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Lucky Tiger13 
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| Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:20 pm)
About to buy a new tv for the Xbox 360. Will not be a "need" purchase but I feel like I deserve a new toy. I need that last little push to know I'm making a smart decision. What do you guys think? 60 in samsung led 1097.99
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AJF 
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:31 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
I think 60" would be too big especially since I sit close to my TV and it's 46". But to each his own.
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stout 
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:34 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
I don't see how people game on such a large TV. I play on 32" even though I have a bigger TV and my PC monitors are 24". Anything bigger than that seems like too much IMO.
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DoUrden 
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:34 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
That's a lot of real estate to keep up with especially on FPS, but everyone is different.
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Carson123987
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:35 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
Very nice
I play on a 42" Vizio and love it
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Lucky Tiger13
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:37 pm to DoUrden)
If I don't enjoy gaming on it, I can always put the Xbox back on the 46in led I'm using now. Would also like the size for movies and football.
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Spelt it rong
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:37 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
I tried playing on a Samsung 55" Smart TV. Don't get me wrong, the picture is outrageous, but I was nearly concussed trying to keep up with the size playing MW3 and BLOPS 2. For Madden, GTA, FIFA it's a joy. FPS games are the worst on large TV's though
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SeeeeK 
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:41 pm to Carson123987)
i play on a 32" westinghouse, and for me, it's big enough of a tv. Anything larger would be overkill in this room.
i was shocked how good of a picture the westinghouse has. People poo poo'd the purchase when i made it. TV has been a great buy
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Lucky Tiger13
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:47 pm to SeeeeK)
I'm not really a console fps guy. I prefer pc for any shooter. Mostly I play games like skyrim, kingdoms of amalur, and dragon age on Xbox
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brucevilanch 
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:50 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
This
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60 in samsung led 1097.99
for this
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Xbox 360
does not equal this:
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smart decision
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hg 
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:56 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
Are LED's bad for gaming? I love how movies and games look on it, but it seems like they may lag more on an LED? Friend can play CoD on his smooth as hell, but when he plays BF3 you can notice it lags a bit.
I'm on a 42" LCD
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DREADS r SICK
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 2:56 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
i dont know your situation, but if you are buying a television just for gaming there a few things you need to take in to consideration.
First if you are a fps online gamer that tv is absolutely terrible for what you.
If your into games like assassins creed or madden then that tv would be great for you.
Online shooters such as cod are not good to play on that type of tv because of response rate.
smaller less expensive lcd tvs or lcd monitors are much better for online shooters.
i bought a $2000 Panosonic plasma top of the line about six months ago for gamings. i played on it one day and it was almost unplayable. i did a little research and found out about response times, and it turns out the better the tv the longer the response time it has.
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Lucky Tiger13
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 3:00 pm to DREADS r SICK)
Well I guess I could have explained in the OP. I'm not a fan of shooters on console and the tv will be mine main tv in the den. Used for football/baseball/and movie nights with the lady. I was asking more if the price/quality was a smart decision lol. I came here for tech help more than lifestyle.
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WestlakeTiger 
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 4:28 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
man i have a 32 inch dynex, 60hz and its fine.
biggest id go is 26-42. if you go lcd get atleast 120 hz.
ive never owned a plasma, so cant help you there.
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bluebarracuda
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 5:13 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
I use my 23" monitor over my 42" vizio LED. Everything feels a lot more "smooth" on a monitor over a tv
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polarbehr
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 5:18 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
just mounted a 42" plasma in my office a few weeks ago, its for gaming
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Cs
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 5:29 pm to hg)
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Are LED's bad for gaming? I'm on a 42" LCD
HDTV's currently marketed as "LED" TVs are simply LCD panels with LED backlighting.
There are currently no true OLED HDTVs on the market. Actually, there are probably a few you could purchase...if you had about $20,000 to burn.
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brucevilanch
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 5:31 pm to Lucky Tiger13)
yeah, if you're going hardcore and it's strictly for gaming then get a 24-27 PC monitor. 2 legit 2 quit.
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Mr Gardoki
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:06 pm to brucevilanch)
How far from your tv will you be, that makes a big difference.
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Lucky Tiger13
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| re: Purchasing gaming tv (Posted on 1/21/13 at 6:34 pm to Mr Gardoki)
Between 7-10 feet. Again... I don't play console shooters so lag isn't an issue
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