Wading through the technology

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HornTillDeath

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I've been reading through as much as I can find the past couple of days. Not sure if I'm not more confused.



In the process of buying a house and want to upgrade my TV in the process.



TV will be in the living room, which is an open concept to kitchen, dining, etc. Viewing from kitchen, bar, dining is about a 45-60 degree angle.



Lots of windows, very light. Main viewing is 7-10 ft from the screen. Distance to kitchen, bar is about 20-25 ft. Built in cubby for TV is 5 ft wide.



We often have people over to watch football, football, and more football. (NFL Sunday Ticket, + sports packages). Sometimes we watch basketball too. Otherwise, just regular TV with an occasional movie.



So far, I think I've narrowed it down to Plasma because of the angle and sports. LCD because of the light, but its not as good for sports, or angle.



36-60" because of the distance. Smaller for main viewing, as large as will fit because of game day events.



120-240 hz because of sports. 720 because it's DirecTV. 1080p because of sports and screen size.



Any recommendations? Not necessarily looking for make and model, but type, size, refresh rates, etc........



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i would wait and check out the new panasonic G20 or G25 plasma. it should be hitting retail stores any time now. the 50" G20 model is starting off retail at $1499. its 1080p, 600hz sub field drive, 5 mil:1 native contrast ratio, infinite black panel, thx certified, wi fi capable with netflix, pandora, and youtube. also its gonna have a skype feature which i don't find useful for me personally but if you have relatives and friends that live far away it might be a benefit.
 
After carefully considering your room dimensions and viewing preferences I suggest you get the biggest ******* TV you can afford. I would say the same thing if you lived in a lawnmower shed, so approach my advice with some suspicion. I don't watch much TV anyway, but when I do I want the experience to pierce through my skull and violently assault the brain stem.

I have a 60 inch in my living room and I loooooove it.
 
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