Whoee. Just spent some time dragging the techie boards for my dearest. Our bedroom telly suffered a critical malfunction about two weeks ago. That area is where Mister does his PS3 crack. (Xbox is in the livingroom with a Wii riding shotgun)
As acquisitions maven and super-research woman, it's my job to find the closest to perfection that my clinically thrifty arse can buy.
First step: How big do you really need?
Bigger is not always better. I had Cap'n Sexy sit in his "optimal gaming area" and tell me where his peripheral vision maxes out, whipped out ye olde tape measure and got a length. Televisions are measured in diagonal inches, rather than height or length. I took a look at the specs for 5 different tv's, trying to find out where the standard width is compared to the diagonal. Bingo! 32" will be fine. 39" is just a tad too big unless he moves. Too big = can't see all of the screen and ends up dead a whole lot in first person shooter games. (bag o' suck!)
Fine Print Info: Tech specs and number babble
From what I have gathered on said geekboards, when you're looking at under 42", the differences are negligible when it comes to clarity. It's completely a "eye of the controller-holder" kind of groove. Unless - you're considering a ps4, then you wanna go 120hz. The Xbox and Ps3 game systems and games are set (currently) for a 720p output at 60hz. LCD is fading away in the face of LED. Plasma - new, not old - is the super best (but way more expensive) Old plasma tends to have burn in problems. The battle is still raging between 120hz and 60hz. Again, under 42" - pfft - go cheap. Lots of complaining about "soap opera vision" where the lines and blacks are SO crisp it looks super-real. Yeah, it's distracting to me as well, so I'm gonna try to avoid that.
Second Step: Field testing!
I've narrowed the field to a 32" 720p wall mountable LED tv, most likely 60hz. Time to go look at them in their natural habitat... Best Buy or Sears, maybe Walmart and Target. Currently, these sets are selling in the $200/$ 250 range on the lower end. I expect to purchase whatever extended warranty is available which tacks on another $50 give or take. (Time to find out who gets employee discounts where)
Part 2 - Newfangled Idiots Boxes and You will happen once a purchase has been made and we've run it for about a month.
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