Looking for recommenda​tions on 46" -52" TV
I recently bought an LCD Sony TV at costco and was very disappointed . I had adjusted all of the settings correctly but the latency in starting up and overall picture quality was fair at best when looking at fios regular TV. I am looking for recommended TV's in the 1200-2500 range but would like a nice picture . My current TV is a 1st generation Plasma 40" TV that is still working great And the service we have is Fios with HD setup box . Can anyone offer some guidance or recommendations ??
ToddieB wrote:
I recently bought an LCD Sony TV at costco and was very disappointed . I had adjusted all of the settings correctly but the latency in starting up and overall picture quality was fair at best when looking at fios regular TV. I am looking for recommended TV's in the 1200-2500 range but would like a nice picture . My current TV is a 1st generation Plasma 40" TV that is still working great And the service we have is Fios with HD setup box . Can anyone offer some guidance or recommendations ??
i would head over to the display section of AVSForum to read user reviews of various displays.
With the $1300 range that you have mentioned, you should have plenty of choices for your next television.
If it was me, I would start and end at plasma displays. I have friends and family with LCD's and Plasma's, and to my eye plasmas just look better.
(of course, I am still using a 720p HD-DILA (Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS), which is a rear projection) from JVC circa 2005)
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