res while HD content is something less then 720p or 1080i. They don't even really sell a true 720p tv. They are all 1366X768. Without overscan the screen would not be completely filled. Yeah, those 1:1 pixel mapped displays are hard to come by. Kodai_kun

No, OTA programming is full resolution, it's the interference that gets in the way and kills detail. HDTV is full res OTA It's the cable companies that downres to save bandwidth. 720p is 1280x720. 1366x768 is the same resolution(or close enough) using square pixels, just like you have to use 720x480 for what is actually 640x480

i have a brvia hd in my room and a samsung in the living room...side by side, yea..i can tell the diff...and with gaming..bravia....do yourself a favor and get bravia or youll regret it later

So how are they side by side in 2 different rooms? Are they both calibrated properly? Under good lighting conditions? Same exact source material feeding them?

Even if the Bravia is calibrated well, Cnet has complained of the Bravia engine pushing reds and having inconsistant black level.  Of course take their opinion for what it's worth... Seems like the XBRs specifically have been reported with the problem too, but that may have been last years model.

[QUOTE="playwithfire17"][QUOTE="cspiffo"][QUOTE="playwithfire17"][QUOTE="Kodai_kun"]

Sony are more expensive because they are undoubtedly the best brand of LCD on the market. Trust me I got the XBR2 (32'') and it blows the samsung and any other 32'' out of the market. And also if you need more than one HDMI in the future but a switcher box. ****** has a one-to-three box for about $150 right now. cspiffo

Sony and Samsung TVs are virtually identical. They make their panels in the same factory, and their electronics are very close in quality.

You are wrong!!! All TV's HDTV and SDTV overscan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you even know what overscan is!?

Go the Sony. Both the Sammy and the Sony use the same panels, but the Sony uses far superior picture processing... They're more expensive for a reason.hypnotoad8128