I need to get you TV/technology gurus' opinions (yes, it is very sports related.)

[Chuck Cunningham]

I need to get you TV/technology gurus' opinions (yes, it is very sports related.)

I'm about to change my setup at the house, starting from scratch. I'm buying a new TV. I have comcast now, but I'm not at all sure I'm keeping it. I have an old gaming system. So, if you were starting all over, what's your perfect setup?<div>
</div><div>LED or Plasma? (been looking at 55 or 60")
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</div><div>Comcast/DirecTV/Dish/U-Verse?</div></div><div>
</div><div>Netflix/ whatever else streams movies?</div><div>
</div><div>Xbox or PS3 or other?</div><div>
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[Optimus Prime 4]

I need to get you TV/technology gurus' opinions (yes, it is very sports related.)

and I can't put into words how incredible ESPN3D is. It's not all the live events like ESPN, but it's still fantastic. I watched boxing and soccer for three hours with a friend the other day. And we don't normally watch soccer or boxing. I went 55", but that's up to you and your room. For a larger TV, I'd have to sit further away for the 3D to work well, and that doesn't fit my room. But the 3D is incredible. It's movie theater quality. Also, I had a plasma in there, but had some big glare problems. Those are completely gone with the LED. It's a big improvement over my plasma. But again, I think a lot of this is individual, some people have bigger problems with glare than others.

But I would highly recommend this TV. Contrast ratio is 9 million to one, I hear that's important. I also got it off Amazon, so I paid zero tax, and got free shipping with my Amazon Prime membership. They even unboxed it and made sure it was working. The TV has wireless, so it can do Netflix and all of that. But I usually use my PS3. Also, it can play 3D movies.

Again, I can not repeat this enough. 3D is AMAZING. And there are no commercials on ESPN3D, it's just 2.5 minutes of 3D highlights. Watching a football game in 3D is unbelievable. The line judge appears in the room. And Time Warner has some free 3D on demand that's pretty cool. Surfing and nature stuff. This tv has the passive 3D, which I find much easier on the eyes, and the glasses are much cheaper. You can even use the ones from the theater. The 2D is as expected. Any HDTV is going to have a pretty damn good picture nowadays, and I think most LED screens come from one or two manufacturers, but that may be wrong.