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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Titan on May 07, 2006, 11:09:51 AM
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I have an apartment for next year and I want to get a really decent HDTV so I can watch HD sports and everything (have little pow wows in my room, lol) and for PS3. I want to get a flat screen cathode ray TV possibly widescreen. If I get widescreen, the only complaint is when they distort the picture by stretching. Any ideas of a good flat screen CRT TV with HD capability? Not combo either with VCR and DVD. I can get a DVD player easy enough and I don\'t use tapes :)
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http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-34-WEGA-Flat-Screen-HDTV-KD34XBR970-/sem/rpsm/oid/147206/catOid/-12868/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I got the 32\' version of that TV a few months ago and have been nothing but happy with it.
It\'s not the biggest TV around but my plan is when I finally get a house move that into the bedroom and get another, bigger for the living room.
CRT ftw.
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A friend of mine has a slightly older model Sony 30" widescreen crt with a built in tuner and I haven\'t seen any in that style that matches it. The series out now is one series past his and they don\'t come with the tuner built in and don\'t seem to look as good. *shrugs*
360 games and buckeyes football look amazing on it
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My wife told me a friend of ours just bought a massive tv gotta be at least a 60 inch , hopefully i will see it soon this guy loves his toys.
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My TV.
Samsung HL-R6768W 67\'\' DLP Projection TV
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Expensive, but it will last you for quite some time.
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I probably should have mentioned I don\'t have a job. I\'m looking for one. I\'m trying not to spend over 600 on it if possible. Got a lot of plans this summer and I\'m sure none of them will happen but need money for that.
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600 eh? I guess you are looking at budget CRTs if you want and HDTV then.
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Heh, my remote costs 400. ;)
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My TV.
Samsung HL-R6768W 67\'\' DLP Projection TV
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Expensive, but it will last you for quite some time.
Sweet set! :thumb:
Titan, as everyone else said you\'re choices are really limited by your budget. But if you really want HD this looks like it fits:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7023446&type=product&productCategoryId=cat03002&id=1099394446947
If you have a light-controlled room you can get an Infocus 4805 (DLP front projector). I had mine @ 92" before I went sxrd and I loved it.
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Ok, I have a job again so I don\'t have to worry aobut running out of money. Are there any other suggestions of TVs to get?
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http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/148780/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do#tabs
I kinda like that one. Wonder if I can get a better price from Best Buy. Not a bad price though. What do you guys think?
EDIT: What about these?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7023446&type=product&id=1099394446947
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You get what you pay for, I guess :)
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You get what you pay for, I guess :)
And what I would be paying for be a good deal?
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that tv you pick looks good imo, i guess the circuit city model was more recent than the best buy model. both models have built in hd tuner, and an HDMI connection, making it futureproof for a while, and it\'s a CRT type which is my favorite type of display. $700 is quite a nice deal there for 30" HDTV with built in hdtuner. If you can get it cheaper, better for you. If you know how to calibrate the heck out of it, the picture will look awe-inspiring. But that\'s a different story there.
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that tv you pick looks good imo, i guess the circuit city model was more recent than the best buy model. both models have built in hd tuner, and an HDMI connection, making it futureproof for a while, and it\'s a CRT type which is my favorite type of display. $700 is quite a nice deal there for 30" HDTV with built in hdtuner. If you can get it cheaper, better for you. If you know how to calibrate the heck out of it, the picture will look awe-inspiring. But that\'s a different story there.
Wait, which one are you talking about? Both of them?
I wanted to get the HDMI, like you said, future proof and I can use it for the PS3 since I\'m gonna get the premium version.
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What is the largest price you\'re willing to spend?
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Wait, which one are you talking about? Both of them?
Yeah, it looks like both model have an HDMI connection, and both have built in HD tuner so you can watch digital channels like digital hd channels...but judging from the model numbers, the circuit city link seem to have the newer model...
I wanted to get the HDMI, like you said, future proof and I can use it for the PS3 since I\'m gonna get the premium version.
I see. You don\'t have to worry about it since it looks like either model have HDMI connection and the built in hd tuners too. Except the circuit city seem to have the newer model. I don\'t know the difference between the two model, but i guess getting the newer model would be better as it\'s more latest...
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30" widescreen. not bad. Put it in a nicely kept room and it will look impressive. Don\'t lose it inside a huge entertainment center and you\'ll be in good shape.
Don\'t worry about the 4:3 ratio squishing down to fit. If it really bothers you, you can turn that off - but you\'ll likely find after a half hour that you don\'t notice the stretched ratio. That\'s how it is for me anyway, but my tv is bigger and I\'m not sure if that makes a difference.
-Dan
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Paul, I\'ve noticed Best Buy is actually phasing them out. They\'re in a little corner by themselves with slashed prices. I think I may take a ride over to Circuit Shitty (called them that after they fucked my car radio up 3 times :)) and check out the one they have. Plus I wanna take a look at picture quality.
This one is going in a little bedroom in my apartment (as of now at least) and is gonna be in a corner in my room. Is it possible to run a digital cable from the cable box in the living room to my room and still have a strong digital HD signal? Or will I need the cable box?