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itzme_petey
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States1400 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-05 06:59:24
April 05 2010 01:53 GMT
#1
Summer is quickly upon us and a slew of members are graduating college. I am going to graduate this May from The University of Texas at Austin. After graduation, I plan to move to Texarkana, Tx to start my full-time career with a sales company.

Since I am embarking on a new saga of my life, I feel it necessary to upgrade my current setup.

Current setup:

36" tube television
Brown TV foldout stand

Yes, it is true, my current set up is sad panda...

However, here is what I plan to get. Please share you opinions/thoughts/experiences.

46" LCD (/w VGA hookup)
Love Seat Couch
Tv Stand
PS3

Research:
I concluded that LCDs are on the downward pricing slope. The newer LED models are the next hot thing but I prefer to not be an early adopter. My budget for the LCD is $800. Is this impossible for what I want it for?

LCD TV

Needs: PC input, PS3 gaming, Movie, TV
Possible Units:

Amazon.com
Total: $769(tax+shipping inclu, refurbished model)
Model: Samsung 46"
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LINK

The Samsung model has an added USB interface feature, so I can just hookup my HD and run movies (hopefully they play AVI format). My only reservation is that it is open box and has slight cosmetic damage in the back.

TV Stands

Tv Stands cost an arm and a leg these days it seems. Prices range from $50-$500. I really like to mount my LCD in my new apartment however, that will probably cost me my security deposit. There seems to be TV Stands with a spine mounts, however they cost upwards of $200. T_T

I have decided to visit Walmart and Target to pick one up for sub $100. Is there any other places you guys would recommend?

Couch
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Walmart $149

Instead of getting a new dekstop PC to hook up to my LCD setup, is there a better option? I have a laptop I don't normally use and I don't mind hooking up the VGA. However, how will I get the sound to get sent to the TV speakers? Has anyone heard of the Windows Media Centers?

Please share your thoughts and advice. I don't want to overspend but I don't want to end up with a crappy setup either. Thanks.

"Last night, I played a game.. as I recall it was a strategy game.. Peeked around and what did I see, a girl playing starcraft better than me.. and I jizzed in my pants.."
Hypnosis
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States2061 Posts
April 05 2010 02:33 GMT
#2
invest.

that.

shit.

Jk, that stuff looks gnarly and classy, classarly if you will
Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-05 03:09:26
April 05 2010 03:02 GMT
#3
HDMI out or DisplayPort out of a computer can carry audio data along with the video data. HDMI out is much more common at this point; anyhow, both TVs you listed have multiple HDMI input ports. That way the TV can display the video and play back the audio over the speakers.

A word of warning if you want to use an HDTV for gaming, though: most all HDTVs lag pretty bad. Any time the TV accepts an input signal, it spends some 50-200 ms (really, the amount varies a lot by the model and may be more or less) processing it to make it look better. So there's a noticeable latency between when the TV gets a signal and displays it. That means that the state of the TV will be significantly behind the state of the game you're playing on the PS3; when you input commands based on visual indicators on the TV, they will come out "late" in terms of the actual game. i.e. bad input delay

Many HDTVs have a "game mode" option that eliminates some of the processing, but the latency is often still very noticeable. Many HDTVs get rid of pretty much all the processing delay only from certain input ports like the VGA. This is because it assumes the input is from a computer, and a computer user would be annoyed by huge input latency. Input delay is worse if the TV has to do upscaling or deinterlacing as well, but that won't be an issue if the input is from a current-gen console.

If you're playing a rhythm game, sports game, shooting game, or fighting game, this is a big factor. (edit: okay, to be fair, modern rhythm games allow you to calibrate the video/audio sync to compensate for the HDTV latency) For many other games, it may not make such a difference and bother you.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51473 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-05 03:10:43
April 05 2010 03:10 GMT
#4
since you have a ps3, you should buy gran turismo 5 and set up a makeshift cockpit :D
logitech g27 + racing seat
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0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
April 05 2010 04:09 GMT
#5
since you have an N64, you should buy wave race 64 and set up a makeshift jetski.

Seriously
Hi there. I'm in a cave, how bout you?
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
April 05 2010 05:22 GMT
#6
since you have a Phillips CD-i, you should buy Zelda: Wand of Gamelon and set up a makeshift pile of shit.
ModeratorGood content always wins.
teh leet newb
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States1999 Posts
April 05 2010 06:28 GMT
#7
At least buy some decent speakers with that TV. Built-in ones simply won't do it justice. You can pick up a cheap 5.1 receiver, 2 bookshelf speakers, and a 10" sub for about $300. If you're living in an apartment, you might wanna ditch the sub though.
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill
itzme_petey
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States1400 Posts
April 05 2010 07:10 GMT
#8
On April 05 2010 15:28 teh leet newb wrote:
At least buy some decent speakers with that TV. Built-in ones simply won't do it justice. You can pick up a cheap 5.1 receiver, 2 bookshelf speakers, and a 10" sub for about $300. If you're living in an apartment, you might wanna ditch the sub though.


I actually have an old stereo system. I hope to hook that up with the LCD to save myself $300 for new speakers.

On another note, I pulled the trigger on the Samsung. Final price came in at $769 shipped.
"Last night, I played a game.. as I recall it was a strategy game.. Peeked around and what did I see, a girl playing starcraft better than me.. and I jizzed in my pants.."
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