Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Full HD tv for your PS3

So if you want to get the best tv for your ps3, it all depends on the size of your room and your budget. If you want freaking huge tv with low budget and big space for your gaming area, i would recommend:

Samsung HLT6187SAX 61-Inch Slim LED Engine 1080p DLP HDTV (im not sure if you can get this in Brunei) . DLP technology is cheaper compared with plasma and LCD tv. Using LED as light source for DLP tv, it may last up to 60,000 hrs which is as long as LCD tv. This tv is the best choice i reckon for gamers. The price? I checked at Amazon.com, its around US$1800-$2000. it should be around $2500-$3000 in Brunei. Check Whathifi.com for the watching distance. It should be around 3-4m. If this model is too big for you, there are other models with 56 inch and 50 inch. Make sure you get the 1080p which is full hd which unleashed your ps3 true potential.

If you have average size room and big budget, I recommend sony bravia x series 42 or 46 inch LCD tv. Even though it going to cost you alot, but trust me its worth the investment. Plus you can use your PS3 to watch blueray dvd (you have to order it tho) at full def (1080p). These tv may cost you around $3300-$5000

If you feel its not worthed spending too much simply because there will be better tv coming out with 5000p or 6000p, then i would recommend lg scarlet, samsung and panasonic viera. Again try to look for Full HD tv (1080p) and obviously Full HD tv is more expensive than HD ready tv (760p).

Try to avoid plasma tv because if you pause the game with bright lights, there is image burns which is not good for the tv. In the long run there will be burn-in or sulphur burns if you play games too long. Plasma in my opinion is only good for watching movies and not really good for long period gaming.

LCD is more expensive as the size gets bigger. So if you have small room, just get 32 inch LCD (sony bravia x or w series or panasonic viera or samsung) with Full HD.

Make sure you do enough research. Even bring your ps3 to the shop and test it there with other brands and compare. When you feel satisfied then purchased the tv because it is alot of money involved.

This info i gathered from reading forums and websites that review tvs like cnet and whathifi.com. My personal choice is definetely LED DLP tv but its hard to get these days. Hope the information is useful.

Dont forget to buy HDMI cable for your ps3. Don't purchase the expensive one unless you are very fussy. It does not make alot of difference as the signal is already in digital (the signals can't be interfered). If you want expensive one, i recommend Monster cable.

Sources: Whathifi.com, cnet.com, amazon.com, ps3forum.com

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