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Xbox4NappyRash · 1 year ago

A while before Christmas I was in the market for a new telly.
Eventually my head nearly exploded from trying to find the best option.

Eventually I decided, what the hell I'm half blind anyway, so pick something that will sit pretty in the corner and not blow up in my face anytime soon.

2 hours later I had my feet up watching it, no regrets!

tom · 1 year ago

Tyler, great advice! Thanks for doing so much research and digestion for us all. My thing to not worry about is resolution. At Best Buy the other day I was watching a split screen demonstration of current 525-line TV versus HD, and I could not tell the difference at all from where I was standing.

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Tyler · 1 year ago

@Xbox: So true - I'm the kind of person that always dives into the details. I'm learning that trying to wrap your head around all the HDTV detail will send you to the nut house very quickly.
@Tom: Glad you liked the post. I try not to get hung up on resolution either. If you're standing far enough away your eye can not tell the difference between certain resolutions.

Jolly Green Dad · 1 year ago

Hey man, congrats on the TV! I know I'll be doing the thing they DON'T want us to do with mine......pay off some bills.

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tom · 1 year ago

Just so everyone knows: the "p" and "i" in the resoultion stands for "Progressive" versus "Interlaced", referring to how the picture is scanned. Progressive means the lines are drawn from top to bottom once for each frame, and Interlaced means the frame is drawn twice, first with the odd lines, then again with the even. Interlaced tends to look worse because it has a twitchy effect, and can create jagged edges. Right now 1080p is the best resolution you can get in HDTV. Check out the cnet review (don't know if the link would work) on the subject.

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Daddy's Toolbox · 1 year ago

Tyler, thanks for covering this info. I have tons of links from all of my research but nothing in one spot. this will be handy for when I (am allowed to) buy my HD Projector. I think I'm going with a projector for a 96" screen/wall. I have the room in my basement. just need to get the walls finished this summer.

too many projects, not enough time!

Maybe I should post on my blog, "Buying an HDTV and NOT Having Your Wife Know". i think i might!

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Dawid · 1 year ago

That is a GREAT article
Just simple and effective
Keep up the good work :)

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Tyler · 1 year ago

@Jolly Green Dad: I'm just trying to be patriotic! :-)
@Daddy's Toolbox: Oooohhhh - I'd love to go the projector route but my bonus room is full of dolls and other toys. If you post about that, I'm sure it will get a ton of traffic because I'm sure many guys are in your shoes!
@Dawid: Thank you for coming by and I appreciate your kind words!

Joel · 1 year ago

We just purchased a new LCD and love it. I didn't know anything about them and was as confused as you were. I went to a couple of stores and the salespeople I found were quite helpful. The March 2008 Consumer Reports broke them down and helped us decide on a 46" Samsung 1080p LCD, mainly because it had the best combination of high ratings and low price. You might still be able to find the magazine somewhere - library?

tony · 1 year ago

awesome article - just what I needed and just when I needed it - thanks!

Tyler · 1 year ago

@Joel: I'll have to try and dig that one up. I'd love to get a Sammy and luckily the prices are falling because some of their new models have come out. One thing I really like about Samsung's LCD TV's is the contrast ratio. I read somewhere that contrast ratio is almost MORE important than the resolution.
@Tony: Sweet - glad you liked the article. Good to see you.

Derek · 1 year ago

Great resource Tyler! I've been doing research for too long myself and overloaded on all of the details. I'm pretty much set on a 52" Sony XBR5 LCD but haven't been able to bring myself to spend that much money yet when my 32" Sony CRT still works just fine, lol.

Look forward to hearing more once you have been enjoying the new TV for awhile.

jason · 1 year ago

We recently purchases a 42-inch, LCD 1080p. I didn't want to go any bigger than that. I also seriously debated the purchase of LCD or Plasma. We opted for LCD because of the glare factor. We also paid more for 1080p, because it's optimum for HD service by our cable provider.We're extremely happy with it so far. Watching HD channels on it is spectacular, especially the National Geographic Channel.

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Tyler · 1 year ago

@Derek: Thanks! I'll definitely let you guys know what I end up buying. Sony does make some great LCD TV's. Our TV works fine but we want to move it into the bedroom (yea yea - I know your not supposed to have a TV in the bedroom) but we want to be able to have "family" time in our bed during the weekends.
@Jason: I can't wait to watch HD on a big fat TV. I also can't wait to hook it up to my new Wii. Do you mind if I ask what brand of TV you got?

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach · 1 year ago

My husband built a super home theater with the overhead projector and such - it's turned into his Man Cave.

Kids aren't allowed, of course. :)

Barbara

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By The Fireside · 1 year ago

Hi Tyler,

Interesting article...

Sounds like a cool setup!

The only thing I would say, is that I helped a guy set this sort of thing up a while back and you take the heat output of your fireplace into consideration because it can melt your TV - no joke either!!!

Ciao, Buck