Toshiba 34" 16:9 CRT TV. Anybody try it?

[Eug]

I'm thinking of buying this. Any reason not to?

This is going to be paired with a progressive scan DVD.

Sweet Toshiba.

It's a little under US$2000 now (discontinued in Canada).

 

[Total Refected Power]

Any plans on regular TV viewing? Would there be a burn in problem while watcing the 4:3 image? If so can the 4:3 image be stretched to fill the screen?

 

[Eug]

Hmmm... good point. I'll check into it. For 4:3 viewing it has grey bars on the sides (less burn in than black bars), but I'm not 100% sure if allows stretching. (I know the rear projection Toshiba TVs allow this though.)

 

[Total Refected Power]

I will probably go for a rear projection 50-60 in in the near future. Can't decide between 4:3 and 16:9. We watch more TV than movies but I love the 16:9 for movies. The stretching mode is going to be the critical factor for me and if it looks decent. Hell I have even contemplated buying two TV's. One general purpose and one for movies. Nuts.

 

[Eug]

Well, whatever you do, get a progressive scan. I can't stand just about any rear projection TV without 16:9 or progressive scan +/- line doubler. It's like pulling teeth for me - I'd rather watch a 27" direct view TV than a big screen with lines everywhere.

In fact, the 34" Toshiba I'm looking into has progressive scan and I believe a line doubler, even though it is a CRT.

The problem with the thing is that I know just about nobody with this Toshiba so it's hard to gauge anything except by my inital viewing in the store.

 

[SUOrangeman]

Link from Toshiba's US site.

-SUO

 

[Imported]

That's expensive.. Of course, many people will say paying $1800 on a 32" TV is stupid.. like my mom (though she loves the way the Wega looks..). :\

 

[Eug]

I've already ordered it. Hopefully it will arrive in one piece. (It's 175 lbs.) $1810 for a 34" widescreen. Not sure what size that corresponds to for an equivalent 4:3 TV.

 

[AudiPorsche]

that a nice lookign tv

 

[Doggiedog]

I've heard for 16:9s you have to watch something like 10x the number of wide screen format for every hour of 4:3 you watch to avoid burn in. Something to that effect.

 

[Raspewtin]

on my TV it says to avoid burn in only 15% should be watched in alternate format. however i have a RPTV which is more susestible to burn in so I'd say 25%. Most likely Toshiba has a good stretch mode to convert 4:3 to 16:9 with very little distortion, so I wouldn't worry about it. Every 16:9 RPTV I've seen has pretty good stretch modes.