I might have OCD when it comes to having a perfect display but in reality there is no such thing as a perfect TV. I have been through 5 TV's and 3 monitors this year as all had noticable problems.
if you look hard enough at your TV you will find a problem or two and once you notice it (in my case anyway) it's too difficult to ignore. So if you ar reading this then be warned, defects in a TV you thought were fine cannot be unseen.
So what am I talking about exactly? Clouding, banding, dead pixels, DSE (dirty screen effect when panning camera) and motion blur. Input lag is important too. Sound not so much as that can be remedied with a good surround sound.
It annoys me when I'm playing a game with nice graphics and the TV itself is ruining it, like Zelda Wind Waker HD for example which has large areas of bold colour. Cheap panels will be exposed here with DSE, clouding and uneven backilght.
My experience has been with mid range and some budget LED/LCD sets by LG, Samsung, Panasonic, Sony and Toshiba. I now have an old 46'' Sony Bravia and solely for gaming a 40'' Sony Bravia R4 which has almost none of the above problems I have witnessed with other sets, I love it.
I know people out there won't care as much but you are letting the manufacturers win as they will continue to take your money and expect you to put up with these defects when you shouldn't. Plasma is on it's way out so when OLED becomes affordable everyone will be in for a treat.
Edited by Toilet_Snaker, 15 November 2014 - 04:10 PM.
