Author Topic: LCD: is it a good time to buy? (Read 11946 times)

Furry · « **on:** Jan 31, 2005 at 02:46 PM »

Hey all. Has anyone recently bought LCDs for their home theater? I've seen the Hitachi 20" but it's a little bit small but the space it saves makes up for. Any other brands that are good for around 50-70k?

Muttley · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 31, 2005 at 03:10 PM »

You can try Syntax, distributed by Kolin. They Have 20" pro d widescreen. Next is 27" WS, dis the one i bought for 89,995

. PQ using dvd excellent (IMO)

Furry · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 31, 2005 at 03:16 PM »

Thanks Muttley! where are they selling these and how much does the 20" cost?

The 27" WS you got rocks!

does it digital enhancement or more pixel technology already?

Muttley · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 31, 2005 at 03:30 PM »

SLC-2083 (20") P44,995 (visit anson's in makati)

am not very familiar with the model i bought

my consideration in buying is d price. video scaler is faroudja chips though, if that matters to you

Furry · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 31, 2005 at 03:33 PM »

Muttley.. THANKS! you've given me more option. I'm actually in their website right now. Cheers!

ginamos · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 03, 2005 at 09:42 PM »

for me, i would not buy a panel more than 17" diagonal since the response time of the bigger panels are very slow.
they will definitely suffer in gaming and fast paced movies.

Mouldingo · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 03, 2005 at 10:56 PM »

LCDs still have a lot to catching up to do. Just came from Automatic Center displays at Gateway Cubao. Has anyone notice why the Syntax display were using the JVC D-VHS as a demo? And why the DLPs, CRT RPTVs and LCD RPTVs were displayed far, far away from the plasmas

Muttley · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 04, 2005 at 07:39 AM »

before the syntax, i was considering the phillips 36PW?

(forgot the exact model) but it is a 36"CRT widescreen @ P189,000 (Now selling @ 99K according to my contact at western mega, forgot his name but can remember his face) the PQ of the phillips is way way ahead of the syntax but then i have other considerations like placement etc. and to my taste, fast phase movies using the syntax is uhmmm (pause) decent?

my setup:

27" syntax lcd tv
676a pioneer dvd player
adcom poweramp
adcom processor
psb speakers

connection: component video

v0elker · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 04, 2005 at 07:42 AM »

saw a 32" toshiba lcd tv at sights and sounds shang... it was selling for P195,000... which is about the us msrp... much cheaper than the 32" philips lcd which is selling locally for 300k+

Furry · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 04, 2005 at 08:39 AM »

Nakakalula ang mga prices! brrrrrrrrr

Thanks for all the feedback on LCD performance.. now i'm having second thoughts..

i've also checked the specs and the Syntax 20" only supports 640x480 resolution which i'm not so fond of. Still thinking... when money ain't enough.. the brain starts to work more!

iceman90a · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 07, 2005 at 12:55 PM »

we saw the 27" Syntax up close at Alabang town center yesterday.... hmmm kaya ko kaya di muna kumain ng ilang buwan?

alfa · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 19, 2005 at 04:19 PM »

For me now's not yeat a good time to buy an LCD TV. The market's not yet mature so mataas pa ang prices. Wait for 2 more generations and the price will surely go down. Its different of course if you've got lots of mullah then anytime's a good time to buy.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #12 on:** Apr 13, 2005 at 10:57 AM »

Quote from: Muttley on Feb 04, 2005 at 07:39 AM

before the syntax, i was considering the phillips 36PW? (forgot the exact model) but it is a 36"CRT widescreen @ P189,000 (Now selling @ 99K according to my contact at western mega, forgot his name but can remember his face) the PQ of the phillips is way way ahead of the syntax but then i have other considerations like placement etc. andÂ to my taste,Â fast phase movies using the syntax is uhmmm (pause) decent?Â

It's amazing how they can discount an unsold 189T tv down to 99T. I think we should hold on to our pessos longer until they discount those unsold LCD and plasma inventories to 50%.

slowhand · « **Reply #13 on:** Apr 14, 2005 at 08:50 AM »

from market research firm iSuppli Corp:
* today's $4000 37-inch LCD will cost 50% less in 2006
* will drop to $1000 in 2008
* smaller plasmas will fall to below $1000 in 2007

Reason: production will reach over-capacity, as flat panel factories have replaced CRT factories

av_phile1 · « **Reply #14 on:** Apr 14, 2005 at 10:34 AM »

Good to hear. 1-3 years more to wait.

mattmatt · « **Reply #15 on:** Apr 26, 2005 at 07:16 AM »

Quote from: v0elker on Feb 04, 2005 at 07:42 AM

saw a 32" toshiba lcd tv at sights and sounds shang... it was selling for P195,000... which is about the us msrp... much cheaper than the 32" philips lcd which is selling locally for 300k+

Updated price of the award winning toshiba lcd 32" is php 160,000 na lang...did you buy previously? what's feedback, thanks...

v0elker · « **Reply #16 on:** Apr 26, 2005 at 04:19 PM »

mattmatt: negative sir, i didnt get it, pero it looked nice enuff and the lower price is good

barrid · « **Reply #17 on:** May 19, 2005 at 01:10 PM »

Got a Syntax Olevia LT27HV for $699 after rebates. Puwede na rin.

MAtZTER · « **Reply #18 on:** May 19, 2005 at 03:18 PM »

Quote from: av_phile1 on Apr 13, 2005 at 10:57 AM

It's amazing how they can discount an unsold 189T tv down to 99T. I think we should hold on to our pessos longer until they discount those unsold LCD and plasma inventories to 50%.

I came from China last month. Manufacturer's wholesale prices of Plasmas & LCDs are really low: for example 42" plasma was only below P100k! (sorry, cant tell the exact figure) My companion offered to bring in some 20 pcs for personal distribution among our barkada, but I had to pass, the resolution wasnt very high and walang DVI, HDMI, etc. I would rather cough up some more K's (if I have the K's

) to get these features rather than just get a low-res PDP for the sake of having a plasma.

Forgot the prices of LCD's , sorry.

MAtZTER · « **Reply #19 on:** May 19, 2005 at 03:21 PM »

Quote from: Barrid on May 19, 2005 at 01:10 PM

Got a Syntax Olevia LT27HV for $699 after rebates. Puwede na rin.

If I remember correctly, Syntax 27" was around P50k in HK last month.

After going through a lot of HK's AV stores, my conclusion was that CRTs are like dinosaurs there, only less than 5% of the displayed TV's there are CRTs, the rest are PDPs & LCDs. But most of them are more expensive than our local prices though.

Mouldingo · « **Reply #20 on:** May 19, 2005 at 06:34 PM »

MAtZTER, How big are the screen sizes of the Direct View LCD in HK now?

MAtZTER · « **Reply #21 on:** May 20, 2005 at 09:53 AM »

Quote from: Mouldingo on May 19, 2005 at 06:34 PM

MAtZTER, How big are the screen sizes of the Direct View LCD in HK now?

I saw a great variety of sizes ranging from 20" to 40+". But like the reviews said, the 40+" LCD wasnt that good yet.

Mouldingo · « **Reply #22 on:** May 20, 2005 at 10:50 PM »

Is the 40" LCD a Samsung? The most common LCD 16:9 screen is 32". How are the Sharp Acqous LCD? Kaya na bang talunan yung Plasma?

MAtZTER · « **Reply #23 on:** May 23, 2005 at 09:58 AM »

Quote from: Mouldingo on May 20, 2005 at 10:50 PM

Is the 40" LCD a Samsung? The most common LCD 16:9 screen is 32". How are the Sharp Acqous LCD? Kaya na bang talunan yung Plasma?

I do not recall a Samsung LCD that big, though I saw in a HT magazine that Samsung was having a LCD size war with LG.

The 45" lcd was a Sharp Aquos.

Kaya ba talunan yung plasma? - I dont think so, at least not yet. Give it a couple more years of improvement to its technology, it might be able to beat plasma. Its not that good IMO.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #24 on:** Jun 16, 2005 at 10:36 AM »

I've been watching those Plasma and LCD displays in Ansons Makati and I am bit curious why in ALL their displays, there's still jagged edges and stair-stepping in diagonal and circular lines on their DVD video samples. Aren't those artifacts supposed to disappear in hi-def plasma and lcds?

MAtZTER · « **Reply #25 on:** Jun 17, 2005 at 10:59 AM »

Quote from: av_phile1 on Jun 16, 2005 at 10:36 AM

Aren't those artifacts supposed to disappear in hi-def plasma and lcds?

They are supposed to, IF the store was using DVI/HDMI connections & players for hi-res video (720p to 1080i). But I noticed that most stores selling PDPs & LCDs use ordinary progressive scan players and cheap component connections which would show 480i or 480p on a high resolution display. So, I think that may be why you would notice jagged edges. Plus the fact that we usually view TVs up close (2-5 ft) in stores instead of the usual recommended distances(9-12 ft).

The only affordable hi-res dvd player we have locally is the Samsung HiDef players, and it would be a shame if the dealers were selling a different brand PDP and using a Samsung Hi def player (hypothetical situation). Its like advertising for Samsung for free.

Last month, I saw a new model toshiba 60" TV (DLP TV size but its LCD) cleverly using a generic GIEC 1080i DVD player to display really good hi resolution video thru component . This way it doesnt advertise for any competing brand and the video is really hi res.

turismo1997 · « **Reply #26 on:** Jun 17, 2005 at 01:53 PM »

medyo OT po itong question ko. saan nakakabili ng generic GIEC 1080i DVD player. at how much

MAtZTER · « **Reply #27 on:** Jun 17, 2005 at 02:12 PM »

Quote from: turismo1997 on Jun 17, 2005 at 01:53 PM

medyo OT po itong question ko. saan nakakabili ng generic GIEC 1080i DVD player. at how much

Hong Kong, Mongkok Area, less than 10k. with free 1080i DVD(called HVD) . I got a free 1080i House Of Flying Daggers HVD with the one I bought a few months ago.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #28 on:** Jun 17, 2005 at 03:40 PM »

Quote from: MAtZTER on Jun 17, 2005 at 02:12 PM

Hong Kong, Mongkok Area, less than 10k. with free 1080i DVD(called HVD) . I got a free 1080i House Of Flying Daggers HVD with the one I bought a few months ago.

Nagkasya ba yung 1080i encoded film in one DVD? How many discs were used?

Thanks for the information above.

MAtZTER · « **Reply #29 on:** Jun 17, 2005 at 04:00 PM »

Yup, 1 disk only but only DD. No DTS. Parang superbit ang linaw