My Toshiba LCD is starting to exhibit signs of death. We'd have this random color strip on the side for the last few months, which we've learned to ignore. However we have now started seeing a much bigger strip down the middle at random times, which makes me think this thing will die sooner rather than later.
Last time I had to buy a tv (about 5 years ago), I descended into this deep spiral of research madness and spent months on avsforum.com. I'm trying to avoid that this time around, but I'm not really sure what's relevant in tvs these days. So I'll ask you guys a few pertinent questions that hopefully will help make this a lot smoother and faster.
1) What are the features that are truly important? We tend to watch a lot of sports and movies...gaming not as much. I don't care about 3D, as I cant watch it due to issues with my eyes.
2) 120h vs 240hz? Worth it to go 240? I assume 240hz is better for sports, but I dont want that soap opera look that I remember 120hz gave to movies (although maybe you can turn this effect off now).
3) Which brands should I focus in on? Is it still Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Toshiba? To my eyes, Sony has always looked the best, but I'm not sure if that's the case anymore.
4) Is this a good time to buy? When do new TV generations typically come out? I assume there will be some Boxing Day deals to be had, but I figure they just want to get older gens out the door. Getting a "deal" is not my priority if it is old tech.
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