Hey guys im in looking for a nice hdtv right now so far ive looked at the sharp aquos and the sony bravia what do you guys think about this? anything else i should consider and wheres the best place to get these for cheap...i was thinking about waiting till black friday if nothing comes up oh btw its going to be hooked up to ethier a ps3 or xbox 360 ( not sure which im getting yet ) thanks in advance

 

ton of threads about this stuff in H&G

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move to home theater & electronics

 

that was quick

 

You for sure want LCD?

 

Sharp Aquos arent really that good. You can read all the complaint on AVS Forum. One more month to go until the crazy thanksgiving day sale. Are you only using it to play the PS3/Xbox360? Where will you put the TV?

 

I've said many a time here how shitty the picture quality is on the Sharp. Typically I get people rambling on about the ratings it gets. Can't help what people that are paid to say it looks good write. All you have to do is look at the tv with your own eyes and you'll see for yourself. The sony XBR4 and 5 are pretty nice. Big improvements over the 2 and 3 IMHO, but you cannot use the word cheap and sony in the same sentence.

 

I just bought a 46" Sharp and am very pleased with it...
Yes, I would've rather gotten a Sammy or Sony, but it wasn't worth the extra $500 and $700. I have no regrets.

 

Just installed another Sharp today. In the immortal words of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

"It was a nice tv





















for me to poop on"

 

Some people cant tell the difference between DVD & HD-DVD. But that's OK! The newer Bravia are great, but very pricey. If you are going for LCD, you might want to get the 120hz one. It all depend on where the TV will be put and how you plan to use before we can give you any suggestion.

 

You can get Panasonic plasmas in 50" for under $2K now!

 

I can personally vouch for Sharp just not cutting it when compared to Samsung. I watched a 32" and I found more artifacts and poorer resolution on this set than my 46" Samsung.

However, a Sharp is a big step up from non HD content, so it's really all relative.

 

I always thought these were good sister sites for your research. I don't know what's good on the market today, but I read up on these sites to buy my sony 40" LCD about a year and a half ago.

http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/
http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/

They also helped me calibrate my tv optimum picture quality. I found a review they had on my TV (the 46" version though) and they posted the settings they used. I copied them, and found the picture to be much more realistic than the default factory settings.

 

thanks for all the input guys im not really looking for anything over 32" just because it might be a little to big for my room...some say sharp isnt that good but from what ive seen so far at the stores the pic quality is pretty good to me not sure ill do some more research..thnx guys

 

Those 2 sites are pretty good. I used them in the past. I got my plasma setting from there too, ehehe. The lcd site doesnt have as much information as the plasma.