Hi, Guest
10-02-2009, 03:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-02-2009, 03:10 AM by darkpuppet.)
The LG TruMotion is a 240Hz display -- which is nice if you're a cinephile watching 24FPS video sources.. (some movie DVDs).. because 240Hz is divisible by both 60 and 24.
To be honest, though, if you bought the Samsung 37" 1080p LCD HDTV** (LN37B530) (on sale at Futureshop for $799).. you won't notice a difference because all of the specs are about the same, except for the refresh rate, and as I mentioned before, you don't watch any sources that display more than 30 frames per second.
And you should be able to negotiate another $100 or more off the samsung and LGs.
and FYI -- the human eye, though not digital, has a hard time discerning anything over 110Hz... so other than making your TV play 24FPS movies from a poor-scaling DVD player better, it's up to decide if the greater Hz is worth the extra cost.
To 99.9% of the population, based solely on perceived quality, the 60Hz tv is the best bang for the buck... and you're really paying extra cash to be able to tell your friends how fast your TV's refresh rate is.
And that's not a criticism or anything for those who do pay the extra... because I'm a techno weenie who loves his numbers -- but if you're looking for bang for your buck -- you get just as good quality for $200 cheaper if you ignore a couple of the marketing numbers.
To be honest, though, if you bought the Samsung 37" 1080p LCD HDTV** (LN37B530) (on sale at Futureshop for $799).. you won't notice a difference because all of the specs are about the same, except for the refresh rate, and as I mentioned before, you don't watch any sources that display more than 30 frames per second.
And you should be able to negotiate another $100 or more off the samsung and LGs.
and FYI -- the human eye, though not digital, has a hard time discerning anything over 110Hz... so other than making your TV play 24FPS movies from a poor-scaling DVD player better, it's up to decide if the greater Hz is worth the extra cost.
To 99.9% of the population, based solely on perceived quality, the 60Hz tv is the best bang for the buck... and you're really paying extra cash to be able to tell your friends how fast your TV's refresh rate is.
And that's not a criticism or anything for those who do pay the extra... because I'm a techno weenie who loves his numbers -- but if you're looking for bang for your buck -- you get just as good quality for $200 cheaper if you ignore a couple of the marketing numbers.
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