new tv...?

[Peter Korsten]

Gert van Santen schreef:

> Kristin and I are thinking of perhaps buying one of those new big 
> flatscreen televisions.
> 
> Any recommendations? Is 100 Hz important?

A friend of mine recently bought a plasma TV to hook up to his 
Playstation 3. According to him, the plasma screen has nicer colours 
than an LCD screen. That's his opinion; I can't confirm or deny that and 
you'd have to check for yourself.

(Incidentally, he's also called Gert. He's six feet tall, but we call 
him 'small Gert'; three guesses why).

So, what's important:
* 1920x1080 resolution. Anything less (or more?) and full HD will look 
funny. Don't go for 'HD ready' unless you're going to buy a really small 
screen, it has to be 'full HD'.
* A couple (I'd say, at least three) of HDMI connectors. Also, check 
what equipment you're using at the moment with your TV, like a DVD 
player, and see if you can connect it to the prospective TV.
* Check that you can easily mount it using a wall mount. Our old-ish 
Philips 23" can't be, and I had to improvise.

Philips has Ambilight, which I really like, but you'd have to see for 
yourselves. It lights up the wall behind the TV with colours based on 
what you see on the screen. No idea how much electricity this consumes.

- Peter