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A Newb is in Need
by scp400 - 1/26/09 6:02 PMWell as I have already stated, I purchased a floor model Sharp Aquos LC42D64u with a free Sharp Aquos Blu Ray from Sears for 920. I have gotten mixed opinions, most saying take it back and others saying it was a good deal because it lasts 60,000 hours and a free Blu Ray. If this was a bad decision in your eyes could you recommend some other tvs no more than 900. I already have a Blu Ray player, the Magnavox one, got it for Xmas.
Satisfied...
by MrGadgetman - 1/26/09 7:50 PM In reply to: A Newb is in Need by scp400Are you satisfied? That's the question. The LC42D64u got pretty good reviews on this site on and on others too. It's kind of hard to argue with a 42" 1080P TV and Blu-ray Disc player for under a grand. Especially both being Sharp. Not my favorite brand for HD stuff but a reputable manufacturer none-the-less. I would box the Magnavox BD player and match hardware with the Sharp player. Magnavox and the gang aren't known for their Blu-ray Disc prowess. Sharp at least helped with the Blu-ray format in the first place.
60,000 hours is a long time. Do the math..., that's 6+ years of TV straight @ 24 hrs/day. 12 years if you turn it off for for half of the day..., I think you're good.
To be honest yes
by scp400 - 1/27/09 9:50 AM In reply to: Satisfied... by MrGadgetmanI am very satisfied with this tv so far. I only watch SD tv because of Time Warners crazy 20 bucks a month for HD but am still really impressed with it. The Blu Ray comes in Monday. The only thing I hate is the occasional speaker popping during some commercials and when the commercials change. I plan on getting surround sound a little later so hopefully that will fix the problem. I also can't find when the tv was made. The lady said it was a model for 1 1/2 months but it is an 07 model so I dunno. I would really like to find it out.
you can get hd channels through the cable line
by mamontano - 1/27/09 10:52 AM In reply to: To be honest yes by scp400Use a splitter and run 1 line to the
cable box and 1 line to the tv. You can
connect the cable box to the tv with the
rca (composite connections). Do a channel
search and you should be able to pick up
some hd channels.
Apartment Living
by scp400 - 1/27/09 4:14 PM In reply to: you can get hd channels through the cable line by mamontanoI live in a student apartment and we do not have cable boxes. It sucks yes but the picture still looks pretty good. Better than my Sammy 42 a400 back at the house hooked up to a directv box. Next semester I might spend the cash for the HD hookup. The whole HDTV process brings some headaches
i assume you ran the channel search when you set it up
by mamontano - 1/28/09 5:19 AM In reply to: Apartment Living by scp400I know nbc, abc, cbs, etc also
have hd channels. You should be
able to get these.
Off-air HD
by MrGadgetman - 1/28/09 9:45 AM In reply to: To be honest yes by scp400You can have the cable box come in the TV by RCAs and hook up an antenna to the RF jack. No need to ignore the free HDTV. Especially with Superbowl Sunday coming! ABC, NBC, FOX, CW, MyNetwork, CBS are in HD in most markets right off the airwaves. When I lived in an apartment here in Houston, TX I had a $10 pair of RCA-brand rabbit ear antennas and I picked up all the locals with the minimum signal strength reading 78%. before I got it aimed right, I was picking up stations at 20-30%. Contrary to the nay-sayers, you can get HDTV from rabbit ears and you don't HAVE to go and buy expensive hardware. There are those who will call BS though. Obviously, reception is subject to the environment.
This guide may help. http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Address.aspx
It tells you where and which direction stations are in order to aim and postition an antenna.
QAM tuner
by MrGadgetman - 2/4/09 11:14 AM In reply to: A Newb is in Need by scp400I forgot to mention as well that if your new HDTV has a QAM tuner then you should be able to get the local network HD channels through the cable coax, if you have basic. The cable companies will try to insist that you need a converter box to get local HD channels, but that is false. Most of the current HDTVs came with an ATSC/QAM tuner, and the FCC article mandate (FCC Sec. 76.630) says that the cable provider playing an HD signal or digital program of a locally available network must carry rebroadcasts of said programming "IN THE CLEAR". The FCC says that they do not HAVE to advertise or tell you about it though, which is why they do not, i.e., ...sell you stuff and tell you "you need it".
The bad news is that the stations on the QAM feed can be at any channel number the cable provider wants and they can move them around at will to accomodate their channel line-up, etc.
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by jonnybones - 2/5/09 8:51 PM In reply to: A Newb is in Need by scp400I'd say that's a pretty good deal. I would even ditch your magnovox player and use the Sharp one.
A PRETTY GOOD DEAL; ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.............
by Riverledge - 2/6/09 11:24 PM In reply to: A Newb is in Need by scp400CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER DEAL RIGHT NOW; UNLESS, OF COURSE CIRCUIT CITY
STARTS GIVING STUFF AWAY (UNLIKELY.) ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE, UPGRADE
AFTER COLLEGE.
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