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01-15-2005, 08:32 PM
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TV Buying Advice Needed
Ok. Wife and kids pleading for us to buy a wide screen TV set. Looked around did some research and still confused.
Question: So what is the difference between and HD and HD ready set? And a rear HD projection set? How about the LCD/HD set? LCD, I know is the latest and skinniest set around but only comes to 42" screen. Yeh, there are bigger but 15,000 bucks is out of the question! Budget allocation, is about 5,000 bucks tops! Pls. help!
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01-15-2005, 08:58 PM
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$5K is the "sweet spot" for home theatre these days. You can get a decent 42" plasma panel/LCD panel/DLP or LCD rear projection and audio hook up for about that.
HD and HD ready . . . HD would have the HD tuner built in, which only helps if you plan to get HD off the air and not through sat or cable.
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01-16-2005, 08:47 AM
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Think Sony
I just purchased the Sony 40 HDTV XBR (tube) and love it, I would not buy rear projection screen, the picture is not that clear to me..and make sure it has HD turner built in, otherwise you will have to buy a HD tuner to get HDTV
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01-16-2005, 10:03 AM
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I was very impressed with my 35" Sony CRT TV when I bought it years ago. 7 years afterwards it crapped out. The power supply boards were toast. Researching TV forums I noticed that Sony TV's (of that vintage) are problematic.
My Sony digital camera crapped out after 3 years of light use. I refuse to purchase another Sony product not because they don't make a good product but because they don't last as long as I feel they should - expecially for the money you pay. Rear projection TV's look good if you are sitting directly in front of them, look at them from the side or top and the screen looks washed out. Plasma TV's are the thinnest, however many of them do not come with a tuner - you must fork out another $700 for a tuner. Plasma's have the best picture (in my opion) out of the different types of TV 's available. If I were to get a new TV today I would consider an LCD with a built-in HD tuner. With the LCD screens you will have to replace a bulb (around $300) every 4 years or so. With the Plasma screens there is no $300 bulb to replace - the entire screen is rated for like 30,000 hours after that you must replace it. Make sure the TV you are considering comes with the accessories you need. Not all TV's come with speakers, tuners, or stands.
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01-16-2005, 12:08 PM
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I'm partial to Sony since the set I am replacing is a Sony. It is 22 years old but still works and looks just fine. Only once serviced - switch, not picture quality related.
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01-16-2005, 12:19 PM
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As for the price of an HDTV "tuner" consider how much you presently use the tuner that was built into your TV . . . after you got cable or satellite for ESPN, HBO, etc. When I got my plasma panel, it was like buying a computer monitor, no tuner and no speakers, which was just fine with me, since the other components of the home theatre took care of those pieces.
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#7
01-16-2005, 04:31 PM
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I just bought a nice sony from HH GREGG that was after looking at 4 other major storys and all over the internet they have good prices and sevarl models to choose from, with 5000 dollars you can get a very, very nice flat screen with hdtv. Just look at the picture diffrence with the hdtv its much more clear, but you pay more for the tv and the service.
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