What is an affordable 1080p television that I could get?
Answer:
Generally speaking if you are after the full 1080p experience then you should avoid purchasing a display that uses anything less than a native 1920×1080p panel, rather than the ubiquitous 1366×768 panels. (Note: not all displays claiming 1080p capability use a true native 1080p display panel.)
Furthermore I strongly recommend that most consumers purchase nothing smaller than a 47-inch HDTV display (and never less than 40 inches)¹ for their primary viewing environment. The largest display you can afford without compromising too much on image fidelity is a good rule of thumb. I must also point out that true 1080p displays are noticeably more expensive than quasi-or-pseudo-1080p displays and would hardly be considered a budget display by most people’s standards.
Typically consumers have two or three choices in basic display technology - direct view, rear projection or front projection. In my opinion you can eliminate rear projection TVs as an option because they have far too many disadvantages particularly in the lower price range. While generally a better choice than RPTVs you can also eliminate front projection displays from your purchase options as well. They too have a few of the same drawbacks found in RPTVs plus a few of their own. With front projection you need to devote much more control over the ambient lighting in order to realize the full potential of a front projection system. Good, high quality, native 1080p front projectors are difficult to find in a price range that most people consider acceptable. That said, when it comes to projection displays I have found that (3-chip) LCoS offers the best projection display technology for the money and is substantially comparable to the better CRT projectors. The only 'budget' projection display that I would currently recommend is Sony's new VPL-VW50 "Pearl" SXRD Projector.
This leaves direct view, i.e., plasma (PDP) or LCD. 1080p plasma displays are very scarce at the moment. (For the record I personally favor plasma technology over LCD.) Nevertheless, for a “budget” native 1080p display you really have only one choice and that is LCD. For more information see the resource list at the bottom.
I have compiled a partial list below of native 1080p displays:
Mitsubishi Diamond LT-46231 LCD Flat Panel HDTV
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/j/i/18326/l...
Mitsubishi Digital LT-46131
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/j/i/18326/l...
¹Mitsubishi Digital LT-37131
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/j/i/18326/l...
¹Mitsubishi Digital LT-37132
http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/j/i/18326/l...
Samsung LCD 1080p HDTVs
http://www.samsung.com/products/tv/lcdtv...
http://www.samsung.com/products/tv/lcdtv...
http://www.samsung.com/products/tv/lcdtv...
Full HD 1080p Flat Panel Displays from Sony
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/intersho...
Syntax Brillian's Ölevia 747i LCD TV
http://www.olevia.com/jsp/products/detai...
Ölevia 747i to 742i Product Comparison
http://www.olevia.com/jsp/products/compa...
http://www.hdtvsolutions.com/olevia_747i...
Syntax Brillian's 65-inch Ölevia 565H LCoS RP HDTV
http://www.olevia.com/jsp/products/detai...
(Does not use the desirable Silicon Optix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV™) processor found in the Ölevia 7 Series LCD HDTV displays.)
Toshiba REGZA Flat Panels: Cinema Series Pro 47LZ196 and 42LZ196 or Cinema Series 47LX196 and 42LX196
http://www.regzalcdtv.com or http://tacp.toshiba.com/regza/regzasite.
http://tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-image...
http://tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-image...
Westinghouse Digital LVM-47w1 and LVM-42w2 42-inch 1080p High Definition Monitors*
http://www.westinghousedigital.com/categ...
*(Requires connection to outboard ATSC tuner to receive DTV broadcasts, or connection to your HD cable box, satellite or multimedia PC.)
http://www.ultimateavmag.com/flatpaneldi...
¹ (Note: a 37-inch display may be a worthwhile choice for installation in a bedroom.)
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Sony VPL-VW50 SXRD™ 1080p Home Theater Front Projector
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/intersho...
http://www.ultimateavmag.com/videoprojec...
Depends on size and DLP, LCD, Plasma. You can get a good 1080p 50 in. DLP for around $1600.
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