This is indeed a sore subject with me right now as my Sony KDL-52W4100 just started showing a couple of oddly pixelated horizontal paired lines about four inches in length at the top and middle center and right side. I'm @#$%#^ pissed. Paid 1800.00 through amazon. TV had great reviews now three years later @#$%@# and tons of sh%tty reviews. Sigh. I mean heck I paid 600 bucks for a clapped out nissan pickup truck and that thing still runs to this day (I sold it though). So I can't really stand behind sony. I will ask one thing though. Are you sure you want to mount it above the mantle. Keep in mind this will force you to look up slightly for hours at a time and may cause neck strain.
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Thanks for all the input, it has been helpful. I looked on Amazon and the 2011 models were on sale but they were all the higher end ones. Today I am in Richmond VA and I went to a nearby Sams club and I was able to see the differences between the sizes. I think a 55 to 60 would be sweet above the fireplace and a 27 to 32 for the bedroom. I also could easily tell the difference between the refresh rates and I don't think I would want a 60hz one.
My father has an account at our local Costco and I will be heading there to check them out. The thing I like about this option is that I can bring it back no questions asked for 30 days[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4373/35734799443_53cb20ef13_z.jpg[/img]
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Originally posted by mapes View PostAre you sure you want to mount it above the mantle. Keep in mind this will force you to look up slightly for hours at a time and may cause neck strain.[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4373/35734799443_53cb20ef13_z.jpg[/img]
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FYI do not buy a TV mount from a big box store. They are horrendously over priced. I've used two brackets from monoprice HDMI Cable, Home Theater Accessories, HDMI Products, Cables, Adapters, Video/Audio Switch, Networking, USB, Firewire, Printer Toner, and more!. One was a mount that could slightly tilt up and down for my 32". Well made and only 20 $. The other was a one that had a ton of adjustments. It could tilt up and down, left and right. Also it was articulated so you could pull the whole TV away from the wall about a foot. Which made cable hookup easy. The wall base plate had a built in level too. Cost 35$. Although it was sturdy and robust the articulated bit did sag a tad but, hey the TV was 80 LBS. Not a big deal. Here's the unit I had on the 52"
For only $32.63 each when QTY 50+ purchased - Adjustable Tilting/Swiveling Wall Mount Bracket for LCD LED Plasma (Max 132Lbs, 37~63inch) | LCD Plasma Brackets - Tilting/Swiveling TypeLast edited by mapes; 6 Mar 2012, 04:20 PM.
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Originally posted by mapes View PostFYI do not buy a TV mount from a big box store. They are horrendously over priced. I've used two brackets from HDMI Cable, Home Theater Accessories, HDMI Products, Cables, Adapters, Video/Audio Switch, Networking, USB, Firewire, Printer Toner, and more!. One was a mount that could slightly tilt up and down for my 32". Well made and only 20 $. The other was a one that had a ton of adjustments. It could tilt up and down, left and right. Also it was articulated so you could pull the whole TV away from the wall about a foot. Which made cable hookup easy. The wall base plate had a built in level too. Cost 35$. Although it was sturdy and robust the articulated bit did sag a tad but, hey the TV was 80 LBS. Not a big deal. Here's the unit I had on the 52"
For only $32.63 each when QTY 50+ purchased - Adjustable Tilting/Swiveling Wall Mount Bracket for LCD LED Plasma (Max 132Lbs, 37~63inch) | LCD Plasma Brackets - Tilting/Swiveling TypeDelivering bacon goodness one round at a time.
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I love Samsung LED's. I would avoid Plasma, they run hot and have a limited lifespan. LCDs are OK but they run warm too. I had to change the power board out in one that fried some capacitors. LED FTW.
I was thinking of getting this one myself.
http://deals.bestbuy.com/home+theate...40hz++3d++hdtv[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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I saw a similar TV at Costco Madhatter. I like it but I need to keep the budget below $2000.00 for both the large TV and the 32" one for the bedroom.
Costco will be getting this one for $1399.00 today, if it looks good I will get it.
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It looks like it will be hard to find a 32" TV that has more advanced features like 1080 p and ethernet.[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4373/35734799443_53cb20ef13_z.jpg[/img]
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Originally posted by Duke{CLR} View PostI saw a similar TV at Costco Madhatter. I like it but I need to keep the budget below $2000.00 for both the large TV and the 32" one for the bedroom.
Costco will be getting this one for $1399.00 today, if it looks good I will get it.
TVs | 55-inch 1080p 6050 Series 3D LED HDTV | Samsung UN55D6050TF - LED TVs
It looks like it will be hard to find a 32" TV that has more advanced features like 1080 p and ethernet.
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Originally posted by Duke{CLR} View PostI saw a similar TV at Costco Madhatter. I like it but I need to keep the budget below $2000.00 for both the large TV and the 32" one for the bedroom.
Costco will be getting this one for $1399.00 today, if it looks good I will get it.
TVs | 55-inch 1080p 6050 Series 3D LED HDTV | Samsung UN55D6050TF - LED TVs
It looks like it will be hard to find a 32" TV that has more advanced features like 1080 p and ethernet.
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Again, don't worry too much about internet connectivity. You can run ethernet or wifi through a blu-ray player for the 32".
1080p is quite a bit easier, though there are fewer models with 1080p than there used to be. But...
LG - 32" Class / 1080p / 60Hz / LCD HDTV - 32LK450
It's even on sale today.
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Originally posted by Duke{CLR} View PostI saw a similar TV at Costco Madhatter. I like it but I need to keep the budget below $2000.00 for both the large TV and the 32" one for the bedroom.
Costco will be getting this one for $1399.00 today, if it looks good I will get it.
TVs | 55-inch 1080p 6050 Series 3D LED HDTV | Samsung UN55D6050TF - LED TVs
It looks like it will be hard to find a 32" TV that has more advanced features like 1080 p and ethernet.
http://deals.bestbuy.com/home+theate...20hz++3d++hdtv $1599[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Thanks for all the links everyone, they are helpful.
I wont pull the trigger until after our construction loan is closed and we close on the new mortgage, so hopefully next week some time.
I now have a question about sound. Our living room will not handle setting up speakers around the room so I have been looking at something like this. http://www.amazon.com/HT-CT150-Virtu...pr_product_top
My question is where do you plug this in? Does it go into the TV? and if it does how would I get the sound in 5.1 when watching a blue ray or content form the network?[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4373/35734799443_53cb20ef13_z.jpg[/img]
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It's a sound bar that you place at the base of the TV. (or on top or behind). The one in the link has a subwoofer that acts like an amp and connects via HDMI. It can't really be 5.1 I think because all 4 surround speakers are located together. (hence the "virtual") But the reviews sound good.
TV/Blue-ray output >-----HDMI-----> subwoofer/amp >-----Spkr wire-----> soundbar
I don't know how your room is set up, but I would look into something like these. (the first 3) http://www.klipsch.com/home-theater-systems?n=1 and mount the sattelites on stands. http://www.sanus.com/us/en/products/...r-foundations/
I have a cheap set of KLH on pole stands. They take up very little room. The center channel is behind the set aimed at the wall. The KLH subwoofer was crap and I went and bought a separate Sony subwoffer which sits in the corner. Sounds pretty good to me....although I think I'd rather have those Klipsch's. They are all run through a seperate Sony amp via HDMI from the sources and regular speaker wire to the speakers.
Cable/Blueray >----HDMI----> amp >----Spkr wire----> speakers
Great article on HDMI... http://www.crutchfield.com/S-frdCQTX...mi.html?page=3Last edited by MR_MADHATTER; 11 Mar 2012, 11:03 AM.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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