Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming?

dartgande · 03-29-2007, 12:56 PM

I've searched everywhere for this kind of information, and I am still uncertain about which type and brand of television to buy. From what I've read, overall, CRT TUBE tvs are still overall the best? Maybe I've just received bad information; thus, why I am here. So what is the best buy for the 360?

sprtnbsblplya · 03-29-2007, 02:51 PM

I use a 32" LCD HDTV running at 720p and its friggin amazing.
If you get a CRT HDTV, its gonna easily weigh almost 200 lbs, cost about as much as a flat panel, and I'm willing to bet the picture under normal circumstances will be no better than a flat panel.
Today's LCDs are very high quality and have excellent brightness and response times, if I were you, get an LCD.

dartgande · 03-29-2007, 06:05 PM

Is it even top-notch for multiplayer games though? As in having like four people on one tv playing an FPS or something to that effect.

sprtnbsblplya · 03-29-2007, 07:10 PM

Then go with something like a 50" plasma.
They dont make CRT HDTVs above something like 30" I think.
There are DLP and rear projection, but they have as many drawbacks as a plasma or LCD, and weigh between 3x-5x as much as one.

dartgande · 03-29-2007, 08:26 PM

Heh, I guess my tv-quest shall never be solved. I won't buy a plasma because of the drawbacks, and DLP TVs look obscure at certain angles. I am probably just better off getting a high end lcd tv and keeping my bigger generic crt around for multiplayer gaming.

sprtnbsblplya · 03-30-2007, 01:11 AM

I had the same dilemma and went with LCD myself after viewing many models on the floor. Don't regret my choice one bit.
My friend also went with a 40" LCD HDTV for gaming as well and absolutely loves it. It works well for 2 player gaming, but I dont think it would work for 4 player.

Oreo · 03-30-2007, 01:36 PM

Xbox 360, you cant go wrong with SAMSUNGS range of LCD tv's that microsoft actually chose for Xbox 360 demonstrations, it was actually partly deisgned for the 360. I have it, but theres newer versions out now. And yes i have a 360 and i can telly u now ... its Excellent !.

Heres the link SAMSUNG's Digital World - Television | R74 Series

dartgande · 03-30-2007, 01:55 PM

Ok, I think it's between these two...

Either of these lookin' good?

PriceMad.com*Samsung Samsung LN-S4096D 40" LCD TV - LN-S4096D - Samsung

JR.com: Samsung LN-S3251D 32 inch Wide HDTV with Integrated ATSC Tuner in Flat Panel LCD TV:

dartgande · 03-31-2007, 01:01 PM

good? No good? Anybody have a link to a better tv for a better price?

Oreo · 03-31-2007, 01:04 PM

Yep the 2nd link you provided was a better TV though. As for which one, thats your choice.

03-29-2007, 12:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
dartgande Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 254	Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? I've searched everywhere for this kind of information, and I am still uncertain about which type and brand of television to buy. From what I've read, overall, CRT TUBE tvs are still overall the best? Maybe I've just received bad information; thus, why I am here. So what is the best buy for the 360? __________________ It's easy to forgive and forget...as long as there's nothing to forget... spoken as he pulled the trigger, ending the last life of all of his enemies, and indulging his twisted sense of retribution

03-29-2007, 02:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
sprtnbsblplya Ultra Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 555	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? I use a 32" LCD HDTV running at 720p and its friggin amazing. If you get a CRT HDTV, its gonna easily weigh almost 200 lbs, cost about as much as a flat panel, and I'm willing to bet the picture under normal circumstances will be no better than a flat panel. Today's LCDs are very high quality and have excellent brightness and response times, if I were you, get an LCD. __________________

03-29-2007, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
dartgande Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 254	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? Is it even top-notch for multiplayer games though? As in having like four people on one tv playing an FPS or something to that effect. __________________ It's easy to forgive and forget...as long as there's nothing to forget... spoken as he pulled the trigger, ending the last life of all of his enemies, and indulging his twisted sense of retribution

03-29-2007, 07:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
sprtnbsblplya Ultra Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 555	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? Then go with something like a 50" plasma. They dont make CRT HDTVs above something like 30" I think. There are DLP and rear projection, but they have as many drawbacks as a plasma or LCD, and weigh between 3x-5x as much as one. __________________

03-29-2007, 08:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
dartgande Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 254	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? Heh, I guess my tv-quest shall never be solved. I won't buy a plasma because of the drawbacks, and DLP TVs look obscure at certain angles. I am probably just better off getting a high end lcd tv and keeping my bigger generic crt around for multiplayer gaming. __________________ It's easy to forgive and forget...as long as there's nothing to forget... spoken as he pulled the trigger, ending the last life of all of his enemies, and indulging his twisted sense of retribution

03-30-2007, 01:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
sprtnbsblplya Ultra Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 555	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? I had the same dilemma and went with LCD myself after viewing many models on the floor. Don't regret my choice one bit. My friend also went with a 40" LCD HDTV for gaming as well and absolutely loves it. It works well for 2 player gaming, but I dont think it would work for 4 player. __________________

03-30-2007, 01:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Oreo Trainee AudioDude Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,356	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? Xbox 360, you cant go wrong with SAMSUNGS range of LCD tv's that microsoft actually chose for Xbox 360 demonstrations, it was actually partly deisgned for the 360. I have it, but theres newer versions out now. And yes i have a 360 and i can telly u now ... its Excellent !. Heres the link SAMSUNG's Digital World - Television \| R74 Series __________________ Erm... who deleted my ENTIRE SIG -=Headphone Supremus=- Together Me and Drizzt will win this battle - Pluto IS a planet Thank me

03-30-2007, 01:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
dartgande Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 254	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? Ok, I think it's between these two... Either of these lookin' good? PriceMad.comSamsung Samsung LN-S4096D 40" LCD TV - LN-S4096D - Samsung JR.com: Samsung LN-S3251D 32 inch Wide HDTV with Integrated ATSC Tuner in Flat Panel LCD TV: __________________ It's easy to forgive and forget...as long as there's nothing to forget... spoken as he pulled the trigger, ending the last life of all of his enemies, and indulging his twisted sense of retribution* Last edited by dartgande; 03-30-2007 at 04:07 PM.

03-31-2007, 01:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
dartgande Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 254	Best tv for best price? good? No good? Anybody have a link to a better tv for a better price? __________________ It's easy to forgive and forget...as long as there's nothing to forget... spoken as he pulled the trigger, ending the last life of all of his enemies, and indulging his twisted sense of retribution

03-31-2007, 01:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Oreo Trainee AudioDude Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,356	Re: Best TV for Xbox 360 gaming? Yep the 2nd link you provided was a better TV though. As for which one, thats your choice. __________________ Erm... who deleted my ENTIRE SIG -=Headphone Supremus=- Together Me and Drizzt will win this battle - Pluto IS a planet Thank me

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