Halp!!! Need advice, looking for a nice TV

[Boonedock82]

Hey guys, as some of you know I am moving to Kamloops BC in just over a week now, and I am looking at replacing my TV (its a 30 something inch tv that is about 15 years old that I got from my uncle the first time I moved away from home)

I have no idea about anything when it comes to newer TV, LCD or Plasma, 1080i (what the hell is that anyways), what brands to avoid. I am not looking for something bottom of the basement but I buy no means watch enough TV to justify spending top dollar for a TV (will most likely only use it for DVDs and Football season, really not that much of a TV watcher and the the TV I do enjoy is all the specialty channels, IFC, History, Discovery, Fox Sports World, Animal Planet and Discovery Civilization, wich are all normally a part of a pretty expensive cable package)

Any info you guys can toss me would be great because I am way in the dark on this atm.

 

[michaelmark5]

LG makes some great TV's,HP is making Plasmas now and I love mine.LCD is good if your really into video games...but plasma has a better pic than LCD.DLP is also very nice and will work good with video games as well.
Good luck on the move

 

[Boonedock82]

Sry what is DLP?

Edit: Never mind looked it up I got it

 

[michaelmark5]

Your right though to really use your LCD,Plasma,DLP to it's full potential you'll need the premium box to get HD channels.$$$

 

[VDubVirus]

DLP is the way to IMO..... but yes...get the HD

 

[trick000]

Get DLP and get it from Amazon. Can't beat saving 500-600 bucks when compared to best buy or circuit city and the free shipping on a big ass TV.

 

[Remus6]

My sister has a Panasonic Viera 40 something inches. It's really nice especially with her PS3 and HDTV on cable. Planet Earth is way dope on HD!

 

[daveleeuk]

A topic Iv ranted about on Xbox Forums...

1080i and 1080p is basically the way your TV 'makes' pictures.

1080i displays a picture using 2 diagonal scans, whereas 1080p does it in a single scan. All this happens once per something like 300 times per second, so tbh shelling out loads of extra $$$$$$£££££££s on a 1080p (which a salesman WILL try to make you do) really isn't worth it!

Plasma & LCD
Plasma is better if you want a TV any bigger than 32", whereas LCD is better if you are getting 32" or less.

I'd recommend a 42" Panasonic Vierra, I have one myself and it's really, really good. It also has 2 HDMI ports so you could run a 360 and HD Sky box at the same time