Jamezuva
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So I'm about to purchase my first ever HDTV and can't make up my mind between these two sets. I mainly will be using it for movies (dvd/blu-ray) and video games. Here are the pros and cons I see of each, but I'd love to hear more input from you all that'll hopefully push me in one direction. I've looked at both sets at stores. One of the concerns I have living in southern CA is earthquakes and I'm wondering whether a mounted set on a TV stand is more stable compared to the tv just sitting on top of a stand. Money isn't a *huge* issue but the price difference is still pretty significant.
Kuro: Smaller screen size, more than double the cost (seen these mainly for ~$3,700 or so) of the Samsung, higher energy use (though from what I read, this doesn't have a significant impact on your electricity bill), potential issues with burn-in (though again, this seems to be a relative non-issue atleast in terms of permanent burn-in), some of the best black levels on the market, able to be mounted, no picture degradation with off-center viewing angles.
Samsung LED DLP: Larger screen size, much cheaper (seen these for ~$1750 or so), lower energy use, no burn-in worries, not able to be mounted, picture degradation with off-center viewing angles (at most, I would be watching from a 35 or so degree angle for regular tv broadcasts from my computer station and I tried to mimic this at the store - there is definitely some degradation, but only mild), don't have to replace bulbs compared with other DLPs
Thanks in advance
Kuro: Smaller screen size, more than double the cost (seen these mainly for ~$3,700 or so) of the Samsung, higher energy use (though from what I read, this doesn't have a significant impact on your electricity bill), potential issues with burn-in (though again, this seems to be a relative non-issue atleast in terms of permanent burn-in), some of the best black levels on the market, able to be mounted, no picture degradation with off-center viewing angles.
Samsung LED DLP: Larger screen size, much cheaper (seen these for ~$1750 or so), lower energy use, no burn-in worries, not able to be mounted, picture degradation with off-center viewing angles (at most, I would be watching from a 35 or so degree angle for regular tv broadcasts from my computer station and I tried to mimic this at the store - there is definitely some degradation, but only mild), don't have to replace bulbs compared with other DLPs
Thanks in advance