HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

[ODogg]

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At the same time, so is 1080P, and in 2-3 years, there will be a 10X better set at 1080P than there is now.

I just look at it like this, if you're already shelling out $1000+ might as well spend a few hundred more and have the very best, you are set for a long time. No need to worry about a year down the road some 1080p game or movie or whatnot coming out and you going, oh crap, i gotta get a new set now. Like candyman had that issue. I always try to avoid that.

It's not I want the best, it's usually a personal call on whether it's worth it. When I bought my tv it was like $400 less I believe to not get 1080p, but when I was already spending $2500 or so, I said, it's worth it to get the best. But if the 1080p set had been $3500 instead of $2900 I would have gotten the 720p set for $2500, I couldn't justify that much more cash. So yeah it's a judgement call.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I just look at it like this, if you're already shelling out $1000+ might as well spend a few hundred more and have the very best, you are set for a long time. No need to worry about a year down the road some 1080p game or movie or whatnot coming out and you going, oh crap, i gotta get a new set now. Like candyman had that issue. I always try to avoid that.

It's not I want the best, it's usually a personal call on whether it's worth it. When I bought my tv it was like $400 less I believe to not get 1080p, but when I was already spending $2500 or so, I said, it's worth it to get the best. But if the 1080p set had been $3500 instead of $2900 I would have gotten the 720p set for $2500, I couldn't justify that much more cash. So yeah it's a judgement call.

You do realize you are talking about 2 people who have fairly new tv's right? LOL Just messing guys...

[mjb2124]

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you should have got a RP CRT for that matter, CRT's have the best black color, I hear so much prase on this set, I know the Nativ res is 1080i, but I hear nothing good about this set even on the AVS forums, and its 57". and the price is great.


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

No because a DLP has very good PQ IMO for the size that it is. I really didn't want something that heavy and bulky.

[mjb2124]

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yeah, he said that DLP and LCD don't do black well,

I think you read my quote wrong. I think DLP's do black VERY good. It's why I chose a DLP over an LCD. I'm very happy with the black level on my DLP.

The only complaint I ever had with my DLP is the clarity in dark scenes. I had trouble making out images in the background, but after it was calibrated, I can.

[CaptainZombie]

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you should have got a RP CRT for that matter, CRT's have the best black color, I hear so much prase on this set, I know the Nativ res is 1080i, but I hear nothing good about this set even on the AVS forums, and its 57". and the price is great.


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

LOL! Are you going with this now over the DLP?

[CaptainZombie]

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to be honest, my set right now is not 1080p and the PS3 still looks great on it, and I really can't see the big difference anywho, I saw 1080p and 720p and 1080i and I just dont really see that big of a difference. I looking at the size my freind, you aint getting no 1080p 57" for $1199.

Well you may not see a difference now but you may down the road, these consoles are still in their infancy. As for the pricing, I was going by the difference in the 5086 and 5087 which is like $200-$300. So I wasn't pricing 57" sets. I can't imagine there'd be a huge difference though as you scale up.

Football, I bought the 5087W for $1499 from Circuit City when they were selling it for $1899. You really need to know how to talk to these people since they want your sale and you can walk away with a steal.

[CaptainZombie]

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I just look at it like this, if you're already shelling out $1000+ might as well spend a few hundred more and have the very best, you are set for a long time. No need to worry about a year down the road some 1080p game or movie or whatnot coming out and you going, oh crap, i gotta get a new set now. Like candyman had that issue. I always try to avoid that.

It's not I want the best, it's usually a personal call on whether it's worth it. When I bought my tv it was like $400 less I believe to not get 1080p, but when I was already spending $2500 or so, I said, it's worth it to get the best. But if the 1080p set had been $3500 instead of $2900 I would have gotten the 720p set for $2500, I couldn't justify that much more cash. So yeah it's a judgement call.

When I bought the RPTV almost 4 years ago, it was one of the best at the time. I didn't expect it to not wk w/ the PS3, so that led me to upgrade sooner than I thought. My benefits now, even though this is 50" like the RP, it's more than 1/2 the size all around on the RP, 720P, 1080P, no burn-in, HDMI, Digital Optical Output, VGA, and DVI that my other TV never had. It's worth it.

No because a DLP has very good PQ IMO for the size that it is. I really didn't want something that heavy and bulky.

This thing is so light that I carried it myself, no more bulk..

I think you read my quote wrong. I think DLP's do black VERY good. It's why I chose a DLP over an LCD. I'm very happy with the black level on my DLP.

The only complaint I ever had with my DLP is the clarity in dark scenes. I had trouble making out images in the background, but after it was calibrated, I can.

I have the same complaint, the black level is good compared to the 2 LCD's here at home.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Football, I bought the 5087W for $1499 from Circuit City when they were selling it for $1899. You really need to know how to talk to these people since they want your sale and you can walk away with a steal.

did you buy the warranty, and how would I get it for $1499?

[ExtremeGamer]

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did you but the warranty, and how would I get it for $1499?

You have to buy them McDonalds

[RoyalBoyle78]

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You have to buy them McDonalds

EG I like that other set I showed you, what would you do?

[CaptainZombie]

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did you buy the warranty, and how would I get it for $1499?

You have to walk into the store and tell them that you are going to buy all the games they have. Then come on OS and use your wife as a front.

Seriously, I had Circuit City price match ABT Electronics from here in IL and I bought the 5087W for $1499 when they were selling it for $1899. The thing was that I was going to buy the 4yr warranty regardless, but the dude told me for them to give it to me at $1499 I had to buy the warranty. It didn't matter since I was buying the warranty anyways if I bought it at ABT or CC. I had the RP have a component issue last summer, thank god I had the ext. warranty that covered it. The warranty was $400 for 4 yrs.

[ExtremeGamer]

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EG I like that other set I showed you, what would you do?

If it was me, I would buy the CRT. But at the same time, I hate projection, whether it be LCD, CRT, or DLP, I just have never cared for it.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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If it was me, I would buy the CRT. But at the same time, I hate projection, whether it be LCD, CRT, or DLP, I just have never cared for it.

what kind of TV do you have?

[CaptainZombie]

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what kind of TV do you have?

He has the mother beast of them all a Sony XBR, which is an amazing CRT. Watching games on that TV is like glass, but the bastard is soo heavy.

[CaptainZombie]

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If it was me, I would buy the CRT. But at the same time, I hate projection, whether it be LCD, CRT, or DLP, I just have never cared for it.

One thing that I hated with Rear Projection like my old Toshiba was the size and burn-in issue. The newer projections (DLP, LCD) have corrected tons of issues that were in the old CRT Projections like what Football was looking at. CRT Projections produce a nice picture, but personally this day and age I would stay away from due to burn-in alone and their big beasts.