27" HDTV for $199 and $21.95 for 36 months ISP comittment *Pre-register*

[smartt]

Read about this on CNET. You get a 27" HDTV for $199 and a 36 month ISP commitment at $21.95 a month. Not a bad deal, $989 for a HDTV ready set. Also, you can prepay the ISP service and save $100, and get it for $889. They are currently pre-registering and will send a you a code by email to hold your place in line. From what I read on CNET, they should begin placing orders in April. They only ask for your name, email address, and phone number to pre-register.

Link

Specs on the HDTV:
29" (27" diagonal viewable) direct view CRT, HDTV-ready, television receiver and SVGA monitor with integrated internet appliance

· 27-inch high resolution, high brightness, near flat, Invar shadow mask CRT
· Maximum addressable resolution: 800 x 600 (SVGA) in PC mode
· DTV-ready: compatible with RGBHV input in 480p and 1080i formats with external, optional ATSC tuner box
· Vertical raster collapse for DTV letterbox format for full resolution display of widescreen content
· Built-in line doubler for conversion of all NTSC sources from 480i to 480p
· NTSC cable ready 181/125 channel
· Built-in line doubler for NTSC RF, composite, S-video inputs to 480p resolution
· DTV/HDTV: native display of 480p and 1080i for RGBHV input
· Progressive scan DVD ready to 480p
· Linear grey scale from lowlights to highlights
· Full display of vertical resolution in letterbox mode
· Closed captioning
· V-chip parental control
· Auto Channel Scan setup

 

[smartt]

Just got my registration code:

Congratulations and thanks for preregistering for your HDTV and 36
months of Internet Service from NadaPC.

As you can imagine, the response to this special offer has been nothing
short of phenomenal. Your special reservation # is -----.

PLEASE KEEP THIS NUMBER SAFE TO MAINTAIN YOUR PLACE AT THE HEAD OF
THE EVER-EXPANDING LINE OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS OFFER.

With our HDTV you can:
* watch the most advanced TV set ever
* send and receive email
* surf the Web
* get the latest weather, news, and stock reports

and much, much more. . .all at the touch of an easy-to-use remote
control!

As one of our charter subscribers, you will be among the very first to
receive your HDTV. We will begin shipping this product in April 2001.
Please be assured that your credit card will not be charged for our
ISP service or for shipping and handling until we actually ship your
HDTV to you.
(Not sure why they say this, as they didn't even ask for my credit card.)

In the meantime, should you have any questions, please feel free to
email us at mailto:customerservice@nadapc.com or call toll-free 866-404-NADA.

Thanks again for your support. We'll be in touch again soon with the
latest news about the HDTV and the NadaPC community, where you will
find the very best content on the Web--just one click away!.

Team NadaPC

 

[H1ghlander]

$199 for the TV + 790.20 for 3 years of Internet services = 989.20.
Hmmm. $21.95 a month for you standard garden variety internet service
is not that great a deal, and practically everyone here already
has internet service. $44/month for cable internet is a deal.
$22/month for dial-up is not. And this is for webtv access....

I rate this one rather luke warm.

 

[smartt]

Who cares about the ISP service? I probably wouldn't even use it. Find me a 27" HDTV set for $889.

 

[Jeraden]

I dunno, I'd be wary about this... Does anyone know what brand/model of tv they'd send you? I'd like to look up some reviews of it before sinking that much money into something. To give it away that cheap it must be a pretty crappy tv.

 

[smartt]

I can't be sure, but judging from the specs and the company that partnered with them, I would say it is probably pretty close to this model on buy.com: Link If you find any reviews, I'd be interested also.

 

[RoadRuner]

Who wants to bet nadapc won't be in business in a couple of years

 

[HKSturboKID]

By the looks at ISP right now. You probably get lucky when the ISP go out of business in a year and it'll cost u about $462.

Now thats a deal

 

[RoadRuner]

I checked circuit city, best buy, hi fi buys, there was one, similar, but less features (NO RGB/HV input for monitor/etc) for like $800 bucks right now.

The question will remain, in april, will this be a more common pricing.

And the financing $100 for 36 months isn't terribly high rate, with no pre-qualifications.

Good chance the company will go out of business.

It's basically a 27" monitor. Seems to be advertised coming with a thin client as well.

hmm.. I'll bite on this one. they go out of business, i'll dispute the charges.

 

[Ponyboy25]

C'mon, don't tell me companies don't use enticing specs on products to lure in customers. I've seen Toshiba 40" widescreen TVs that are HDTV ready for under two grand from reputable internet stores. Paying nearly one grand for a 27" and sh!tty ISP service that no one will really use in a few months is a mistake to me. Just my $.02

 

[dgoedken]

worth checking out

 

[smartt]

Just so nobody gets confused. You aren't buying anything yet. You probably won't pay until April, and since all they have is your email address, no commitment to buy then. Just a good idea to get your pre-registraion in now to get the code, in case you do decide you want to buy it. If there is a better deal on a 27" HDTV in April, then I'd go with that, of course.

 

[Bronko]

No 16x9 = Deal Breaker

Also, they could get you on the HDTV tuner, who knows how much they will be.

 

[Holycrap]

am I the only one that noticed that the specs INCLUDE a thin-client set top box which has an ETHERNET port and the software provides for broadband access? Right now I'm using a hacked Webplayer to view email on my bedroom TV, but this device looks like a helluva lot better. It also seems as though they are talking about some sort of Tivo/Replay like recording on this box. I'm guessing it is not even yet in beta, but heck, it is worth a shot.




<< III. Specifications - Thin Client - Remote Control

· Integrated universal device remote, keyboard, and pointing device
· Designed for single handed user when used as a TV remote
· Hinged top cover opens to reveal 64-key keyboard with true keyboard protocol
· True point-and-click, 360 degree mouse navigation
· Multi-device universal remote control for TV, cable/satellite settop boxes, VCR/HDRs, and auxiliary devices such as audio receivers or DVD players
· Direct internet navigation buttons
· 8 dedicated hot keys for web sites
· Compact dimensions: 152 mm x 89 mm x 34 mm



IV. Specifications - Thin Client - O/S


· Custom embedded version of Linux
· Mozilla/Gecko full featured browser or equivalent
· Multi-media plug-in support

V. Specifications - Client Software

· Open PPP dial-up or broadband connectivity
· Associated TV channel web sites adjacent to each TV channel in guide
· Web program guide control of built-in calbe ready tuner or cable/satellite box or VCR/HDR through optional IR blaster
· Detailed color-coded program information with synopsis, actors, production date, director, and rating
· Auto tune and auto record
· Classified TV favorites and web favorites for up to 5 users
· Internet navigation through full featured browser
· Intuitive basic language query search engine
· Picture-in-Portal of video over web page
· Web history and TV viewing history
· Dynamic software updates from server including new applications and functionality
· True 800 x 600 rendering of web pages
· Dynamic area magnification/zoom of web page sections
· Font change on the fly (four sizes)
· SSL 128-bit for secure web-site transactions
· USB driver support for selected devices
· User friendly, guided set up and registration
>>

 

[SuperRob]

What the hell ... I preregistered. At least it's a couple of months before I have to think seriously about it. But I'm in line in the meantime.

 

[Wag]

Find you a HDTV for $899? Ok, but first I have to say that it's not really an HDTV but a 27&quot; Presentation VGA monitor.


You can find the older Princeton AR2.7AV for under $800:
Princeton AR2.7AV at Onvia

And you can find the newer AR2.7T (can do 720p)for ~$1100 if you look around a bit.

 

[smartt]

Is 1080i the standard for HDTV broadcasts?

 

[Wag]

There is no real standard for HDTV broadcasts. Right now most are just old NTSC 480i programming rebroadcast at 480p. Then you have some original 1080i programming and ABC occasionally does 720p.

The Princeton monitor has all that stuff, line-doubler,s-video input, you can adjust horizontal width for anamorphic squeeze, etc. Any PC monitor is &quot;HDTV ready&quot;. That's all that an HDTV is. If you can display 1024*768/60Hz then your monitor can display 720p HDTV and everything else.

 

[smartt]

Do the Princeton monitors that Onvia is selling contain the addition features that Holycrap posted?

 

[SinMen]

How many HDTV broadcast do we have now? I thought it's still years before it becomes popular.

 

[peeps]

Sorry, but I get suspicious when the guy who posts a deal lurks around and feels it's necessary to watch the thread this closely.

The more somebody has to sell a &quot;deal,&quot; the less I am willing to believe I'm getting a real bargain.

 

[smartt]

Like this? I'm flattered. I just happened to be interested in the deal and value the opinions of MOST of the users of this forum. By the way, Peeps, you are a nay-sayer on practically every thread I read. The more a person negates everything the less I value their opinion. You're right, though, I've been lurking this forum for the past several months just to sell you this deal that came out at CES 2001.
I just wanted some valuable information, not tiny squeaks from the rodents. Thanks.

 

[peeps]

What took you so long?

Creepy.

 

[SoyBoy004]

here is some info on the tv from CES2001!

NADAPC HDTV

 

[steevo]

Cut from the service agreement:

&quot;NadaPC retains a security interest in the Devices until the completion of the 36-month service period.&quot;