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Offline Mr. Kennedy
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« on: January 05, 2006, 12:55:42 PM »
Ok, so this is cool.  I just got myself a new TV with some of the cash I got from Christmas... to be honest though, it\'s mostly from savings.  Anyway, I got myself a nice 32" Bravia HDTV.  It\'s the XBR version so it plays the HD channels.



What\'s even better, is that this thing retails for about $2700, and I bought mine off of eBay for roughly $2100.  Yeah still a lot of dough, but it\'s worth it.  To go along with it, I got a DVD system... yes I am joining the 21st century.  It\'s a nice one that uses HDMI.  Sony Platinum Dream System or something to that tune, it was one of the middle grade ones.

 

So that\'s it, I\'m finally set for 2006.  New Computer, New TV, hopefully new job... Sweetness...
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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2006, 01:12:39 PM »
I do have one question regarding cables....

If I connect the System to TV using an HDMI cable, does that mean that the TV will use speakers when I\'m not watching DVD\'s?  Or will I need a seperate Audio-Out cable?

EDIT:  I just spoke to a Customer Service rep, and HDMI does carry audio, but not surround sound, so a seperate audio cable is neccesary to achieve surround sound.
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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2006, 01:44:32 PM »
You\'ll need an optical audio cable for surround sound. In my experience, you don\'t really need the $90 cable from Monster, I\'d just go to radio shack or get the mid-grade optical cable from best buy.

I think you can also use some sort of digital coax, but I don\'t know that I\'ve ever seen someone use one.  The optical is more common.
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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2006, 01:47:36 PM »
Personally, I consider an insult the retail price of HDTVs, considering the poor quality image they offer. I\'m fed up of watching, checking and testing different brands and models with shameful results.
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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2006, 02:36:30 PM »
32" for 2100?

wtf?
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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2006, 02:43:27 PM »
Personally I am not a fan of LCD and I wouldn\'t like the idea of LCD HDTV for watching video and gaming.  But congrat on the purchase...
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2006, 03:08:28 PM »
You\'re an idiot getting ripped off.
32 inches for 2100.
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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2006, 03:25:39 PM »
First of all, they do offer another 32" for about a grand less, but it\'s not HDTV.  Secondly, I researched on the internet, and this brand is considered the best in its class.

In other words, you get what you pay for.

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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2006, 08:13:00 PM »
Congrats... although I just read about a Bravia TV last night... and it was a 50" 3LCD HDTV screen that cost less than $2000.
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« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2006, 08:54:43 PM »
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Personally, I consider an insult the retail price of HDTVs, considering the poor quality image they offer. I\'m fed up of watching, checking and testing different brands and models with shameful results.


You are going to shitty stores...



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Personally I am not a fan of LCD and I wouldn\'t like the idea of LCD HDTV for watching video and gaming.  But congrat on the purchase...


LCDs are getting a lot better.  Whether this is a good one or not I haven\'t checked, but the random thought that LCDs blow isn\'t really the case any more.

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I do have one question regarding cables....

If I connect the System to TV using an HDMI cable, does that mean that the TV will use speakers when I\'m not watching DVD\'s?  Or will I need a seperate Audio-Out cable?

EDIT:  I just spoke to a Customer Service rep, and HDMI does carry audio, but not surround sound, so a seperate audio cable is neccesary to achieve surround sound.


Doesn\'t carry surround sound?  First for me..  Your tv doesn\'t process surround, but the HDMI certainly has the bandwidth to transmit surround.  So I think the guy just miss-spoke.

What you need for surround is an optical cable to your Stereo.  Or perhaps an RCA attached to your Coax input.

And yes..  You don\' tneed Monster.  Especially with digital audio.
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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2006, 09:54:18 PM »
Yeah I got a basic HDMI cable, and basic Optical cable.  I think the brand was like Comprehensive or something, both were under $20.
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« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2006, 10:33:35 PM »
I bought the same set for myself for Christmas along with a 5.1 DTS system and an HDMI dvd player and I am very happy.  As for the people here saying "you got ripped off" they obviously don\'t know what they\'re talking about in terms of quality.  I spent 2 weeks researching the best possible LCD TV\'s for the size range and although you can get a 37" for the same price, the quality of those tv\'s are nowhere near as good.  Sorry, but most people who talk about LCD\'s don\'t know what they\'re talking about let alone have actually seen them side by side with a decent HDTV setup.  The Samsung and the Aquos and the LG are the only brands at that size that can even compare and side by side, they all fall short by a wide margin and some are not even HDTV out of the box.

Currently, I have the optical cable setup for my ps2 and the digital coax for my dvd movies with the HDMI cable for my dvd player and component cables for my  ps2.  Everything looks great up to this point.  HDMI from what i\'ve read is not a audio cable by any means, you can\'t get audio from it.  For regular stereo sound through the Bravia, you can hook up the HDMI cable for video and the regular red and white cables for sound to the television.  For surround sound, you\'re best to go ahead and buy an optical cable or a digital coax cable if your dvd player supports it.  It makes a world of difference.
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« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2006, 11:14:00 PM »
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LCDs are getting a lot better.  Whether this is a good one or not I haven\'t checked, but the random thought that LCDs blow isn\'t really the case any more.



Doesn\'t carry surround sound?  First for me..  Your tv doesn\'t process surround, but the HDMI certainly has the bandwidth to transmit surround.  So I think the guy just miss-spoke.

What you need for surround is an optical cable to your Stereo.  Or perhaps an RCA attached to your Coax input.

And yes..  You don\' tneed Monster.  Especially with digital audio.




surround seems to be getting thrown around a lot., Seems to me your talking split stereo rather then true 5.1  Which would require a reciever. RCA isn\'t good for surround Unless its rated at 75ohms. A proper  toslink cable should be used if supported.
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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2006, 05:28:24 AM »
RCA ends are used for coax out and yes, it\'s a 75 ohm cable.  It transmits the same data as toslink.  Bought my first Laser Disc PLayer back in 1993 that trasmitted AC3 signals through Coax out the same way it\'s done today.

HDMI is capable of transmitting 8 channels of audio plus Hi Def video.  No one is "throwing around" surround sound.

It is how I stated before.  The HDMI is capable of surround, his tv is not.
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« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2006, 05:54:21 AM »
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It is how I stated before. The HDMI is capable of surround, his tv is not.


That\'s pretty cool, but how does that work?  Is there a TV around that has 5.1 surround out of the box without a proper receiver?
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