You're absolutely right, Cana! But there are still some good cinema classics which is why this idiot keeps his idiot box!
Posted on 07/18/2007 7:55:12 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
Okay, I am going to spend some of my mad money for a large screen HDTV. I want either a LCD or Plasma TV, no projection tv's. I want 1080p resolution. I'll have around $2000 to spend. What I need is advice on what is good, what sucks, what breaks, what keeps on working, plasma tv life expectancy, etc.
Hit me!
I recently purchased a Vizio 50” plasma and have been thrilled with it. I picked it up on sale at Circuit City for $1299. I have an older Panasonic console 32” HD that is still gorgeous. That is in my bedroom now.
Have a great LG 42” HD LCD. I see they are also available in the USA. Here in Oz, Plasma are becoming like the beta tapes versus VHS tape players. LCD’s are now outselling Plasma’s 10 to 1 and we expect plasma’s to become history. Even all the computer screens are becoming LCD’s.
Whatever you do, I think you should try and buy one that’s made in China. I know it will be difficult, but the quality...
You're absolutely right, Cana! But there are still some good cinema classics which is why this idiot keeps his idiot box!
You get used to the bigger screen very quickly. After one month my wife wanted to trade up (sort of like or marriage).
I resisted.
With $2K, forget the 1080p.
Check cnet.com for ratings. (they will validate my 1080p comment)
In Feb. 2007 the Pioneer 5070HD was the highest rated 50”.
VisualApex.com has the best prices and reputation.
My experience was an absolute 10.
Figure out ahead of time whether you want a wall mount and which cables you’ll want. Cables are NOT a trivial cost.
Again, CNET will confirm the low end HDMI are just fine.
Good Luck!
My 51” Sony WEGA has a better picture and sound than the Samsung DLP unit it replaced, at half the price.
You are correct in the type of cable, but not in price. Monster, for example, is the biggest rip-off there is in regards to touting that you should buy their overpriced cables because somehow they are better. It’s not the brand, but the type of cable used.
In a nut-shell, any brand of the following will produce the same result; find the cheapest of these for the desired result:
HDMI - Offers both 5.1 sound and HD digital picture. Recommended for all HD applications such as HD DVD, HD Cable/Satellite.
Composite cables - Offers lower grade HD picture, but needs a separate cable for sound (usually audio cables that only offer stereo sound).
RCA cables - NOT HD, no matter what anybody says. These are always yellow for video, and read and white for sound (stereo sound only).
Coax (your normal cable TV wire) - Not HD with mono sound.
I know your happy now, but, I suspect that you’d be happier living in China or North Korea.
I have a Samsung DLP,love it.
Heavy? DLP projection weighs about 1 lb
DLPs are actually very light. They are basically empty boxes. I can pick up my 55” Sony Grand WEGA by myself.
DLP technology has won many technical industry awards. In February 1997, the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences chose DLP technology to project the Oscars, and it has been used ever since. In June 1998, DLP Products won an Emmy for outstanding achievement in Engineering from the Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Hornbeck, the inventor of DLP technology, also received an Emmy. In October 2003, DLP Products received two Emmys for Technology and Engineering in consumer rear-projection TV.
And you can go back to Cuba, where the likes of you belong! (Or else I’ll call La Migra.)
A lot depends on what you want. You have to ask many questions like Where will you put it? On the wall, on a stand etc. How big is your room?
DLP or LCD screens will not suffer burn in. I think Plasmas are better than they used to be for burn in and possibly have eliminated it.
A good place for reviews is CNET.com. I think Audioreview.com or stereoreview.com is another place to look.
I have a 55" Mitsubishi rear projection widescreen (Top of the line Diamond Model) that I purchased on Labor Day, 2000. I have had no problems at all with it. Rear projection can suffer burn in from screen logos and other static images.
Costco does sell some very cheap sets, but I don't know how long they will last. Another coworker bought a cheap DLP set made in China. It has been repaired twice so far. The light lasted less than a year.
If you buy one of the new LED-based DLP TVs, there is no bulb to burn out.
Odd fact, Sony was some what late to the whole plasma thing.
They were still hustling Trinitron and did not get in the game for a couple of years.
DLP is what the movie Theatres use
So my recommendation ... hang on till Xmas ... that's when they are slated for the first release. And look for the HQV logo on the front ... if only cause I help design em
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