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  • Splitter77
    MVP
    • Mar 2003
    • 2820

    #5131
    Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

    Originally posted by Scrapps
    Am planning to buy either a 46" or 50". Probably the latter. What are your thoughts?
    i got the sammy 46" dlp 720p 1080I
    unbelievable picture, Its so bright and clear, Video games look amazing on it,
    I think it was only 1200 to boot.
    Cant go wrong with it for the price

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    • Scrapps
      Pro
      • Jan 2006
      • 825

      #5132
      Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

      Originally posted by Splitter77
      i got the sammy 46" dlp 720p 1080I
      unbelievable picture, Its so bright and clear, Video games look amazing on it,
      I think it was only 1200 to boot.
      Cant go wrong with it for the price
      As a matter of fact, am just about ready to pull the trigger of a 50" Samsung DLP (720p/1080i). I believe the model is the HL-T5075S. Vanns.com has it for $1149.00 w/free shipping.

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      • ODogg
        Hall Of Fame
        • Feb 2003
        • 37953

        #5133
        Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

        Originally posted by Scrapps
        As a matter of fact, am just about ready to pull the trigger of a 50" Samsung DLP (720p/1080i). I believe the model is the HL-T5075S. Vanns.com has it for $1149.00 w/free shipping.
        They're great, that's where I got my TV from, the Samsung HLS5088
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        • Scrapps
          Pro
          • Jan 2006
          • 825

          #5134
          Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

          Originally posted by ODogg
          They're great, that's where I got my TV from, the Samsung HLS5088
          It was your referral that sent me there.

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          • mike01
            Banned
            • Jul 2003
            • 1180

            #5135
            Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

            Daaaaang, just randomly picked up a 19' LG LCD monitor and hooked up my 360...huge difference from my standard tv, could never go back now

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            • marquiece
              Rookie
              • May 2003
              • 473

              #5136
              Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

              Guys my TV upstairs went out on me so I'm gonna get a new tv, and I was wondering if y'all had any recommendations. I want maybe a 50' to 60' in. I'm only gonna spend 1,500 and would like 1080p and/or DLP. Thanks in advance.

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              • mgoblue
                Go Wings!
                • Jul 2002
                • 25477

                #5137
                Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                Originally posted by Scrapps
                Being that I normally recycle TV's every two years, is probably a wise choice to go with the 720p. By the time i'm ready to buy again, i'm sure there will be something bigger and better. Thanks for your help.
                That's my train of thought right now...I don't want to kick out the cash required for a decent 1080p set, but I can see myself in a year or two getting a new tv and moving the one i'm getting in a month or so into the bedroom.
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                • Scrapps
                  Pro
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 825

                  #5138
                  Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                  Originally posted by mgoblue
                  That's my train of thought right now...I don't want to kick out the cash required for a decent 1080p set, but I can see myself in a year or two getting a new tv and moving the one i'm getting in a month or so into the bedroom.
                  Check out Vanns.com and Amazon.com. There are lots of good deals to be had. Some include free shipping. Not to mention their service plans are relatively inexpensive as well.

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                  • Unforgiven
                    Pro
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 805

                    #5139
                    Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                    Got a question... the other day my picture tube busted in the HDTV .. already got the other one on the way.

                    But my question is, can a bad picture tube make your picture seem darker? The picture in my TV always seemed dark and white levels were just horrible, when I get my new one, will this " darkness " go away?
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                    • mgoblue
                      Go Wings!
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 25477

                      #5140
                      Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                      I got a Vizio 37 inch LCD HDTV tonight and it's sweer! I'm linking to Circuit City, but got it at Costco (parents are members) for 799 + tax. It's a perfect size for me, the HD channels I get just by plugging cable in (no HD box yet) are great, and the 360 looks amazing (played a bit of Forza).

                      Question, I've got the 360 hooked up using my VGA cable, is component better or no? I've got those cable too (from when I got the system), but I figured the VGA were better since the tv could take them.
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                      • VTPack919
                        We Go Again
                        • Jun 2003
                        • 9708

                        #5141
                        Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                        Originally posted by mgoblue
                        I just got a Samsung 19" widescreen monitor for 220, my 360 looks great on this. If you don't need a HDTV itself, just get a big monitor, you can use it for your computer too.
                        Can you point me to the one you are using. And what does the monitor need to come with the make my 360 graphics look as sharp as possible. I am sure I will need some kind of cables correct?
                        YNWA

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                        • coogrfan
                          In Fritz We Trust
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 15646

                          #5142
                          Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                          Originally posted by mgoblue
                          I got a Vizio 37 inch LCD HDTV tonight and it's sweer! I'm linking to Circuit City, but got it at Costco (parents are members) for 799 + tax. It's a perfect size for me, the HD channels I get just by plugging cable in (no HD box yet) are great, and the 360 looks amazing (played a bit of Forza).

                          Question, I've got the 360 hooked up using my VGA cable, is component better or no? I've got those cable too (from when I got the system), but I figured the VGA were better since the tv could take them.
                          Imo VGA is definitely the way to go, the picture will be noticeably sharper. The only real advantage component had was that colors appeared more vibrant, and as a result of MS's recent spring update even that is no longer the case:

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                          • fishepa
                            I'm Ron F'n Swanson!
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 18989

                            #5143
                            Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                            The only problem with using VGA is that you might get overscan and you might be missing some of the picture.

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                            • mgoblue
                              Go Wings!
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 25477

                              #5144
                              Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                              Originally posted by VTPack919
                              Can you point me to the one you are using. And what does the monitor need to come with the make my 360 graphics look as sharp as possible. I am sure I will need some kind of cables correct?
                              I'm just using the Microsoft Xbox 360 VGA cable you can get at any store. It comes with everything, just plug your monitor's VGA cable into the Xbox 360 cable and you're all set. Monitors get HD graphics too, which is why I was using the monitor until I got a new tv.


                              And thanks guys, i don't think I'm overscanning, the picture looks good and I'm not missing any parts of it, so I'll just stick with what I've got for now, and when I get my HTIB and cable box I'll have to readjust the setups anyways.
                              Last edited by mgoblue; 06-14-2007, 09:56 AM.
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                              • WTF
                                MVP
                                • Aug 2002
                                • 20274

                                #5145
                                Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                                Alright guys and gals... I'm on an HD mission here. My buddy has a room that's 23x25, and he wants a projector to put in there. He wants a low cost way to watch HD. Are projectors good at displaying HD resolutions? I've seen some running on ebay for $400-500.

                                I don't know anything about these things, so I'm not sure what to tell him to look for. Any suggestions?
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