HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

[RoyalBoyle78]

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My LG 30" flat screen/Wide Screen CRT HDTV is awsome, I love this TV, It goes for about $800/$900, if you can afford this TV get it..I think it was great money spent.

[WTF]

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Well, if it werent' for my fiance, I would definately go w/ a CRT. With that said, she is into interior decorating, and wants an LCD/Plasma to mount on the wall. And since she's supporting me and my 360 purchase, it's the least I can do, lol. I love LG's though. They are sweet.

[ipitythafool25]

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well gamestop said i may not get my 360 on launch day afterall but im still getting a new tv hdtv gurus out of the following which do you advise

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hitac...oductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hitac...oductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsu...oductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Hitac...oductDetail.do

ok so i know thats alot of choices...im just trying to cover all bases...oh and any thoughts on samsung dlps would be appreciated

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Seeing how most of you are down on Insignia how about this for a cheap HDTV?

http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=TXR2765AX%2fXAA

Sears will have it for 369.99 on Black Friday. I know its not a widescreen, but is it that important considering there still aren't that much HD channels yet.

This Insignia still has me hooked in too however.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7279198&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat31800050030&id=1118839462408

399.99 on Black Friday.

What would you guys go with, or any other alternitives with basically a budget of $400. I know its not alot to work with but there seem to be a few deals where you could get a decent HDTV for $400 or a little less.

That Samsung is a "dyna-flat" screen, so its not completely flat. Yeah, might not sound like a problem, but I've read reviews where the curve of the screen can greatly affect how good the picture looks, especially at the bottom. Supposedly, 1 in 20 of the models are deffective. You may want to check out some reviews before going ahead and picking it up.

I know you only said $400, but if you could find another 100, Circuit City is selling the 26" Panny HDTV monitor (widescreen) for $500 and the reviews for that set are really good.

[TheTruth916]

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Wow... I never saw this and have been posting the the XBOX 360 High-Def or Regular TV post. Well I have been looking around for a HDTV and I saw the Insigina but, was told its only 1080i/480p which isn't good i guess and then people referred me to Samsung but, thats also a 1080i/480p.

I then found a TV that looked Great and sounded great and it was called "Prima" the Input Compatible is 1080p/1080i/720p/480i/480p. I am thinking about going tomorrow and grabbing it.

What are your guys take?

[nyyanksfan20]

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Wow... I never saw this and have been posting the the XBOX 360 High-Def or Regular TV post. Well I have been looking around for a HDTV and I saw the Insigina but, was told its only 1080i/480p which isn't good i guess and then people referred me to Samsung but, thats also a 1080i/480p.

I then found a TV that looked Great and sounded great and it was called "Prima" the Input Compatible is 1080p/1080i/720p/480i/480p. I am thinking about going tomorrow and grabbing it.

What are your guys take?

I too was going to get the Samsung or Insignia so I might have to change my mind too now. Do you have a link for this Prima, and also what's the price and size and where you saw it?

[TheTruth916]

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I too was going to get the Samsung or Insignia so I might have to change my mind too now. Do you have a link for this Prima, and also what's the price and size and where you saw it?

Here's the link and it tells you everything you want to know.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...0&subcat=HDTVs

[ExtremeGamer]

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Samsung's all take 720p.

[jpup]

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Here's the link and it tells you everything you want to know.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...0&subcat=HDTVs

That TV isn't even widescreen. It also doesn't have HDMI imputs. Don't buy it or you will be very dissapointed.

[TheTruth916]

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That TV isn't even widescreen. It also doesn't have HDMI imputs. Don't buy it or you will be very dissapointed.

In the price range for myself, I don't believe I'll be able to find a HDTV with a widescreen feature. Also what's HDMI?

is Widescreen and HDMI imputs important?

[Dealin Rams]

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I'm in the market for a widescreen HDTV, primarily for gaming but of course for DVDs and digital cable HDTV as well. 30" to 34" would be right down my alley, and my price range is $1000 - $1500 (although I could stretch it to a bit more if it really made a difference).

I know this is a general question which is probably disliked here, but I've been researching a ton on HDTVs and I feel like it's still so hard to even narrow it down to even 5 or 6 different choices. Given my budget above, does anyone have some suggestions as to the way to go on this?

I was looking at the Sony Bravia 32", which is $1699 at Costco and $1599 at Amazon, but that seems to be getting some poor reviews. Other than that the Samsung LCDs seem to be liked. But I just don't know. Any suggestions?

[nyyanksfan20]

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In the price range for myself, I don't believe I'll be able to find a HDTV with a widescreen feature. Also what's HDMI?

is Widescreen and HDMI imputs important?

Basically since our price range seem to be the same the only widescreen that i've found is the 30" Insignia from Bestbuy on blackfriday. It's 399.99. It too doesn't have HDMI. From what I understand it's just some advanced input that will be used for dvd players etc. in the future.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7279198&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat31800050030&id=1118839462408

[mjb2124]

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It too doesn't have HDMI. From what I understand it's just some advanced input that will be used for dvd players etc. in the future.

HDMI is in a lot of TV's right now. It's a digital input that transfers both digital audio and digital video from a device to the TV (ie: DVD player, set top box, DVR's etc...).

Personally I wouldn't purchase a TV without an HDMI interface, but that's just me. I like to have options!

[Dealin Rams]

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Well, I've narrowed it down to four options (although I'm open to suggestions I may have missed):

-Samsung LN-R328W
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsu...oductDetail.do)

-Sony Bravia KLV-S32A10
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do)

-Panny TC-32LX50
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panas...oductDetail.do)

-Sharp Aqous LC-32DA5U
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sharp...oductDetail.do)

Any opinions on which one of these to get? Experiences with them? Any help is much appreciated.

[jpup]

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Well, I've narrowed it down to four options (although I'm open to suggestions I may have missed):

-Samsung LN-R328W
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsu...oductDetail.do)

-Sony Bravia KLV-S32A10
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do)

-Panny TC-32LX50
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panas...oductDetail.do)

-Sharp Aqous LC-32DA5U
(http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sharp...oductDetail.do)

Any opinions on which one of these to get? Experiences with them? Any help is much appreciated.

You can get the Sony KDF-E42A10 for about the same money. Just another option if you would like something bigger.

http://www.abtelectronics.com/scripts/site/site_product.php3?id=19771