Home audio & video: Poll: Do you own an HDTV?
- 6/8/07 10:48 AM
I THOUGHT D.L.P. WAS A DEAD ITEM
by stewart norrie - 6/9/07 11:14 AM In reply to: Do you own an HDTV? by polajohnI find a lot of you folks own a d.l.p. t.v. I have owned my 72" beast for 15 months and still amazed with the picture quality Yes plasma sets are still a winner. but where are you going to find a 72" plasma for $3400. In closing there is no reason on earth for not buying a hi-def set. gosh for $500 you can buy an entry level big screen that will give you a movie theater picture an old anolog t.v. will cost about the same ha ha steweee
dlp is not dead
by widojofus - 6/10/07 11:17 AM In reply to: I THOUGHT D.L.P. WAS A DEAD ITEM by stewart norriea good dlp will probably give you the best picture out there. even on cnet they say that the best picture available comes from a dlp unit, the Sharp XV-Z20000. plus the majority of movie theaters use dlp technology. there is just a bunch of sxrd junkies on this website that for some reason think dlp sucks, i dont know why they would think that because dlp is one of the leading technologies among hd.
NO
by blastart - 6/9/07 11:20 AM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
cost!!!! With the lousy programming available for television today I see no point in paying 6 to16 hundred dollars for a high definition set. With my satalite system I am good to go with my crt unit. Why should I want to pay more for HD programming which is going to be a high def version of the same crappy programming I am allready paying for? No thanks, all that extra money to get a high def look at more awful reality (theres a joke) TV shows and an average of at least 5 hours of paid programming advertisments per channel per day. Then the cost of an hd dvd player which is the only way to get true 1080P if you are not fortunate enough to live next door to the broadcaster so you can get it over the air. In other words if you live in the extreme rural areas your still stuck with cable or sat which means 1080 I max with glitches because its all they can do to get that through their pipes.I'll wait another few years and let you have to have its pay for the hit and miss research before I do a video refit. Its just not that that much better to me.
HDTV
by GateKeeper50 - 6/9/07 12:27 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Vizio LCD 37" refurbished model through TigerDirect.com. It's great.
HDTV 's Owned
by davecon1 - 6/9/07 2:52 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I Have 4 of them: Mits 73" 1080i, Samsung 67" 1080p, Olevia 32" 720p
and a 32" Panasonic 1080i. Time-Warner supplies the 2 DVR boxes & the other Hi-Def boxes. Just waiting on the "format wars" regarding the players. Might not even need Hi-def DVDs at all if "Video On Demand"
becomes available in hi-def. T/W says its coming soon,but it might be only 1080i. Am waiting to do upgrade from 5.1 to 7.1 surround as soon as The new HDMI standard is oficial.
MORE REASONS TO BUY A HI-DEF T.V.
by stewart norrie - 6/9/07 3:56 PM In reply to: HDTV 's Owned by davecon1First if you own a d.l.p. set and the lamp fails replacing lamp is as easy as replacing a light bulb usually one screw and the wholelamp assy pulls out. Asd far as programming goes once you order the satellite or cable hi def service and add the hi-def package you will be in heaven.Discovery h.d. theater will blow you away, e.s.p.n. off the charts, h.d. net and h.d. net movies will give you awsome movies and great shows, h.d. net movies have no comercials usually older blockbuster movies well worth watching t.n.t. action and drama in eye popping hi-def and everything is in 5.1. dobly digital So to all you cheapies your satellite or cable is just as inportant as the darn t.v its useless with out feeding it its like buying a car and not wanting to put gas in it. and the monthly small fee is worth every penny you pay for it. in closing once you watch Planet Earth on the discovery channel you will run screeming out the door with joy gosh you folks are cheap beyond belief. $500 for a entry level big screen if you cannot afford $500 its worth going out and get an extra job hi-def is a window to the world you have no idea what you are missing And in closing I hate it when you folks go out and buy a beautiful hi-def set and are to cheap to add hi-def service wake up and get your head out of the sand steweee
Yes I do own an HDTV
by gtbell - 6/9/07 3:18 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
and I love it!
It's a Panasonic TH-42PX500U.
It would be even better if I could use all the features it has but because I go through a cable box I miss out on PIP and audio levelling that is built into the set.
Yes of course
by ht_fan - 6/9/07 4:12 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
A Samsung LCD LN-S4095D, it was simply the best LCD for the price.
Andy
Not fast enough yet by the looks of it.
by metaljohn777 - 6/9/07 5:20 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been looking into various HDTV models. But so far all the models I have seen in the stores seem to exhibit a kind of jittering or tracing / ghosting effect when trying to display full speed motion, such as when viewing live action sports. In my opinion this shows that the response times are still too slow for live action, so I will wait until the technology has improved.
hdtv
by glentibbits - 6/9/07 6:24 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Zenith 52 inch, 1080i, plasma.
If you have a cat or the TV is on a substandard stand, I urge you to use the cable ties and secure the tv to the wall. The TV weighs a lot and a tipping TV could kill a small child. The instructions state this also.
glen
6 here. . .
by Coryphaeus - 6/9/07 7:25 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Philips 20" LCD in the kitchen
Westinghouse 27" LCD in my computer room
2 Westinghouse 32" LCDs in two bedrooms
Sony 55" SXRD in the living room
Magnavox 20" LCD in wife's shop
And
2 19" widescreen PC monitors with more resolution than HD on my desktops.
Yes
by hyghwayman - 6/9/07 8:26 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My Sony KD-34XBR970 HDTV
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p9mr44WwDyHkKpv_AJeBqqbrI6RWPqZOOL0Dlk4tWpXQ5oJEaF6UwmuhlPPKJZz_q
I'm in HD Heaven,
hyghwayman
HDTV
by lynjs - 6/9/07 8:29 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
No. I don't have an HDTV yet. The reason is MONEY. With gas prices, medical costs and food going through the roof, one has to prioritize.
I'm in this vein. HDTV doesn't fascinate me. As long as I see a decent picture with no snow and very little hissing, I'm fine. I don't need the screen to look as though I'm looking outside or courtside at the game. I can do that already, if I get some money and go to the game in person.
I just don't see paying upwards to $2000 for a 36-inch tv. That is ridiculous. I can see on my 13-inch Orion, 13-in Sanyo, 19-inch Zenith and when it gets out of the shop, my 32-inch Phillips Magnavox just fine.
I paid ....
by hyghwayman - 6/9/07 8:46 PM In reply to: HDTV by lynjs$749.95 for my Sony KD-34XBR970, that is 34 inches of HD in W/S!
43" Sony rear projection
by timztoyz - 6/9/07 9:00 PM In reply to: Poll: Do you own an HDTV? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I guess my Sony is close to being a dinosaur -- I bought it in 2001 for $1500, including the separate stand. I've never had any problems and the picture quality is even better now that there are more HD programs, both locally and via cable.
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