42" LCD Which one?

I have cable HD, but no HDTV set. I'm considering purchase of a 42" LCD.
I would like to stay under $1300. What do you consider to be the best TV in
that price
in that price limit.

On Jul 4, 4:09�pm, "Ed" wrote:
I have cable HD, but no HDTV set. �I'm considering purchase of a 42" LCD.
I would like to stay under $1300. �What do you consider to be the best TV in
that price
in that price limit.

My Sceptre 42 has been delivering a supurb picture for more than two
years now. See the review and some sample pix he

http://reviews.pricegrabber.com/plas...ns/m/19063754/

I love my 42" LG Plasma. It still is priced at many places at $1099.

"Ed" wrote in message
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I have cable HD, but no HDTV set. I'm considering purchase of a 42" LCD.
I would like to stay under $1300. What do you consider to be the best TV
in that price
in that price limit.

I would go with the best Sony or Samsung you can find for that price. Try
Costco or Sams. Circuit City sometimes has very good prices, but comparison
shop on the web.

"Mark A" wrote in message
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"Ed" wrote in message
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I have cable HD, but no HDTV set. I'm considering purchase of a 42" LCD.
I would like to stay under $1300. What do you consider to be the best TV
in that price
in that price limit.

I would go with the best Sony or Samsung you can find for that price. Try
Costco or Sams. Circuit City sometimes has very good prices, but
comparison shop on the web.
Sharp has some very nice products that have comparable features at
reasonable prices, also consider if 720p will be sufficient
for your personal viewing or if you want to spend the additional for 10801.

It seems that one can buy an HDTV that makes cable TV HDTV look inadequate.
A nice Blu-Ray player can provide impressive results.

Best?

Who knows?

I like my 47 inch Vizio LCD. It was $999 on the internet. I read reviews
by owners on Amazon and elsewhere. Some models had inadequate remote
controls requiring slow use of menus to do basic things. Mine has lots of
buttons on the remote. I like that.

I had been impressed with Vizio in displays against others, but now that I
see all the exotic adjustment possibilties, any TV there might have appeared
the best if someone fiddled with all the settings on all the HDTVs.

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:09:04 -0400, "Ed" wrote:

I have cable HD, but no HDTV set. I'm considering purchase of a 42" LCD.
I would like to stay under $1300. What do you consider to be the best TV in
that price
in that price limit.

I just bought a Toshiba. My only concern was to make sure it had full
1020 resolution. Someday cable should be that resolution, and
Blu-Ray looks great with it. (That will be my Christmas present).

On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:47:33 -0600 Howard Brazee wrote:
| On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:09:04 -0400, "Ed" wrote:
|
|I have cable HD, but no HDTV set. I'm considering purchase of a 42" LCD.
|I would like to stay under $1300. What do you consider to be the best TV in
|that price
|in that price limit.
|
| I just bought a Toshiba. My only concern was to make sure it had full
| 1020 resolution. Someday cable should be that resolution, and
| Blu-Ray looks great with it. (That will be my Christmas present).

I assume you mean 1080 (instead of 1020). Most cable systems with HD already
have some 1080, but it's 1080i. Cable could do 1080p but it would take more
bandwidth in the 1080p60 variety. 1080p24 would be just right for most films.
The only things I think really need any p60 are action sports. I think golf
and curling will be fine at p30. Auto racing, football, basketball, hockey,
and such, could use p60. But a 1080p60 service is likely to be top premium
due to the higher bandwidth needed.

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Actually in a recent Consumer Reports magazine I have, LG and Samsung were
two of the best. All the bars and bar & grills around where I live have the
LG brand. Also, I swear by Plasma versus LCD. We bought one of each and
both were 780 resolution. The plasma has a much better, clearer picture
than the LCD does. I'm not sure if an LCD would be better with 1080 versus
780 resolution. But my opinion is a LG Plasma 780 is adequate and nice.