They're called, "Golden Eggs."
Posted on 10/24/2006 9:20:47 PM PDT by mlmr
Time to replace my 14 inch Sony 25 year old television on a rolling cart (with one caster missing) with something more sophisticated. I thought of doing this last year but I was so intimidated by the sales people and the choices that it was very sad... and we have had another year with the TV-wonder (ya wonder what they are saying because the sounds is so wavery)
Please post your opinions and remember this is a non tech person.
Many years ago I had saved 4000 to purchase a good sound system and in the late seventies one could get a decent system for that money. I went into stereo stores where thin young men spoke in gibberish about watts and other things that meant nothing to me. I could not understand what went with what. After two years of trying to figure it out one day I was walking through Sears and saw a little gaget. It had a turntable on top under a plastic cover, a radio and a 8 trac player on the side and two little speakers. It cost $80. I understood it although I was never satisfied with the quality of the sound.
I later married someone with the multi thousand dollar sound system, but it wasnt part of the settlement.
I need something simple to use and own that delivers quality in tv land for about 1100-2000. (haveing a scad of children has cut back my discretionay income)
Freeps?
I will catch up with this thread in the am.
In general, I try to buy things used, if possible. Something thats even just a few months old can be had for like .25 cents on the dollar. Pawn shops, etc.
Unless it's a big ticket item like a freezer or something then I'll go new with the extended warranty.
I think the plasma and lcd tvs are terribly expensive, and if you are not going to mount it on the wall, think about the tube tv.
I love that TV. The best HDTV show for checking out the picture is CSI Miami. Vibrant sunny scenes of Miami. CSI NY is too gray, and CSI the original always seems to be at night. But if you want to consistently see a good picture, check out CSI Miami for the panoramic shots of Miami.
Now that makes it a difference....how many in the family and what about distance from sitting area to where you want the TV?
Reason that is important is that with LCD the angle of viewing is pretty much straight on....
http://www.newegg.com
Look at the reviews. They've never let me down.
Not true. All over the air broadcasts will go digital, they may or may not be HD. You will need a ATSC tuner to decode the broadcast signal.
Ken is correct! Not all digital broadcasts will be HD.
Thanks for catching that.
What I'm curious to know is what impact will the Digital broadcasts have on cable TV networks (Comcast, Charter, etc).
They clearly are pushing Digital Cable services, but have any announced plans to drop the current Analog broadcasts?
Now that makes it a difference....how many in the family and what about distance from sitting area to where you want the TV?
Five plus friends up to 10 kids sitting in a fifteen by fourteen room.
Look at the reviews. They've never let me down
Great selections. Where are the reviews?
I've recently purchased a RCA 27" "SDTV" at Walmart. It's a "standard" resolution television, which has both analog (NTSC) and digital (ATSC) tuners. It has separate inputs (co-axial cable) for both.
IMO At just over $200, it was a relatively inexpensive (compared to HDTV sets) way to see what digital signals were available to me.
One thing I've discovered: In my area, many (most) stations inexplicably transmit their digital signals at a fraction of the strength of their analog signal. I.E. 316,000 watts for VHF-analog, vs. 30,000 watts for UHF-digital. If you live in the sticks, and/or don't subscribe to digital cable/satellite, they may not be a whole lot on the digital dial.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Order=RATING&SrchInDesc=dlp%20hdtv&Page=1&Nty=1&N=0&Submit=ENE&Description=dlp&Ntk=all
Ok I need GUY input here.
Not the 3000 dollar one, but the rest of them. I want the best picture for the dollar the 1080 pix thing.
Opinion?
Stinking typos.
Actually, I'd be the last fella to ask.
I'm color blind. I've never paid attention to DPI and all those terms.
Sorry.
If it's digital, you'll not have to use a digital converter.
What's TV?
Ping.
The Face of TV to Come: Plasma Vs. DLP
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But I think it may be dated....if what I was told is true....this website is definitely selling Plasma.,...
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