HDTV recomendations anyone?

[Unclemo]

I am go to start shopping for a HDTV big screen TV. I don't know too much about these... anyone have recomendations on this stuff? Thanks

 

[Batti]

I recommend you fix the topic so others will know what you're talking about...

 

[Chef0083]

How much are you willing to spend? Are you going to go projection screen?

 

[Unclemo]

I think my budget will be around 5,000. I was thinking projection... but I have always hated the old projection screens that look like crap.

 

[RegaPlanet]

Toshiba TW65X81 or TW56X81 would be my recommendations if your looking for something HDTV-Ready

 

[Shazam]

Go here, says the swami:

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[SUOrangeman]

Sony FD Wega KW-34HD1

-SUO

 

[piku]

I have a suggestion - don't do it. HDTV isn't even CLOSE to being accepted. You will be spending $5000 on a TV for like 4 stations, and would be paying a premium for those channels. I would wait a few years until it becomes much more accepted.

But if you are really, really, really content with spending that $5,000, just buy 4 50"+ TV's - one for your bedroom, one for your living room, and disperse the other 2 elsewhere. You will get more enjoyment out of that than one HDTV could ever give you

BTW, we have a GE 46" (or 50", not 100% (edit: 100% sure that is)) projection TV, and the picture is phenominal. Everone who sees it cant believe it is a projection TV, the quality is that good. The GE projection TV's are really cheap too, because they don't have all that extra crap (like picture-in-picture) that most expensive TV's do.

 

[KingHam]

If I were you I would get a projector. Why limit yourself to a standard TV when you could have a 10' screen?

KingHam

 

[Unclemo]

Anyone have a projector? How bad is the picture? Does regular stations come in on HDTV? If I were to get just a big screen projection TV which one has the best picture?

 

[KingHam]

I was thinking of something like this.

KingHam

 

[ViRGE]

Get one of those plasma/flat screen HDTVs. The projection ones look pretty shabby(and yes, my Dad owns one, a Mitsubishi, so I know what I'm talking about).

 

[flood]

Theres a widescreen Pioneer that kicks booty... even has a VGA input on the back.
Sony is also very good. Their line doubler looks considerably better than Toshiba's.

 

[Unclemo]

Aaaaa... those plasma ones are like 16000 buckaroooos... That is a whole lot of booty.

 

[piku]

And, like I said, with $16,000 you could put a 60" projection tv in every room of your house and buy yourself a kickass gaming PC while your at it.

 

[yakko]

I say stay away from HDTV. Damn government making my tv a useless device.

 

[Unclemo]

HDTV may not be really usable right now... but won't it be the norm 5 years from now? And DVD movies are mostly for the wide screen right? Can I view normal programs with a HDTV? I don't want to spend big bucks right now and then 4 years from now be pissy that I don't have the technology. I can see that I am going to have a tough time deciding this one...

 

[ViRGE]

When I said plasma screens, I was thinking of something a bit smaller guys. Even I wouldn't buy a 50 someodd inch plasma.

 

[Shazam]

Having a HDTV, here are my thoughts.

I have a Toshiba TW40X81, a rear projection 40 inch 16:9 HDTV.

First off, HDTVs can all view "regular" tv signals, such as cable, etc.

A projection HDTV looks a hell of a lot better than a normal projection TV, because of line doubling. Regular TV is interlace, which is why you see scan lines on a regular TV. A HDTV does not have this. It recomposes the image to be non-interlaced, or progressive, so that the scan lines are invisible.

The BIG thing about having a HDTV is that you can view anamorphic DVDs in anamorphic mode. This gives you a picture that has up to 33% more resolution than a normal TV.

Most people are buying HDTVs because of this, not because of OTA programming.

Trust me, it's worth it.

BTW, my TW40X81 is about $2000US, so it's really not that expensive. And, it blows away ANY conventional set I have ever seen, including the vaunted Sony XBR400 series.

 

[Unclemo]

Good info... Toshiba is probably the brand I will go with... I hate sony stuff. Does Toshiba have something good with about 50 inch and under 4000...

 

[Shazam]

The TW40X81 is $2000. Try it out somewhere, I think it's calling your name.

 

[Unclemo]

OK, I think I am interested in the Toshiba... TW56X81, best price I can find is around $3900. Is that about right? Where is the TW40X81 for $2000? Best I can find so far is 2400. I guess I would be pretty happy saving half the money for more PC toys...


I reall like the TW56X81. What is the cheapest I could get it for? Anyone have an idea?
Anyone familiar with the Toshiba TN50X81?

 

[Shazam]

I suggest you go to http://www.hometheaterforum.com and ask there... Lots of good info there.

Note that the "TN" series does NOT do anamorphic squeeze...