View Full Version : Best Buy feed
Wolfpacker96
07-23-2008, 02:23 PM
Alright people, my old CRT HDTV has died (going to repair board myself and use it in a different room, thanks to everyone in that part of the forum). I went by Best Buy to look at some new TVs and had some issues with the picture quality. I know the environment in BB isn't the greatest, and I was watching their internal HD feed, but the LCDs seemed to have serious issues with fast moving sports scenes. They were skipping around and were almost impossible to watch. The plasmas also had some of this, but wasn't quite as bad. LCD issues seemed to on every brand and price level. This was really the first time I've really looked at these sets with a critical eye (just wasn't in my price range until lately).
My question is this: surely this was just a problem with the feed at this particular BB and not common with all LCDs, correct? I just couldn't imagine that people would be buying these things and you couldn't even watch sports. I know there are issues with the speed of LCDs, but this was unbearable.
Thanks for any comments!
Splicer
07-23-2008, 02:31 PM
Chances are you just saw TVs that weren't setup correctly...IMO...
ohheck
07-23-2008, 09:42 PM
When I was shopping for a new set, I watched LCD's and Plasma's at BB, CC, Sears and a couple of local high-end dealers. I personally didn't see any motion/skipping problems at any of the stores. I would agree with Splicer, probably just that particular store. I ended up buying a 50" plasma and have had it in my home since Feb. I've had no problem whatsoever with motion, skipping, etc.
AndrewD1022
07-28-2008, 06:00 PM
As someone who used to work at a BB, most of the time they have someone with no idea what they are doing setting those up. I occasionally would go and re-hookup everything to make sure the TVs were getting the right signal. You might also want to check refresh rates. Though this is not the problem you were seeing, if you don't want jittery motion a refresh rate needs to be in the single digits. You could also look to see if the TV has 60 or 120hz but that is less important. Hope that helps.
Wolfpacker96
07-28-2008, 06:15 PM
:thankyou3
Thanks for the responses guys. I did end up going to a Circuit City and looking at some more TVs and the LCDs were fine there. I didn't think they would be that popular and be that bad! I did end up buying a 50" Panny plasma that I'm extremely satisfied with. It's just a 720p, but I saw a blu-ray running through it and it was beside a 1080p set also running a blu-ray. I honestly couldn't see any difference in the picture even standing right up against the TV. And even if there was a slight difference, I couldn't justify it to myself to pay another $400 more for the 1080p plasma. But the black levels on this set are definitely impressive, especially compared to my old CRT projection. And the craziest thing to me is that I actually paid $600 more for my old TV! To bad gas prices aren't doing the same thing!
On the bad news side, my attempt at repairing my old TV were a colossal failure on my part. I accidentally cracked the board while trying to remove an IC. Oh well, didn't really need it anyway. :mecry:
