This TV meets every expectation I had for it. I am blown away by the quality of the images in HD on Blu-ray. The sound is very clean and crisp. For those who want to feel like getting a surround sound, we do not expect from standard TV, use the hundreds you saved on your TV and get a decent 5.1 system. Back to TV ... regular TV channels look great, and dont get distorted when stretched to full screen. Overall I would recommend this TV for those who want the best bang for your buck. I garuntee you will be happy with this purchase! Read more reviews.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Toshiba REGZA 42ZV650U Review - Toshiba REGZA 42ZV650U 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV with ClearScan 240, Black
We bought the Toshiba from Amazon 42ZV650U sold by J & R Music for a low low price of $ 759 delivered. We ordered on Tuesday morning and was delivered on Friday the same week. I did not expect a high quality HDTV at this price, but after un-boxing and setting up the Wow Factor with a.
This HDTV is simply an amazing image quality. The sound is perfect for our bedroom. My wife has even said we should buy the 55 "model for our stay. You can not do that because we have a nice Mitsubishi WS-65,813 now, which TV can not beat the quality of the images that we have had for more than 5 years. However, if it goes completely out and can not be repaired I would have pulled the trigger on the 55 "model instead. I connected an Apple Mac Mini as a media server the bedroom to the TV via HDMI and it seems wonderful. (NOTE When connecting a mini to the TV via HDMI to change the screen mode native to fit the screen.) If you decide to buy this TV does not hesitate, because the quality that your looking for a TV in the $ 2K is in the lowest price Toshiba ZV650U series. Enjoy! Read more reviews.
This HDTV is simply an amazing image quality. The sound is perfect for our bedroom. My wife has even said we should buy the 55 "model for our stay. You can not do that because we have a nice Mitsubishi WS-65,813 now, which TV can not beat the quality of the images that we have had for more than 5 years. However, if it goes completely out and can not be repaired I would have pulled the trigger on the 55 "model instead. I connected an Apple Mac Mini as a media server the bedroom to the TV via HDMI and it seems wonderful. (NOTE When connecting a mini to the TV via HDMI to change the screen mode native to fit the screen.) If you decide to buy this TV does not hesitate, because the quality that your looking for a TV in the $ 2K is in the lowest price Toshiba ZV650U series. Enjoy! Read more reviews.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Panasonic X1 Review - Must Read Before Buying a Panasonic VIERA X1 Series TC-L26X1 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
I made a lot of shopping and hesitated to buy this TV at first. It has been perfect for what I needed. E 'lightweight and easy to move (because I do a lot of movement) and HD looks great.
Two HDMI ports, which is enough for me (using your PC for viewing and for my xbox 360). Audio is excellent, picture is even better. The Netflix HD streaming through my 360 and it seems wonderful, and games look great too.
Added the iPod dock is rather strange, but I wish not to be in "iPod" on the TV to listen to music.
As a monitor, the screen is big, has had to do a lot of adjustment, when I used HDMI though. The standard PC input seems as good as the HDMI too, but do not have any sound unless you use the speakers of the course.
If I need another TV I would certainly buy another, it is money well spent. Read more reviews.
Two HDMI ports, which is enough for me (using your PC for viewing and for my xbox 360). Audio is excellent, picture is even better. The Netflix HD streaming through my 360 and it seems wonderful, and games look great too.
Added the iPod dock is rather strange, but I wish not to be in "iPod" on the TV to listen to music.
As a monitor, the screen is big, has had to do a lot of adjustment, when I used HDMI though. The standard PC input seems as good as the HDMI too, but do not have any sound unless you use the speakers of the course.
If I need another TV I would certainly buy another, it is money well spent. Read more reviews.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-40V5100 Review - Sony BRAVIA V-Series KDL-40V5100 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
Sony KDL-40V5100 Review, Nice HDTV for its size. After playing around with the settings, watch TV, play and make some use of some standard DVD and blue ray through it here is what I observed.
* For obvious reasons, the PS3 does a better job showing the standard DVD. Upscaling DVD through a PS3 makes it look great much better (and worse), which may give rise to all the double dipping issue.
* By the way, I met a few standard DVD movies through just to get an idea of how it would look and if I would consider getting the blue ray and here is what I saw:
Star Trek II and III Collector's Edition - @ 120Hz that does not age well at all. Between these 2 and Undiscovered Country, were my faves and the only ones I would consider getting the blue ray, but the upscaling makes it look very grainy and "false".
Sky Captain, 300 and Minority Report - because of how they were shot, (the graininess and sepia tones which were used), the graphics are a mixed bag. I prefer to see them in standard definition. 60Hz to 120Hz to
Saving Private Ryan - does it really well upscaled to 120Hz. I would be curious to see how this appears on Blu Ray.
Predator II - another film that did not fare well in upscaling @ 120Hz
Star Wars ESB and Rotja - Looked surprisingly good for upscaling @ 120Hz. Many smaller details I never saw really stood out. I will test the newer ones later.
Lord of the Rings - @ 120Hz, I can wait for the extended edition of the blue ray coming out.
The Godfather - @ 120Hz looks great too.
The Incredibles - seemed incredible @ 120Hz
* Popped in a few HD-DVD (yes, I have mine still attached to my 360) and received luxury 120Hz. No surprise.
* Gaming-wise resolution is a bit 'better. Dragon Age on 360 looks sharper and fruit and vegetables now. MW2 ago, but also motionblur could be better.
Assassin's Creed on PS3 really stands out and made me go into consideration some of my cross-platform titles, leaving the 360 for the PS3.
* TV wise - one thing I learned is that I cannot turn my FIOS box all the way up to 1080i. TV and the box is not registered. Go as 720p and then the TV upscales to 1080p presumably the pic (not sure if this is true at 100%). With all the settings, the image quality is as good as the channel and the show was filmed. Depending on whether you can consider this as irritating is run at 120hz with all the settings, you risk some of the most important features Turing off, while watching normal TV. Some of the Hi Def stations had some problems. Read more reviews.
* For obvious reasons, the PS3 does a better job showing the standard DVD. Upscaling DVD through a PS3 makes it look great much better (and worse), which may give rise to all the double dipping issue.
* By the way, I met a few standard DVD movies through just to get an idea of how it would look and if I would consider getting the blue ray and here is what I saw:
Star Trek II and III Collector's Edition - @ 120Hz that does not age well at all. Between these 2 and Undiscovered Country, were my faves and the only ones I would consider getting the blue ray, but the upscaling makes it look very grainy and "false".
Sky Captain, 300 and Minority Report - because of how they were shot, (the graininess and sepia tones which were used), the graphics are a mixed bag. I prefer to see them in standard definition. 60Hz to 120Hz to
Saving Private Ryan - does it really well upscaled to 120Hz. I would be curious to see how this appears on Blu Ray.
Predator II - another film that did not fare well in upscaling @ 120Hz
Star Wars ESB and Rotja - Looked surprisingly good for upscaling @ 120Hz. Many smaller details I never saw really stood out. I will test the newer ones later.
Lord of the Rings - @ 120Hz, I can wait for the extended edition of the blue ray coming out.
The Godfather - @ 120Hz looks great too.
The Incredibles - seemed incredible @ 120Hz
* Popped in a few HD-DVD (yes, I have mine still attached to my 360) and received luxury 120Hz. No surprise.
* Gaming-wise resolution is a bit 'better. Dragon Age on 360 looks sharper and fruit and vegetables now. MW2 ago, but also motionblur could be better.
Assassin's Creed on PS3 really stands out and made me go into consideration some of my cross-platform titles, leaving the 360 for the PS3.
* TV wise - one thing I learned is that I cannot turn my FIOS box all the way up to 1080i. TV and the box is not registered. Go as 720p and then the TV upscales to 1080p presumably the pic (not sure if this is true at 100%). With all the settings, the image quality is as good as the channel and the show was filmed. Depending on whether you can consider this as irritating is run at 120hz with all the settings, you risk some of the most important features Turing off, while watching normal TV. Some of the Hi Def stations had some problems. Read more reviews.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Samsung PN58B650 Review - Samsung PN58B650 58-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
I ordered this Samsung PN58B650 TV with a little 'of hesitation due to the observations in a lot of buzz
reviews. Happy to report my set not peeps. I live in IL where we are at about 600 m above sea level. I heard higher elevations will cause problems with hum on plasma TV.
The delivery was fast and simple, orderly and Monday I received on Wednesday afternoon. The picture is absolutely beautiful. you'll quickly notice that the colors are brilliant and how well this series deals with conflict. Obviously out of the box I had to tone down the color (it was in torch mode shop), but after some tweaking and adjustment this is as good as it can get. I have a big picture of the day.
Blu Rays look through my PS3 as well as play. I also use an Xbox 360, Wii and I have an iMac that I run with this TV for my Blu Ray back-up, is stored on an external HD. Look through Cnet and Consumer Reports and see how well they rated this Samsung PN58B650 TV. Go for it! Read more reviews.
reviews. Happy to report my set not peeps. I live in IL where we are at about 600 m above sea level. I heard higher elevations will cause problems with hum on plasma TV.
The delivery was fast and simple, orderly and Monday I received on Wednesday afternoon. The picture is absolutely beautiful. you'll quickly notice that the colors are brilliant and how well this series deals with conflict. Obviously out of the box I had to tone down the color (it was in torch mode shop), but after some tweaking and adjustment this is as good as it can get. I have a big picture of the day.
Blu Rays look through my PS3 as well as play. I also use an Xbox 360, Wii and I have an iMac that I run with this TV for my Blu Ray back-up, is stored on an external HD. Look through Cnet and Consumer Reports and see how well they rated this Samsung PN58B650 TV. Go for it! Read more reviews.
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