ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 08:27 PM) Do I really... 1:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 08:27 PM) Do I really... That's a reference I'm surprised anyone doesn't know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I am building a Plex media server... pretty excite about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 07:37 AM) I am building a Plex media server... pretty excite about that. I built one to about two months ago. I spent around $300, but I already had a processor to put in it. It's running fairly well. The only issue so far is that the transfer rates aren't great since my router isn't that fast (150 mbps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Where to begin looking for a big TV for a basement? What to look for? Will be used 99% of the time to watch sports. Online? In store? Brand? LED vs Plasma? Any help appreciated, there seems to be a million options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 01:25 AM) Where to begin looking for a big TV for a basement? What to look for? Will be used 99% of the time to watch sports. Online? In store? Brand? LED vs Plasma? Any help appreciated, there seems to be a million options. Depending on just how big you want, you might want to look into Plasma. They are heavier and, despite improvements, more energy intensive, but they look absolutely awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 01:25 AM) Where to begin looking for a big TV for a basement? What to look for? Will be used 99% of the time to watch sports. Online? In store? Brand? LED vs Plasma? Any help appreciated, there seems to be a million options. I didn't even know they made plasmas anymore. LED's look fantastic and are dirt cheap compared to a few years ago - they should work for you. I'd start w/ Amazon as a price point and then check the stores, most will price match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Panasonic announced last year that they were done making plasmas, which only leaves Samsung and maybe one or two others making them. I picked up a 51" Samsung Plasma last fall and am really happy with it. The picture quality for the price ($500) blows away and LED even 2-3x the cost. If screen glare isn't a concern, plasma's still the way to go for the best picture quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 There are a lot of different opinions out there, so if you try and solicit them, you may just end up more confused than when you started. My advice would be to check out the reviews on cnet.com, and then pare down your choices from there, based on your specific wants/budget. As for online/in-store, I've done both, and never had a problem. You can find some great deals at places like Abe's of Maine sometimes, but then you run the risk of dealing with an out-of-state retailer if something goes wrong. Best Buy seems to have gotten more competitive in recent years, and they provide the security of a local presence that has to deal with you in the event that you get a lemon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 01:25 AM) Where to begin looking for a big TV for a basement? What to look for? Will be used 99% of the time to watch sports. Online? In store? Brand? LED vs Plasma? Any help appreciated, there seems to be a million options. You live in Chicago. Always go with amazon unless Costco has a killer deal. You save having to pay the 10 percent sales tax with amazon. The cheap LEDs aren't great with hockey btw. You have to spend a bit to get one that will be satisfactory to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 It's always fun to go to Abt and gawk for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 10:41 PM) I built one to about two months ago. I spent around $300, but I already had a processor to put in it. It's running fairly well. The only issue so far is that the transfer rates aren't great since my router isn't that fast (150 mbps). I bought an off the shelf box from QNAP and added two 2TB hard drives. Pretty much plugin and go. I am in the process of moving my movies over to it. Then get them all into Plex and stream to my Roku Streaming Stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:53 AM) You live in Chicago. Always go with amazon unless Costco has a killer deal. You save having to pay the 10 percent sales tax with amazon. The cheap LEDs aren't great with hockey btw. You have to spend a bit to get one that will be satisfactory to you. But you're supposed to report it! (*laughs at the state of Illinois*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 reported for tax evasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 01:25 AM) Where to begin looking for a big TV for a basement? What to look for? Will be used 99% of the time to watch sports. Online? In store? Brand? LED vs Plasma? Any help appreciated, there seems to be a million options. Go in-store, find what you want, then check Amazon. Samsung is the only brand I'll buy, but if I were to look elsewhere, it'd be Sharp or Panasonic. And go LCD. Trust me on this, LCD is the bomb for Blackhawks games. LED is iffy and Plasma is a big no-no. Edited April 11, 2014 by Steve9347 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:21 AM) Go in-store, find what you want, then check Amazon. Samsung is the only brand I'll buy, but if I were to look elsewhere, it'd be Sharp or Panasonic. And go LCD. Trust me on this, LCD is the bomb for Blackhawks games. LED is iffy and Plasma is a big no-no. Be ready to have people in this thread tell you how wrong you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 At this point with the technology you can't just talk about LCD/LED/Plasma and compare them based on the TV-type alone. Each TV is different and unique and comes with certain technology that is going to aid with the picture. It used to be that Plasma's had the best blacks, but LED/LCD's have become much better and unless you're a real videophile I'd be shocked if anyone can really tell the difference without the two tv's being right next to each other (LED/LCD's of good quality I mean. Not the uber-cheap Sams/Costco models) It hasn't been said yet, but also grab a tv without all the extra internet crap on it. The tv companies charge you 2-300 bucks or more for that stuff and really it's not necessary when you can spend $100 on a roku/amazon tv box or $35 on a chromecast. There really is no benefit to having it all built in to the TV. Using my internal samsung stuff takes the same amount of time as my chromecast and the quality is all the same as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) At this point with the technology you can't just talk about LCD/LED/Plasma and compare them based on the TV-type alone. Each TV is different and unique and comes with certain technology that is going to aid with the picture. It used to be that Plasma's had the best blacks, but LED/LCD's have become much better and unless you're a real videophile I'd be shocked if anyone can really tell the difference without the two tv's being right next to each other (LED/LCD's of good quality I mean. Not the uber-cheap Sams/Costco models) It hasn't been said yet, but also grab a tv without all the extra internet crap on it. The tv companies charge you 2-300 bucks or more for that stuff and really it's not necessary when you can spend $100 on a roku/amazon tv box or $35 on a chromecast. There really is no benefit to having it all built in to the TV. Using my internal samsung stuff takes the same amount of time as my chromecast and the quality is all the same as well. This is very true. I've barely used my TV's smart functions (mostly stream with Chromecast or PS4). The only thing good about the TVs with the SmartTV functionality is that they might have more HDMI ports than the ones that don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:21 AM) Go in-store, find what you want, then check Amazon. Samsung is the only brand I'll buy, but if I were to look elsewhere, it'd be Sharp or Panasonic. And go LCD. Trust me on this, LCD is the bomb for Blackhawks games. LED is iffy and Plasma is a big no-no. Does it put one of those Fox glow balls around the puck to make it easier for me to watch? A quick search doesn't show many options for LCD...? Especially at bigger sizes. Why no on the plasma? Rock didn't you say something about LED being tough to track the puck, it skips or something? Also thanks everyone for the tips here...very helpful. Edited April 11, 2014 by IlliniKrush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 LED TVs are really LCD TVs that are LED-lit. LCD screens used to be CCLD-lit. I don't know what Steve has against Plasma. Plasma's native refresh rate is 600Hz compared to 60/120/240 for LED/LCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) It hasn't been said yet, but also grab a tv without all the extra internet crap on it. The tv companies charge you 2-300 bucks or more for that stuff and really it's not necessary when you can spend $100 on a roku/amazon tv box or $35 on a chromecast. There really is no benefit to having it all built in to the TV. Using my internal samsung stuff takes the same amount of time as my chromecast and the quality is all the same as well. absolutely true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) At this point with the technology you can't just talk about LCD/LED/Plasma and compare them based on the TV-type alone. Each TV is different and unique and comes with certain technology that is going to aid with the picture. It used to be that Plasma's had the best blacks, but LED/LCD's have become much better and unless you're a real videophile I'd be shocked if anyone can really tell the difference without the two tv's being right next to each other (LED/LCD's of good quality I mean. Not the uber-cheap Sams/Costco models) It hasn't been said yet, but also grab a tv without all the extra internet crap on it. The tv companies charge you 2-300 bucks or more for that stuff and really it's not necessary when you can spend $100 on a roku/amazon tv box or $35 on a chromecast. There really is no benefit to having it all built in to the TV. Using my internal samsung stuff takes the same amount of time as my chromecast and the quality is all the same as well. I agree with this - but looking online, it appears most TVs come with all this extra s*** added + 3D, and who needs that crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 yeah, it can be hard to find a higher-quality set that doesn't include all of that junk with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:40 AM) Be ready to have people in this thread tell you how wrong you are. That'd be because he *is* wrong. When it comes to refresh rates/sports, nothing comes close to plasma. The issue with plasma has never been one of picture quality or refresh speed, the issue was of burn-in and it's non-efficient use of electricity in comparison to LCD sets. And as someone else correctly pointed out, LED *is* LCD, with different back lighting. Edited April 11, 2014 by Y2HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 01:18 PM) That'd be because he *is* wrong. When it comes to refresh rates/sports, nothing comes close to plasma. The issue with plasma has never been one of picture quality or refresh speed, the issue was of burn-in and it's non-efficient use of electricity in comparison to LCD sets. And as someone else correctly pointed out, LED *is* LCD, with different back lighting. There it is. And yes, you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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