Whitch Brand TV would be best for gaming.

Brand shopping is a mistake. Only model numbers.
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beebarb posted...

This is a subjective topic.

However the top ones are LG and Sony.

You'll be best with an LCD, as Plasma TVs are prone to burn-in.

With an LCD you have two options for back lighting, Traditional or LED. Either is fine, so the type of back light depends on personal preference.

Personally, I say go with LG.

If you are after a 3D TV, make sure to get one that uses Polarised 3D glasses. They are much better for your health than the bulky battery powered Active Shutter glasses.

Note: The default video settings for all TVs are horrific. Regardless of which TV you get, you will have to spend between 30 minutes to an hour reconfiguring settings such as:

Back Light Brightness/Intensity
Picture Brightness
Sharpness
Contrast
Colour Intensity

until they are to your satisfaction.

It isn't subjective. Shopping simply by brand is for the uninformed and a shot in the dark at best. Only model numbers matter.

Your Plasma advice isn't needed as he said he was shopping for a 32 inch set and Plasmas don't really start until 42 inches anymore. Furthermore your post is misleading on the differences between burn in and temporary image retention and it really depends on the panel.

For years Samsung was terrible with it and yet this year they have done amazingly well.

As for LCD lighting there is a lot more on the technical aspect of CCFL vs edge lit LED that is much more than just personal preference.
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Vs1991 posted...

shopping by brand isnt the best way to get a tv, but it should be common sense that a insignia or vizio tvs are ass

Vizio has measured up fairly well on a number of models. Their XVT series was a solid bang for the buck set for a full array local dimming LED based LCD model that held its own quite well in a number of areas. It also is pretty much the only flagship display to have a matte screen anymore which is important to some people as LCDs have all gone glossy on the high end side of things.

They have been bringing their PQ up while keeping pricing very reasonable. There is definitely a market for them. People look at the name and dismiss them but there is some quality there in some models.
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I unlike you apparently, understand that some people do not, and/or don't even care about the specifics.

Just because people don't care about the specifics doesn't mean there is a correct answer to "What is the best brand tv?"

When you give an answer to that it is absolutely unfounded and meaningless.

You answer with "LG and Sony"

On what basis? Neither one has the best LCD on the market and neither one has the best Plasma on the market? Sony has a very solid flagship local dimming LED based LCD yes but that doesn't just make them the "best brand"

There are only model numbers. Plain and simple.

As for temporary image retention again it depends on the panel. I have put thousands of hours of static images and HUDs on my display and would let anyone game on it with any image for as long as they possibly wanted and it would never concern me because my particular model never had an issue with it.

I assure you when it comes to tv knowledge telling secondhand1 to "do some research" is unfounded. He is one of the few people on this board with a vast understanding of tvs and the tech behind them.
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I still know enough to give rough guiding advice. I allow people to make their own decision as far as which model is best for them

But that guides them down an incorrect path. I can understand you wanting to help but you just complicate it for them by starting them off with the wrong reply.

There is only model numbers. Brand wide there is too much variation and often even among the same brand there is often lower costing models that perform better because of technical reasons.

People can't have a personal preference when they have no idea about the tech. Well they can but it would be foolish which is why so many people buy edge lit LEDs simply marketed as "LED" and end up paying more money for a poorer performing tv, though that is changing now that CCFL is being relegated to very bottom of entry level tvs.

There is also a big difference this year with "Direct view" tvs which are full array, but not local dimming and they halve the number of LEDs in them.

They look like CCFL LCDs because of the thicker profile but they aren't.

People are swayed by incorrect things whether they be response times, "dynamic" contrast ratios or any other number of absolutely worthless marketing numbers that dominate spec sheets.

It makes it even more difficult when they are pointed down the wrong path to start with. You are correct in that most people don't care, but if they don't care and they want incorrect advice they might as well just listen to the people at Best Buy or any other number of chain stores that don't know anything at all.

It's great that you have "better things to do than read technical documents" but that doesn't justify randomly naming Manufacturers.
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