Yet Another HDTV Question And Thread

Don't screw around on size, either, or you'll just end up having buyer's remorse. We were looking at 32" TVs and ended up with a 42". I'm so happy we went the extra mile and got the bigger one.

You don't have to get the top-of-the-line model, though. Mine is Insignia (Best Buy store brand) and I love it.

 

Honestly, I think that a lot.

 

Pay the $20 and check out consumerreports.com for their recommendations regarding performance and repair history. Pay that extra for a quality brand because last thing you want is to fork out the $$ and then hassle with the warranty.

I got a 40" Sony (Bravia but not the top end XHP/XHD) last year and am really enjoying the HD.

 

i guess yours wasn't one of the insignias that were recalled because they tended to catch fire.

 

What about dynamic contrast ratio? I know the higher the better.

But what's an average number?

 

Not to my knowledge. Kind of worried all of a sudden, though.

 

i don't know that there is an average ratio number but the better ones i looked at (42-46 lcd 1080p) were at least 50,000:1

 

i read about it while doing some researching using the google. would think they would've sent you a notice if yours was one of the fire starters.

 

Ah, when I was shopping late last year for an HDTV (yes, I keep putting it off), I learned that dynamic ratio is a bunch of bullshit. There is not industry standard. There is no actual regulated formula. Companies make it up, "Our Sony is 100,000,000:1! So it's better!"

Not so.

At least from what I read. And understood.

Then again, I'm a technological idiot.

 

Yes. And pop for the HDMI cable.

 

Buy it off ebay,... get it for like six bucks.

 

That's the thing that allows me to watch my computer on the TV right?