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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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williewonka
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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 :-)
williewonka
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Tls49 - been there suffered that :-)

Better hearing? - maybe - different hearing? Definitely!

Actually, my sister and I have omnidirectional hearing, but my brother and other sister has uni-directional hearing.

Unfortunately for me my wife has uni-directional - she can hear me talking at a thousand paces (seems like that) - but she has to be facing me :-)

Like the dutiful husband I always walk 10 paces behind her :-)
williewonka
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Me :-)

See above
williewonka
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Soundvision - I plug my tv into a Panamax conditioner - switched outlet

But the Panamax has an upgraded power cord with a plug with gold plated copper contracts

I just tried silver plated copper connectors like these and they work extremely well
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SONAR-QUEST-CRYO-Ag-Audio-Grade-Silver-plated-IEC-plug-Schuko-plug-/130856829251?pt=US_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item1e77acc143&_uhb=1

Hope this helps
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