My friend is looking for a new HDTV and his wife has put his budget at $2400 dollars. He will be using it in a smaller room mostly for TV with some dvd. He doesn't want to buy a CRT because of the size. Under these circumstances does anyone have any recomendations?
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A smaller DLP RPTV would be a good option or if he has light control a projector. LCD is another option but likely out of his budget.
It's a shame, he could get a really nice CRT RPTV for that
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What size screen is your friend looking for? How big is the room? How far away will he be sitting from the TV?Comment
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I am not sure of the size of his room but I know that he lives in a smaller sized apartment. He told me that he found these two TVs in his price range:
Both Panasonic
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PT-43LC14
43" Diagonal LCD Projection HDTV Monitor with Photo Viewer SD / PCMCIA Card Slots
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TH-37PD25U/P
37" Diagonal Plasma TV with Built-In ATSC/QAM/NTSC Tuners and CableCARD Slot
Has anyone had any experience with these. Are these worth his money?Comment
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Shane and Brandon both seem to like the Panasonic's. Check out this thread:
Plasma's do tend to be more $$ for a given size and decent PQ compared to other technologies though.
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The Pansonic 42" Plasma would probably fit the bill. I don't think you can get a 42" Rear Projection LCDTV for that yet nor can you get a DLP for that.
Plasmas aren't for everyone though.
It is a shame because he could get a 65" RPTV for that.. Granted that is too big, but a 48" Mits would be nice(and IMHO not soo big). Those run around $1600.Plasma's do tend to be more $$ for a given size and decent PQ compared to other technologies though.Comment
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Note that the 37" Plasma mentioned above only has a resolution of 854 x 480. Adequate for DVD and cable but not HDTV. This is typical of cheaper plasmas.
At that size and price range, you're better off with a LCD, whether direct view or rear-projection. Or a CRT, which will give you the best possible picture, at the expense of a bigger box and a little more tweaking.Comment
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True but he didn't want that apparantly.Or a CRT, which will give you the best possible picture, at the expense of a bigger box and a little more tweaking
Right but he's not going to get one for that price unless he goes with something below 35"(30" range to be honest).At that size and price range, you're better off with a LCD, whether direct view or rear-projection.
The 42" Sony Wega is the cheapest LCD out there and it is above his budget by $500ish or so last I looked. I strongly considered their LCD until I kept getting scared away by the bulb issues they were having.Comment
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Yup at that price range he's either looking at a pretty small set (LCD or DLP RPTV's) or an inexpensive front projector and depending on how deep the room is and how much light control there is he may or may not be able to do FP. A "Table Top" 42+" CRT RPTV would be great for PQ and budget if he doesn't mind a slightly deeper box though at that size they're not all that big either. Still the best route for the $$ IMO if he can handle a few extra inches in depth. The biggest problem with getting any of the thinner displays at that budget is that they're the lowest quality versions of those technolgies and as such PQ and reliablilty suffer.
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Well not sure if this is an option but you can obtain the Sony’s KF-42WE610 for 2200 including taxes and shipping at several online retailors. I actually picked up a refurbished Sony KF-60we610 for 2400 shippedComment
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I beg to differ.....only because I have seen two philips 42" plasmas side-by-side where one was HDTV and the other was EDTV. Both were hooked up to the same HD Set Top box, and I couldn't for the life of me tell the difference between picture quality........ 8OOriginally posted by Kevin PLast edited by aud19; 16 September 2004, 10:43 Thursday.Comment
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1- You're lucky.
2- Buy the cheaper one :lol:
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I need to replace an old 4:3 RPTV that died on me.
Can someone suggest some sites that can give the relative benefits and drawbacks of the major crt RPTVs available now? How about suggestions?
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I’ve noticed that there is very little info here re CRT FP. I’m one of the only if not the only one here using it. Please read this post as it has some rough facts re this display device which still IMO outperforms all but the most expensive PJs.
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Hey guys!
I was at an audio shop this weekend and the salesman told me that when you buy a Hi Def RPTV there is a bulb life like a FP..so I shouldn' t start watching any type of shows with it cause I will be changing the bulb quickly... 8O 8O 8O
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you gotta understand how excited i am, getting a new tv, sound system, just heard about sed's, etc.
so ive been doing research for months about which dlp micro dislplay to get, between $1700-$2500. annoying hearing all the problems associated with them and the prices and this and that....
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