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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

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soundsvision OP
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Yes I have to agree with women having better hearing but not for audio in my experience, only for when we mumble about them while walking away....

I think the sheilded computer powercord is worth giving a try, I will check that out for sure.

I was just surprised that these expensive powercords don't work for tvs, which is why I mentioned are they audio only.

Thanks for all the answers guys, lets see what happens...
soundsvision OP
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I bought a tara lab ac reference that's suppose to be for a tv and it indeed made a difference on my Samsung plasma but not my Sony LCD.

I even tried it in my sons 22 inch LCD and no difference at all, then I went to my brothers house and connected it to his LG plasma and it made a difference in color and most importantly blacks.

I then went and bothered my cousin and replaced the PC on his projector and it made a difference as well..

So, has anyone changed their LCD PC and noticed a difference?
soundsvision OP
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Jedinite24, you my friend just answered my problem, in trying to replace my powercord I kept seeing no difference or a worse quality of picture. After reading your response I decided to unplug my LCD from the Richard Gray 1200 and the Sub-station and plugged it directly to the wall with an upgraded cord as well as without an up graded cord and the difference was night and day.

What is it about surge protectors make the LCD picture quality look so bad? Because that doesn't happen with my Plasma. I am still in shock to finding this out....

Williwonka, do you connect your TV straight to the wall?
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