looking for a good tv for xbox 360... nothing too expensive

Any recommendations?

Panasonic 42inch Plasma,Sont Bravia X series 40inch or Toshiba Regza, and tell your budget please

This post has been edited by LiLBoy: Jan 24 2007, 05:59 PM

Those all killer man... Cannot afford...

I was think Under 1000

if you want something that is capable of displaying hd quality content from your xbox360 with that budget you might want to consider a widescreen lcd monitor instead... a 19" lcd monitor and vga cable is well under rm 1k

cool currently I have 17inch LCD


Good enough?

if its not widescreen you gonna be missing out on alot...the image will be cropped most of the time as most games were designed for widescreen...

What do LCD tv would you guys recommend wih a budget of around 7500? Currently eyeing the Samsung 40inch R7 model but wanna make sure with you guys first.

Gonna use it mainly for Astro, gaming and dvds. Oh and sorry for hijacking your thread kerc!

reneon i just got that lcd tv from senq
it comes with free HD DVD player and 3 year warranty cover and 4 free nights vaucher at genting and 2 nights at any 5 star hotel in malaysia!

Woww good deal you got. How much all in all? How do you find the tv?

This post has been edited by ReNeon: Jan 27 2007, 02:14 PM

astro pic quality is quite bad on lcd and plasma tv. none of the electronic shop displaying lcd tv running astro.... go check for yourself.

can't blame them..since astro is still in analog signals. well for myself i have a 27 inch samsung s series for my room. it's nice enough for gaming and movie watching, although the speakers are crap (the S-series, others i dunno). i'm using my pc speakers. if u wanna go for 40 inch, i'd recommend the R series or M series.

aegis: holy crap, u got a hd-dvd player from senq?? damn lucky! all i got b4 was offers for normal dvd player. but eh...how much is an hd-dvd movie again?

This post has been edited by Sd-RawK-Cab25: Jan 27 2007, 02:23 PM

Are you sure it's an HD-DVD player, or an upscaling DVD player or an HDD-DVD recorder? If it's an HD-DVD player, im buying for the sake of that alone!

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 27 2007, 02:36 PM

hey we have the same lcd tv hehe. And yeah the speakers are crap, and im using my pc speakers as well.

maybe it's the brand name? 'HD' DVD Player? hehe just kidding!

high five!!~

i'm using the philips 42pf7421 lcd tv....rm6999.........its awesome....at 1st gonna buy the aquos,but the picture quality is a tiny bit better onthe philips..(well....for me la...)..

yea some samsung hd dvd i read the spec sheet coming this monday

Sony bravia X series

I looked at Samsung's website, they dont have HD-DVD player for production. They do have HiDef DVD player, which is what they call their upscaling DVD player, which i also have., the HD8xx series. Samsung makes Bluray players, and no Hd-DVD players yet.

I doubt they gonna give free HD-DVD players worth over RM2000 for free for buying something worth RM7000+?

meh but i saw the logo on the player is HD DVD

Which SenQ is this? Im free, so i can either check it out now, or give them a call. Mind telling me? Im taking this with a grain of salt, coz even home theatre enthusiast stores like Mediaplex and other retailers had not even received their HD-DVD players.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jan 27 2007, 04:18 PM

you bought it from senheng/senq? i saw philips 42" selling for rm6999 2 days ago...

i bought it from HSL.....last 2 weeks....they r the only ones offer Std Chartered 0% for 24 months............i oso added rm700 for 4 yrs warranty.........philips come out 2 model of the same price....1 plasma (lower resolution)and 1 LCD........i go for the LCD purely for gaming.......for movies i watch it on my plasma.....
.........the plasma that i bought last 3 years can buy a reallyx3 great LCD nowadays....

harvey Norman offer the same price of rm6999 plus free 4 yrs extra warranty..unfortunately they dun carry std chrtd 0% plan.......

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Added on January 27, 2007, 5:49 pm
Tan Boon Ming Sdn Bhd. shows all the majors brand and displaying Astro feed side by side,up down left right.........so...easy for me to choose....and i ask them to switch channel 81/82............oh well...u win something,u lose something...

This post has been edited by Mr. Alby: Jan 27 2007, 05:49 PM

I don't think they will free you a HD DVD.
what size of the TV you purchased?

The person who claimed free HD-DVD still hadnt come back with the name of the SenQ that gives this free HD-DVD player. I really want one, so id like to know which SenQ gives this offer.

ada ka? biar betul...upscale kot..i also want if ada...

went to senq seremban yesterday saw that same philips 42pf7421 lcd tv....rm6999 but no free gift. only got free 4 nights stay in genting.

then went to jusco and the same philips lcd also selling for same rm6999. came back home checked out jusco website and saw 1 ad, this same philips lcd 42" rm6999 free 1 pensonic dvd player.

FREE pensonic dvd player

This post has been edited by judge-the: Jan 29 2007, 08:07 AM

I bought the same Philips TV l but was going for RM7800 then but came with Philips DVD hdmi and free HDMI cable. How prices drop in 1 1/2 months. Don't regret buying it at all, good TV. Also came with free wall mounting bracket as well as the stand. Bought it at Desa.

yup senq told me the same thing free wall bracket too.

hehehe crossing all my fingers and including all kaki jari... might be going for the jusco installment package tonight (if my prime minister approve lah)

Turns out to be too good to be true. No retail store in the right mind would give something of that value against something bought that relatively cheap. If you buy one of those Sharp Aquos 65 inch panels, they may give you an HD-DVD player free.

oit brader! u come to seremban neva sound me ah? i juuust wanted to blanja you lcd tv at senq..

aiya my bad i the salesman said hd dvd player mana tau today arrive is just a high definition dvd player with HDMI output from samsung with divx function in it
but they dont provide the hdmi cable which the box say they are suppose to

they ate it???? haha.... mostly they take it out n then try to take around to explain...
then only they say they can provide + you give a little bit extra...
That's a sales tactic...

i might be going back to seremban again this weekend. my parents wanna bring my daughter for CNY shopping

call the salesman shotgun him like what you do best in GoW

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Added on January 31, 2007, 11:17 pmjust came back from jusco...

philips 42" lcd rm6999... buy now got extra additional 5% discount (jusco sale)
- free philips dvd player

This post has been edited by judge-the: Jan 31 2007, 11:17 PM

My thread kena hijack... lol... COOL COOL!!

kerc,

yeah man, yoroi is rite...widescreen is the great but not a necessity..

for me i think a 19" widescreen LCD is suffice and with VGA...GULA!! (SWEET!!..)
I played with normal 19" before.

Widescreen is a huge advantage for racing games.

Is WS absolutely necessary? Also, by "cropped" do you mean that the image is cot off or is it that there are those annoying horizontal black bars?

...thinking of getting a modded 360+affordable standard TV/LCD monitor...

For Xbox360, widescreen is a must!

Just recently upgraded from my 17" LCD to a 32" Samsung S7, and..

oooooooohhhhhhhhh........

also hooked up the sounds via optical to a decoder to produce Dolby Digital 5.1 to my Z5300

mmmmmmmmmm........

widescreen makes the 360 look way better... found out for my self...

interested in that 6999 philips at jusco. but how about the warranty? 1 year only? i'm looking for around 3 years warranty because that tv is not a cheap one.

WS also makes u wet ur pants easier..

now is jusco sales till 18th feb so buy any items now will get 1 free extended warranty. so that means 2 years warranty.

* if buy from senheng/senQ also same... 1+1 year warranty if you a their member

harvey norman offer free 5 years warranty....(1+4).....but not sure whether still got that promotion.....
....for hsl u have to fork out rm700 for the extra 4 yrs.......

i dont mind spending rm700 for extra protection. currently i'm searching for xbox 360 that have extended warranty. maybe i will go to singapore to find one.

guys,

i'm planning to buy lcd tv this weekend for predominantly for use with 360...i dunno which to buy...sharp BX series or either sony S or V series....which one do u think is better? how about toshiba regza? i read internet reviews toshiba is good also...help!!!

whats the budget??..anyhoo...
i wud choose the aquos over the bravia...........

just get something u can afford, n not feel sorry/regret after buying it. and oso save some cash to buy games... dont be like.. omg i got a rm4000 phone with gps or whatnot, but no prepaid credit

Get one that support true 1080p not 1080i and the refresh rate able to catch up for gaming.

This post has been edited by EDK: Feb 7 2007, 01:51 AM

my budget range from 5K to 6K...i dont think i'm willing to spend on 1080p tv cos it's way above my budget....need to hv some savings for rainy days...

any of u using Aquos, Sony S series or Toshiba Regza for ur 360? how is it? it seems like most of the people here are using samsung R7 or S7 after reading the HDTV thread....i'll be using it mostly for 360 if i hv free time...

also how about its performance if connect to PC? For any of u using either sharp, sony or toshiba can PM me arr how's ur experience using them with 360...dont want to get out of topic for this thread...

(i'm using philips....will be fair on this matter..)

try to compare also wit philips.......
if u compare side by side,some of the philips are way better than sony (with that price range).....and the picture quality are almost identical wit sharp......

..if u hv kids, and always touching2 the screen...........try and knock the screen (using ur hand la..)..and c wat happen...............the philips have better protective screen...

since u said between 5-6 k.....,i assume u wanna find 32 inc..is it?...u cud buy a 42 inc..but i think its from LG.....

...if u wanna sleek lcd,i think better go for bravia.....

...plse dun bombarded me bcoz of my comments....hehehe

but u can never go wrong wit the big guns..

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yeah i'm looking for 32" only...i can afford 42" but if got emergency later i'll be screwed...philips arr...i'll survey again one last time this saturday before buying...thanks bro...would really appreciate if i can get more feedback on this...ciao!!

if u wanna check for philips,make sure it has at least Pixel Plus.....if not, dont even bother buying it.......if im not mistaken,philips also have 1 model that has pixel plus 37inc...but then again...its rm5999..........

....i think u just stick within ur budget...go for the 32inc....and buy extended warranty for it...if possible,find a shop that offer free wit it....

alright...will keep that in mind...thanks bro..

p/s: i'm not married yet so no issue of kids touching the screen...

besides best denki and harvey norman, where can i find the extended warranty?

HSL..........i bought there......
rm700 for the extra 4 yrs......
....if want less than that,im not so sure....

rm700 is good enough for another 4 years. that is some sort like the tv have lifetime warranty. i expect my new tv will last for 5 years before buying a new one. hehehe

Hi there guys got one quick question...
How is HD gaming in 360 availalbe if it lacks a HDMI input?
The component cables provided surely cannot provide digital signals right...I got the samsung R7 and wondering how HD can deliver to my tv...guys thanks.newbie here.
i know that there's a twitch for HDTV signals the xbox cable.

My 42" Sharp G7 is enable to display the xbox 360 games at 1080p through component input...will be testing the resolution for HD-DVD movies as the external HD-DVD will be arrived tomorrow ....togetehr with my Oppo upscaler dvd (this one I have to collect it from the custom...tomorrow.. )...

720p is also HD which can be transfered using component cable. I'm using component cable for my 360 on the Samsung R7.

walauleh that philips 42" damn huge ler
tomorrow only do testing on 360 when wife is at work

waaaaa.....congrat..now u know..i have to make a modification for the existing IKEA TV cabinet..several racks have to be taken out.....glad to hera u own 1 now....

what's the price for your sharp g7. surely cost a bomb. by the way, how much did kastam "pow" u. because everytime i want to release my imported goods, always being "powed" by them

not that expensive..bought it from one of the bulk purchase here, the original price is similar like Sony Bravia X, but the price quoted in this forum is much cheaper since all of the transaction is in cash,..about the custom..not worry too much about it.. the external hd-dvd is exempted from any tax as the seller declare it as the external dvd for pc, and the oppo upscaler player is declared about 40% of the original price by the seller...so the tax for it is quiet reasonable...

guys i cant get sound from my lcd lah? using vga from 360 into the philips lcd then audio using that same red/white cables. viedo/visual damn sharp but no sound

* problems solved... bro pop press here and there then done already

This post has been edited by judge-the: Feb 16 2007, 11:26 AM

eh..using the vga supposedly have better looking picture if compare with component is it..?

...im confused a bit......

....and i use 1080 i.......bcoz when i look at 720p..,its not that pretty la...

ARJ...oh ok.since we both got d same tv then might wanna get ur opinion on audio/visual quality.
Are u using the std component cables given in the xbox package or did u personally purchase 1 outside...

I'm using the Monster component cable but IMO it looks the same with the MS component cable.

wah mane dan berape beli tu monster cable...i wanna start playin that GOW la.sien cos have not set up the TV and 360.all lying in the room.
for a start just use the std. cables provided from package.
any enhancements u think that may help the whole gaming experience?

ooo...i know him. he PMed me th other day. but the warranty is only 1 year right? thinking of getting more than 1 year. at least 3 years or two years. i'm still doing some research before buying. aiming at the 37" tv. 42" too expensive. need to spare some cash for other things....such as a newly born baby. but that another 7 months to go. heheh

Got it from Ebay sometime ago for around RM250 together with shipping if IIRC. If your display is below 50" I don't think you'll see any improvements by using the Monster cables.

honestly even with a 50" display its hard to see the improvements also

oh just wondering with my R7 32'' TV i have, what would b the very best improvements that can be made for my setup.

i noticed the website a few cables mentioned.i have these..

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox3...ble/default.htm

would these cables give me the best quality?..or do i need to buy other more quality ones?....the visual quality is good but c whether u can help me with more ideas...thanks man.

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Added on February 18, 2007, 11:34 pmha really meh?...then what would b the best solution since 360 tak ade HDMI...

eh do u noticed that the AV port connector has a hole where u choose to push to HDTV or normal TV.what's that little hole for???? cannot be HDMI it's too small so????

This post has been edited by ^chalaza^: Feb 18 2007, 11:36 PM

That would be the optical out if I'm not mistaken.

so it would be for audio not visual right...
hmmm

dude i donot mind letting you come over and having a look...

the best thing that you can do to get a better picture is to calibrate your tv properly.... take the time, run a calibration dvd... you'll see the difference

eh really ah i come and c the picture quality can ah....

ya you can come ... as long as you're in and out fast as i'm busy with a couple proposals

edit: actually you can just go look on the net... hehehehe that would be a better solution

This post has been edited by yoroi: Feb 21 2007, 11:36 PM

My Tv.... ...you like??

This post has been edited by Hitman190: Feb 22 2007, 08:07 PM

why dun use the cinema theater..its big enough wif hypersonic sound quality...

works best with any 1080p tv !!!

eh guys does anyone have a link for LCD TV's and explaination on the type of cables / type of signals tht they project....if can got some link to 360 itself.
i look for the search engines also cannot find...hmm...tks