LCD Television

Bird · Oct 4, 2005

I think DLP is out of the question both because of cost and because of that bulb life. My wife turns the TV on when she gets up in the morning and it isn't turned off until she goes to bed at night even if she's not going to be in the room watching it; may have the "mute" kill the sound a good part of the day, but she never turns the TV completely off until bedtime.

bmac · Oct 4, 2005

My wife turns the TV on when she gets up in the morning and it isn't turned off until she goes to bed at night even if she's not going to be in the room watching it; 

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ejtaylor822 · Oct 5, 2005

Mike, you gave me a thought here - My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives....

Instead of rating the bulbs by hour they can be rated by units of "blazing saddle" - 2500 hour bulb would now be a "208 Blazing Saddle bulb". Anyone that does not like our new standard we will work up a number 6 on em'

Not sure of the impact going to a Dr. Strangelove or Young Frankenstein unit of measure since these are B & W.

Probably should just stick with hours.
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TresCrows · Dec 30, 2005

Bird, it is probably to late but I bought a Syntax Olevia 32 inch flat panel LCD. It was 1299 (or was it 1199) with rebates and store credits back in the Summer from Comp USA. It works perfect, watching it now, 16:9 screen, super bright, love it. I am waiting on a Sharp 50 inch LCD (yeah and a ticket ot the moon) for my main movie screen but this little 32 is super nice and LCD panels have excellent life. They have a 37 inch out now that is just over 2000 dollars. That seems like a lot but I recall paying 950 dollars for a Mitsu in 1988 and it was only 26 inches. This 32 is a huge improvement until I can afford what I really want which is a very large flat panel LCD.
I imagine you have already gotten something, these flat panel LCDs from 26ish inches on up really are neat televisions.
Merry Christams, happy New year to all.
J

turbo36 · Dec 30, 2005

Bird, the cost of the bulb is usually $150 or so and restores the TV to like new performance, not a bad deal. A similar technology to DLP is DiLA we have a JVC 52" and love it.

Bird · Dec 30, 2005

TresCrows and Turbo36, I still haven't bought one; the old Magnavox is still working and I'm still waiting and wondering how much the technology will change and how much the prices will come down in the future. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

TresCrows · Dec 30, 2005

( TresCrows and Turbo36, I still haven't bought one; the old Magnavox is still working and I'm still waiting and wondering how much the technology will change and how much the prices will come down in the future. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif )

The LCD flt panels are the coming on thing I believe. Prices have dropped in the 20 to 32 inch screen sizes quite a bit, nearly a thousand dollars over the last year or so. With careful shopping you should be able to get an Olevia flat panel 32 for under 1200 dollars and certainly their 26 inch. In fact, their 37 inch was under 2,000 with rebates. It is a fantastic TV with excellent color and brightness. The latency effects are not really noticeable on this TV. The pixels are much improved and much faster vs even last year. This company was also actually reachable by telephone for technical advice. They told me their chip sets and screens are top quality and equal to the Sharp sets. I believe them. I feel confident I can recommend the Syntac Olevia. This is a true flat panel LCD with a life span equal to cathode tube TV. Ours has been going night and day since we got it last summer with zip problems. HD resolution too. We got a upscaling DVD player to go with it, Sea Hunt episodes in HD are wonderful!!!
I don't think these LCD or plasma for that matter are as rugged as a CRT--if you plan on dropping them. I suspect if you punch the screen or hit it sharply the pixels might be damaged. In any case it has no dead pixels and the quality of the build is equal to the Sharp--which is superb--good speakers built in and of course tons of connections including the ability to connect to a computer for gaming (which I don't do) but other PC sourced digital media of course. J

Bird · Dec 30, 2005

JR, I'll have to admit you're talking about a brand I never even heard of. However, we do have a Comp USA store nearby. A young salesman at Circuit City tells me this Samsung is the best quality in this size range. If the old Magnavox dies, I'll be buying a flat panel LCD quite promptly, but as long as it's working, I'm kind of taking my time. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

TresCrows · Dec 30, 2005

I don't have anything against the Samsung but do a search on Syntax Olevia. It is an upcoming brand. They had been making components and now they are marketing complete units. The pricing is very competive especially when there are rebates or store credits as I suspect we will soon see after the usual post Christmas slump hits. They are sold several places other than Comp USA. Just another option to look at, the Samsung, Sharp and Olevia seem to be very nice. That Sharp is still over 2,000 dollars last I looked. Personally, I think 1400 dollars for the 26 inch is high. I think that should sit around 1,000 dollars. I have kinda been watching this stuff lately because I want a bigger flat panel downstairs for movies--and--SeaHunt episodes--lol. J

PineRidge · Dec 30, 2005

We visited HHGreg just before Christmas in search of a new TV for the home. We did look at a DLP but they told us the projection bulb would only last 2 years and it cost 200 bucks to replace. I'm thinking if the guy said every 2 years that it was most likely needed every 18 months or so. That can add up to a lot of jack over the lifespan of the TV in my opinion.

We ended up with an old fashioned Toshiba 57" high definition projection monitor (not a TV no tuner), it needs a cable box or with the tuner in a VCR you can do a split screen and watch a couple of programs at once if your so inclined.