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We had a HD-ILA JVC 52 inch TV
Which was 1280x720 and 75 Mhz.
We loved the TV but now its hammered by lightning and to fix it will cost more than many new TVs the same size with better specs. (They are telling us 1500 Bucks for the new parts plus labor ontop of that.)
This is one of the TVs we are looking at:
55inch Philips LCD 1080p 240hz HDTV
•Resolution: Full HD (1920x1080)
•Contrast ratio (typical): 7,000:1
•Picture enhancement: 3/2 -2/2 motion pull down
•Response time: 1 ms
•EasyLink (HDMI-CEC): One touch play, Power status
•3D combfilter, Active Control + Light Sensor System info(menu language), System audio control
•Dynamic contrast : 50,000:1
•Dynamic contrast enhancement, Progressive Scan, System standby
•240Hz (120Hz + Scanning) LCD, HD Natural Motion
I love the price but worry that is seems very cheap compared to the other TVs we are looking at.
Display Type Plasma
Screen Size 60"
Screen Size Diagonal 59.5"
Full HD 1080 Yes
Native Display Resolution 1920 x 1080
ED-Resolution 1080p
Dynamic Contrast Ratio 2,000,000:1
Refresh Rate 600 Hz
Intelligent Sensor Yes
ENERGY STAR® Compliant Yes
No. of HDMI Ports 3
Invisible Speakers Yes
Life Span (Typical) 100,000 hours
Altitude 2,900m/9,514ft
Warranty 2 Year Panel / 1 Year Parts & Labor
The specs look good on this one and they are claiming an 11 year plus screen life of 24/7 TV Display time (100,000 hrs.)
I've heard good and bad about Plasma so I am leery of any Plasma TV. But the Plasma TVs I've seen displayed had really good pictures.
We were just going to ride out our JVC and once we got our new apartment ready we were going to buy a nice Projector for our Media Room (we've designed it like a mini theater but with really comfy seating with recliners and couches in a sloping floor plan for better sight lines.) However we've put the new apartment on hold until we pay off all existing debt. So with the lightning strike we have to replace the JVC. At first we thought to go ahead and get the projector and just transfer it when the apartment is done but after looking at what is available and what is coming soon in Projectors we thought to wait until we were ready to move in to get one. (about 1 1/2 to 2 years).
We lost two HD tvs in the lightning Strike an Old Big Box HD Rear Screen Mitsubishi TV we let the Kids use for Gaming (They loved it) and the JVC.
Now we are thinking of One big (52 Inch or better) HDTV and two smaller HD TVs (32 inch) to replace them.