Quality or size?

If YOU had to choose between a 40" LED TV and a 46" LCD tv, which would you choose? I personally would choose quality I think, but I want everyone else's opinion on this too. It just between those two specific ones. Let me know :D

Quality...a bigger picture isn't better if its a crappy picture..get the one with the better pic quality..

I think quality is better than size. Unless you have a really large livingroom a 46" is overkill, plus a 46" with poor quality is very obivous, you don't want that. I'd go with a 40 or 42", there will be a ton of Christmas sales coming up shortly and even through the holidays.

I would go with the LED I think but not all LED TV's are made the same. If you can see difference in the picture between the 2 TV's I would certainly Get the one with a better picture. 6 inches diagonally really isn't that big of a difference

really its hard to really tell the visual difference however i always say its best to go higher if you can so its longer between upgrades. Just like i do with Computers.

I think the room is about 110 sq. feet...I think it's slightly bigger though. The tv would be on the opposite wall of where we'd be watching it...

I would go with the better picture quality. Nothing worse than having a big tv with low resolution, it makes everything blurry, especially fast moving scenes. Make sure is 1080p and 120Htz. Anything below 1080 wont be as sharp and the 60Htz is what makes it blurry because the refresh time per second is twice as slow. Would you go for quality or size on a snake? :D

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Originally Posted by LGray23

If YOU had to choose between a 40" LED TV and a 46" LCD tv, which would you choose? I personally would choose quality I think, but I want everyone else's opinion on this too. It just between those two specific ones. Let me know :D

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LED does not automatically mean higher quality than LCD. In fact, this is a bit of a misnomer because LED is LCD... You can get an LCD with LED backlighting, or an LCD with the more traditional fluorescent backlighting. Technically, the advantages of LED are that the TV can be MUCH thinner, they use less energy, and they maintain their brightness longer. In terms of picture quality, you can get a very high quality "LCD" (traditional fluorescent backlighting) or a very poor quality "LCD". You can get a very high quality LED, or a very poor quality LED.

If you're going to spend more than 1k on a TV, I'd do some more research on a site like CNET to see what works best for your situation. In my case, I did my research, then went to Best Buy and Costco and saw them with my own eyes. If you do the same, be sure to have the workers give you the remotes for the TV's you are comparing so that you can adjust picture settings!!! I cannot stress this enough. In my experience, the floor models in the stores are all over the map in terms of the settings they choose...

Here's a link to some useful info to get you started:

http://reviews.cnet.com/televisions/?tag=hdr;brandnav

Good luck!

I am also in the market for a new TV so I've been doing a small amount of research on and off. Stay away from the lower quality LED LCD's. I've noticed "cones" of light in those from the unevenness of the lighting (LED LCD TVs are lit from the perimeter instead of the entire back hence why they can be thinner). For the same picture quality a regular LCD is going to be cheaper than an LED LCD. The LED LCD TVs will use less electricity, maintain brightness longer, and be thinner however. Definitely don't get anything that is 720p and the higher the refresh rate the better. Good luck.

LED. Hands down. No contest with all things being equal aside only a 6' difference.

I didn't write the below but it really boils it down pretty good.

The main points that one should consider while finding the better of LCD vs. LED
This is quite obvious fact that people must find these differences while evaluating LCD vs. LED TVs. The possible buyers can find the following specifications in finding the best among LCD vs. LED.

Better picture contrast: The differential contrast between LED vs. LED TVs can be identified by the fact that the LED TVs are known for their better contrast ratios. The contrast ratio is one of the most important factors that can be watched very carefully in this battle of LCD vs. LED TVs. As a matter of fact, the LED TVs make use of high capacity diodes and that is why these TVs are capable of making better contrast ratios. On the other hand, the LCD TVs make us of cold cathode fluorescent backlight tube which is good in quality but it cannot make a significant difference against LED TVs.

Consider the power consumption capacities between LCD vs. LED TVs: It is yet another significant factor that places the LED TVs ahead of the LCD TVs. The powerful capacitors installed inside the LED TVs. Due to this cutting edge technology, the LED TVs consume less power while switched on. The lesser power consumption can keep the electric bill down to a considerable limit. This advantage of lesser power consumption and lower electric bill certainly make a positive impression upon the common users.

Better performance can be considered while deciding winner of LCD vs. LED TVs: The LED TVs are born to lead the entertainment world as these TVs are known for their better performance in all possible fields related with the visibility and sound.

Viewing angle is also a decisive factor of LCD vs. LED TVs: As the size of the houses of the common man is getting increasing smaller so people cannot manage a big viewing space for viewing their favorite TV programs. The advantage certainly lies in favor of those who view LED TVs as these TVs can be watched from any angle. The viewing experience can be equally high from all possible angles. Whereas the case is different with the LCD TVs as the viewers of these TVs are required to maintain an angle of at least 30 degrees. The simple reasons of this benefit goes in favor of the LED TVs only because of the fact that the screen maintains a high resolution capacity which is equal from all possible angles.

Accuracy of the color patterns: This is a very important factor that the buyers must look for whenever they are out for buying these high definition TVs. The LED TVs are the best TVs which make use of the best technologies for providing the best viewing experience with respect to the color patterns. The advantage of the better color specifications distinguishes the LED TVs from the LCD TVs.

These distinctions are the most significant ones and each buyer of these high definition TVs must satisfy themselves most adequately before buying any. The best of these TVs can be identified only after looking at these things before considering the best in the battle of LCD vs. LED TVs.

Basically, I would go with the name brand over el cheapo no name any day. Since their aren't any names, I didn't chose either of them in the poll. I have a 40 inch Sony LCD works fine for me until it dies, then I'll get another name brand.

Sorry, I don't really feel like reading all of the replies.

I personally own an LED TV. I got mine back in 2009 and I love it. The picture quality is amazing on mine. My stepfather owns a larger LCD TV and he says the picture quality on mine is much better. I don't notice it, but both him and my mother commented on it when they spent a week with me this summer. The other thing I love about the LED is that it is much lighter than the LCDs. I can lift my TV by myself and that is a huge bonus for me.

It all comes down to personal preference, but I love my LED. :D

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Originally Posted by LGray23

If YOU had to choose between a 40" LED TV and a 46" LCD tv, which would you choose? I personally would choose quality I think, but I want everyone else's opinion on this too. It just between those two specific ones. Let me know :D

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There is so much more that we would need to know. The big question is what kind of TV do you watch. If you want this to watch sports and normal TV get the bigger one. If you watch a lot of movies with dark scenes you might get a better contrast out of the LED making that the way to go. If you have a bedroom that you would also like a TV in someday get the smaller one then later get a bigger LED and move the 40" to the bedroom.

Keep in mind that you won't have the 40" sitting next to the 46" inch. In other words you aren't going to miss what you don't have unless its really bad.

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Originally Posted by Egapal

There is so much more that we would need to know. The big question is what kind of TV do you watch. If you want this to watch sports and normal TV get the bigger one. If you watch a lot of movies with dark scenes you might get a better contrast out of the LED making that the way to go. If you have a bedroom that you would also like a TV in someday get the smaller one then later get a bigger LED and move the 40" to the bedroom.

Keep in mind that you won't have the 40" sitting next to the 46" inch. In other words you aren't going to miss what you don't have unless its really bad.

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It is actually for the bedroom...I already have a 57" tv in the living room ;). It will probably be mostly for miscellaneous tv/movie watching and gaming. I've never had a TV in my bedroom before, so figured something between 40"-46" would be ideal. The room is bigger than I originally stated, probably closer to 140 sq feet or so. It's not an overly bright or dark room...average I suppose.

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Originally Posted by tcutting

really its hard to really tell the visual difference however i always say its best to go higher if you can so its longer between upgrades. Just like i do with Computers.

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I could not disagree more. You have to look at the average life of the product. Lets say you are going to own the TV for 5 years. You can go out and spend $1500 on a TV tomorrow and that TV will still be nice in a year but you will be able to get the same TV for $1200 and replace it in 4 years. The point is that in either case you end up paying $300 dollars a year. You might think that makes both decisions equal but it doesn't.

Lets say the TV has a 1 year warranty. If you buy it when it first comes out it will be covered for 1 out of 5 years or 20% of the time you own it. If you buy cheaper and replace in 4 its covered for 1 out of 4 or 25% of the time.

Also when its time to replace your TV you don't throw out the old one. So after 4 years in the first case you have a 4 year old TV. In the second case you have a new TV for $1200 and a 4 year old TV and have spent $2400.

At 5 years in the first scenario you have a new TV for $1500 (harder to come up with than 1200 unless you have been budgeting all along) and a 5 year old TV and have spent 3000 dollars. In the second scenario you have a 5 year old TV and a 1 year old TV and have spent $2400.

Moral of the story is that I would not buy what is new and expensive unless you really need it.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

It is actually for the bedroom...I already have a 57" tv in the living room ;). It will probably be mostly for miscellaneous tv/movie watching and gaming. I've never had a TV in my bedroom before, so figured something between 40"-46" would be ideal. The room is bigger than I originally stated, probably closer to 140 sq feet or so. It's not an overly bright or dark room...average I suppose.

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In that case I wouldn't do either. I would get a cheaper 40" LCD. 46" is a lot of TV for a bedroom but if you think you could use the size I would go with size over quality but my bedroom TV watching is very low. When I want quality I go to the living room screen.

I ended up going with a 42" Vizio LCD. I didn't have too many to choose from (was originally going to go with the 42" LG...but they had none in stock :( ) and the Vizio seemed to have much better viewing for an LCD compared to the others. I gave myself a $500 budget, and got the 42" Vizio for $478 before taxes, so I thought it was a good deal on a semi-decent TV. Thanks for all the input! All the name brand decent LED tvs they had were sold out, and I have a small window to purchase one. I figure we're probably only going to watch minimal tv in the bedroom, and maybe play some video games on it (which is why I wanted the bigger screen, ever play split screen on a small screen?! ;) )

And because someone might ask, it's 1080p and 60MHZ refresh (still not sure what that means)....which was the same as the LG one...