T.V.'s, Need Help Options

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Hey Guys,

I know most of you guys are very knowledgeable with computers so I though I would ask about Big Screens. I am buying a house and will need a new Big Screen and I have never purchased one before. I really dont know much about the newer tech with T.V. and want to do some homework before I go out and buy one. Can you guys give me some pointers of what I should look for in a new TV.

I have heard some bad things about Plasma, but dont know whats what. Please share what you all know on the topic.

[Genocide Junkie]

IF you are REALLY concerned with being able to see from an angle any rear projection system is going to likely fall beneath your standard. While they are much better than years past they still do have a pretty narrow field of view(w/o degredation). Obviously it's up to you how much of this is tolerable etc. That is one of the advantages Plasma has over projection. Another question I forgot is "What will be the video source?" Will it be HDTV? DVD's? Standard Def? For the sake of my carpal tunnel I will post a link about DLP vs LCD instead of trying to explain all of it. http://www.projectorcentral.com/lcd_dlp_update7.htm In my oppinion it boils down to LCD gives better color saturation while sacrificing contrast (the difference between black and BLACK). DLP has better contrast but sacrifices color saturation. You can read more in the article. Don't forget to spend about 1/3 of your budget on the sound. People tend to neglect this but it makes a world of difference. Perhaps as much or more than screen size. I havent looked at t.v.'s in about a year (since I bought my plasma) so I'm a little out of touch about what model is best at what price but I'd be happy to see what I can find.

Junkie