LED tvs, Recommendations?

[InFamous20]

I'm in the market for a 60 inch or greater, however i am not sure if

[InFamous20]

Edit.

Buy now or wait for the holidays for a good deal?

Any good brands?

[freonr22]

Plasma?

[the_natterjack]

Personally, Panasonic Plasma would be my choice.

Do some research.

[Rider1k]

happen to love my Samsung LED 3D. 55in. No complaints.

[MadMax]

Get an Elite best led on the market, I own the 60 inch.

http://elitelcdtv.com

[InFamous20]

What's better LCD, LED or.plasma?

[Yugo]

Get an Elite best led on the market, I own the 60 inch.

http://elitelcdtv.com

The lighting in your room natural and artificial will determine what Monitor/TV you should buy.

-Is there a big window?
-Does sun light shine on the area where you want to place the screen?
-Do you have recessed lights pointing at the area where you want to place the screen?
-How far away would the front of the screen be from your eyes when you're watching TV (from location of said panel)
-Do you do most of your watching at night or during the day?

Just some of the the top of my Vodka filled head, but you get the point.
These questions will help answer, if you want a Plasma-LED etc and the size.

Also should take into consideration is do you really need a Smart TV? Do you need just a Monitor?

I know some will flame but Sharp IMHO is a great "Monitor" but sucks as a Smart TV.

[Yugo]

LCD/LED are almost the same. The lighting of the liquid crystals is done either by LED lights around the edge of the display or sometimes as a complete full panel of LED's or by florescent bulb on the sides.

example:

http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-55LH55-lcd-tv

this is a full panel.

Another Example:


And plasma works as a gas and is a whole other animal.

With a Plasma you will get the richest black level resulting in the best picture. But plasma is a waste if you are not a movie buff. Just my opinion again.

[InFamous20]

3 big windows on wall adjacent to where the tv will be. Wall mounted , Northern Wall.

Mainly movies and sports. It's the living room.

[hermosabeach]

I don't like some of the new TVs as they are too sharp and too bright.

Example/ in the movie HEAT Al Pacino and Bobby D sit down in a diner. In the movie you only see them. On some TVs you get to see every extra clearly in the background.

Pick out a favorite DVD or two and pick 1 or 2 scenes.

Play these scenes at the store. Use the same scene to compare how the TV looks to you.

And no one ever said- I wish I got a smaller TV

[DannyInSoCal]

I picked up a 60" LED Vizio smart tv "open box" at BestBuy -

Under $800 OTD including a 5yr warranty.

Then picked up a 42" LED LG smart tv "open box" for the gazebo outside -

For under $600 OTD including a 5yr warranty.

Damn things have an amazing picture -

I waited waaaaaay too long to upgrade.

Lots of great deals since people were buying and returning/exchanging for the start of NFL season......

[DannyInSoCal]

3 big windows on wall adjacent to where the tv will be. Wall mounted , Northern Wall.

Mainly movies and sports. It's the living room.

High light areas are good for LED -

We can watch our LED outside in the middle of the day just fine....

[laabstract]

My vote would be a Samsung Smart TV I have had 2 and no problems, and they look amazing.

[Ddevore83]

LG 3d led 60" is what I have. Don't get fooled by the picture in the store, they are too bright and ugly.

Go to CNET. Com search for whatever TV you buy for calibration settings. I have many people come over to my house and are amazed at the picture quality. Calibration is key no matter what TV you buy.