What Specs to look for when buying an HDTV for gaming?

My budget right now is around $900 but will save up more if necessary.

What Specs to look for when buying an HDTV for gaming?
You WILL WANT to SAVE MORE !!





In a few words You want the MOTION Flow or 120Hz refresh rate TV sets out there with 8ms and preferably 4ms RESPONSE time on the LCD....





More Candles and Higher Contrast Ratios on those too





It was built for Hi Speed Gaming....


There is another company that has built the Vyper Drive technology and I think it's Toshiba, but it's rated at 100 Hertz instead of 120 Hertz like the SONY TVs are....





But you want the Higher refresh rates for Better sharpness of the picture...





And $900 will NOT give you a gaming TV set...NO Where near it at all....





So come back next year with more money and you might have enough for the Gen 1 Motion Flow TVs out there....
Reply:yeah you have 25 years of servicing t.v.'s but you're off your rocker. most people don't spend more than 500$ on a t.v. dude, just find a 1080p HDTV that recieves digital signals and has HDMI inputs for optimum picture. regardless if it's a 360 or ps3 they both support 1080p. the only negative is price limits size significantly.





and they only time you should really worry about gettting good frame refresh rates is when you play computer games due to the monitor clarity which blows a t.v. out of the water (1080p or not).
Reply:Yep, you can get a good deal for $900. I'd defo go for 1080p and a decent contrast ratio. Great deals to be found at





http://www.pricecutreview.com/US/salesra...
Reply:The main specs you need to look for are refresh rate and the image processor. For refresh rate you want 8ms and below and 100 Mhz and above for optimal functionality.


TV TECH man won't like this, but I have heard from TONS of people that game on the 360 that the Vizio provides a good picture for both gaming as well as TV and movies. If you can't wait to save more and you need a HDTV right now, that would be a descent one to get and should be able to last you 3-4 years at the least. I definately suggest saving up to $1500 and looking somewhere in that range. For that you can get a good size set from a name brand company.