I need a TV

[prog]

Now that you've all saved me from making an ass of myself at the office, you will help me choose a TV.

Seriously... I've never shopped for a TV before. All my TVs have been family hand-me-downs, and two or three moves ago I handed them all back up again. This was back when I huffily broke off my relationship with the boob tube, but that was before a) I discovered the Cartoon Network and b) I started buying video games again. Hi, I am 9 years old. I got up to the third board on Ms. Pac-Man today. I reacclimated myself to the ol' glass teat this year via M's little set, but that's not going to work anymore, since she finally came to collect it last night. So.

Any opinions? Brands to seek/avoid? No opinions is fine, because that will mean I will go to Best Buy and end up with the first oo-pretty I see and it will probably be OK.

Comments

[queue.livejournal.com]

I have no opinion.

and I watch more TV than anyone I know

[ex-colorwhe.livejournal.com]

Dear 9-year-old,
Strange as it sounds, different TVs have different colors. In other words, on different TVs, different hues are emphasized to greater or lesser degrees. Some emphasize warmer colors, some cooler. Some are vaguely oranger than others. So make sure you see the screens while they're on, because one might be more pleasing to your eyes than the others.
I've had my Panasonic since 1992 and it works peachy. On the other hand, I think jadelennox told me recently (right before the evil Best Buy experience) that Daiwoo is politically/morally the best electronics brand to buy.
-The Color Geek

[rserocki.livejournal.com]

I wanted to comment on this earlier today, but lj was so slow I abandoned my idea. If you get an HDTV, you'll be able to play GG X2 in progressive scan mode.

[prog.livejournal.com]

So HDTVs actually exist as real, physical objects for purchase now? I wasn't sure. (Have yet to enter any store, obviously.)

If they're only a little more expensive than a typical Philo Tube I might like to get one... DVDs will resolve with more clarity on 'em too, yes? Now I'm curious.

[prog.livejournal.com]

If they're only a little more expensive than a typical Philo Tube I might like to get one...

It appears that they're more expensive by an order of magnitude. yeebus

Might wait a bit on that.

[rserocki.livejournal.com]

I understand there's a mandate for broadcasts to be digital by year x, so at year x, presumably there'll be more variety among HDTVs, more competition, and lower prices. Maybe.
bonbonbabs asked me to tell you not to get a "large screen T.V." because the picture quality wasn't as good as smaller screens.