I purchased my first HDTV Labor Day weekend. CompUSA was having a sale on a Samsung 40" LCD HDTV. I would recommend it to anyone. People have been over to my house who had bought 42" plasmas a couple months before and were amazed at the picture. As for playing video games on it?? I will never go back to regular tv's again. I have the PS3 and cable box hooked up via HDMI (3 inputs). No dead pixels, no problems. If you dont have an HDTV and are playing games on a regular tv......you dont know what you are missing.

Theres also a HDTV called visio I think thats how you spell it...There the cheapest I've come across...And the have the HDMI hook up...The 42'' is about $745 dollars...As far as picture quality... My brother owns one and the picture to be honest is better then the 42'' HDTV I bought for almost double that price...

i only payed £400 for my HDTV with 2 hdmi outputs and was the best £400 i spent, ffilms and games are just superb quality. all i need now is GT5

Just make sure you do the research before buying. Read the reviews. You really cant go wrong if you look into it before forking over the bucks. Some have more problems than others such as dead pixels or the (rare now days).....image burn.

look at digital direct not allowed to type in the web address but google it also letshaveit that a uk address aswell and also halfmania wich is an unbeleivable theres a jvc 1080p 42 inch 5 year warranty on dig direct for 700.00 now thats a deel oh yeah !

have a look at digital direct JVC 42 inch 1080p 5 year warranty 700.00

i was nagging the wife about getting a HDTV for the sole purpose of playing the PS3 on it but she said they were to expensive,and she's right plus there was nothig wrong with the telly we had.............until a problem happend with it so then we had to get another telly,so out popped my check book and hay presto ive got what i wanted a 26in panasonic and the PS3 looks great next to it got the HDMI cables as well bit expensive but hay whats the point in having the telly with out the leads,the only thing is now the wife thinks ive poured something down the back of the other one .HDTV WITH PS3 ROCKS.

it does in deed though at first it tokk time to notice but i began too see the many little differances, i watch planet earth in hd and that looked amazing completley differant to the normal tv version.

Bought the Sony 52" before Christmas Bravira 1080p, Ordered my PS 3 from Amazon last week with a delivery tomorrow The Most reasonable I found
$499. no shipping or tax. Will post when all is up and going.
Glad I found this thread Thank's to ALL

thats why where here mate happy gaming "one for all and all for one" as they say.

Anyways, I have a Bravia 32" 1080i screen. I read about the 'need' for changing to a 1080p. From what I read, the size of my screen and the distance between the tv and the seating place is good for the specs I have.

For now I dont think i will go for a 1080p. Anyways most games are on 720p really and i will be using that mostly. I will try some films on 1080i and 720p and will try determine the difference my self. Will post again when I get more info.


Also, as far as i know, games at the moment are comig out only on 720p. So i am planning to use the 720p setting on my ps3 and might try films on 1080i or 720p. Will check what looks better.

I also read (not sure if true or false) that some tvs that should support 1080p are still not 100% clear about it. Like some won't accept the setting.

Anyway, read up before buying anything to save some money. I will post more info when i compare better 720p with 1080i.

I just merged a couple of your posts together. Dont believe there was any need to post 4 messages, all saying the same thing...

As for a Bravia 1080i tv, they are quality tv's and i wouldnt see the need to change if i were you. As you said most games display in 720p, and the picture quality is fantastic. I certainly have no problem playing my games in 720p for the moment.

I can tell you now the difference between 720p and 1080i. 720p displays a smoother image, perfect for fast moving images, and at a very high quality. 1080i is for more static images, therefore not always perfect for games, it displays pictures at a little higher quality, but when the images are fast moving the picture can be completely ruined. Therefore, i recommend 720p for gaming in particular.

Rob,

I am completely impressed by your response. I thought i was the only one that noticed that. There are plenty out there that disagree even with me actually showing them on my Samsung 42". Wow...you just made my day man. Oh....I just want to toss in a congrats on making the STAFF.

Nec

*Takes a Bow*

Why, Thankyou Nec.
Yeah, some people just wont listen and learn, ey... Keep on enjoying your Samsung 42', Samsung are one of the best HDTV Brands around in my opinion...Mine is perfect...

Thankyou, its great to be part of the team..

I bought an HD when Sky first offered HD TV and got a box as soon as they were available. I think it was for the last Football World Cup.

I love watching football on HD as well as programmes like Planet Earth, Wid China etc.

I bought a Vizio for $500.00 a couple of months ago at walmart and I love it.
I have not gotten use to playing the games on it yet. There is a huge difference between the old tv and the new hd when playing the games.
Its so much nicer to have. I say its very well worth it. julie

Well, just like always i am late to the HDTV party.

Anyways, i have just ordered an LG 32" LCD, 1080P, supports 24FPS (more for futurre blu-rays), 3 HDMI, 50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio and 4 in built speakers.

I have paid the massive price of £380, GOD I LOVE THE CREDIT CRUNCH!!!!!

Will report back when it arrives.

hd plus ps3 best combo add internet access and thats all you need in this world thats a fact.

By the way, have had the TV for almost 3 weeks now, AWESOME!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe the difference in picture quality.

Literally days before i got my beautiful 1080P TV, i worked out ow to connect my DVi only tv to playstation 3. It only supports 576P but the difference was unbelievable!!!!!!

If you are thinking of HD TV or not, GO FOR IT.

As is said the TV cost me just short of £400 but it is awesome value, i could have got bigger with less quality but this TV is The NUTS!!!

ref - LG325700 - check it out at DABS