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Samsung 52in Ln52a580 Hdtv. Good Deal?
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Feb 9th, 2010 |
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**Noob alert** I just bought a Samsung 52in LN52A580 1080p HDTV from best buy as the black friday deal for 1499 w/ free installation from geek sqaud and free shipping. I was not able to find any reviews for this product either, so if you could point me towards any that would be awesome. My question is 1. Is this a good deal 2. I read that the lcd has a refresh rate of 60hz, i was told by a friend that 120hz is like a industry “standard” for a good tv. So will I experience lag when playing blu-ray
The importance of 120Hz comes into play when we are dealing with film-shot material rather than video-shot material, keeping in mind that film is 24fps and video is 30fps or sometimes 60fps. A 60Hz display refreshes it’s image 60 times per second and 120Hz doubles that. For video, there is no problem displaying a smooth image on a 60Hz display because the number of video frames will divide evenly into the display rate. But when using film material that is 24fps, the frame rate will not divide evenly into the 60 frame display rate, so the 3:2 pulldown technique is put into play. This means that for every 3 video frames that display once, there is a single video frame that is displayed twice. This allows an even frame rate to be divided into an odd-numbered display rate. This 3:2 causes artifacts, such as blurriness or choppy frames during fast motion.
Now, the 120Hz display rate can be divided evenly by both film’s 24fps as well as video’s 30fps or 60fps, thus eliminating the need for the 3:2 pulldown math. But keep in mind that video-shot material will look good on both a 60Hz and a 120Hz display, especially HD video. Film-based material won’t look as good on a 60Hz display as a 120Hz display because of the need for the 3:2 pulldown. As far as standard-def material, this will look crummy regardless of the display rate.http://shop3.frys.com/product/5541270
Frys had that lcd for 1299 on sunday with free shipping.
False. 120hz means the refresh rate is faster.
You will only benefit when watching REALLY fast moving video, a.k.a sports. So, no, Blu-Ray (or any other HD source for that matter) will still look as nice.
And yes, it’s good.
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