Author Topic: 2007 Brands Comparison Thread: Sony Bravia S Series 40" or Toshiba 37WL66E 37? (Read 46484 times)

kitikiti · « **Reply #150 on:** Jul 25, 2007 at 04:43 PM »

Quote from: otepsy on Jul 23, 2007 at 04:26 PM

Im planning to get one but i cant decide which of both is better... Thanks

if i would consider getting a more pricier lcd, i'll get the sharp. i like its response and stable color in fast scenes. very natural and typical colors.

while on the other hand v300 is exaggerated in color contrast. i never tried to auditioned it longer than 30 minutes but my eyes get easily tired in trying to cope up with the bright color. too bright for my own taste.

for me, the color aspect of v300 is comparable to samsung r81.

but, isn't the trend is about as bright as you get? not just on lcd, it's the trend on digital camera too. if you ever get hold of sony H series (H2,H5 and H9) and uploaded them to your computer, this v300 is the TV counterpart of those sony camera in terms of the bright color trends. very bright but it is impressive as if you are in wonderland.

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #151 on:** Jul 26, 2007 at 12:58 PM »

I'm selling both of them, so I'll telll the TRUTH.
Its true, madaming deadpixels ang MAG..... Better get the YES nalang! so far 4 clients na ang nag complain about this MAG tv, and one of them is my MOM!

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #152 on:** Jul 28, 2007 at 10:27 AM »

Quote from: axn8882003 on Jul 02, 2007 at 09:06 AM

In the market for a 32 inch budget LCD TV. What is better? MAG or YES. Any other brand better that these two in the same price range? Thanks.

Bro just add a few thousand and you'll get a branded LCD na like toshiba. save the hassle for returning for defective units.

Ctlim · « **Reply #153 on:** Aug 01, 2007 at 05:12 PM »

Sharp.

vimperial · « **Reply #154 on:** Aug 23, 2007 at 10:05 AM »

Ganun ba talaga kasama ang MAG... Yikes.. Kabibili ko lang ng 26" yesterday. Baka may difference na yung mga bagong model... I chose MAG simply because its a well known monitor brand...

gearhead · « **Reply #155 on:** Aug 23, 2007 at 10:30 AM »

sir vimperial, saan nyo po nabili MAG nyo, and how much. baka pwede pa-pm naman. thanks.

vimperial · « **Reply #156 on:** Aug 23, 2007 at 10:41 AM »

sa villman..

here is the model i bought.. kaso 26".. nagtataka lang ako kung bakit wala sa website.

http://www.maginnovision.com/Products/Product.aspx?sn=467&pi=2814

almost 30K.. they are offering it for 0% for 12 months.

Mo®pHeOu$ · « **Reply #157 on:** Aug 24, 2007 at 09:35 PM »

In terms of features, ano ba ang mas maganda?

haven't tried looking at other brands of lcds except Sony and Samsung. So far, between the two, mas maganda ang features ng Sony. True HD with 1080P na yung ibang models na 32" compared to Samsung na hindi pa 1080p kundi 1080i pa lang daw. Not sure on this features of samsung though. sabi lang nung taga sony. heheheh

Ano yung features nung sharp PX5M?

Thanks for the feedback mga sirs!

Funky_Monkey · « **Reply #158 on:** Oct 04, 2007 at 12:21 PM »

To the people who have seen the difference. Please comment

Which one is better in terms of features and colors?

rx330 · « **Reply #159 on:** Oct 04, 2007 at 01:15 PM »

btwn this 2, i rather got for the R8

allenwfc · « **Reply #160 on:** Oct 04, 2007 at 01:20 PM »

Quote from: rx330 on Oct 04, 2007 at 01:15 PM

btwn this 2, i rather got for the R8

same here also R8

E-reply · « **Reply #161 on:** Oct 04, 2007 at 01:21 PM »

Quote from: Funky_Monkey on Oct 04, 2007 at 12:21 PM

To the people who have seen the difference. Please comment
Which one is better in terms of features and colors?

Hello, we are from Sights and Sounds at 4th level Shangri-La Plaza.

Here is our observation between Toshiba 42A3000 and Samsung LA40R81.

At our showroom, we run a dvd player via HDMI splitter to distribute the picture to different brands of TVs. From our comparison, Samsung LA40R81 looks better than Toshiba 42A3000. Samsung LA40R81B grabs everyone’s attention with its high lively contrast. Watching dark scene movie via HDMI, this LA40R81B justify its claim of delivering dynamic 8000:1 contrast ratio: black scene is at its deep-black, while white scene is at clean paper-white. Deep blacks provide excellent shadow detail during dark scenes, while brilliant whites allow this Samsung to render bright scenes with vivid realism. With its Wide Color Expression engine, this LCD TV delivers amazing array of colors and shades to be savored in its finest details.

You may wish to check this out at our shop. See for yourself, after all seeing is believing.

Mo®pHeOu$ · « **Reply #162 on:** Oct 04, 2007 at 08:10 PM »

Samsung

d-mark · « **Reply #163 on:** Oct 05, 2007 at 12:56 PM »

it is obvious r81 is the choice. Dapat yata a3000 vs. S81.

Trig · « **Reply #164 on:** Oct 05, 2007 at 01:52 PM »

Sir, entry level lang po yung a3000. dapat ata sa WL68 mo sya icompare

Reymer · « **Reply #165 on:** Oct 05, 2007 at 03:06 PM »

Quote from: Trig on Oct 05, 2007 at 01:52 PM

Sir, entry level lang po yung a3000. dapat ata sa WL68 mo sya icompare

I agree. Besides, IMHO, too much vivid pictures and very high contrast is good only in brightly-lit stores, maganda lang sa una. When you're watching movies at your home for several hours, hindi na enjoyable. Audition both

ASuL · « **Reply #166 on:** Oct 05, 2007 at 03:11 PM »

yep..quite obvious that the r81 is the better choice here in terms of PQ. i believe the r81 is also slightly more expensive.

but i'm quite intrigued as how the s81 and A3000 would fair against each other...considering all factors - price, connections, customer service, looks...everything

would appreciate comments on this...because the 46 inch s81 is just very very tempting

Trig · « **Reply #167 on:** Oct 06, 2007 at 09:12 AM »

Usually ang samsung and I think other lcd's as well, mina-max nila yng contrast. Ang effect nito, magiging takaw atensyon yng colors esp red. Ang initial reaction natin, wow sobrang ganda ng PQ esp kung CG movie yng palabas. Pero if your really interested in buying lcd's, i-audition nyo muna sila using scenes w/ lots of white and w/ lots of details. yung tipong building na white. Kapag masyadong mataas ang contrast, mawawala yng details ng mga windows.

I notice this because I was comparing Toshiba and samsung. Initially parang hands down talo ang tosh pero after some testing, konti lng diff nila. Also, too much contrast will just strain your eyes. you will not be able to watch for 30mins at full contrast w/o hurting your eyes.

Oh and btw, i ended up saving a bit more and went for pana 42pv70

rx330 · « **Reply #168 on:** Oct 06, 2007 at 12:06 PM »

im the same with u trig

aksdman23 · « **Reply #169 on:** Oct 06, 2007 at 08:26 PM »

I concur with observations of Sir Trig and Sir RX330. I was auditioning the 32A3000 and the Samsung R81 and although I chose the Samsung at first, after hours of looking at both screens and countless words of advice from Oliver of Listen Up Glorietta, I ended up buying the Toshiba. For me at least, the picture quality and skin tones were more pleasant on the Toshiba than the Samsung.

I'm sure though that you cannot go wrong with any of the two so I guess it all boils down to a users viewing preference and experience.

My .02!

Moks007 · « **Reply #170 on:** Oct 07, 2007 at 08:22 AM »

Quote from: E-reply on Oct 04, 2007 at 01:21 PM

Hello, we are from Sights and Sounds at 4th level Shangri-La Plaza.

Here is our observation between Toshiba 42A3000 and Samsung LA40R81.

At our showroom, we run a dvd player via HDMI splitter to distribute the picture to different brands of TVs. From our comparison, Samsung LA40R81 looks better than Toshiba 42A3000. Samsung LA40R81B grabs everyone’s attention with its high lively contrast. Watching dark scene movie via HDMI, this LA40R81B justify its claim of delivering dynamic 8000:1 contrast ratio: black scene is at its deep-black, while white scene is at clean paper-white. Deep blacks provide excellent shadow detail during dark scenes, while brilliant whites allow this Samsung to render bright scenes with vivid realism. With its Wide Color Expression engine, this LCD TV delivers amazing array of colors and shades to be savored in its finest details.

You may wish to check this out at our shop. See for yourself, after all seeing is believing.

I always believe in samsung (I have a samsung 32r71).. Recently I was also making comparison of the Samsung 46m81 vs the toshiba 4768e bec wanna get one of these soon..I wanted the toshiba at first bec of the 1 inch advantage in screen size but after Going to those appliance stores and making kulit to toshiba and samsung by using their blu-ray and hddvd players, same movie (using the ones I brought) and same player(switching players back and forth). The samsung really blows the toshiba away, This is just my observation and opinion. Nothing against toshiba for I really like toshiba and actually like hddvd to win in the hidef format. But "ang layo" talaga sa colors, clarity, brightness. The samsung looks more alive. I was adjusting the toshiba picture also bec I thought its just the pic adjustment, but to no avail. Again this is nothing against people who have or bought toshiba, this is just my personal opinion and eye observation

Funky_Monkey · « **Reply #171 on:** Oct 07, 2007 at 09:31 PM »

3 days ko na pala di nabalikan itong thread...

Many Many thanks to everyone who answered

Though it makes my decision making harder, its good information.

Reymer · « **Reply #172 on:** Oct 08, 2007 at 08:20 AM »

Quote from: Trig on Oct 06, 2007 at 09:12 AM

Usually ang samsung and I think other lcd's as well, mina-max nila yng contrast. Ang effect nito, magiging takaw atensyon yng colors esp red. Ang initial reaction natin, wow sobrang ganda ng PQ esp kung CG movie yng palabas. Pero if your really interested in buying lcd's, i-audition nyo muna sila using scenes w/ lots of white and w/ lots of details. yung tipong building na white. Kapag masyadong mataas ang contrast, mawawala yng details ng mga windows.

I notice this because I was comparing Toshiba and samsung. Initially parang hands down talo ang tosh pero after some testing, konti lng diff nila. Also, too much contrast will just strain your eyes. you will not be able to watch for 30mins at full contrast w/o hurting your eyes.

Oh and btw, i ended up saving a bit more and went for pana 42pv70

This is also what I observed when I auditioned lcd tv's at abensons glorietta. Side by side, all were displaying the same source simultaneously. The toshiba and panasonic lcd's image looked better (to me).

Tonmeister · « **Reply #173 on:** Oct 08, 2007 at 09:48 AM »

both of these models are lousy and suffer from viewing angle problem. actually, all samsung lcds suffer from viewing angle problem since they don't use IPS panels. the older toshiba model is better than the 3000 series since toshiba is currently cutting productdion costs to enable them to complete in terms of pricing.

if you're planning to spend this much, you might as well get a 42 inch panasonic plasma that sells for around 70k.

IceTea · « **Reply #174 on:** Oct 09, 2007 at 09:48 AM »

Quote from: Tonmeister on Oct 08, 2007 at 09:48 AM

both of these models are lousy and suffer from viewing angle problem. actually, all samsung lcds suffer from viewing angle problem since they don't use IPS panels.

Hi, Sorry if this is OT but I'm curious because I'm looking to buy LCD TV too, but how much a viewing angle are we talking about here? Personally, the maximum angle I would sit is 60 degrees (plus/minus) the center of the TV. I wouldn't enjoy watching if it's more than that. Both of these LCD claim, if i remember right, a 172 degree, so that means, near 80 degrees(plus/minus) from the center. I would appreciate you observation from these LCDs. TIA.

Tonmeister · « **Reply #175 on:** Oct 09, 2007 at 10:37 AM »

Quote from: IceTea on Oct 09, 2007 at 09:48 AM

Hi, Sorry if this is OT but I'm curious because I'm looking to buy LCD TV too, but how much a viewing angle are we talking about here? Personally, the maximum angle I would sit is 60 degrees (plus/minus) the center of the TV. I wouldn't enjoy watching if it's more than that. Both of these LCD claim, if i remember right, a 172 degree, so that means, near 80 degrees(plus/minus) from the center. I would appreciate you observation from these LCDs. TIA.

they claim to have a 176 viewing angle at the horizontal plane at eye level. this claim does not account for the vertical plane which means that if you plan to wall mount your lcd, then the viewing angle issue will definitely be a problem since you'll be looking up the screen. horizontally, the off axis picture quality shifts dramatically beyond an estimated 45 degrees from center. colors become washed out or "namumuti" beyond the "sweet" spot. unless you watch at eye level, dead center and sit still then you're ok. but if you plan to use the tv to watch movies with family and friends then i suggest that you look somewhere else. also, please take note that they use a hard drive playing hd material showng scenes with vivid and bright colors in showrooms -- which minimizes and masks the problem. try playing a regular dvd especially with dark scenes and you'll have a better appreciation of how weak the lcd panels produce colors off axis.

for lcd, the best picture quality we've seen is from the panasonic lx700. the lower model lx70 too is a lot better compared to the samsung or toshiba. lg (specially the model with the s-ips panel), philips and sony are also good. also, the older toshiba model is actually better than the 3000 series. our only complaint on the panasonic is the lousy on-screen menu and the "plastic" feel of the casing.

anyway, don't take my word for it. i suggest you test the units thoroughly so you'll see for yourself because these things cost a lot of money.

please read this for more info re lcd panel technology: http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/lcd-panel-types.php

IceTea · « **Reply #176 on:** Oct 09, 2007 at 11:06 AM »

Hi,

I get the impression that you prefer other TV technology rather than LCD. Plasma?

I will definitely audition/test it out first before buying, so I thank you very much for the information because advance preparation is also my plan.

Tonmeister · « **Reply #177 on:** Oct 09, 2007 at 11:30 AM »

Quote from: IceTea on Oct 09, 2007 at 11:06 AM

Hi,

I get the impression that you prefer other TV technology rather than LCD. Plasma?

I will definitely audition/test it out first before buying, so I thank you very much for the information because advance preparation is also my plan.

we actually use a lcd tv at home. was torn between lcd or plasma but decided to get a lcd as the space is just right for a 32 incher, overkill na if 40 and above. if the space permits, i would recommend a plasma for 40 inches and above. it took us 2 weeks of online research and actual field testing (several trips to showrooms) before we decided to get the lcd. hope our inputs help. good luck on your search.

jsnepo · « **Reply #178 on:** Oct 09, 2007 at 07:33 PM »

I just want to ask if the price difference is worth it. Is it?

tigkal · « **Reply #179 on:** Oct 10, 2007 at 09:13 AM »

Better let your eyes decide.. The 10k diff. between the U and the V series accounts for the additional HDMI port, and the Bravia engine.If your eyes cant see the difference, then get the U series.