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  • Fiddy
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    • Jul 2002
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    #4996
    Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

    yes samsung used to make them... from what i understand they stopped the joint project a while back.. can anybody link me to site you get info from.. i like seeing and reading stuff on diff sites etc.. thanks..
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    • dales
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      • Feb 2003
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      #4997
      Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

      I just purchased the Samsung LN-T4061F tonight and it's absolutely fantastic. I was thinking about going with the Sony KDL40V2500 but there was just too great a risk that I'd get the clouding effect that so many seem to have with it. I actually saw it on the display model they had on the floor at BB.

      And I had no idea that I'd be able to do 1080p with the 360 over component cables.

      Tomorrow I'll be getting the HD set top box from Comcast so I'll be good to go with all my HD programming.
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      • ODogg
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        • Feb 2003
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        #4998
        Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

        Originally posted by dales
        I just purchased the Samsung LN-T4061F tonight and it's absolutely fantastic. I was thinking about going with the Sony KDL40V2500 but there was just too great a risk that I'd get the clouding effect that so many seem to have with it. I actually saw it on the display model they had on the floor at BB.

        And I had no idea that I'd be able to do 1080p with the 360 over component cables.

        Tomorrow I'll be getting the HD set top box from Comcast so I'll be good to go with all my HD programming.
        Just to be clear, in case you didn't know, the 360 does games at 1080P with the component cables but if you get the HD-DVD add-on you have to use the VGA hookup to get 1080P there.
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        • dales
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          • Feb 2003
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          #4999
          Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

          Thanks for the clarification, ODogg.
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          • ODogg
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            • Feb 2003
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            #5000
            Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

            Originally posted by dales
            Thanks for the clarification, ODogg.
            no problem and hopefully your tv does have a vga-in because vga works quite well on samsungs i believe (that's what I got, a samsung but not same model as yours and it rocks)
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            • dales
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              • Feb 2003
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              #5001
              Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

              Originally posted by ODogg
              no problem and hopefully your tv does have a vga-in because vga works quite well on samsungs i believe (that's what I got, a samsung but not same model as yours and it rocks)
              It does have VGA in.

              EDIT: Fixed issue with HDTV.
              Last edited by dales; 03-31-2007, 10:19 PM.
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              • Fresh Tendrils
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                • Jul 2002
                • 36131

                #5002
                Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                I have a simple question. I have a TV and DVD player that have HDMI, but would it be better to go with a HDMI cable or is component just as good?



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                • capa
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                  • Jul 2002
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                  #5003
                  Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                  Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
                  I have a simple question. I have a TV and DVD player that have HDMI, but would it be better to go with a HDMI cable or is component just as good?
                  HDMI will give you better quality, but if you stay with component cables you will still get an excellent picture. But consider HDMI the top of the line experience...for now.

                  Don't pay $100 for one of these cables..go online and search or go to radio Shack. Don't buy them from one of the major electronic store (CC, BestBuy)..they will charge an arma and leg for Monster cables.

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                  • capa
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                    • Jul 2002
                    • 5321

                    #5004
                    Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                    Anyone have any experience/opinion about the Samsung 46 4661F model (LCD)? I can get the tv for a little over $2K. Anyone own one and what are your thoughts?

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                    • GAMEC0CK2002
                      Stayin Alive
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 10384

                      #5005
                      Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                      Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils
                      I have a simple question. I have a TV and DVD player that have HDMI, but would it be better to go with a HDMI cable or is component just as good?
                      One word: www.monoprice.com


                      Nice quality HDMI cables for around $20 shipped.

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                      • pb4201
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                        • May 2003
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                        #5006
                        Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                        My new 65 inch Mitsubishi WD-65831 and Samsung LN-3251D.

                        Also, got new Polk speakers and the 1600 Yamaha audio receiver. I'm now broke but am loving the TV's!
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                        • GAMEC0CK2002
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                          • Aug 2002
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                          #5007
                          Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                          Originally posted by pb4201
                          My new 65 inch Mitsubishi WD-65831 and Samsung LN-3251D.

                          Also, got new Polk speakers and the 1600 Yamaha audio receiver. I'm now broke but am loving the TV's!
                          That's a nice setup. I've got to consolidate and tidy up mine. Too many wires all over the place.

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                          • coogrfan
                            In Fritz We Trust
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 15645

                            #5008
                            Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                            Originally posted by pb4201
                            My new 65 inch Mitsubishi WD-65831 and Samsung LN-3251D.

                            Also, got new Polk speakers and the 1600 Yamaha audio receiver. I'm now broke but am loving the TV's!
                            Very nice. Is that a DirecTV HDDVR? If so, I'd be interested to hear what you think of it.

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                            • pb4201
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                              • May 2003
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                              #5009
                              Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                              Originally posted by coogrfan
                              Very nice. Is that a DirecTV HDDVR? If so, I'd be interested to hear what you think of it.
                              Yes, it is a Directv HD-DVR. So far, I'm liking it much better than I ever imagined. I was a long time Tivo user and I never thought I could get use to something else. However, being able to hit the 30 second skip button so many times is really nice.

                              If you have it installed make sure you have the installer download the latest software update. I didnt and I was having problems. However, since its downloaded its been great. Now my only problem is the installer did a crappy job of setting up the dish and I've been losing the signal at times. A supervisor tech is coming to fix it this week.
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                              • coogrfan
                                In Fritz We Trust
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 15645

                                #5010
                                Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                                Originally posted by pb4201
                                Yes, it is a Directv HD-DVR. So far, I'm liking it much better than I ever imagined. I was a long time Tivo user and I never thought I could get use to something else. However, being able to hit the 30 second skip button so many times is really nice.

                                If you have it installed make sure you have the installer download the latest software update. I didnt and I was having problems. However, since its downloaded its been great. Now my only problem is the installer did a crappy job of setting up the dish and I've been losing the signal at times. A supervisor tech is coming to fix it this week.
                                I had one of these installed in January, one month later I was ready to throw the thing thru a window:
                                Originally posted by coogrfan
                                Just a quick update - my opinion has gone from "serviceable" to "barely tolerable".

                                The DirecTV HR20 has only been available for a short time, and in it's current state it is the buggiest piece of home electronic equipment I have ever seen. I've experienced freezes, audio dropouts, programs that claim to have been recorded that turn out to be nothing but a black screen, and now the freaking thing has started cancelling recordings for no apparent reason.

                                A poster over at DBSTalk.com described it best when he called it "a Beta, and a fairly early one at that". It's obvious DTV pushed this thing out the door before it was ready, hoping to "fix it on the back end" via software updates. The basics are there to make it a very good DVR, but as it stands now it simply cannot be relied upon to do it's job as designed. Anyone considering getting one might want to wait a few months for some of it's more glaring issues to be resolved.

                                I miss TiVo.
                                Since then it's gotten significantly better (at least it actually records the shows it's supposed to). I read over at DBSTalk that DirectTV is sending out periodic "stealth" software updates to fix some of this units more glaring issues.

                                Now if they would just add
                                1. a skip to the end/beginning function;
                                2. the ability to pause one channel while surfing on the other tuner (a la TiVo);
                                I'll be happy.

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