I was considering buying a 60" Samsung smart-tv, the UN60F6300, which is at $1400 in the PX, but appearenly Plasma technology have improved in the last year or so, and some people are saying that plasma TVs are better than LED-LCDs.
What do you think?
This is the samsung UN60F6300: http://reviews.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/samsung-tv/samsung-un60f6300.html (http://reviews.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/samsung-tv/samsung-un60f6300.html)
Oh, right now I got a 40" Sony Bravia LCD, but is not an smart tv, so no wi-fi, and I have to connect a laptop to it to watch netflix.
Do you play video games on it? If No, get a plasma.
Don't buy Samsung. They're evil.
From my humble perspective there isn't much difference between LCD and plasma, and hasn't been for a while. Plasma does consume a bit more power, so it does add add slightly to your electricity bill.
Quote from: Siege on June 05, 2013, 12:16:12 PM
Oh, right now I got a 40" Sony Bravia LCD, but is not an smart tv, so no wi-fi, and I have to connect a laptop to it to watch netflix.
Ratehr than buy a brand new tv, just buy a $99 Apple TV to watch Netflix on.
A couple months back I got a 60'' Plasma, with GF's good advice...
Much less expensive than the alternatives and great picture quality.
Quote from: Barrister on June 05, 2013, 12:49:54 PM
Quote from: Siege on June 05, 2013, 12:16:12 PM
Oh, right now I got a 40" Sony Bravia LCD, but is not an smart tv, so no wi-fi, and I have to connect a laptop to it to watch netflix.
Ratehr than buy a brand new tv, just buy a $99 Apple TV to watch Netflix on.
:lol: Right on time.
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 05, 2013, 12:52:32 PM
A couple months back I got a 60'' Plasma, with GF's good advice...
Much less expensive than the alternatives and great picture quality.
Because of moi?
:)
I need to heed my own advice & buy an HDTV someday.
BB:
:frusty: :bash:
My Step sister is an Apple fanatic just like you, and often she makes want to go all Gibbs on her :P
Siege:
Go with GF advice. If you game with a console, go LCD, otherwise plasma.
Quote from: derspiess on June 05, 2013, 01:00:05 PM
Quote from: Barrister on June 05, 2013, 12:49:54 PM
Quote from: Siege on June 05, 2013, 12:16:12 PM
Oh, right now I got a 40" Sony Bravia LCD, but is not an smart tv, so no wi-fi, and I have to connect a laptop to it to watch netflix.
Ratehr than buy a brand new tv, just buy a $99 Apple TV to watch Netflix on.
:lol: Right on time.
I'm just trying to save Seigey some money. Is that such a bad thing? :)
I don't have a console, but I may in the near future.
Reliability wise though, they are pretty much the same, right?
Also, I hear that LED-LCD have a limited angle for watching. My current TV is LCD but not LED, and I don't have any problem with angles...
Quote from: Siege on June 05, 2013, 02:28:16 PM
Also, I hear that LED-LCD have a limited angle for watching. My current TV is LCD but not LED, and I don't have any problem with angles...
It really varies by individual model of TV. Some LCD TVs have great viewing angles, others are limited. Smartest thing to do is narrow it down to a few models you like and read up on their reviews online.
I'm sort of going through the same thing, though I'm looking for a 50" TV and don't need any smart features since I have Google TV. I've found about 4 TVs I got close to ordering before I read a bad review or uncovered a detail that was a deal-breaker.
I didnt start out wanting a smart TV but I found that the only models that had the kind of quality I was looking for were also smart TVs. Now I quite like the convenience of having a smart TV and I am happy I didnt settle for less.
Plasma is dead.
By a Samsung LCD.
For all of my Apple-shilling, I'm quite happy with my Samsung LED-LCD.
Quote from: crazy canuck on June 05, 2013, 03:39:45 PM
I didnt start out wanting a smart TV but I found that the only models that had the kind of quality I was looking for were also smart TVs. Now I quite like the convenience of having a smart TV and I am happy I didnt settle for less.
Samsung's smart TV interface is about the only proprietary one I like.
Even though it's getting semi-dated, I prefer my Logitech Revue (running Android 3.2) over all other options. Apple TV is great, but its lack of HDMI pass-through is a weakness.