Ok I'm looking into setting up a gaming room in my house. I have everything setup already outside of a TV. I'm having a tough time selecting a TV that will suit my needs. I want a big screen TV that I can also use to play my PS2,XBOX & GC on. I really don't want to get a projection TV but I'm willing to look into it if its the best for gaming. I was looking into getting one of these 3 TV's http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/tv_cat1?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...pt=tvvideo&CategoryName=tv_flatpanel_26"to42"
What exactly do you mean by "the best for gaming"? All modern TVs (including the ones you linked to) will work with any of the latest games machines.
well I was told that plasma TV's tend to leave burn ins on the screen. I went to my local Best Buy & was told that the best Tv to get fro gaming were LCD's. I figured I'd ask around here since everyone seems to have great knowledge on alot of the TV models.
There is a lot of mythology surrounding plasma screens and "burn-in". Have a look here -> http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatv/plasmatv-burnin.html The idea that consoles can cause burn-in on televisions is extremely old fashioned and based on some of the very first video games which used simple, high-contrast graphics, the majority of which were static. These video games caused burn-in on ordinary CRT television. Modern video games' graphics are far more subtle (in terms of colour palette and contrast), there are far fewer static images on screen and even those tend to be low contrast images that are not going to cause a real problem. Personally, I think the best screen for video games is one that can display a good, deep "black" and decent contrast. This is where plasma screens excell over LCD screens. Also, I have found that plasma screens a far better equipped to handle fast-moving images, common to both video games and action movies. All of the LCD screens I have played games on (including the dreadful PSP screen) go a bit blurry compared to a plasma screen when things start moving too fast. In summary, I would say go for a plasma screen - they're cheaper, faster and have a better picture. What more do you want?
Hello! What you were told is absolutely correct ...LCD TVs and monitors won't have a burn in problem. I recently did a lot of sampling and reading while I was in the market and, burn in aside, I thought that of all the various hi-def televisions, LCD had the best picture by far but the problem was cost; large screen LCDs were out of my league averaging about $7,000-$8,000 for a 42". I saw a few LCD rear projections that had really great pictures but I'd heard some terrible things about rear projection TVs and I had seen some where the picture was unevenly lit, blacks were more grey etc. I did a lot of reading on the subject that said that such problems, provided you stayed away from the cheap stuff, has been solved. I spoke with folks who owned them who were very satisfied so I bought a 42" Sony LCD rear projection which had really awesome reviews. I've had it just short of a year now and I couldn't be happier with it. Among the things to research on various models are lamp life and lamp cost because any all lamps will go sooner or later. I thought this LCD rear projection has a better picture than all the regular plasmas be they enhanced or Hi Def and I also preferred LCD to the DLPs. I couldn't be happier with it; the picture is unbelievable. Since I couldn't afford 7,000-8,000 for a regular 42" LCD, I still found the LCD rear projections better than everything else I saw even if it was my second choice for $ reasons. The gentleman who replied prior to me said that the motion on plasmas was much better and on that I can't comment; he plays games and I don't. I would disagree with him about the blacks though; bad black use to be true and may still be on the cheapies, but not anymore on the better models...so too with the viewing angles, bright spots / dim spots which was also the case at one time (and still may be on the cheapies) but I found the top of the line LCD rear projections had a better pic than regular hi-def plasmas. If you read back to older posts in the displays area, you'll read a lot of complaints about burn in with Plasma but just as they have fixed a lot of problems with LCD rear projection, the same may well be the case with plasmas...Gerry
The best TVs for gaming: JVCs LCos based HDila TVs produce bright vivid pictures that don't suffer from the screen door effect (LCD) or rainbow effect (DLP). As far as picture quality, Plasmas in general have much deeper blacks (more shadow detail) while LCDs at best are dark grey. Plasma sets also have greater viewing angels. Burn-in in my opinion is a mute point. Especially with the brand names. Yes Plasma sets due have faster refresh rates making them better for fast motion scenes. But if your going to buy a top notch LCD like a Sony, Sharp, or Samsung, you probably won't see much of a diffence since LCD screens have higher resolutions at smaller sizes. A 40" LCD will always out preform a plasma under 60" in terms of resolution. But none of that crap seems to matter when you looking at a Pioneer plasma (even the lowe-end one!) It makes everything around it look like garbage (except the Sony SXRD)! But if you want the best expereince, go with a traditional tube. 30" or greater. I think you would be suprised with how crappy an 30" LCD looks when compared to a 30" HD-CRT. Compare the 30" Sony Vega-HD CRT to the 32" Sony Bravia XBR, no contest. The CRT lands the LCD right on its arse. Ced
Most of the problems with "rainbow effect" are also outdated. Today's DLP's have much faster colorwheels that make it less of a problem. Just thought I'd point that out.
It still happens although it is less noticible than before. Unless your using a 3-Chip "DLP or LCos" scheme (meaning if your using a 1-Chip "DLP or LCos" scheme) there will be some level of rainbow effect. I read somewhere (I think Sound and Vision Mag) that even though a person can't see the rainbow effect it can still have an affect on thier viewing experience. For an example, some people experience head-aches after an hour or so of watching a low-quality (3 segment, 1x) DLP. Personally I have never seen the rainbow effect on the newer models, especially the samsungs. TI fixed that problem very fast by introducing 6 segment color wheels and later spinning the 3 segment (and later still the 6 segment) wheels faster. Yes I know, I'm anal... lol Ced
