What TV...?

[C95J]

This thread is sort of an advice thread, but I will try and put discussion value into it.

So I need a new TV fro gaming and watching Blu-Ray movies. I have searched the internet for a while but can't make sense of:

1. LCD, Plasma, LED - Which is better?
2. 1080p or 1080i?
3. What is the best brand of TV? Does it matter?
4. What would be the best reasonably sized (26"-36") TV for PS3, Xbox 360 and Blu-Ray films? Price is not a problem.

If you could answer any of these questions I would be grateful.

For discussion value though, what TV/Monitor do you use now? Is is good for you?

I have some crappy non-HD Relisys TV from ages ago. The colour is wearing out and I can't get the maximum out of my games consoles capacity and Blu-Ray movies.
I can't even find the make of the TV online! I don't even think they make TV's anymore

 

[Zacharine]

1. LCD, Plasma, LED - Which is better?

Plasma has a bad habit of burning pixels out if the colour of the pixel doesn't change. Ie. desktop background image for example. As TVs they function somewhat better.

At least, older plasma-TVs and displays had this problem.

I can't really arbitate the differences between LED and LCD tech as far as performance goes and price is easy for you to see for yourself. LCD works reliably, I know that much.

2. 1080p or 1080i?

http://reviews.cnet.com/1080i-vs-1080p-hdtv/

As a sidenote, an average human can't make out the difference between 720p and 1080p if standing more than a few feet away.

3. What is the best brand of TV? Does it matter?

Doesn't matter too much as long as it's a reliable brand that isn't exactly new to the TV/home-electronics business.

4. What would be the best reasonably sized (26"-36") TV for PS3, Xbox 360 and Blu-Ray films? Price is not a problem.

If price and room taken by the TV isn't a factor, then the bigger the better. After all, with a bigger TV you can always move the couch back a few steps if the TV fills too much of the field of vision. Kind of hard to do the opposite with a too small TV.

But remember, only if price really isn't a factor and for rare few of us this is actually the case.

For discussion value though, what TV/Monitor do you use now? Is is good for you?

T221WA, a 22" widescreen LCD by BenQ as comp display (1680x1050 native res). Perfectly happy with it, even though it doesn't have HD support.
A 32" (I think) tube TV by Salora as a TV. And man it is heavy, I can barely lift it myself. But hey, I got it for free so...

 

[Vampire cat]

LCD for movies, plasma for gaming. Make a pick =3.