[QUOTE="kraken2109"][QUOTE="nooblet69"]What kind of gaming? Console or PC? What kind of films? Blu-Ray or DVD? I have an xbox 360 that I use for netflix and haven't gamed on it in a long time. I have some blu rays but my ps3 is broken so might get a new blu ray player. I play pc on my 24" monitor and never really considered hooking it up to a big tv though that would be awesome. My pc is definitely capable of handling it. Also is the 3d feature really worth it in new tvs ? Not sure I'm really sold on the whole 3d thing. Thanks again for all the replies. If you're going to use the TV as a giant PC monitor and watch mostly blu-rays on it, 1080p is what you should go with. If you're going to mainly play console games and DVDs or Netflix streams and HDTV on it though then stick with 720p. Reason being that the vast majority of console games render at 720p or lower, and HDTV channels all display at 720p or 1080i. Viewing all of that stuff on a 1080p screen actually makes the picture quality worse, although most TVs are good at upscaling. Anyway, I'd say 3D is worth getting. Paying $1000+ for a mere 1080p screen (even if its a really awesome panel) just doesn't seem justifiable to me anymore now that you can get a kickass 30" 1600p monitor for the same price or less. Likewise, an eyefinity setup also costs less than most 1080p HDTVs, even if you get IPS panels, and it gives you a much higher resolution and much greater field of view. However, a 3DTV does let you use 3D with your consoles, movies, and some TV channels, which is a feature you don't get with monitors. Granted you can play PC games in 3D on a 120hz monitor with a powerful enough GPU, but since the 3D is powered by your PC's GPU any consoles or blu-ray players you hook up won't be able to do it. And granted you can watch 3D blu-rays on a PC as well (I think) but personal experience has taught me that blu-ray movies and gaming PCs do not get along at all. Long story short, if you're going to get a 1080p HDTV, you may as well make it a 3D set.Hi all, I'm thinking about buying a new tv as my old one has a scratch on it and is only 720p and pretty old. Will be using it mostly for movies, tv and a little gaming. My budget is 500-1000 bucks. Picture quality is my main concern so LED, LCD, Plasma or whatever doesn't matter too much also looking for around 40 to 47 inches. Any help here ? Thanks in advance.
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