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Psyclon.Thanatos

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Posted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 01:58 Post subject: LED TV?	Quick Quote Quote

This is probably the wrong place, but didn't really see anywhere else...I mean a TV can double as a monitor, but anyway, my friend is looking for a new LCD TV and I saw a good deal on an LED TV, it comes with a free Xbox 360 Elite, so was wondering if LED TVs were any good or just hype (Wiki said they are just LCD TVs with LED backlighting and they can offer lower power consumption)? Thanks. CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 Black Edition (3.2GHz) Mobo: ASUS M3N78-VM RAM: OCZ Gold DDR2-1066 2x2GB GFX: XFX Radeon HD 4890 1GB Audio: VT1708B (Integrated) PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W OS: Windows 7 (x64)

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Posted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 02:00 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

LED TVs here are like 2-3X the price of LCDs ... http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0770HDS0010120757&catid=28418 vs. http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0770HDS0010122282&catid= basically they are thinner, require less power, and have better contrast. still seems like a fucking rip-off to me though... asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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Posted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 06:48 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

The RGB-LED TVs and monitors i've seen so far had much more vibrant colors and a better contrast than screens with CCFL. But i would wait till prices drop.

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Posted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 07:44 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I think the most important thing as well is how much you enjoy the new TV. I only have a 40" samsung LCD 720p 60hz and it seems perfect to me asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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Posted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 08:16 Post subject:

New Samsung LED TVs looks nice, thin and all, it would be great to have one, but here they cost like 1500€ and more Sad

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Psyclon.Thanatos

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Posted: Wed, 17th Jun 2009 11:43 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Well, the main reason would be savings from power, better picture and x360, but since the price is double, I'll see what my friend thinks first, thanks for input. CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 Black Edition (3.2GHz) Mobo: ASUS M3N78-VM RAM: OCZ Gold DDR2-1066 2x2GB GFX: XFX Radeon HD 4890 1GB Audio: VT1708B (Integrated) PSU: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W OS: Windows 7 (x64)

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