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VIRII

VIRII

VIRII

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I'm looking for some suggestions here for the best 40"+ screen that money can buy for about £2000, less is obviously preferred.

The screen is not for me but for my brother. He has a preference towards plasma but a decent LCD could be good.

The last aspect is 1080p capable or not 1080p capable. Is the resolution difference really THAT noticeable on a screen of around 40 inches from 8-10 feet away?

The majority of use will be the 360, Sky TV a few films and a bit of regular TV.

Hoping to shortlist one or two plasmas and a couple of LCD's to go see in the flesh.

Ahh one last thing - he wants to hook his PC up to the screen to browse the net. How important will 1:1 pixel mapping be for this? To my mind if it is going ot be used for lots of browsing then the higher resolution screens and 1:1 pixel mapping will be important but I could be utterly wrong.

So I'd say use will be 40% browsing, 40% 360, 10% DVD, 10% Sky.

On the issue of screen burn and plasma screens, are there screensaver programs that you can run through the PC specifically intended to "burn the screen in" for the first 200 hours or so?
 
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As you can see 1080p won't be noticeable on a 40" tv at that distance.

I would definatley reccomend the New samsung LE40M87BD only £1,100
http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/tftlcd/le37m87bdxxeu.asp?page=Specifications

1920*1080 Resolution
550 nit Brightness
15,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
8ms Response Time
3x Hdmi
1x Vga
1x Component
2x Scart
1x S-video
1x Composite
1x Rf

Personally I wouldn't reccomend a plasma or rear projection for gaming, due to burn in issues.
 
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VIRII said:
I'm looking for some suggestions here for the best 40"+ screen that money can buy for about £2000, less is obviously preferred.

The screen is not for me but for my brother. He has a preference towards plasma but a decent LCD could be good.

The last aspect is 1080p capable or not 1080p capable. Is the resolution difference really THAT noticeable on a screen of around 40 inches from 8-10 feet away?

The majority of use will be the 360, Sky TV a few films and a bit of regular TV.

Hoping to shortlist one or two plasmas and a couple of LCD's to go see in the flesh.

Ahh one last thing - he wants to hook his PC up to the screen to browse the net. How important will 1:1 pixel mapping be for this? To my mind if it is going ot be used for lots of browsing then the higher resolution screens and 1:1 pixel mapping will be important but I could be utterly wrong.

So I'd say use will be 40% browsing, 40% 360, 10% DVD, 10% Sky.

On the issue of screen burn and plasma screens, are there screensaver programs that you can run through the PC specifically intended to "burn the screen in" for the first 200 hours or so?
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The new panasonic Plasmas look good - they are doing a 42" 1080p plasma for about 2k (i think in april/may).

If space and size isnt a concern, have him look at the TV ive got currently, Bravia 55" Rear Projection - its a fantastic screen and can be had for £999 just now, which is a real steal.
 
Aye the Panasonic PZ700 range will be good but it isn't due till June and they will weigh in at nearly 2k :eek:

The PX70 is out now and PX700 can't be far away but their both not fully 1080p but they do have some sort of 1080p Processing (which i don't know much about) :o
 
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