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So the wife and I moved to Hungary a few months ago and we're ready to purchase a TV. Flat panel or bust...
LED ? LCD ? Plasma ? I'm leaning towards the former two. I also really like the look of most Samsung's, LG's look alright, but then again.. I haven't really seen many other makes which DON'T look good when properly calibrated.
I know that some people don't like the look associated with the faster 100 and 200 Hz speeds, but I do happen to like it, so I guess I'll throw that into the mix.
Problem is, I'm not sure if I should read reviews on U.S. based sites since the model numbers might be different from those based in EU and I might get stuff confused. Though, I could be wrong.
Looking for suggestions on where to look for reviews on some good TV's, but I don't want to break the bank, either. I'm not looking to spend very much over $1000 USD because we might not even stay here for that long. Even so, we will likely buy a house or apartment which it can just stay in while we rent it.
Other things to note: We don't have a BlueRay player YET ,but I suspect we will venture into that area sooner or later. I'll likely get an Oppo model at some point. I don't game, but it wouldn't be totally out of the question for me to get either an Xbox or PS3 system sometime down the road either.
It would also be cool to be able to hook up one of the MacBook Pro's to the TV for streaming stuff etc..
Suggestions ? Opinions ? Where should I look for reviews and prices? I've been completely out of this loop for years.
Doug
LED ? LCD ? Plasma ? I'm leaning towards the former two. I also really like the look of most Samsung's, LG's look alright, but then again.. I haven't really seen many other makes which DON'T look good when properly calibrated.
I know that some people don't like the look associated with the faster 100 and 200 Hz speeds, but I do happen to like it, so I guess I'll throw that into the mix.
Problem is, I'm not sure if I should read reviews on U.S. based sites since the model numbers might be different from those based in EU and I might get stuff confused. Though, I could be wrong.
Looking for suggestions on where to look for reviews on some good TV's, but I don't want to break the bank, either. I'm not looking to spend very much over $1000 USD because we might not even stay here for that long. Even so, we will likely buy a house or apartment which it can just stay in while we rent it.
Other things to note: We don't have a BlueRay player YET ,but I suspect we will venture into that area sooner or later. I'll likely get an Oppo model at some point. I don't game, but it wouldn't be totally out of the question for me to get either an Xbox or PS3 system sometime down the road either.
It would also be cool to be able to hook up one of the MacBook Pro's to the TV for streaming stuff etc..
Suggestions ? Opinions ? Where should I look for reviews and prices? I've been completely out of this loop for years.
Doug