What is the VERY cheapest 1080p High Defenition TV I can find?

Question

I asked this before but I want to compare answers to the other one...

And AS LONG as it 1080p high definition, I'm not picky.

Is DC Armory good?

Answer 1

Latest repair and reliability survey on televisions “Consumer Reports” Dec 2007

Rear projection TVs Best to Worst



Sony

Panasonic

Samsung

Mitsubishi

Hitachi

Toshiba

RCA

LCD TVs Best to Worst

Panasonic

Sony

Sharp

Samsung

Toshiba

JVC

Philips

Hitachi

Dell

Plasmas TVs Best to Worst

Panasonic

Pioneer

Samsung

Philips

For pricing use http://www.pricegrabber.com/

Answer 2

I'm not going to answer your question ... but, please at least read this -- I'm going to offer you some information that could save you a lot of money (or get you a better picture for the same amount).

All the buzz about 1080p being "real HD" or "true HD" is simply advertising hype initiated by manufacturuers to help sell more expensive TVs.

The simple truth is that anyone with normal eyesight watching at more than 6' cannot distinguish between a 42" 720p and 42" 1080p HDTV. In fact at at 8'-10' a 1080p HDTV would have to be more than 60" in size to be distinguishable from a 720p model of the same size (see the link). So ... unless you plan to watch really close up consider whether you really need a 1080p HDTV.

As another consideration, the Imaging Science Foundation (ICF) state that resolution (720 vs 1080) is only the 4th most critical factor in our perception of picture quality. The most important, in decreasing order, are dynamic range (i.e. contrast ratio ... the factor that, if high, determines whether there is a 3 dimensional impact and 'pop' from the picture), colour saturation and colour accuracy.

When you consider that contrast ratio is often low on inexpensive HDTVs, you might want to consider a higher quality 720p model (i.e. > 8000:1 contrast ratio) instead of a low quality 1080p model (with < 2000:1 contrast ratio).

Also consider that the electronics, warranty and workmanship should all be superior on the more expensive model.

Anyway .. your choice ... but try comparing two models of the same size -- a good 720p and a cheap 1080p -- before buying.