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HDTV ... a thought

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It just kills me that HDTV was supposed to be phased in by now. And it is taking the gaming industry to act as the "killer app" so to speak to bring HD into the mainstream. Anyone else notice this?
 
Yep, I noticed that.

It particularly peeves me when they broadcast things like, "NBA Finals in HD" but a lot of the game is still catered to SD viewers because not a lot of people have HD.
 
I don't have HDTV yet, nor do I care. IMO, it's still way to expensive, and I have two perfectly good high end direct view sets I have no compelling reason to get rid of...
 
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
 
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
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You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
 
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
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Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
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well, you'd need one hell of a stand to place the tv on. my stand is rated upto 37" CRTs on the top shelf (150 pounds is the limit within specs, you can probably go 10% over that without a problem). with my 50" DLP weighing 67 pounds, i'll never have a problem with the weight limit. also, it's nice to be able to reposition the TV by myself without a problem.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
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What? A 57 inch CRT?

Edit: nevermind. not what I thought it was.
 
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
Click to expand...


What? A 57 inch CRT?
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i imagine this is what he was talking about: http://www.onecall.com/ProductDisplay.m...ductID=23849&FEID=230&PMNID=416&ASaP=1
 
Originally posted by: MeanMeosh
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
Click to expand...

well, you'd need one hell of a stand to place the tv on. my stand is rated upto 37" CRTs on the top shelf (150 pounds is the limit within specs, you can probably go 10% over that without a problem). with my 50" DLP weighing 67 pounds, i'll never have a problem with the weight limit. also, it's nice to be able to reposition the TV by myself without a problem.
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How much does that 50" DLP go for and was it absolutely necessary that your 50" display be on a shelf ? That's what I mean by cost consideration.

People are saying HDTVs are still too damned expensive... but all they see is the latest and greatest. Of course THAT's going to be too damned expensive.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: MeanMeosh
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
Click to expand...

well, you'd need one hell of a stand to place the tv on. my stand is rated upto 37" CRTs on the top shelf (150 pounds is the limit within specs, you can probably go 10% over that without a problem). with my 50" DLP weighing 67 pounds, i'll never have a problem with the weight limit. also, it's nice to be able to reposition the TV by myself without a problem.
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How much did you pay for that 50" DLP and was it absolutely necessary that your tv be on a shelf ? That's what I mean by cost consideration.
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$2000 for the tv (samsung) + $300 for service plan. bought it at the end of january. it was $1400 off ticket price ($1300 off tv, $100 off service plan) cause i got it with my employee discount at that time at best buy. and no, i bought the shelf long after i bought the tv.

i was working at best buy for about 4 months at that point, and then i got a full-time job offer with a nice starting bonus, part of which i spend on the tv, but in all honesty, if i had to buy another big screen tv for myself or some other big ticket item like that, i would take up a part-time job in the evenings with a retailer, put in the required time to get the employee discount, and buy the tv. i'm actually considering applying at some retailer again to get a nice home theater system.

edit: i guess that is my version of cost consideration - using your available time / resources to get the best price on an item. i don't mind working my evenings for a month to get a huge discount.
 
Originally posted by: MeanMeosh
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
Click to expand...


What? A 57 inch CRT?
Click to expand...

i imagine this is what he was talking about: http://www.onecall.com/ProductDisplay.m...ductID=23849&FEID=230&PMNID=416&ASaP=1
Click to expand...


I seriously doubt that this is a real HDTV. I havent even seen a projector with HDTV resolution, just some coming decently close to it and those cost in excess of 20000$
 
Originally posted by: B00ne
Originally posted by: MeanMeosh
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
Click to expand...


What? A 57 inch CRT?
Click to expand...

i imagine this is what he was talking about: http://www.onecall.com/ProductDisplay.m...ductID=23849&FEID=230&PMNID=416&ASaP=1
Click to expand...


I seriously doubt that this is a real HDTV.
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I've seen HDTV resolution at Best Buy with plasmas and everything else... my CRT with HD programming is of the same-looking resolution. It's pretty distinct... it's crystal clear.

As a matter of fact, I am on an LCDTV right now that does HD and the res is also the same - crystal.

Either way, if my eyes can't tell the difference, I don't think it really matters on the technical side. If you're not a videophile, high-definition is high-definition.
 
Direct view (tube) CRTs still look the best imo. watch tv from any angle, great black levels and best picture quality for Hd AND non-HD content.
 
Originally posted by: B00ne
Originally posted by: MeanMeosh
Originally posted by: Skiguy411
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: beer
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
Click to expand...

You can buy CRT HDTVs! Most of them range from $500-$1500 for, say, 26" up to 34"
Click to expand...
Yup, we have a 57" Sony widescreen HDTV (CRT) we bought in 2002 for $1800. It is pretty cheap.

As I've said in another thread, if you have room for a 50"+ display for a room, you have that extra 1-2 feet in depth to place it (hell your old TV wasn't that much shorter). If you're going for looks/style, well you ARE going to spend thousands more for the same product right now.
Click to expand...


What? A 57 inch CRT?
Click to expand...

i imagine this is what he was talking about: http://www.onecall.com/ProductDisplay.m...ductID=23849&FEID=230&PMNID=416&ASaP=1
Click to expand...


I seriously doubt that this is a real HDTV. I havent even seen a projector with HDTV resolution, just some coming decently close to it and those cost in excess of 20000$
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Isn't the minimum resolution of HD 1280x720? If so, then there are plenty of CRT projection TVs that are capable of that.


Also, someone mentioned a 57" CRT. This is a CRT rear projection and not a CRT tube type TV. The biggest CRT tube TV is something like 40" and will probably be the biggest.
 
Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea. HDTV sets never dropped in price to be widely available to the masses. Normal CRT are still dirt cheap, so why spend extra if you can't afford extra?
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Nah, they're getting cheaper. Wal Mart carries some Sanyo HDTV CRT's, 30" I think, for around $500. They're nice, and very reasonable.
 
Originally posted by: jtvang125
Isn't the minimum resolution of HD 1280x720? If so, then there are plenty of CRT projection TVs that are capable of that.


Also, someone mentioned a 57" CRT. This is a CRT rear projection and not a CRT tube type TV. The biggest CRT tube TV is something like 40" and will probably be the biggest.
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No, minimum is 480p (720x480 progressive scan), if I recall. Dunno why you'd use 480i.

In any case, I got a nice 61" Samsung DLP TV for $1900, popped it onto my coffee table as a stand, scooted it against the wall and voila! Beautiful, magnificent quality. I love my HDTV. DVD's aren't HD, of course, so on poor quality transfers you can see pixelation and whatnot. Not to mention consoles like PS2 look absolutely like sh1t unless you switch to 4:3 emulation, heh 😉

In any case, I'm pumped and ready for XBox 360 and hi definition gaming!

Jason
 
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