your f***** console games will look equally gay on anything

I nearly got a Hisense - they are very affordable and have onsite 5 year warranties.

it's 3 years, but still pretty much the best manufacturer warranty on the market that i've come across

http://www.hisense.com.au/help/warranty/television

Okay the pricing you are looking at there is a pile of s***e. Who pays advertised price for TVs these days? Certainly not anyone smart enough to use a computer. Head over to http://www.dtvforum.info they even have a wiki that people are positing their deals on. Most importantly you need to be prepared to haggle and walk away if they won't come to the party. You say you have $2K to spend. Then walk in and offer that for a 50" Plasma or 46" LCD (and not just the yum-cha brands). I bought my 50" Pana Plasma about 15mnths ago, I talked them down to $2600 (from their "sale price" of $3200(rrp was $4499) and got 4yrs extra warranty thrown in).

i got sony bravia 40" lcd with ps3 and 3yr warranty for $1350. SUCK IT BITCHES

I've got a 32" Samsung series 6 LCD at the moment which is very nice but after awhile of using it i'm going to upgrade and use the 32" for a computer monitor.

We have one of these in our bedroom, it's a winner.

erm, if you're measuring it in inches you're doing it wrong. man up and get a projector.

I used to have a 720p BENQ projector and there's no way I'd ever go back to that kinda setup, turning the projector on/off was a PITA because you had to wait for to heat up every time and if you were going to leave for 10 minutes you'd have to power it off + wait for it to cool down before you could power it back on

plus nothing beats plasma for clarity and color sharpness, even an LCD is better than a projector lulz

Weighing in with my Hisense TV being awesome and have had 0 problems with it. Also gamer don't use VGA to connect your computer, use DVI or a DVI -> HDMI adapter.

Needs HDMI and VGA (computer)

You're better off going from pc to tv with a HDMI cable. The VGA connection will make games look like complete ass.

vga cables for pc to tv are fine at native resolutions

hdmi is obviously preferred, but theres nothing wrong with vga;

I've said it before and I'll say it again for this debate.
Every one will have a different preference so my advice is.

go to the store, the usual bunch like, JB, WOW, Harvey's, etc, and get them to show you the various outputs from the thing you are going to use, xbox, ps3, pc (if possible), blu ray if that floats your boat, DVD, blah blah blah. and make sure the environment you are watching it in is similar to that of your room. IE lighting and distance. so for example don't go watching a DVD in a home theatre room at the store if you can't replicate that at home. get them to put the lights on. also get around to some friends places and do the same.

personally I have a 50" plasma in the main lounge which is low lit (in a ground floor unit) about 3 mtrs from the lounge and it is great. also have a 42" plasma in back room for 360 about 2 mtrs from lounge. also great.
good luck!

So where are you buying from?

Go Samsung LCD or Sharp LCD (i only say this because they are the best at replicating the extra frames) and it provides the best colour for gaming.

pm me

oh if you can hold off for 1 month - new samsung range is coming out and they are 3d tv's (full hd)

if you dont want the 3d tv, get the lcd / led at a reduced price then :)

Samsung

Hey rev, I tried running hdmi from my PC to my TV and for some reason the colours go really washed out and the picture doesn't "fit" in the tv (black bars around the edges) even though it's running at the correct resolution. What's the deal? i'm sick of vga.

go a projector man, its the best. i have a 120 inch screen to view myself.

I suggest you re-read my entire OP.

I'm moving away from a projector setup. I've always had a projector. I know all too well just how much of a pain in the arse they are and how costly they are to run.

I've got a 50" Samsung Series 5 plasma (PS50B550)

It's awesome. Great size and plenty of features. You can get it for about $1500 from www.theelectricaldiscounter.com.au. Or, you can just use them as your bargaining position when you shop elsewhere.

Gest, thanks for that link. That looks amazing.

I looked at that tele and I found this one for slightly more that does internet and movies.

http://www.theelectricdiscounter.com.au/asps/brand-type1.asp?brand=Samsung&type=Plasma%20Television

then search for PS50B650

Samsung - Plasma Television Model PS50B650S1FXXY
127 Cm - Slim 50

Click on Picture for Larger View - please use Broweser Back to return to this page.PS50B650 Samsung Plasma TV Features Dlna Wireless, Content Library, Internet TV, MEGA Contrast Ratio, USB 2.0 and Wide Colour Enhancer 3

DNLA WIRELESS: Watch multimedia content stored on any PC connected to your home network directly on your PS50B650S1F. Stream Movies, Music and photos from your PC onto your Plasma

CONTENT LIBRARY: Fast access to a variety of non-broadcast entertainment. Fitness, Children,Cooking and Gallery features give you a TV experience well beyond standard TV. Built-in flash memory allows you to easily access, download and control the content

INTERNET TV: PS50B650S1F is part of a new range of Internet equipped TVs that also feature Yahoos new Widget Channel technology for direct access to YouTube, Weather, Web content and Flickr images direct to your TV

MEGA CONTRAST RATIO: The Samsung PS50B650S1F provides powerful images that are vivid and realistic with a maximum 3,000,000:1 Contrast ratio

USB 2.0: A Wiselink USB 2.0 port on the side compartment on the PS50B650S1F allows you to view MOVIES, JPEG photos and listen to MP3 music

WIDE COLOUR ENHANCER 3: Add depth and intensity to the reds, greens and blues to ensure you are seeing true, lifelike images on screen

here are the specs

http://www.theelectricdiscounter.com.au/images/visual/Plasma Television/Samsung/PS50B650S1FXXY/PS50B650S1FXXY3.jpg

Do you guys think the below warranty is worth it?

EWPPT2000
This is a Warranty Extension plan for Plasmas* that sell between $1501 and $2000. Increasing the Manufacturers warranty by 1 year to a maximun of 5 years.
$129

2EWPPT2000
This is a Warranty Extension plan for Plasmas* that sell between $1501 and $2000. Increasing the Manufacturers warranty by 2 years to a maximun of 5 years.
$239

3EWPPT2000
This is a Warranty Extension plan for Plasmas* that sell between $1501 and $2000. Increasing the Manufacturers warranty by 3 years to a maximun of 5 years.
$289

4EWPPT2000
This is a Warranty Extension plan for Plasmas* that sell between $1501 and $2000. Increasing the Manufacturers warranty by 4 years to a maximun of 5 years.
$349

Guys? Can anyone see anything in the specs that shouts 'stay away' ?

yer, i can

Everything I've seen about plasma says Panasonic is considerably better than Samsung.

The flower thing is kind gay, dunno if that really counts as a reason to stay away though.

Harvey Norman have got Panasonic 1080P 42" Plasmas for $799 !
Just saw a TV ad on ch-7.

Spook: What did you see?

Faceman: Thats a 42" though? I've already got one of those! I want a bigger tv with 1080p etc.

do i really have to spell it out?

its pretty obvious

oh your refering to the lcd vrs plasma debate etc. no worries, i wont go there in this thread. thanks though, i think plasma and lcd are both quite fine in todays day and age :) i've seen both run movies fine and both run as a computer display (for games) quite fine.

They have YouTube on TVs now?

First the Internet is on computers and now it's on TVs!

clazy.

hahaha. 'The Electric Discounter' is just Bi-Rite. You should buy it off me @ Beenleigh and save even more money. Don't buy it off Rob, he's nowhere near as nice as I am.

Call me at my shop - (07) 3807 5555 and ask for Brent. 8-)



----EDIT: and dont buy the 6 series. buy the 5 series (PS50B550) as the panel is just as good, still 1080P and 100Hz with 600Hz Sub-field it just doesn't have the internet TV crap, which you wont need if you use a PC on this TV anyway.


----EDIT 2: $1395 if your wondering

They just told me my order has been declined because the P550B650 ... model is not sold anymore.

It's been replaced with the C series model. P55C650...

Do you stock this yet? When will your first stock of it be in? What can you do it for?

Can the internet 'crap' play divx/xvid etc from a windows file share?

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No pricing or ETA on new models yet, I will call my rep and post back with more information. The LG panels have just had a pretty nice price drop too, worth looking at.

Just had a look at LG, they have a 50inch 1080P Plasma in their new models with the "Razor Edge" design (just means a very thin frame on the TV) and its only $1404, not bad for the new model.

Can the internet 'crap' play divx/xvid etc from a windows file share?

Possibly but I wouldn't bother, DLNA / WisLink are such a pain in the arse to setup right. You'd be better off just use your HTPC to stream stuff and save yourself the bulls***.

So you think LG is better then samsung?

Are you one of the beleivers that say you have to go LCD if you connect your computer?

Whats the biggest LCD you have for under 2k? (Including extended warranty for at least a year)

One of best value LCD's out there at the moment is the LA55B650. for a massive 55inch screen @ $2109. Its 1080P, 100Hz with all the same features that the 6 series come with. There is plenty of stock at the moment, so you don't even have to wait for the boat to arrive. The extended warranty to give you 3 years total (extra 2 years after manufacturers) is only $120 too.

Plasma is by far the cheapest alternative for a 50inch+ screen, but for features and quality of panel the Samsung LCD is outstanding. It will come down to what quality panel you want and how many dollars you are willing to part with.



Coldy
8-)

Fark that sounds cheap for a 55" FHD LCD :/

I have an LG and it's pretty good. A samsung is better. Get it.

Damn coldy that's an awesome price. There goes the #1 on my list heh.

There is just some awesome prices out there at the moment. If you want a good quality LCD they are so well priced as the LED Backlit LCD's have caused such a dramatic price drop on the CCFL Backlit units. I don't know about you guys, but I will happily spend $2109 on a CCFL unit than $3557 on the LED version.