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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: Buyers Banter (ARCHIVES): HDTVs users admin

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Mware
Member

09-14-2001

Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 4:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I want to purchase a wide-screen TV in the next few months, and would like to get some facts/opinions about what to do.

I want a 50" screen, that I know. I also know that I can't afford a plasma TV. As I understand it, I'm left with either a rear projection TV or a DLP TV.

A salesperson at Best Buy reviewed both with me, and I left there believing that DLP is the way to go, but I've also read a little about the projection sets and have read good things about some of them too.

So here are my questions - first, do I want projection or DLP? And once that decision is made, what brands/models should I be looking at?

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 4:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mware: You may want to browse this site: www.dlp.com to discover the benefits from the manufacturer's point of view.

As I understand, the biggest advantage to DLP vs projection is that the brightness of the DLP images is much higher. Most homes do not have a room with low enough ambient light to adequately view a projection system's screen.

Hope that helps.

Grannyg
Member

05-28-2002

Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 4:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mware, we have a rear-projection Toshiba. The first thing they will tell you is to not put the tv where light will shine on it. Whether it is a window or lamp. One side of our family room has triple windows and the other side has double windows and they both shine into the tv. It's not bad enough during the day for it to be a problem but the color is most definately better at night than in daylight. I have no knowledge of the DLP but I do know that we love our rear projection tv and we've had it for about 5 or 6 years. One thing about big screens is that they do not look as good from a side view as they do when you are directly in front of the tv. We fight over who is gonna get the recliner in front of the tv and who is gonna get the couch. One thing I would tell you is NOT to get a Toshiba. You cannot get parts for it and we have not had as good of service as our friends who have a Magnavox. We have had our worked on 3 times in few years that we have had it and they have never had theirs worked on. The parts come from Japan and the last time the tuner went out, we couldn't get a part for it because they were waiting until there was more "need" for the tuner and then they would make some more and send us one. LOL. Luckily the guy who worked on our tv bypassed the tv tuner and plugged it into our other jacks on the back of the tv. We have to watch tv on Video 1 but it beats the heck out of not having a tuner. So I would advise staying away from a Toshiba and go with a brand that you can at least get parts for, just in case. Our next one will probably be a Magnavox. You will love the big screen!!

Mamie316
Member

07-08-2003

Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We've been considering buying one and I am glad that I checked in here first!

Kristylovesbb
Member

09-14-2000

Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We have a 52in Hitachi and we love it. We bought ours at Circuit City a couple of years ago, consumer guide rated it the best. Before that we had a Sony and I was not nearly as pleased with it as I am with the Hitachi. When I walked into Circuit City I took one look at that fabulous picture and had to have it! The HDTV is so good that whenever we have company they always comment on the great picture our TV has.