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:( My TV is my 18" LCD, and my ATI Radeon AIW is out for RMA right now :(
 
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Some advice:

Be VERY careful with video games on a CRT RPTV. Burn in WILL happen most with video games because scores and tool bars remain constant. A good thing to do is turn the contrast down into the 20% range. It wont completely prevent burn in, but it will minimize the chances.

Pony up the funds for a full ISF calibration. It's worth it for the focus, grey scale and color correction alone. It is simply amazing how much a difference this makes, no matter how good you think your set looks out of the box. Plus, they remove that glare screen manufacterers love to put on these units (makes them look more like a real TV when on a showroom floor). You'll be able to enjoy the TV during the day, and not a reflection of your room.

Move your front speakers out to the corners of the room rather than beside the TV. The wider your sound field, the more you'll hear the intended stereo seperation of the front two speakers.
 
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Originally posted by: snik
Time to ditch that VHS collection you have and start collecting dvds
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I've got a basket laying around somewhere with another 40 some DVD's. It's just not in the picture. As for the cost, I got it for about $1600 w/ free shipping and 24 month 0% financing.

I could have gotten the 55" or 57" for just a bit more, but it would just be obnoxiously large for the room it's in. This is a good fit.

And yes...DVD's do indeed rule on it. Who need's a movie theatre any more?
 
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Be VERY careful with video games on a CRT RPTV. Burn in WILL happen most with video games because scores and tool bars remain constant. A good thing to do is turn the contrast down into the 20% range. It wont completely prevent burn in, but it will minimize the chances.
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Yep, I'm aware of this. I'm not the type(anymore) to play the same game for hours on end, and I don't put a game on pause and leave it sitting there for a couple hours either. I usually only play for an hour or so and I have dropped the contrast a bit, I beleive around the mid 30's right now.

I know I need some calibration done. The bottom edge of the picture droops and has some kind of red glow to it. Most people don't notice it until I point it out. My only major concern right now is trying to get rid of the artifacting from my direct TV signal. I'm using SVideo and I'm still getting pretty bad artifacting. I don't know if I can get this to go away or not.
 
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Originally posted by: vi_edit
Be VERY careful with video games on a CRT RPTV. Burn in WILL happen most with video games because scores and tool bars remain constant. A good thing to do is turn the contrast down into the 20% range. It wont completely prevent burn in, but it will minimize the chances.
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Yep, I'm aware of this. I'm not the type(anymore) to play the same game for hours on end, and I don't put a game on pause and leave it sitting there for a couple hours either. I usually only play for an hour or so and I have dropped the contrast a bit, I beleive around the mid 30's right now.

I know I need some calibration done. The bottom edge of the picture droops and has some kind of red glow to it. Most people don't notice it until I point it out. My only major concern right now is trying to get rid of the artifacting from my direct TV signal. I'm using SVideo and I'm still getting pretty bad artifacting. I don't know if I can get this to go away or not.
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Mid 30s is probably still too high... but at least you aren't leaving it in the 50s and 60s like most folks do. :)

If the geometry is that bad out of the box, I'd return it and have them give me a new unit. It should be decent out of the box with no readily apparent geometry problems. ISF calibration should make a good picture great, not a bad picture good.

DirecTV SD material looks awful on any TV 50" or bigger when you compare it to DVD or HD. You'll notice the lower channels (200-300) look worse than the higher channels, movie channels or PPV channels. They compress it WAY too much.

Speaking of HD, have you considered a HD DirecTV receiver? I'd suggest the Sony HD-200 or Samsung SIR-TS160. You can throw up an antenna and get your local digital and HD channels with these boxes too.
 
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Originally posted by: Mookow
what is ISF calibration, and how much is it?
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Here's the site of one of the best ISF calibrators in the country. He tours the country and calibrations is all he does.

Lion AV Consultants -- Gregg Loewen

You'll find explainations and pricing for everything that's involved.

He has calibrated my Hitachi, and the change was dramatic. What I thought was a great picture became incredible. More detailed, better color, truer blacks and a 3D effect that adds depth to the picture that never was there before.
 
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Speaking of HD, have you considered a HD DirecTV receiver? I'd suggest the Sony HD-200 or Samsung SIR-TS160. You can throw up an antenna and get your local digital and HD channels with these boxes too.
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I need to leave something for Christmas :)

Oh that and I didn't need to tack a $500 purchase onto an already nearly 2k purchase.
 
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