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I have had a CRT based RPTV in my bedroom for over 9 years of near constant use with no burns, this has more do do with older tech and is of no concern IMHO these days.
LER their are just so many varied choices that will be eliminated based on money to spend and minimum screen size. Earlier you said you could save up $2100 for a TV alone, so that should open you up a bit, but many of these new technology sets will be rather small at the $2100 price range. ***NOTE be very mindfull that the cheaper flat panel sets have very low pixel counts and are not that great.
Justify your recommendation, please. Just saying "I would go with...." doesn't help with the WHY.hdtvtechno said:I would go with the DLP, or even HDILA, if i spelled it correctly
I'm trying to figure out if it's even in the cards for this year. It may not be.charper1 said:
Justify the choices, so I make a GOOD decision for a change.
Where can I get those 65 inch televisions (Toshiba or JVA) for under $1,500 that you mentioned Chapter 1? I have been looking for an HD television a little while back and they must have went down in price again from when I last looked. I seen where the Mitsubishi 65 inch projection television that was $2,300 and dropped to $2,000 had a special tuner that upconverts all SD to HD. Do any of those 65 inch televisions for under $1,500 have such a tuner? Also do any projectors that project a picture larger than 100 inches have those special tuners in them which upconverts SD to HD?
Here is the link if it isn't DYNAMICLY created by user. Then SORT by cost low - high.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/1203612/ref=br_bx_c_1_2/103-1831384-2911051
Via the Amazon.com search: Toshiba 65H84 65" with HDMI Input at OFFICE DEPOT
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/1203612/ref=br_bx_c_1_2/103-1831384-2911051
Via the Amazon.com search: Toshiba 65H84 65" with HDMI Input at OFFICE DEPOT
Price Condition Seller Information
$1,458.95 Low Price New
Safe buying guarantee
Rating: 4.5 stars over the past twelve months (38508 ratings). Seller has 61169 lifetime ratings.
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
See shipping rates & return policy
As for the PJ's ask charper1... I have an X1 that does all I want out of it for dvd's etc...and downrezzed Replay stuff.. it does a respectible job on Hd from my 6000u...(downrezzed but still) I will get a better PJ one of these days ... but
My projector has a built-in scaler and 3-2 pull down but the DirecTV box I have also has a upconvert feature (as most do I think) so I use that and set my projector to auto select based on the source.
mostly when I play my dvds... (on the x1)I play thru my htpc using dscaler, or ffdshow... it depends, but alot of the time just power dvd 6...
(if I had a ati hd card I would try on my athalon to my true hdtv hitachi...)will have to try my sir360 sammy to my x1 one of these days...(have just used my E*6000u)
Both technologies are good but have their limitations. DLP is a bit more expensive than LCD. DLP usually offers better contrast ratio and much darker blacks, but it often suffers from "Rainbow" effect, which some people can't stand, others don't even notice...LER said:
Here is my advice:
1. Spend an hour in your nearest Borders, grab a few A/V magazines and read some recent reviews. You will learn about the latest TV models and their pros and cons.
2. Go to your Circuit City (take a couple of your favorite DVDs with you if you like) and spend some time comparing various TV sets. People will give you a lot of different recommendations, but in the end - it's what looks best to you!
Good luck!
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