47" Lcd...

[Larry Gude]

...so I've been putting this off for years now, simply scared of getting a big screen that would be out of date the following weekend, not a good enough picture to justify the money.

So I pull the trigger and get one. Built in tuner, 1080P, whatever the hell that is, looks great in the store. Guy says I'll get a few HD channels if it's a regular broadcast channel that is being broadcast in HD, ie, I'll be good for the playoffs but will need to get the HD upgrade from the cable company to fully appreciate it.

Get it home, set it up, looks pretty good, dvds are great. During it's setup phase, it finds x amount of analog signals and 6 or so hd. Fine.

So, we flip channels some, play with some dvd's, cartoons, movies, etc. and watch the game and I'm like, gotta get the hd upgrade, this simply isn't all that.

So, after halftime, I'm showing Vrail all these cool features and she's figuring out the PIP stuff ad all of a sudden, we go to these upper stations that, for whatever reason, I hadn't gotten to earlier; the land of HD.

HOLY####INGHELL!!!

There's like 6 of them, including THE GAME and it's unreal! THIS is what I was hoping for! This is what I paid for! Jim Nance had a whisker he missed. Bob Ryan is getting old and wrinkly. We both saw cellulite on not one but two cheerleaders inner thighs as they were tossed up and caught on a shot that lasted maybe a second.

We're marveling at the grass, dirt stains, we found a guys contact lens, there was a needle in the haystack.

I don't know what it all means but I want it.

And we got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awe effing some!!!!

 

[bcp]

I just got mine mounted to the wall two days ago finally.

(however due to the small size of the room I went for the 36}

To either side of the TV is a large speaker mounted to the wall and below it is the center channel of the surround sound.
somehow I managed to find a surround sound with speakers that matched the TV and made it all look like it was supposed to go together.

aint HD awesome?

 

[Larry Gude]

Well...

I

aint HD awesome?

...I guess. Maybe a little.

 

[bcp]

like I said, I went with the 36 due to my maximum veiwing distance in the room I set it up in, but here is a picture of it so far.
I ran the electric through the wall so that the plug in would be behind the set, as well as the wires to the video inputs. (all sound input goes through the surround.
next step is to drop all the wires to the surround through the wall and set the wall plate up (already purchased) so that my speaker input will also plug in down at the 18" from floor height level.

speaking level, the camera was not straight for this shot, its not the house settling. And yes, that is Jimmy Neutron on the screen. (not in HD)

 

[Nanny Pam]

I love HD-TV. Everything about it is g-r-e-a-t!! When I watch the NASCAR races, I actually get break dust on my face! I love it!

If you really want to see and appreciate the beauty of HD TV, watch the National Geographic channel. WOW

 

[duzzey1a]

..So I pull the trigger and get one. Built in tuner, 1080P, whatever the hell that is, looks great in the store...

1080(p)... 1080 refers to the number of horizontal pixels that is displayed on the screen. The "p" stands for progressive. From a technical standpoint, this should last you a good while. Most broadcasters will uphold this standard for many years to come. You think that the broadcast pictures are great? Wait till you see 1080p from a Blu-ray DVD!!!

 

[Pushrod]

What brand LCD HDTV did you purchase, and what made you choose the brand and model you decided on?

 

[bcp]

I picked a Magnavox

Strengths: Nice picture crisp and clear
Weaknesses: sound is light
Summary: For the money and excellent value. Sound is not great but with thin mount tv you wouldnt expect it to be.

They are correct about the sound, but since I run all sound through the surround, I was not too concerned with that aspect of it.

 

[Pete]

...so I've been putting this off for years now, simply scared of getting a big screen that would be out of date the following weekend, not a good enough picture to justify the money.

So I pull the trigger and get one. Built in tuner, 1080P, whatever the hell that is, looks great in the store. Guy says I'll get a few HD channels if it's a regular broadcast channel that is being broadcast in HD, ie, I'll be good for the playoffs but will need to get the HD upgrade from the cable company to fully appreciate it.

Get it home, set it up, looks pretty good, dvds are great. During it's setup phase, it finds x amount of analog signals and 6 or so hd. Fine.

So, we flip channels some, play with some dvd's, cartoons, movies, etc. and watch the game and I'm like, gotta get the hd upgrade, this simply isn't all that.

So, after halftime, I'm showing Vrail all these cool features and she's figuring out the PIP stuff ad all of a sudden, we go to these upper stations that, for whatever reason, I hadn't gotten to earlier; the land of HD.

HOLY####INGHELL!!!

There's like 6 of them, including THE GAME and it's unreal! THIS is what I was hoping for! This is what I paid for! Jim Nance had a whisker he missed. Bob Ryan is getting old and wrinkly. We both saw cellulite on not one but two cheerleaders inner thighs as they were tossed up and caught on a shot that lasted maybe a second.

We're marveling at the grass, dirt stains, we found a guys contact lens, there was a needle in the haystack.

I don't know what it all means but I want it.

And we got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awe effing some!!!!

Heh, told ya

 

[Lugnut]

I love HD-TV. Everything about it is g-r-e-a-t!! When I watch the NASCAR races, I actually get break dust on my face! I love it!

Better not watch any pr0n...

 

[vraiblonde]

Better not watch any pr0n...

 

[itsbob]

...so I've been putting this off for years now, simply scared of getting a big screen that would be out of date the following weekend, not a good enough picture to justify the money.

So I pull the trigger and get one. Built in tuner, 1080P, whatever the hell that is, looks great in the store. Guy says I'll get a few HD channels if it's a regular broadcast channel that is being broadcast in HD, ie, I'll be good for the playoffs but will need to get the HD upgrade from the cable company to fully appreciate it.

Get it home, set it up, looks pretty good, dvds are great. During it's setup phase, it finds x amount of analog signals and 6 or so hd. Fine.

So, we flip channels some, play with some dvd's, cartoons, movies, etc. and watch the game and I'm like, gotta get the hd upgrade, this simply isn't all that.

So, after halftime, I'm showing Vrail all these cool features and she's figuring out the PIP stuff ad all of a sudden, we go to these upper stations that, for whatever reason, I hadn't gotten to earlier; the land of HD.

HOLY####INGHELL!!!

There's like 6 of them, including THE GAME and it's unreal! THIS is what I was hoping for! This is what I paid for! Jim Nance had a whisker he missed. Bob Ryan is getting old and wrinkly. We both saw cellulite on not one but two cheerleaders inner thighs as they were tossed up and caught on a shot that lasted maybe a second.

We're marveling at the grass, dirt stains, we found a guys contact lens, there was a needle in the haystack.

I don't know what it all means but I want it.

And we got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awe effing some!!!!

And you're right..



The next generation of TV's, to replace plasma and LCD over 40 inches come out in the spring.

 

[kwillia]

And you're right..



The next generation of TV's, to replace plasma and LCD over 40 inches come out in the spring.

Yeah, but I'm sure the prices that come along with them will all the more make current plasma and LCD models "best value" for some time to come.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

And you're right..



The next generation of TV's, to replace plasma and LCD over 40 inches come out in the spring.

Have a 61-inch DLP TV at home. There's a dramatic difference between 1080p HDTV and 640*480 analog TV.

 

[Buckets]

I have a 56' Toshiba DLP cinema series. My best investment on an electronics item in the last 5 years. Welcome to the land of HD Larry!!!!

 

[DealWithIt]

like I said, I went with the 36 due to my maximum veiwing distance in the room I set it up in, but here is a picture of it so far.
I ran the electric through the wall so that the plug in would be behind the set, as well as the wires to the video inputs. (all sound input goes through the surround.
next step is to drop all the wires to the surround through the wall and set the wall plate up (already purchased) so that my speaker input will also plug in down at the 18" from floor height level.

speaking level, the camera was not straight for this shot, its not the house settling. And yes, that is Jimmy Neutron on the screen. (not in HD)

Nice TV but, there's something about a big screen suspended on the wall that just looks undone to me. I like them better when they are framed in with a nice wood or a painted effect. IMO it just makes it look like it's been anchored and decoratively belongs in the space. Can't beat the quality of the picture though. A+

 

[star]

I'm hoping to buy one pretty soon.

 

[vraiblonde]

I was impressed I'm not a big TV person to begin with - as long as I have a 19" flat panel computer monitor, that's all the visual technology I really need. But it was pretty cool seeing the detail and color of the HD channels.

 

[chess]

I have a 56' Toshiba DLP cinema series. My best investment on an electronics item in the last 5 years. Welcome to the land of HD Larry!!!!

yup i have my 37 inch samsung lcd i love it... doesnt do 1080p but im not to worried yet..

 

[Larry Gude]

Costco...

What brand LCD HDTV did you purchase, and what made you choose the brand and model you decided on?

...Vizio

Not sure about the model #. $1,900 out the door.