Ginger said:We are in the search to replace our 27" tv with a big screen. Any suggestions or any pitfalls to look out for. We want something thin screened. Plasma --- a bit costly and from the literature, can have burnouts.
BigMoneyJim said:Yep, plasmas and tube projection will burn. I'm reluctant to go with LCD because I've seen laptop pixels go bad and don't want that on my TV, but admittedly it's been a while since I've seen a bad pixel.
I bought DLP. It's not as bright as LCD or plasma in the brightly list store but has been fine at home except when the sun shone through wide-open windows directly in front of the TV...then it wasn't bright enough.
I don't notice the rainbow effects unless I turn my head rapidly to try to, but a friend of mine finds it distracting. Some of the new DLPs are surprisingly thin.
DLP also doesn't burn in and it's cheaper (more frugal?) than the flat panel TVs.
There's a new tech out that sounded good in print when I read about it. I forget what it's called, but it's worth checking into.
When I bought back in January there wasn't anything reasonably priced with native resolution over 720p; if native 1080i (or even 1080p) displays are available now it will take some thinking about whether or not they're worth the extra money.
Cut-Throat said:About a year ago I was also shopping for a HDTV. I ended up with a 32 inch LCD Samsung and could not be happier with it. Picture is stunning. I receive all of my HDTV signals free with an Antenna. Sharper than cable and DVD!
I looked at the Tube TVs and They weighed close to 200 lbs. - That is what finally convinced me to go with a LCD at only about 35 pounds. I also wanted something in the 32 - 34 inch range and plasmas and DLPs were just too big!
cube_rat said:Some of us are old enough to remember the ugly "console" TVs that weighed 800lbs. My mom still has one from the late seventies It's still works!
wab said:Whoa, the electron gun in that thing must be lethal. These days, dumps will charge you if you want to toss out your old CRT (due to lead). I wonder what they charge to dump that monster.
Probably because it was hand-wired in America at the RCA factory...cube_rat said:Some of us are old enough to remember the ugly "console" TVs that weighed 800lbs. My mom still has one from the late seventies It still works!
Cut-Throat said:Actually the picture tubes were all about 25 inches Diag. - considered a small TV today. It's just that the cabinets were big!
LOL! said:I'm gonna buy an LCD HDTV for myself soon because I will be bedridden for a few weeks and will be watching lots of TV and DVDs. I don't have cable, but I do have an antenna in my attic of my 2-story home. I live 40 miles from the TV broadcast antennas in Houston. For those of you who watch HD broadcasts, is your antenna outside your attic? Do you think my locale and attic antenna will allow me to get HD broadcasts without problems? Thanks!