Buying a TV & EDTV vs. HDTV
So I'm moving into my own place and am in the market this weekend for a TV. I went to Future Shop yesterday to do some research and here's what I "learned":
-Only the really really expensive LCD tv's have a fast enough pixel refresh rate to make regular cable not all cloudy
-Plasma TV's are better for sports and regular tv, but poorer for games because the still images (lifemeter, scoreboard, etc.) can burn themselves into the screen after a number of hours.
-Enhanced Definition TV's (EDTV's) are just like High Definition TV's (HDTV's) but have slightly larger pixels, so slightly less resolution.
Anyone have some input on what I "learned", or was it just a sell job? Can someone give me their thoughts on EDTV vs. HDTV. There was a sweet 40" plasma EDTV that is going to be on sale for $1499 this weekend and I would like to buy it.
And finally, can someone recommend a TV based on:
-32" to 40" size
-$1500 budget
-I'll probably watch 30% sports, 30% sports hilights, 20% video games, 10% news and 10% tv shows.
-I will buy an HD box and plan to get the sports HD channels.
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