Need a new idiot box.

[Feraud]

Piggybacking off this thread-
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=292601&posted=1#post292601
the little lady and I are in the market for a new tele.
We are thinking LCD, flat screen approx. 46".
What do you have, what do you like?

 

[Feraud]

What, no one owns a television they like? lol

 

[Orgetorix]

What, no one owns a television they like? lol

Nope. Mine is a 13" TV/VCR combo with half-blown-out speakers that my wife already owned when we got married. Haven't talked her into us getting a new one yet.

 

[Absinthe_1900]

I have the Sony I bought in 1990, it's still going.

But then I have also have the Dumont my Grandmother bought in Dec 1949, I suppose I'll have to buy one of those digital converters when the FCC mandated changeover happens.

Sometimes you get lucky.

 

[scotrace]

Get a BEEEG one, that works with Apple TV.


next question?

 

[Feraud]

Get a BEEEG one, that works with Apple TV.


next question?

Big, check.
What is Apple tv?

 

[jamespowers]

Zenith Space Commander. Talk about a lousy remote. :eusa_doh: I suppose they didn't get it right until 50 years later.

 

[LizzieMaine]

My TV --

Funny though, it only gets one channel....

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Big, check.
What is Apple tv?

In short...it puts anything you have downloaded using the itunes store, (so tv shows, movies etc..) to your BIG
tv...instead of having to watch it on your smaller computer...

http://www.apple.com/appletv/

 

[cooncatbob]

I'm looking also, looking at reviews and waiting till they get a little cheaper. Check out cnet.
http://reviews.cnet.com/Televisions/2001-6475_7-0.html?tag=glnav
Bob.

 

[Feraud]

In short...it puts anything you have downloaded using the itunes store, (so tv shows, movies etc..) to your BIG
tv...instead of having to watch it on your smaller computer...

http://www.apple.com/appletv/

I understand.
The Cnet site is worth a look.

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

I managed to snag one of the last of the Sony CRT tube-type HDTVs for less than $500, a floor display model at a local independent electronics store. I absolutely love it. Yeah, it's heavy and it's only a 34" but the picture is superb.

 

[Quigley Brown]

I have a big ol' RCA console. I like it mainly because I can set a lot of my vintage cameras on it.

 

[SinatraStyle]

My personal preference is DLP technology, although the units are too deep to hang on a wall (if that is what you are looking for). Samsung is, in my opinion, the best manufacturer of DLP HDTVs.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

I can't reccomend what to get, but I can reccomend what not to get. A Plasma Flatscreen television. They have short lifespans. That's being improved as of now, though.

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

I agree with HappyFilmLuvGuy, the lifespan of Plasma is a lot shorter than that of an LCD. An LCD's light source can die. Supposedly the lifespan of the light source is 5-7 years. This can be replaced. However, by the time you need to replace this, it might just be cheaper to buy a new television. Always remember the more advanced the technology, the more room for error.

I bought my 32" Winbook LCD 2 years ago, and at the time it was a steal. It's an HDTV, has wonderful built in speakers and was a quarter of the price of brand names. I got mine at Microcenter. Winbook is their private label, I think it's name has since changed but they do still carry their own product line, which cuts down on cost quite a bit. I did a lot of research before I bought mine. What I found out is that a majority of brand name and non-brand name are all made in the same place. I know that the DPI and resolutions differ. But, you can still get a no name brand with a very nice resolution. They have probably greatly improved since I bought mine. Hemingway Jones was so impressed by it that he ended up buying one too!
Just remember to look around, go into different stores and see them up close. What one person might like in an LCD another might not. Write down the names and model numbers of the ones that you like and look for them online. You will more than likely find if for less, even with shipping fees. My neighbor just got a 50" flat screen. He says it's an LCD but I'm pretty sure it's a Plasma. He got a high end Sony and ended up saving a bundle of money by ordering it online. I know when I bought my LCD, they didn't go any higher than 32", if I wanted to go bigger I had to get a plasma. It seems that this isn't the case any longer, but I still think that Plasma screens come in a wider variety of sizes opposed to LCD.
Prices have really gone down since I looked two years ago. I've been wanting to get a flat screen for my living room (the one I have now is in the bedroom) but I have been holding off because the room is kind of big, the wall it would hang on would swallow a 32", and I couldn't afford one that was big enough. Thanks Feraud, now you've got me looking at TV's!!!

Oh, and one more thing. I was speaking with my Dad today who is also in the market for a flat screen. A friend of his told him that he went to a Sony outlet store and they had a bunch of LCD and Plasma TV's that were older models. They were liquidating $9,000 50" flat screens for $1,000 with a warranty!! I think I'm gonna have to take the hour trip to the nearest Sony outlet to see if this is still the case. I have a feeling they probably sold out quickly

I hope you find some of this information a bit helpful. All I can really say from my own experience is that I'm very happy with the Winbook I own. My sister and neighbor both have Sony Plasma's, and they are wonderful to look at, but I have heard that they are not as reliable as an LCD and have a higher "burnout" rate, and brand name doesn't necessarily mean better

 

[Feraud]

Thank you all for the advice. Some of it I know and some is new to me.
My wife and I have been looking at televisions from various stores to compare price, model, picture quality, etc.
I think we (or she ) has settled on a 46 inch screen lcd. Samsung seems to have the edge over Sony in terms of picture quality.

 

[Lady Day]

Make sure you pay attention to its power intake. Some of the larger screns (36" and over) can drink as much (if not more) power than it takes to run a home sized refrigerator.

LD

 

[goldwyn girl]

How about something like this

from here
http://www.predicta.com/index.shtml

 

[Mr. Steve]

Panasonic?

We run large Panasonic's, 50 inch or so, flat screens that we have up on a wall at work. They work well. The picture is pretty good. I have a Mitsubichi 40" at home that we got in 2000, which has the best picture. Good luck-