Choosing between a sharp and a philips lcd hdtv. Help!?
I am looking at a pair of tv’s, a philips 32pfl5322d, and a sharp lc-32sh12u. Both are 32 inch lcd’s, and they are about the same price, 750-800. the main spec differences i can see are that the philips has 3200:1 contrast, while the sharp has 1200:1 contrast, and the sharp has a response time of 6ms while the philips has 8ms. the philips is slightly brighter.
i will mainly be using it to watch tv (sd for now, maybe ill get hd in a little bit), xbox 360, and dvds (i only have upconverting, no hd dvd or blu ray)
Which tv is better? are the contrast ratio and response time differences significant?
here are the links to the sites
sharp- http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelDetailedSpecs/0,1161,1841-,00.html#
philips-
http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/catalog/tree/en/us/consumer/tv_gr_us_consumer/flat_tv_ca_us_consumer/lcd_large_30_40_su_us_consumer/ce/_activeTab_specifications/_productId_32PFL5322D_37_US_CONSUMER/digital_widescreen_flat_TV+32PFL5322D_37?proxybus
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I’d go Sony.
The specs you provided clearly show the Philips as the better tv of the two. I am pretty sure that it is also an ambilight, which is a pretty cool feature for that price. I am currently in the market for a lcd, but am looking to go bigger and brighter. Anyway, I have been doing some research myself and the higher contrast ratio is definitely something you will notice. I doubt you would notice the refresh rate with a difference of 2ms, but it may come into play for gaming (no pun intended).
Philips/Magnavox (same mfg.) have had serious reliability problems. Most here will tell you to stay away form this brand. I would go with the Sharp, without any questions – but beware Sharp has had some banding questions that the mfg. doesn’t seem to want to face up to under warranty. If it were me, I’m be looking at Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.