OT: I need guidance from the HDTV pros

[sleepy dawg]

I have the Samsung 1080p 240 refresh rate LED LCD. I highly recommend it. You really can't go wrong with it.

Sony is pretty hard to beat too. Sony has unbelievable customer service if it is ever needed. They once replaced my Playstation 2 for free because I bought a used one off ebay from some guy and it was broken. I told them what happened, and they just sent me a new one for free. That's not the kind of service you get from outsourced customer service.

If you're looking for value, go with a Vizio. I have one of these too, and for the money they are great.

4k and 240 refresh rates are gimmicky at best. Don't spend the extra money unless you are a gimmicky type person. Most people can't see the difference when compared side by side, and most services don't offer/support them anyway.

[Barking 13]

Highly recommend samsung LED. The visual properties are hard to beat, but buy it with it in mind that samsung sound quality is not great. Plan to use a home theatre setup or a sound bar if audio is an important consideration.

Good point.. I've got soundbars on both Samsung Plasma and LED

[Dawgology]

Thanks for all of the input guys! I'm looking pretty hard at this one:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sharp-aq...&skuId=3345084

Plus, I will be able to actually go see how it looks in person at Besy Buy this weekend...which is important to me. I'm not totally sold on 4k yet and I have terrible internet service in my area and I don't think 4k streaming would work on a "3 mb" connection through AT&T. - 3 mb in quotes because that's the highest plan I can purchase in my area but I'm sure that I'm barely getting dial up speed.

Anyways, any thoughts on the TV above?

[Barking 13]

Thanks for all of the input guys! I'm looking pretty hard at this one:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/sharp-aq...&skuId=3345084

Plus, I will be able to actually go see how it looks in person at Besy Buy this weekend...which is important to me. I'm not totally sold on 4k yet and I have terrible internet service in my area and I don't think 4k streaming would work on a "3 mb" connection through AT&T. - 3 mb in quotes because that's the highest plan I can purchase in my area but I'm sure that I'm barely getting dial up speed.

Anyways, any thoughts on the TV above?

HaHa!!! I get 1.5 mb/s on a good day.... my smart TV's won't even connect at that slow speed, so streaming is a fantasy. I used to have 50 mb/s at my old house and spent a lot of time on Netflix, etc. My sister has an aquos and likes it...