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| I am helping my friend buy an LCD TV and after reading a lot of articles/threads and listening to a lot of advices i was totally confused . My friend is not a techie and i am doing all the research on behalf of him .... According to his requirements we decided to go for a LCD TV ..... budget is around 40k rs not more than 45k ..... We decided on Samsung or Sony ..... and we will be buying a 5.1 speaker set and a dvd player (preferably from the same company) along with it . ok please clear some of my obscure doubts on this issue 1) What does Full HD really mean ? ...... Does it mean we can play Blu-ray movies in that tv (with a player ofcourse) ? 2) Is this a good time to buy a TV ? or should we wait for a few months before buying one as prices may drop drastically 3) Can all LCD TVs display all formats(codecs ex: .mkv) if played with suitable players ?? Last edited by just4kix; 05-13-09 at 12:30 PM. Reason: Changed title |
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| That answered my first question Now for the rest 2) Is this a good time to buy a TV ? or should we wait for a few months before buying one as prices may drop drastically 3) Can all LCD TVs display all formats(codecs ex: .mkv) if played with suitable players ?? 4) Will i get black bars on the side if i watch SD content in a say 32 or 37 inch TV ? .... Is this full HD ?? http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/d...LXL&fullspec=F Last edited by ShAdOwCoN; 05-12-09 at 10:50 PM. |
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| one more thing .... can u confirm if these models have been released in India Samsung Series 4 * LA26B450C4 * LA32B450C4 * LA37B450C4 * LA40B450C4 Series 5 * LA32B550K1R * LA40B550K1R * LA46B550K1R * LA52B550K1R |
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When you watch SD content, broadcasted in 4:3 format, the way it is displayed on TV depends upon the TV setting: a) 16:9 mode (default mode): The picture will be stretched to fit the screen. All characters and objects will appear fatter than they are. b) 4:3 mode: The picture will be shown as is without stretching but there will be black bars on the left and right ride. c) Zoom mode (if the TV supports this mode): The picture will be digitally zoomed two times so that it fits the screen without distortion. But picture on all side will be cropped and the center portion will be seen intact. Some minor resolution loss will be introduced because of digital zoom. d) Just mode (if the TV supports this mode): The picture is digitally zoomed in such a manner that 4:3 picture will fit the screen. The center portion is adjusted so that there is no distortion due to the aspect ratio but the edges will be distorted like in 16:9 mode. This mode is a combination of 4:3 and Zoom. Ans 5) The Samsung 32" TV that you have given link to is NOT Full HD. It's resolution is 1366 x 768 and hence falls in the Standard or HD-Ready category. List of all Samsung Full HD TVs:
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| Is a LCD TV needed now (for my friend) ?? Yes , because he just bought a new house , in which he plans to settle so he is planning to build a HT slowly ..... 1) ok if u had a choice of 2 TVs .... A Full HD 32" LG Jazz LCD and Plasma 42" Panasonic PV8 HD ready which would you choose ..... both are almost the same price |
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Rep Power: 12 | I am not too good at this but just like to add that you might wanna check out some of the new LED lit LCD tvs which give a better picture quality and sharper images and the black shows more black on them There are a couple of them available in the price range you indicated in 32 inch size with full HD. Sorry to add more ifs and buts to your already difficult task |
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Have your friend look at my "Home Threater" article (in my sig). One can build a HT system part by part. I managed without a large screen TV for over 5 years. | |
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Rep Power: 10 | Shadow, for 32" (or even 42") You probably cannot distinguish between 720p or 1080p. so if the price difference is significant you can go with 720p. Also the size you want to get depends on the viewing distance in the room. How big is the room? -F |
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And as far as the viewing distance is concerned, the correct distance is 2 times the height of the frame. So for 42", it is 1.5 m. Note that with an LCD TV, you can be much closer to the TV. And if the source is True HD, you can sit just 1 meter away from a 42" and feel no strain at all. Last edited by just4kix; 05-14-09 at 12:48 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost | |
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My friend and I decided that this was the best room for setting up a HT ..... it was one of his bedrooms ..... its a 15*16 feet room the positions highlighted in red may be the places we may set up the HT system (taking into account the sun lighting) so there will be a max space of 12 feet between the system and the couch NOTE : its a rough diagram and was not drawn to dimensions Last edited by ShAdOwCoN; 05-14-09 at 03:43 PM. | |
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Mailed him the article ....... waiting for his feedback The most confusing part is when to buy each component ........ I have a question With respect to Picture Quality which is superior LCD/Plasma TV or a Projector ?? | |
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For Cinema, the best viewing options are:
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| Is there any point in connecting TATA sky to a LCD/Plasma ?? ...... is their content 16:9 ???? PS : i owe u 2 reps now |
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LCD/Plasma will give you definitely a good picture with TataSky. Their content is *NOT* 16:9. But then no DTH/Cable provider is feeding 16:9 content - so that should not be a criteria at all. TataSky will give good quality on CRT TV as well. It will look even better on LCD. But if that (DTH) is all one is going to watch, then there is no pressing need for an LCD. Note that DishTV also yields very nice picture on LCD - my neighbour has DishTV on LCD. And I saw BigTV on LCD in a hotel restaurant and the quality was awesome. Have not seen Airtel in action, although LD Magazine claims it to be the best (see here: Best DTH as per 'Living Digital' Magazine). | |
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