LED tv's anyone got one yet?

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sawittree

Jun 5, 2009 - CDT 5:22 PM

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just wondering are they significantly better than LCD's?

they are almost 2 or 3 times the price over here in england than a LCD tv.

Tim Raynor

Jun 5, 2009 - CDT 7:00 PM

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But isn't everything more expensive when you live on an island?

sawittree

Jun 5, 2009 - CDT 7:12 PM

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well possibly......

posters5

Jun 6, 2009 - CDT 1:08 AM

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i have five of these. (Y)

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Jun 6, 2009 - CDT 7:58 AM

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Sawittree, I saw the 55" Samsung 6000 series which is the 120 hz version and while the image was nice the 120hz was really, really bad. It was like watching the screen melt or watching a computer with not enough power trying to process a 1080P high definition video in windows media player. I really bothered me but apparently some people don't notice it which I find very hard to believe. They probably notice it later when they get home because it really is hard to miss.

There is the 8000 series which apparently has 240 hz. I don't know if this fixes the issue that I saw but hopefully it does. Other than that the image was good. Nice contrast, color, etc. If they get the melting screen thing fixed then I may sell my Pioneer plasma for one, maybe.

InvisibleBiker

Jun 8, 2009 - CDT 11:01 AM

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I posted a comment about this before, I purchased my LG 42 LCD 120 Hz in February . I simply love it, but not all the time. Blu Ray movies are STUNNING and anything on STARZ is almost as stunning. (The problem is the 1080i comapred to true 1080 p) When you watch channels like TNT or USA Netowrk, the transfer can shudder and that's when I turn it off. I was told it's because at times, those networks are actually showing a movie or program in 720 p, but whatever the problem I am totally satisfied with the 120Hz technology. Channels like Food Network, Discovery and National Geographic are also amazing. Planet Earth was eye poping when it was on last month.

John J. Puccio

Jun 8, 2009 - CDT 4:21 PM

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Biker,

I wouldn't blame the differences in broadcast television's HD quality with the kind of TV set you have. Many channels, as you were told, broadcast essentially standard-def material upconverted to 1080i or even 720. Then channels like TNT (among others) either stretch the image (if it's originally 1.33:1), distorting it all out of shape, or pan-and-scan 2.35:1 ratios to 1.78:1 to fit widescreen TVs. They don't seem to think people notice or care.

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InvisibleBiker

Jun 9, 2009 - CDT 11:42 AM

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Hey thanks John for the comments, I greatly appreciate it. Another reason why this site is the BEST on the web.

green1706

Jul 26, 2009 - CDT 4:03 AM

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LED TV is a term used by Samsung to describe its line of LCD (liquid crystal display) TVsthat use LED backlighting.
LED-backlit LCD TVs do differ from conventional LCD TVs in some important areas:
1- They can produce a very bright image and deep blacks (doesn't work for Edge-LED
2- With Edge-LED lighting they can be extremely slim.
3- They can offer lower power consumption.
4- They can offer a wider colour gamut, especially when RGB-LED backlighting is used.

[Post edited by green1706 on Aug 11, 2009 - CDT 12:12 AM]

mra

Jul 26, 2009 - CDT 8:24 PM

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Plasma-killer???

I missed the first posts in June. But just yesterday, I stopped in the Sears TV department. There was a TV in the middle of a wall of LCD's which immediately stood out as being much better than the rest. It was a Samsung 40" LED. The black levels were great. I did not notice if the 120 was turned on. I think it was 2-3 times the cost of the others. There is a writeup on these in this month's "Consumer Reports".

[Post edited by mra on Jul 26, 2009 - CDT 8:25 PM]