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The dog from that film you saw wrote:

"Mutley" wrote in message
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CCFL last 5-10 yrs; LED backlit will work 'forever' ... even if
something goes, it might just be a single pixel backlight, or in the
worse case a row (or column or a block) but if the Hi-V for the CCFL
goes you have an all black screen.

I think if the past 20 years are anything to go by and if you've had
the set for 10 years it most likely will be replaced as a technology
upgrade.




some of us are such tv freaks we look forward to the time when we ' have
' to get a new tv!



How sad ...

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On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:30:39 -0600, cjt
wrote:

I am going to buy a new TV set.I need to know if the LED are better
than LCD? What is the pros and cons?.Also is 220 hertz better then 120
hertz?.
Thanks for any input as I am not up to the new technology.




the LED sets are in fact lcds as well - it's just that instead of using
flourescent tubes to light the screen they use LEDs.
in theory they can be better - they can illuminate only the parts of the
screen that need it. leaving the black bits as black instead of dark
grey, but some don't do that so your only gain is in power saving.

true LED sets - OLEDs - organic leds, are still some way off - you'll
pay 11 thousand dollars for a 10 inch set that isnt even HD.

the LED backlit sets cost more so you need to see both in action to
decide if you want to pay the extra.



CCFL last 5-10 yrs; LED backlit will work 'forever' ... even if
something goes, it might just be a single pixel backlight, or in the
worse case a row (or column or a block) but if the Hi-V for the CCFL
goes you have an all black screen.

I think if the past 20 years are anything to go by and if you've had
the set for 10 years it most likely will be replaced as a technology
upgrade.

My 30 year old Sony TV is still going strong; most current TV content
doesn't merit anything better, anyway.

My old Philips TV made in mars 1976 and still going strong.

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Vet wrote:
I am going to buy a new TV set.I need to know if the LED are better than
LCD? What is the pros and cons?.Also is 220 hertz better then 120 hertz?.
Thanks for any input as I am not up to the new technology.
Vietnam Vet
82 Abn.Div. 1969



I recently bought a 55 inch Vizio from Costco. It is an LCD TV, with LED
back lighting. What that does, is illuminate the LCD image using LEDs
for brightness. They are used in place of a fluorescent light in older
sets. This TV has what is called "local dimming". That dims the LEDs
behind a dark areas of the screen. It makes the black levels much better
than older LCD TV's, and that makes the picture appear more like a movie
theater. I wouldn't buy another LCD TV if it didn't have that
technology, or something new that replaces it. It makes a big difference.

The TV also has a 240 Hz picture. That makes the TV generate
intermediate images between the ones in the source material, so that
there are 240 images each second. That minimizes the blur that is common
with LCD TV sets during fast action. I never noticed the blur, but I did
find that the "smooth motion" associated with 240 Hz resulted in
everything looking like a soap opera. I turned that off, and I don't
miss it.

As with everything else in life, your mileage may vary.

--
Jim

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Ken wrote:


My old Philips TV made in mars 1976 and still going strong.


Those Martian TV's are the best! :-)

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cjt wrote:

My 30 year old Sony TV is still going strong; most current TV content
doesn't merit anything better, anyway.

P'raps. But just one good show in true HD makes it worthwhile for me.

MMV.

--
john mcwilliams

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JimH wrote:
Ken wrote:


My old Philips TV made in mars 1976 and still going strong.


Those Martian TV's are the best! :-)

I dunno. My Venetian set was pretty good. But now everything I have was
made in the Far East.

--
john mcwilliams

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John McWilliams wrote:
JimH wrote:
Ken wrote:


My old Philips TV made in mars 1976 and still going strong.


Those Martian TV's are the best! :-)

I dunno. My Venetian set was pretty good. But now everything I have was
made in the Far East.


Venetian ain't Venusian.

Vizio is an American company. Their web page says that they have two
offices in the U.S. with 160 people. I don't know where they manufacture
though.

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John McWilliams wrote:
cjt wrote:


My 30 year old Sony TV is still going strong; most current TV content
doesn't merit anything better, anyway.

P'raps. But just one good show in true HD makes it worthwhile for me.

MMV.


I know what you mean. I used to feel the way the OP does, until I got
an HDTV and saw a Sunrise Earth show titled "Bison before Breakfast".
Nature programs in HD can restore your soul. ;)
bj

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Ken wrote:

My 30 year old Sony TV is still going strong; most current TV content
doesn't merit anything better, anyway.

My old Philips TV made in mars 1976 and still going strong.

My 60+ year old DuMont black & white TV is still going strong. Geez...

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On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:59:44 -0500, "Vet" wrote:

I am going to buy a new TV set.I need to know if the LED are better than
LCD? What is the pros and cons?.Also is 220 hertz better then 120 hertz?.
Thanks for any input as I am not up to the new technology.
Vietnam Vet
82 Abn.Div. 1969

Most of the LED sets cost rather more right now.

If this is your first HD set, the best of the old technology right now
goes pretty cheaply. I'd go for that, plan on replacing it in five
years as the new LED technologies finish development. Right now
something like a 42" 120hz 1080 Vizio goes for about $500, that's
probably about the sweet spot. A Sony 720 32" 60hz for about $400
isn't bad, either, for broadcast especially.

That said, *now* I will ask the questions that should have come first!

As always, what size set are you looking for, do you have any price
constraints, and what do you plan to watch on it?

J.