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"Plasma vs. LCD: Round II"

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/fea...ink-page5.html

On of the factors that needs to considered is where the TV is being placed, in my case main floor, lots of windows family room. Found the somewhat matt screen of the LCD better than the gloss plasma for reducing glare and reflections.

A very good Canadian site is digitalhome.ca

This will give you user reviews and comments rather than columnist and magazine reviews. It is very similar to avsforums but it has Canadian prices, model numbers and hot deals at Canadian retailers.

One forum to check out is the OTA (Over the air). Current TV's have ASTC tuners which will allow you to get digital HDTV signals. In Vancouver a pair of Rabbit Ears and a view of Mt Seymour will get you CBC and CTV and in the spring Global. If you have an unobstructed view south and an outside antenna you may be able to get the Seattle stations.

OTA blows satellite and cable out the water for picture quality. It is the full uncompressed signal. Most retailers do not show how good OTA is but instead show a compressed Expressvu signal. Shaw has fewer HD channels because they compress the signal even more. The nice thing about OTA is that it is free and your TV is probably capable right now. There is no HD OTA in Calgary or Edmonton right now.

Plasmas are getting cheaper right now but it appears the LCD flat panels are taking the sales lead and have dropped prices even more.

I vote Samsung LCD I have 2 i just got a 52" 1080P for 2100 at soundsaround

So Anthony, what did you pick up?

Ok, so I finally bit the bullet & spent a wack of $$ on a new LCD tv.

I ended up with a 46" 1080p Sony Bravia Model number KDL 46VL130 or V3000. Picked it up at Hi-Tech Services Open Box Company in Surrey.

I paid $1499 for it rather than $1199 for a 40" Sony Bravia.

I ended up going with this tv because it has a fairly decent picture even with just Standard Def cable signal.

Happy with it so far. It's a step down from my brother's Sony Bravia XBR, but I also paid almost a thousand less today than he paid for one in the fall '07.

Thanks for everyone who contributed to the discussion.

Anthony

Just in time for the Stanley Cup Finals.

Ar Ar Ar

Enjoy great choice of TV.

Tom R

Next, make sure to buy, rent, borrow or steal an A/V setup DVD, or have the TV calibrated by a pro. You will not believe how much better your TV will look. A bad TV with a good setup will KILL a good TV with out-of-the-box settings. A good TV with a good setup = WOW. Hardly anyone bothers, but it is well worth the money.

My IT buddy Vince is coming over today to calibrate everything before the Stanley Cup playoff finals start. Wooohoooo!!!!!

Heck, this thing is so big that I can watch Spidey cartoons from my desk 14' away without my contacts & my eyes are really bad:surprise: