tnf wrote:How does the synthetic frame thing actually work?
There ya go
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation
I'd also say that my TV standards are much lower than others - if its sharp, decent color, dark blacks and no major pixellation/ghosting I'm happy.
Well this sounds not like low expectations.. But at the end it depends what thoose attributes mean to you.
Before i would choose a tv i would first see what the image sources are you are going to use. Based on that one can advise you further.
I'm currently using 4+ year old 32 inch LCD's - primarily a Samsung 720P set that has worked well. Based on the progression of technology, wouldn't a 'decent' set by today's 1080P standards be an improvement? I realize that there is a difference in the quality between what I'd get for $650 and $1650 - its no different than the cameras I've bought - there is a difference between what a $2500 camera will do and what a $700 camera will do. My point is that, in the case of a TV, I feel like I fit in the crowd that is also looking for the $700 camera and would be satisfied with what it can do.
Both lcd and plasma tech evolved over the years but both still have the same problems.. For example viewing angle on lcd or burn in on plasma.
Again the sources you will use are important. And cheap plasmas are usualy not a good overall tv if you use it with mixed media.
To get a good plasma you need to spend serious money and if doombrain claims he had the top of the line sony and samsungs its more than odd he went from porsch to vw and claims its better. Any lcd with (non egde) local dimming will beat high end plasmas any day especialy in daily use. No burn in, infinite black levels, alot less power consumption and a overall longer lifetime. I bought 4 high end tvs before i found one i really liked. But i am more than picky when it comes to pure picture quality.. I could not stand the rainbow artifacts on the 50" pioneer, similar to dlp projectors.. But most people dont see that.. The Philips 52 pfl 9xxx had too much color bleed which i could not stand at all.. Se it ended up between the samsung 55a9 and the sony 55x both with local dimming.. The sony was a tad better but the samy was 1,5k€ cheaper (3 vs4,5) and for that money i bought a 7.1 teufel system5 for the livingroom.
I know this is all not the pricerange you are looking for but size and quality costs money.. 40" with decent quality should run around 1-1,2k.
At the end i see a tv as a long time investment.. Its usualy something in your household thats stays for quite some time.. So rather spend a tad too much than too little on it. Save up.. Your old tv is not broken.. so there is no hurry..so dont rush..
In germany you have the benefit that everything you order online you can give back within 14 days no questions asked full refund incl. Shipping.. Its called fernabsatzgesetzt.
If you have something like tat in the states use it.. Order a tv test it, not satisfied send it back.
As for direct recommendations thats fucked up because every company calls all their series compketly different in every region.. So its difficult to track down individual tvs.. Sometimes they dont even have them but change stuff thats different in regions like tuner & co and the end up as a completly different model.
Again i personaly would not recommend any cheap plasma..
Good luck finding youre tv.
