I am pretty sure that I am going to buy a 46' Samsung tonight. The color did seem a little better than the Sony that was right below it. It is 1080P and like LCD HD. Most of that is another language to me.

So my question is to those that know something about TV's....is that good and is Samsung pretty competitve with Sony....

I really need to know as I am going to be teaching a lot of aerobic classes to pay for this TV!!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Yes both good TV's..just make sure you SHOP around on PRICE! You can save HUNDREDS if you find the right place!

what r u payin for it, i got a 40" lcd hdtv from phillips and paid about 1200..but its only 1080i....1080p is the way to go, but unless everything else u have is hd its pointless, the the dvd player and also ur cable has to be in hd to appreciate it

this one was 1759 at Best Buy....the one at Circuit City was more expensive and Sears was competitive in price......I am just really nervous because this is a big purchase...

u cant go wrong buying a sony or samsung, samsung actually r great tvs. i honestly think sony r way too expensive. my friend has a samsung, its not bad at all

i have a samsung in my room and the color is amazing. I really like it

Well then I may have a new tv this weekend...kind of like my Christmas present to the family!
I want to be all set up and comfortable before the change in 2009. I know they will sell a converter or adapter, but we have wanted a flat screen for a long time. Thanks for the advice!!!

Samsung LN-T4661F 46" LCD TV 1080p $1,307.00

Don;t try to beat this pup on finding prices!

where is it for 1307.00 ???????

http://dealcatcher.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=34981800/search=46/sort_type=price

A puppy that knows how to make his money...and spend his money!

Though resolution is important if they have a similar model at 720p you might want to compare the pictures. This topic was just raised on cnet forums and unless the picture size is over 55in or a front projection on a wall even video experts are hard pressed to see any differences plus it'll probably be between 400-500 bucks cheaper. The other area where 1080p is an advantage is if you sit really close to the tv less than 1.5 times the diagonal measurement.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6810011-1.html?tag=feat.1

Samsung does make good monitors. People also mess with the settings sometimes at stores, ask the salesperson to stick in a calibration dvd and do a quick calibration on the 2 sets. If you're willing to spend that much cash, they should be willing to get off their @sses and actually do some work.

One of the most important things is to make sure you have enough inputs for all your stuff if you don't pass the wiring through a receiver. Other than that, check out if the menu navigation is to your liking etc.

You can find reviews at cnet.com.

When you get that bad boy home, invite me over to watch football on sunday

But seriously, get a video calibration dvd, most sets have the contrast and brightness way too high which decreases the life of the bulb. I use sound and vision hometheater tune up dvd. And don't fall for their crap about monster cable (most overpriced junk, get decent cables just cause they don't fray and are sturdier but let the suckers buy the monster cable). Hey I get speaker wire from home depot, physics is physics whether you slap 50 bucks or 10 bucks on it.

Listen to the Geek too! He always gives great advice!

Hey geek, I got a Yamaha 5960 7.1 800+ watts surround sound receiver..only thing missing was the remote for $200 .. did I do good??? (MSRP is $549)

Ok I am going to have to print this just to try and figure out what you said......

why the hell would somebody pay 1400 for a tv??????

ok remember I said it is like another language in the beginning..I don't want to spend an extra 400 dollars, but I have no clue what most of the gadget accessory talk means??????

Great advice and I had no clue that I was brainless in this area!

When I bought my tv I priced it out on amazon.com and then asked Circuit City if they could match the price (including shipping) ... saved me a bunch of money.

Keep that in mind when buying a TV, the price is negotiable just like you're buying a car.

Unless you plan on buying a HD DVD player or a Blu Ray player, you really don't need 1080P at that size of a TV... 720P will still amaze you and you likely won't have any signal that is above 1080i quality... and I personally think 720p looks better than 1080i anyway

because on the rare occassion that I do sit down, it would be nice to watch the news and history channel on a bigger screen...

oh and my home movies!

Yeah that's a good price. I got my onkyo TXDS 595 for about 250 when they were selling for around 500, I got it off ubid. And mirage tower speakers, center, and sub for about 1/2 price as well, open box item. Hooray for deals.

if you have any questions just ask, and best buy employees piss me off sooo much lol. Tried to tell me I needed to buy an expensive fiber optic connection due to "radio interference"...umm okay sure bub, it's a beam of light, does your vision go haywire around electrical equipment?

Take your time with a purchase like this. 1080p, 1080i, 720p is vertical resolution. The number indicates number of lines, the p and i stand for progressive and interlaced.
Progressive shows every line at once. Interlaced shows odd number lines, then even, then odd, so you're only really seeing half the scene at one time. That's why 1080p is higher resolution than 1080i.

When your tv gets a signal, that signal might be 1080p (hd dvd, blue ray dvd some video game systems), 1080i, 720p etc. The tv will either upconvert (like standard tv) to whatever your television displays (720p, 1080p etc) or down convert the signal. This tends to be bad. Viewing the source material in native resolution is best.

In any event, I seriously doubt you'll see any difference between 720p and 1080p and the 720p set will be significantly cheaper. Some stores resort to con tactics, like the 1080p set will be hooked up to a blueray player and the 720p set with be hooked up to a non progressive scan dvd player.

We ship LOTS of Samsung TV's out of our warehouse to about 90 stores and 4 delivery crossdocks in our reigion. Keeps us busy this time of year. I would also check Panasonic. They make the internals for a lot of other brand TVs, and They're often a bit less expensive.