>> You might still be able to buy CRT HDTV's. They are heavy and huge, but
>> the picture quality can be even better than LCD's for much less money.
>Yea, you can still buy them but the largest I have seen is only 32".
> Samsung and Sony recently announced a mfg partnership which should present
> us with 46" and 52" LCD's at a very low price in the very near future.
> Right now the only REALISTIC choice is Plasma, PERIOD. (can you say 6hrs
> a day for 27yrs?). That 50" Plasma Samsung is REALLY interesting for
> <$1500.
> Mitch
Carpet installers hated that TV LOL!
I had ONE problem with the TV, when it was about 3 years old. It had a cold
solder joint on the video board, and since I had the extended warranty
Circuit City came out and fixed it on-site in 30 minutes.
That was really an amazing TV. My TV is on some 6-8 hrs a day, and even
after 15 years it never showed any signs of the tube getting weaker or out
of alignment.
I gave it to a co-worker a year or so ago, and he still uses it every day.
I was going to keep it, but it was just too damned big to use as a bedroom
TV.
Sony used to make the best TV's on the market, bar none. I don't know if
it's like that any more.
-Larry
1. Mine is a high-end unit, and has the high-end HD2+ chipset.
2. It also has the Farouja (sp?) scaler.
I have heard the cheap HD3 chipset/non-Farouja TV's could have an issue with
this, but personally I've never seen it.
Frankly, I've fed my TV both 720p and 1080i signals, and I can't tell a
whole lot of difference. I just leave the cable box at 1080i so I don't
have to reset it every time the damn thing crashes. 1080i is the default.
There are few things I own that I despise more than the SA8300 HD Cable
Box/DVR my cable company provides, but until they have Tivo units sometime
next year, it's all there is.
-Larry
I'm afraid we've become much more of a throw-away society. My LCD
rear-pro is less than 3 years old, cost 2.5x as much as the above
two TV's combined, and already thinking about a new one.
I shall try to stick to my principles... and avoid looking at January
sale prices.
Andrew McP
HDTV's are only good for HD content and DVD movies, watching standard TV
signal on them is shite compared to the CRT you have now. Most people with
HDTV watch SD TV stretched from 4:3 to 16:9 apsect ratio which is absolute
***looking. What do people mostly use HDTV for? To watch 4:3 TV
stretched. Bleh!
I've heard the Sony's do a good job as well.
Now, my entire cable system is digital, with no analog signals any more, so
that may make a difference.
-Larry
>> Agreed. I would actually love to replace my 28" CRT TV with something
>> sleeker and more mobile. But it's a good screen, is only 4 years old,
>> and I absolutely *hate* disposing of working kit. If it'd die that'd be a
>> different matter. :-) But it shows no doing so and has very little
>> resale value in these flat screen times.
>> I shall try to stick to my principles... and avoid looking at January
>> sale prices.
>> Andrew McP
> HDTV's are only good for HD content and DVD movies, watching standard TV
> signal on them is shite compared to the CRT you have now. Most people with
> HDTV watch SD TV stretched from 4:3 to 16:9 apsect ratio which is absolute
> ***looking. What do people mostly use HDTV for? To watch 4:3 TV
> stretched. Bleh!
>> Actually, my Samsung does SD quite well, and I don't stretch it (I hate
>> stretched SD).
> The Viewsonic LCD HDTV I had got a *** burn in down the sides of where
> the SD TV 4:3 image had been - took the POS back for a refund. Yes, LCD's
> can get image burn in. I know two people with plasma HDTV and they both
> watch SD TV at 16:9 because they are worried about getting the same issue I
> had.
Even in standard def, the picture is great. Recommend you get a
projector if you have the space, but 1080i resolution might be
expensive.
A lot more bang for the buck.
How are those projectors in daylight viewing? Don't they require a darkened
room?
