Just bought a new TV......
Originally Posted by lethal93ta
you can rent it for so much a month with HD programing ,I think my box and extra HD channels are like 10 bucks a month, built in tuner just means thats its just not a stand alone monitor, you dont "need" a box to run it you could run a line right into it and make it work, but your just going to have a standard signal not a digital signal.
Thanks for the info.
I looked at televisions at Best Buy yesterday. As you know, they have a million flat screens. I'd like to buy a really nice one, but I don't want to throw a ton of cash at one. Basically, I just want a decent Plasma or LCD 42" flat screen. Best Buy had some in the $900 - $1,500 range. That's probably what I'm looking to spend. They had Westinghouse, LG, Samsung, and a few others. Any recommendations? I don't need the latest and the greatest. Probably just hook up an old vcr and a dvd player. Standard cable for now, digital cable maybe in the future. Thanks!
I looked at televisions at Best Buy yesterday. As you know, they have a million flat screens. I'd like to buy a really nice one, but I don't want to throw a ton of cash at one. Basically, I just want a decent Plasma or LCD 42" flat screen. Best Buy had some in the $900 - $1,500 range. That's probably what I'm looking to spend. They had Westinghouse, LG, Samsung, and a few others. Any recommendations? I don't need the latest and the greatest. Probably just hook up an old vcr and a dvd player. Standard cable for now, digital cable maybe in the future. Thanks!
Originally Posted by lethal93ta
heres mine with ESPN2HD on, sorry about the flash but it gives you an idea
dont mind the kids toys eather. my daughter stacks all her stuffed toys over there for some reason.
dont mind the kids toys eather. my daughter stacks all her stuffed toys over there for some reason.
If not i suggest it, i see cooling problems there
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From: bethel PA
Originally Posted by SpaZMaN
do you use that fan to help cool down your reciever ect.?
If not i suggest it, i see cooling problems there
If not i suggest it, i see cooling problems there
Originally Posted by Brentc5R
So Kenny, Andy is right. Figure the 8 foot couch esp if youre watching sports. 12 is a little far away. The reason why HD you can sit up closer is you cant see the scan lines as opposed to an analog feed. Now, HD cable or direct TV for the feed. I'm on the direct TV side. Cheaper and more channels and they have a pro football package. When you pull the trigger on it Andy( WTF, when did you get into this) post again and we'll help you tune it for best pic.
Originally Posted by stockerws6
That is not necessarily correct. Most of the bigger plasma's and lcd's have digital tuners built-in that the TV will receive and decode the signal but the signal will probably be limited with a built-in decoder.
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From: Merrimack, NH
Originally Posted by Z28_Ninja
brent, this is what i do for a living now, i am a home theater installer for geeksquad/ bestbuy. i spend 50-70 hours a week doing this.
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Originally Posted by Z28_Ninja
that is not neccessarily right either, the built in tuners are high def but you have to have something sending highdef to it, like a high def antenna that you can get for like 20-70 dollars and depending on area can get anywhere up 10 high def channels. granted they will not look as good as high def that is using a hd box and component or hdmi connection.
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From: Delray Beach, Fl.
The Westys are nice LCD's for the $$$
They are rated pretty good to boot,the TX line in 42in is a nice set...
Sure Fuji's are kings in Plasma but now we're talking bookoo $$$,The LG's I was NOT impressed with and the Pannys tend to be dark and dull in color....
The Sammy 5084 Plasma is a very nice unit at 2600.00
I paid 2150 for my Sammy 4665F LCD and its awesome....
They are rated pretty good to boot,the TX line in 42in is a nice set...
Sure Fuji's are kings in Plasma but now we're talking bookoo $$$,The LG's I was NOT impressed with and the Pannys tend to be dark and dull in color....
The Sammy 5084 Plasma is a very nice unit at 2600.00
I paid 2150 for my Sammy 4665F LCD and its awesome....
Originally Posted by JS
The Westys are nice LCD's for the $$$
They are rated pretty good to boot,the TX line in 42in is a nice set...
Sure Fuji's are kings in Plasma but now we're talking bookoo $$$,The LG's I was NOT impressed with and the Pannys tend to be dark and dull in color....
The Sammy 5084 Plasma is a very nice unit at 2600.00
I paid 2150 for my Sammy 4665F LCD and its awesome....
They are rated pretty good to boot,the TX line in 42in is a nice set...
Sure Fuji's are kings in Plasma but now we're talking bookoo $$$,The LG's I was NOT impressed with and the Pannys tend to be dark and dull in color....
The Sammy 5084 Plasma is a very nice unit at 2600.00
I paid 2150 for my Sammy 4665F LCD and its awesome....
Originally Posted by Brentc5R
What??? I had no idea. Congratulations. You sound very knowledgable. It's a good business to be in. When i pull the trigger I'm going with a 60-65 plasma 1080p when the price comes down in a couple years. But my Mits 55 CRT is s till running great asnd it's 6 years old. On the amp side Mcintosh and PSB golds
Westinghouse 42" LCD For the money, what do you guys think of the Westinghouse 42" 1080 LCD HDTV (TX-42F430S)? Best Buy appears to have the best price anywhere. Regular price is $1,299 and it was on sale last week for $1,099. I'm guessing it will be back on sale again in a few weeks.
Here's a link:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1181831586462
From the Bang-For-The-Buck standpoint, isn't this decent for a 1080p?
Here's a link:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1181831586462
From the Bang-For-The-Buck standpoint, isn't this decent for a 1080p?
Originally Posted by 99Andrew
For the money, what do you guys think of the Westinghouse 42" 1080 LCD HDTV (TX-42F430S)? Best Buy appears to have the best price anywhere. Regular price is $1,299 and it was on sale last week for $1,099. I'm guessing it will be back on sale again in a few weeks.
Here's a link:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1181831586462
From the Bang-For-The-Buck standpoint, isn't this decent for a 1080p?
Here's a link:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1181831586462
From the Bang-For-The-Buck standpoint, isn't this decent for a 1080p?
it has everything you need, pc input, 1080p, hdmi inputs and everything else. i bet it looks great. unless your a max effort type of guy and your life revolves around every little detail of video and your placing this tv in the middle of a multi thousand dollar home entertainment setup, i really doubt extra money spent on other sets would be justified.
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From: Delray Beach, Fl.
The Westys are very good units for the money..There processers are decent as is there screens and the TX line has NUMEROUS features,I almost bought it but decided to upgrade to the Sammy....
The Older Westy LVM line was a great unit but only a monitor and some people like having a tuner is there TV,If u can find a LVM 47in Monitor I would snap it right up..They dont have quite as many calibrations but they are 1080P and have a beautiful pic
Try here www.cnet.com
Try here www.avsforum.com
All the info u want on either Westy,Once I pay down my Sammy I'm buying a Westy 47 for my bedroom.....Its a great unit
The Older Westy LVM line was a great unit but only a monitor and some people like having a tuner is there TV,If u can find a LVM 47in Monitor I would snap it right up..They dont have quite as many calibrations but they are 1080P and have a beautiful pic
Try here www.cnet.com
Try here www.avsforum.com
All the info u want on either Westy,Once I pay down my Sammy I'm buying a Westy 47 for my bedroom.....Its a great unit
Originally Posted by JS
The Westys are very good units for the money..There processers are decent as is there screens and the TX line has NUMEROUS features,I almost bought it but decided to upgrade to the Sammy....
The Older Westy LVM line was a great unit but only a monitor and some people like having a tuner is there TV,If u can find a LVM 47in Monitor I would snap it right up..They dont have quite as many calibrations but they are 1080P and have a beautiful pic
Try here www.cnet.com
Try here www.avsforum.com
All the info u want on either Westy,Once I pay down my Sammy I'm buying a Westy 47 for my bedroom.....Its a great unit
The Older Westy LVM line was a great unit but only a monitor and some people like having a tuner is there TV,If u can find a LVM 47in Monitor I would snap it right up..They dont have quite as many calibrations but they are 1080P and have a beautiful pic
Try here www.cnet.com
Try here www.avsforum.com
All the info u want on either Westy,Once I pay down my Sammy I'm buying a Westy 47 for my bedroom.....Its a great unit