Both on bestbuy.com. The only difference I can see is the Aquos is 200 dollars cheaper. I'll be using it for 360,ps3(when i get one), and cable hd. Should I go with the aquos???? Soon as my income tax check comes in im heading to best buy.
TheSystemLord1
Have you considered the Sony 1080P model #40v2500 lcd. I traded the Samsung s4095 for this for a 100 bucks more. I think its way better because the component input is lot better in my opinion which a xbox 360 uses plus is has a lot better setting between all the inputs. I had Bestbuy price matched the the from Amazon which they accepted. The Sony cost me only 1799.99 plus no interest for 3 years and since the price drop below 1999.99 the extended warranty was also dropped to 250. Sharp may have been the best a few years back but Sony and Samsung has better ones now
Sony TV's don't do well accepting 1080p through component or VGA, the colors are washed out and the resolution isn't all it could be otherwise. On the other hand, Microsoft went hand in hand with samsung when developing the 360. Samsung TV's are more or less "tailored" to accept signals from the 360 and display them in their true glory. Ask any rep at any store and they will say that if you are buying a 360, buy a Samsung TV.
Just my two cents. Well off the bat i knew 1080p was not possible in the first place with component. I went with Samsung first because what Bestbuy said. Then I traded it for the sony which is a lot better with 1080p over vga.
Both on bestbuy.com. The only difference I can see is the Aquos is 200 dollars cheaper. I'll be using it for 360,ps3(when i get one), and cable hd. Should I go with the aquos???? Soon as my income tax check comes in im heading to best buy.
toemayo
Have you considered the Sony 1080P model #40v2500 lcd. I traded the Samsung s4095 for this for a 100 bucks more. I think its way better because the component input is lot better in my opinion which a xbox 360 uses plus is has a lot better setting between all the inputs. I had Bestbuy price matched the the from Amazon which they accepted. The Sony cost me only 1799.99 plus no interest for 3 years and since the price drop below 1999.99 the extended warranty was also dropped to 250. Sharp may have been the best a few years back but Sony and Samsung has better ones now
I had the 40" Samsung which was 720p but ended up traded in for the sony. Bestbuy had both for the same price which the sony plays 720p alot better. Then I saw the sony 1080p tv which was price match from Amazon for a couple hundred more which I traded again. Every store and most online forums all like the sony over the samsung because the color is more natural then the sammy. I aslo found out that the component inputs on the sony are alot better the Samsung also.
I think in the long run will be happy with Samsung because it has 2 hdmi which you want later in the future. Plus Microsoft use Samsungs to show off their 360 in the stores.
If you guys are a xbox live member with the xbox live diamond card you get 10% off at Circuit City which brings the dvd player at 180 bucks. That is how much I payed for which is great by the way.
Thanks for the explination on the contrast. That is good to know.
I plan to use this tv for mostly gaming and maybe some general tv watching but thats it. Its not going to be my everyday tv. I already have a 51" Toshiba for that.
Anyone else have any suggestions on other brands I might look into. What brand/model TV are you using? Did everyone spend $1500 for the sony? Anyone else have experience with the vizio? are you happy with it?
How bout, sharp or panasonic?
cryofreeze
I got the Sony 40" 1080P lcd tv fpr 1800 bucks and it is the best fro the money. Model # 40V2500. Its the xbr series but just is good.
[QUOTE="ILIKEF250"]What is the best upconvert dvd player out there thats affordable ($300 or less).cspiffo
Any decent HDTV automatically upconverts DVD's but upconvert dvd players do a slightly better job scaling the picture. You will see smoother text and slightly less blockyness in dark scenes. They won't make a 480p image look that much better though. I wouldn't really bother. Wait for the new HD formats to mature and replace your DVD player with one of those. They will have the ability to upconvert DVD's. Do you have an XBOX 360? If you do then you already have an upconverting DVD player.
I thought at dvd player will only upconvert on a hdmi cable which a 360 doesn't have
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