Samsung TV for 360

[Sane]

I've decided to take the plunge and buy a new TV soon, mainly for my 360. Now, seeing as a lot of people have those Samsung LCD TV's I decided just to get one of those, only question is which model should I get? I want a 32 inch one, but there's a few different types.

[Distant Cousin]

There's a 32" CRT HD ready one coming out for ?350 soon I think, will try and find a link.

EDIT - http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03..._ready_crt_tv/ I'm considering getting one myself.

[Rebelli0n]

I'm considering a 32" samsung myself, after reading various A/V and gaming forums, the LE32R74 BDX seems good; it's one of the most recent ones released i think.

8 ms response time,
1300:1 contrast (the 5000:1 figure there refurs to the 'dynamic contrast' feature, 1300:1 is what the panel itself is rated at),and pretty much all the connectivity you'll need.

It's currently the one i'm aiming to get, unless someone points out a better one for the price before i have saved up the cash

That CRT mentioned above does seem interesting though, surprisingly thin front to back.

[sj33]

Them Samsung TV's are said to have inferior RGB Scart support to the competition mind, just so you know.

[Kron]

The Samsungs are inferior full stop, People seem to be buying them through the price point and the quality is a secondary concern.

And its already known that the Samsung 32" CRT HDTV is expected to retail for around ?800-900 the ?350 price quoted is completely wrong.

[Sane]

About the quality, the samsung's price is about what I'm willing to spend, are there better tv's in that price range then?

[segages]

I have the 26" Samsung and yes the RGB connection is average at best... s-video is better but use component if possible (thinking for Cube/PS2). DC = VGA.

If you're buying it for the 360, get a VGA cable as it's sharper by running it at 1360x768 compared to component at 1280x720 which gets scaled a touch. Just knock the brightness down to 35-40 to bring the colour back.

Kron is right. They're cheap for a reason and have their flaws but I'm not complaining for the price.

[Mayhem]

Does that apply to just the LCDs, or the plasmas as well?

[sj33]

I know I'm slightly biased with these, but the LG screens are a similar price point now and are superior imo. RGB on almost on par with the Component too.

[EvilBoris]

The samsung's do the Hi Def stuff very well, but are a little lacklustre for Standard definition stuff.

I use mine for 360 (VGA), Upscaled dvds (HDMI) and freeview (built in) and I think its absolutely fantastic, I've found that since I've got my 360 I don't wanna play Ps2 games anyway. If your main console is PS2, don't bother, as it looks like Butt on any LCD even in RGB.

[Sane]

Hmm, what about PS2 through component?

[EvilBoris]

Ps2 through component is about the same as RGB, if its 480p, then it looks quite nice. But only about 7 games on the PS2 support 480p

[sj33]

Depends on the screen really. PS2 over RGB Scart looks lovely for me, though you do notice more problems in the image (such as jaggies) than you would on a CRT.

480i really doesn't look that bad if your using a screen with a decent deinterlacer/scaler. Unfortunately most of the low end LCD's (namely the Samsung) have poor ones. The LG has a reasonably good one... not perfect, but enough to justify ditching my CRT.

[Sane]

Hmm now I'm starting to have second thoughts about the Samsung. Which LG model is the one to look for?

[segages]

I've found that since I've got my 360 I don't wanna play Ps2 games anyway.

Same here. Until Okami is out I can't see myself going back to PS2 except for the odd game of GT4 which looks nice as it's in 1080i. Nothing like a 360 via VGA though