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Best Powercord for a TV?

Hello everyone,

So my question is whats a good powercord for a tv? I recently upgraded my LCD TV and plasma tv with Richard gray powercords and they actually made the picture worse compared to the stock cord.

I had a ps audio powercord and a old transparent cable powercord that I tried as well and although they where better than the Richard gray, the picture quality was not that good.

For some reason the powercords made the black color look weak and choppy.

Are newer tvs made differently than older ones? I remember upgrading my plasma tv years ago with a transparent powercord and it made one hell of a difference.
Any suggestions?
soundsvision
williewonka
1,826 posts
 
I put a 15 gauge furutech power cord on my lcd tv - when my wife saw it she asked, and I quote "what did you do to the tv"

When I told her about the power cord she said she thought I'd been messing with the colour and contrast - more vivid colour and very white whites. Nope, only the power cord.

Funny thing is - she had to point it out - I hadn't noticed until she mentioned it.

But I got damn good hearing :-)
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
What Williewonka wrote. From a Pangea AC14SE powercord on my plasma TV.
schipo
1,267 posts
 
when my wife...

I can't tell you how many times that line has been used to justify a purchase or tweak.
hevac1
811 posts
 
Watch out, now someone is going to come out with aftermarket cords just for TV's.
Try a cord you have for another piece of equipment, if you can see a difference buy one for your TV.
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tls49
1,318 posts
 
But I got damn good hearing :-)
Williewonka, be careful, you do realize women have better hearing than men. Let's just hope this doesn't happen to you.

Now hear this
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