Which HDTV to get for my 360?

Looks like the resolution is 1366*768, or whatever that odd widescreen resolution is. Prepare for some 720p upscaling :x
 
Whatever you do, do not buy cheap! You'll get screwed over in the end. Save a little more and get a decent HDTV, at least a 40 inch LCD.
 
32" is fine if you're not sitting too far away.

I know a few people that are happy gaming on that same tele. imo it's not that good for general tv use, pretty good for movies, a good set for HD games.
 
Any recomendations? Also what does this mean:

"Looks like the resolution is 1366*768, or whatever that odd widescreen resolution is. Prepare for some 720p upscaling"
 
elrasho said:
Any recomendations? Also what does this mean:

"Looks like the resolution is 1366*768, or whatever that odd widescreen resolution is. Prepare for some 720p upscaling"
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What it means is that, the TV you want to buy is not going to be 720p (native resolution). What the TV will do is upscale to 720p, and you lose some picture quality but not much. If you're looking for a decent picture, make sure you look for native resolutions and not upscaling.
 
Most (all?) lcd sets of this size seem to be 1366*768. The level of scaling needed here is slight, and the effect on picture quality negligible.
 
If you spend a little extra money to get a great screen rather than a good, you will not be disappointed.
 
Honestly Ive played my 360 on several different HD TVs, an HD Projector, and LCD. And I must say that I am the most pleased with my 24" Dell Widescreen 2405, that is if your willing to pay around $1200. Errr nm just realised you want something 32 or bigger.
 
elrasho said:
So how do I know which TVs support native 720p?
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You'll have to read the actual TV specifications, and look for a native resolution that matches the input you'll use. 720p is 1280*720, and 1080p is 1920*1080. If the screen resolution doesn't match either of those, the input will have to be scaled to fit, usually resulting in some pixelation and stretching.

And the scaling you'll get on 1366*768 is pretty slight, but I'm very OCD about fine details :p
 
Don't worry too much about that - 1366*768 is fine (you wouldn't notice any difference). I doubt you could find a 32" set that was native to 720p.
 
Warbie said:
Don't worry too much about that - 1366*768 is fine (you wouldn't notice any difference). I doubt you could find a 32" set that was native to 720p.
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OK cool, ill go for the Samsung, shame the sounds crap on it but im gonna get dedicated surround sound for that. Will my current Logitech 5.1 speakers do the trick?
 
Buy a video projector. Trust me, you won't be disapointed. Larger screen size, no stupid resolutions which need scaling.

The 1080p LCD displays are nice... But the price of those displays you could get a chip3 DLP 1080p projector (Chip3 DLP = great contrast, no rainbow effects and no pixel grid).

Once you try gaming on a 92" screen you won't even think of using a smaller screen :p
 
I'm actually not a big fan of rear projection tellys.

For gaming I'd say response time is somewhat important.

However if you can get a look at one in action before you buy.
 
I'd go for a projector too. Infact I am very soon :)

3 chip 1080p DLPs are very expensive, though, costing considerably more than that set Asuka linked. They also have a fixed resolution and do need scaling (correct me if i'm wrong - i've been deciding and researching on which projector to buy for months now. At the mo i'm leaning towards the new JVC 1080p DLA-RS1 - it's a beast!)
 
I think I may have an opportunity to get a used HDTV soon for like $450-500. The guy hasn't emailed me back about it but from the sounds of it it's one of those massive CRT projection big screens (55") made by Mitsubishi and I can't confirm just yet but it only does 480p and 1080i I think. Those are the stats I've seen on most of the tv's out there. He's getting back to me with pictures and a model number.

Why I'm considering this: My current tv is a 27" Sansui (aka cheap piece of shit) and obviously SD. The picture runs down the bottom so I'm already missing part of the picture, and I think the tv is dying because I can see some vertical lines in the top center area of the tv 50% of the time I use it.

Any recommendations? If I had the money I'd definitely invest in a newer tv that has 720p as native res, but I'm kind of on the fence here. My budget is hardly above $500 and I want something good.

Another question, how far back from a wall do you have to have a projector to make the screen nice and big?

EDIT: Holy shit Warbie. What's the price on that projector? I can't imagine it's this high: http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/list_price.jsp?model_id=MDL101681&feature_id=00
 
If you don't mind the larger footprint, i'd choose a decent 32" 1080i CRT (don't get the Samsung) over any lcd or plasma of a similar size - especially for gaming. If you can find one they're often quite cheap.
 
Im just using the screen is see in front of me using the VCD plug in, it aint some dock off screen that fills the room but its big for a computer screen and it produces great quality on the games I play. Now that i think about it, I think it is HD...
 
WhiteZero said:
Sharp Aquos ftw
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+1

But really, I'd recommend an LCD and just make sure it's a good brand, has a good resolution, good support for HD (720/1080) and a couple of other small things and you should be set.
 
Yea. The chip3 DLP's are still a bit expensive. But as soon as the 1080p LCD projectors go mainstream the prices should drop. Probably during the next year.

I want my Optoma HD81 :<
 
destrukt said:
+1

But really, I'd recommend an LCD and just make sure it's a good brand, has a good resolution, good support for HD (720/1080) and a couple of other small things and you should be set.
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What kind of price did you get yours for, and what make is it? I'm asking because you appear to be the only other aussie on this board that has a 360 and an LCD tv.
 
Sparta said:
What kind of price did you get yours for, and what make is it? I'm asking because you appear to be the only other aussie on this board that has a 360 and an LCD tv.
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I bought a Sharp Aquos 30" (HDMI, 720P/1080I, good quality and so on though I failed to check the resolution so it's not what I wanted but everything still looks awesome and compared to my friends LCD which has a slightly higher res the difference is hard to tell - Also, I'm positive it's 30" but I may be wrong, hah) early this year (Before I even had a 360 :O) and at the Good Guys I think it had a $2200 price tag though I got it for $1200 (Or $1300-$1400, I'd have to find the receipt). Also, the design of it is pretty good and it can swivel vertical/horizontal a bit

The reason it was soo heavily discounted was because of a few reasons; I paid cash which gets you a discount at the Good guys, it was the last 1 in stock so it was on display so that got me a discount and my mum had bought something from there before so she was able to shave off a percentage with some discount thing they gave her last time she was there.

I was shopping yesterday and out of curiosity I checked other LCD prices and in Big W and Target you could get one with good HD support (720P/1080I, I don't think I saw any 1080P ones), HDMI and everything was good (Response rate, res, etc) and sized from around 26" to 32" (26" is perfect for a bedroom and even a living room but compared to 40" and that they look small but everyone is impressed with smaller sizes anyway and they rock for TV/games) were $1200+

So, if you're planning on buying one I'd recommend spending around $1300 and just make sure to check it's what you want (Most I saw would be fine for HD and that but in the rare chance one of them might not support 720P so it's good to check).

One freaking annoying is though, good HDTV tuners (You need one to get HD on TV channels like Seven, Nine, Ten, SBS & ABC) are pretty damn expensive (Like $600+ for a damn tuner) so if you can, see if you can get one bundled with the TV or even one built in unless you don't care too much about watching TV (On free channels) in HD.
 
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