How Long Have you Had HD?

[riffjim4069]

Summer of 2002 when we purchased a 65" Mitsubishi Diamond RPTV CTR. We're been through a dozen or more sets since then, but it was still the best picture quality sets I've owned after I learned how to calibrate the set. Anyway, I soon installed and OTA antenna since there was no HD available from Adelphia, and I signed-up for Voom shortly after they launched (probably Feb 2004).

 

[raoul5788]

Sometime in 2002, IIRC, I bought a Panny 30" hd tube set. It weighed about 150 lbs. Ugh! Next was a Mits 55" rp, then a Mits 65" dlp, then my current set, a Vizio 65" led lcd.

 

[mdonnelly]

Got my first HD (Sony 65" rear projection) for Christmas of 2003. Ordered Dish because Cox didn't have enough HD at the time. Had to replace convergence chips twice over the last few years. Replaced it with a Sharp 70" in January. Just gave the Sony away to Goodwill last week. They had to send two men and a lift truck to pick it up.

 

[Kraven]

March 2007 Sony Bravia 40" 1080i: 2 component inputs, 1 HDMI

Boxing Day 2011, 32" Sony Bravia 1080i, 2 HDMI, 1 component

May 2013 55" LED 1080p, 240hz, 3D, Smart Sony: 4 HDMI, 2 component, 3 USB

 

[John Kotches]

I don't know exactly, but right around 2000 with a Mitsubishi rear projection set.

 

[jevans64]

January 2004 for me with a Mitsubishi WS-A65 1080i CRT RPTV. I upgraded to the Dish 811 receiver either before that or right after that, but I was watching HD on my PC monitor before I got the HDTV. Dish had a few things in HD but really didn't experience it until they got the Voom channels. I think it was 2006 for HD-DVD and 2008 for Blu-ray, when I did a MAJOR upgrade on A/V components

 

[Hall]

We got a Toshiba 57H83 in 2005, I think. Didn't have a digital tuner yet either (added them the following year, maybe). Also just had (1) DVI port, (2) component inputs, and typical lower-quality ones. Had Dish at the time with their 522 receiver. We had gotten addicted to having a DVR so I inquired with about getting their HD-DVR. It was the 921 or 942 - can't recall now. Dish said, "$999 and free installation" and I said "no thanks". Went to the dark side, Time Warner, for just under two years. They gave me a leave-satellite promotion (50% off first year, 25% off second year) and an HD-DVR (Scientific-Atlanta 8300HD). We got the DVR service we needed and I got HD service (my wife couldn't tell the difference !!). Just before my two-year deal was up, I returned to Dish and got a ViP622, then a 722k, and now a Hopper (on a 50" Panasonic LED that I just bought 3 weeks ago).

 

[HiDefRev]

Spring of 2004. I bought a Hitachi 51" RPTV. IIRC my local cable co. ( Mediacom) had about 5 HD channels, but soon went to about 20. I was overjoyed !

 

[fr8flyr]

July of 2001, when I finished my H/T and was able to start using it. Dish Network was the source through a JVC DILA projector and an Panamorfic lens to convert the 4:3 projector into a 16:9 image.

 

[Rey]

I've had it since 6 months before dish pulled the plug on voom. Not sure when that was exactly.

 

[bigjohnok]

2005 and the provider was comcast

 

[dlharm]

I don't remember exactly, but it was 2006, I believe, when I bought a 32" JVC 720p HDTV. Not a lot of HD at the time.
I don't remember what Dish receiver I had at the time. I did have a 522 and a 721 before I went to a 622--then a 722 and now HWS.

 

[CK SatGuy]

Got my 1st HDTV in spring 2007 and was only watching HD through OTA. Upgraded my Dish system to HD in 2008 (after Voom got pulled) when more basic cable HD channels became available.

 

[spoonbill1980]

Got mine in 2005. (DirecTV DWO2-10020)

 

[Kraven]

March 2007 (40" Sony Bravia LCD); it was on special for 2400$ and at that price I couldnt say no.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I got my first HDTV in November of 1999. A Toshiba TW40x81. Amazon product ASIN B000022UHG

 

[jayn_j]

bought a 36XBR85 back in 2001. A few months later, Radio Shack had a closeout on ATSC tuners, so I was receiving OTA HDTV in early 2002.

 

[mike123abc]

I got a giant Sony tube HD in 1999.

 

[StarScan]

Got my first hdtv in 2009, 32" sylvania

 

[bobvick]

First set was a 42" Mitsubishi rear projection in 2004. I can't remember the model.