[mythtvnz] Slightly OT - which new TV

[Nick Rout]

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:43 PM, tortise <tortise at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>> On 26/03/2011 10:07 a.m., Nick Rout wrote:
>>> EQC/Insurance will have to replace our Sony 46" TV, which hit the
>>> floor and the centre speaker, rendering it munted (official ChCh
>>> term).
>>>
>>> I really liked the Sony, good picture, 3 or 4 HDMI inputs, does
>>> 24/50/60 fps at 1080p, has a setting to get rid of overscan, has
>>> proper EDID info, sensible remote control, but was a generation before
>>> ethernet connectivity and DLNA.
>>>
>>> So what should I be looking for in a TV these days, besides the above
>>> things. Not sure I really need DLNA, but it might be useful. Is 3D
>>> ever going to be worth it?
>>
>>
>> Nick I hope you'll let us all know what you decided, why, and did it
>> meet your expectations?
>
> Haven't decided yet, making do with the old bedroom TV, a 32"
> panasonic "hd ready" - in other words hopelessly 1368x768, bleech.
>
> Saw what i really want, a sony 55" 720 series in the sony shop in
> riccarton today, very thin, led/lcd. Must be good, Bob Parker was
> looking at them too...
>
> I will have to pay more than what insurance will get me for that
> though I suspect.
>

To kick an old thread into life, here is what I chose (also posted to
mythtv-users in a recent thread there on "which TV":

OK it was a holiday weekend in NZ and the sales were on. Happy
Birthday Your Majesty  :-)

I have bought (pending payment of earthquake insurance) an LG
55LW6500, a 55 inch LED panel. Despite agreeing that 3D is pretty
gimmicky, I did get one with 3D, as all the latest models seem to have
it anyway. The good thing is that the glasses are cheapish as they
are, as pointed out by others, polarised cinema style glasses. 4 came
with the set and we have some other sets left over from movie
sessions. Another family came in with their cinema glasses while I was
in the shop, and they certainly did work fine.

I will also be getting, by redemption, 2x3D bluray titles and a 3D
camera, and some other gimmick. Of course I don't have  bluray player,
let alone a 3D one, but never mind.

4 HDMI inputs, two component inputs, one vga input, an audio optical
out, two USB ports with a promise from the shop guy that they play
pretty well everything. Nice remote with single button 'input'
changer. There is an android app published by LG for network based
control, but I haven't made it work yet. (Only installed this morning
and had to dash to work). I believe it works over ethernet.

It has an ethernet port and wireless (it is close to the router so i
have it wired at present). It has all sorts of groovy apps like a web
browser, youtube integration, picasa, and others I haven't really
explored yet.

Myth frontend works well into it, but the SD material looks decidedly
SD. My HD material looks damned fine.

DLNA shows up the myth recordings, but they play squished (like 16:9
squashed into a 4:3 box with black lines on each side). However I
prefer the frontend anyway, skipping and rewinding was a bit dodgy on
the dlna playback.

The full manual (on a cd) lists all the licenses that apply to various
software and the site to download the inbuilt software from
(http://opensource.lge.com/). The list is at the foot of this email.

The manual also documents the remote codes and setting up an external
RS232 controller (alas mine doesn't have the RS232 port, but nice to
see it documented).

So the kids haven't let me play with it much yet, but I think I made a
good buy and will report back any more findings.

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