Looking to buy 40" led /Lcd Television.

[Sg2100]

I am searching the net on info about 3 types / brands of tv ..

1. Samsung

2. Sony

3. Sharp Aquos quattron .

If any of you can share your expirience with these makes i would appreciate it . As i am gonna get one next week . Thanks :thumbsup:

ps. Which one offers the best smart tv option and net

[jam25]

Sony
Get the sony bravia led/lcd

[Sg2100]

I like the look of the sony Led .. my other tube style sony lasted 19 yrs ..never once had it repaired .. good quality . as it died yesterday

[18DD2]

Compare the contrast to the others. Samsung seems to blow smoke on the others as far as color. I do not YET have an HD this is only from in store observations. But they have about the highest from what I can tell.

[lonster1]

I have a 42" samsung plasma and have never had a better tv.

My 720 has a better pic than my brothers 1080 plasma hands down.

[JCO]

Make sure when making in store comparisons that the setup in the tv,s has not been played with.. I hear that the samsung-panasonic screens have the best contrast and lowest bleeding.. A way to check this is to pause on an image with a sharp cutout between black and white, better screens will not have a grey area at the junction..

[Sg2100]

Make sure when making in store comparisons that the setup in the tv,s has not been played with.. I hear that the samsung-panasonic screens have the best contrast and lowest bleeding.. A way to check this is to pause on an image with a sharp cutout between black and white, better screens will not have a grey area at the junction..

Thats a great test when i get to the store , I never thought of doing that ..its usually look listen and test functions ...but i will add this to my list of checks ...thnx Jco

[rooster60]

In my living room I have a Sony Bravia 46 LCD X series TV.
Its 3 years old and awesome picture quality.
4 HDMI inputs, 120Mhz processor, and sleek design too.
And all round great televsion and worth a look.

In my home theatre room I have a Sharp Aquos Quatron 65 LCD TV
Also with 4 HDMI inputs, 120Mhz processor, and a great overall design.
Perfect for widescreen, blu ray movie presentation in 7.1 surround sound.
I am a happy camper.

[Sg2100]

I took a stroll out to 2001 audio video ..I looked at a few mid priced sets , but of the 3 i looked at I just dont know if i am convinced ..I was scared to hear most smaller stores are parting ways with Sony products ..unless its a walmart / best buy size store .
Although the pic looked good , the salesman explained to me.. Sony has slipped away from the limelight when it comes to lcd technology , where as samsung has shot there way to # 1 position ..The sony set i looked at , as he told me is being discontinued ..Not sure if i should be weary of this , but once sony exits these smaller stores . I am wondering how service will be . I am also keen on jumping on this new smart tv stuff ..more bang for the $$ is also on my mind .. the samsung UD6000 series is priced at around 849 .. not bad .I didnt mind the extra yellow in the Sharp , but i am not sure about their reputation with televisions ?.. .. gotta keep searchin I guess

[Sg2100]

In my living room I have a Sony Bravia 46 LCD X series TV.
Its 3 years old and awesome picture quality.
4 HDMI inputs, 120Mhz processor, and sleek design too.
And all round great televsion and worth a look.

In my home theatre room I have a Sharp Aquos Quatron 65 LCD TV
Also with 4 HDMI inputs, 120Mhz processor, and a great overall design.
Perfect for widescreen, blu ray movie presentation in 7.1 surround sound.
I am a happy camper.

Do you find the colour more sharp and defined on the Aquos ..and what was the selling feature for you in both of these tvs .. did you reasearch or just drop the cash .

[rooster60]

I did my research as TVs went. I am not one to throw cash because I can or want to.
I made an attempt to find out as much as I could and make a sound decision, no sales pitch and no pressure either.
At the end of the day, it was what I wanted and needed and what TV would fit right for my purposes.

As far as my Sharp Aquos, it also depends on the source for it as well. Hooking up a Sony Blu Ray player makes movies larger then life with a crisp and clear picture and sound.
Sharp has a good rep as far as larger size screens go.

My Sony X series under the Bravia name has sharp picture as well.
Three years knock on wood nothing wrong with it. It is true Sony as far as TVs go has gone a little behind but I am still happy with this purchase.
Samsung is a good choice as well. Remember, Sony was at a different place 3 yrs ago when I bought it.
Bravia is still good in my books. If I had to buy both again, I would buy the same two I already have.

[swanone]

C/P From Lsivret

Important Facts About "LED" Televisions

There has been a lot of hype and confusion surrounding the introduction of "LED" Televisions. Even many marketing representatives and sales professionals that should know better are falsely explaining what an LED Television is to their prospective customers.
To set the record straight, it is important to note that the LED designation refers to the backlight system used in many newer LCD Televisions, not the chips that produce the image content.

LCD chips and pixels do not produce their own light. In order for an LCD television to produce a visible image on a TV screen the LCD's pixels have to be "backlit". For more specifics on the backlighting process needed for LCD Televisions, refer to my article: Demystifying CRT, Plasma, LCD, and DLP Television Technologies.

LED TVs are still LCD TVs. It is just that these new sets use LED backlights rather than the fluorescent-type backlights used in most other LCD TVs.

In other words, LED TVs should actually be labeled LCD/LED TVs.

How LED Technology is Used In LCD TVs

The are currently two main ways that LED backlighting is applied in LCD flat panel televisions.

One type of LED backlighting is referred to as Edge Lighting. In this method, a series LED backlights are placed along the outside edges of the screen. The light is then dispersed across the screen. The advantage of this method is that the LED/LCD TV can be made very thin. On the other hand, the disadvantage of Edge lighting is that black levels are not as deep and the edge area of the screen has a tendency to be brighter than the center area of the screen.

The other type of LED backlighting is referred to as Full-Array (also referred to sometimes as Full LED). In this method, several rows of LEDs are placed behind the entire surface of the screen. The advantage is that these sets can employ "local dimming" (if implemented by the manufacturer). Local dimming means that each LED or a specific group of LEDs can be turned on and off independently within certain areas of the screen, thus providing more control of the brightness and darkness for each those areas, depending on the source material being displayed. On the other hand, LCD TVs that employ full array or full LED backlighting are thicker than LCD TVs that employ an Edge-lit LED light source.

If you are considering the purchase of an LED/LCD Television, find out which brands and models are currently using the Edge or Full Array method and take of a look at each type when you go shopping to see which type of LED backlighting looks best to you.

LED/LCD TVs vs Standard LCD TVs

Since LEDs are designed differently than standard fluorescent backlight systems, this means that the new LED backlit LCD sets offer the following differences with standard LCD sets:

1. Lower power consumption.

2. No Mercury used as in some other LCD backlight systems.

3. More balanced color saturation.

4. In LED/LCD TVs using the Full Array blacklight method, there is little or no light leakage in dark scenes. This contributes to even better black levels than traditional or LED Edge-lit LCD televisions.

5. LED/LCD TVs that use the Edge backlight method can be made much thinner than both standard LCD and Full Array LED/LCD televisions.

The only true LED-only TVs (not to be confused with OLED, which is a different technology) are the ones you see in stadiums, arenas, other large events and "high-res" billboards. (See Example).

LED backlight does represent an advance in technology, mostly in bringing LCD TVs up to the performance levels of Plasma Televisions in terms of black level performance, and, at the same time, making even thinner LCD TV designs possible.

On the other hand, LCD TVs that utilize LED edge or full array backlighting are more expensive than non-LED backlit sets. However, as they become more common, prices will continue to come down.

I have been impressed with the image quality of the LCD/LED TVs I have seen so far (see example shown by Samsung at a past CES) and feel that they do deserve purchase consideration. I have included a few LCD/LED TVs on my latest LCD Televisions 40-inches and Larger Top Picks List and will add more as time goes on.

For more information on LED technology used in LCD Televisions, check out a report from CDRinfo.

LED Use in DLP Projection Televisions and Video Projectors

LED lighting is also used in some DLP televisions and is also making its way into DLP video projectors. In both cases, an LED supplies the light source intead of a traditional projection lamp. In a DLP television or DLP video projetor, the image is actually produced in gray scale form on the surface of the DLP chip, in which each pixel is also a mirror. The light source (in this case an LED light source made up of red, green, and blue elements) reflects light off of the DLP chip's micromirrors and is projected onto the screen. Using an LED light source in DLP projection televisions and video projectors eliminates the use of a color wheel. This enables you to see the image on the screen without the DLP rainbow effect.

source: Robert Silva - about.com