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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Monday, June 26, 2006 - 5:35 am
We are trying to figure out what functions we need on a TV we are about to purchase. What are the pros and cons of high definition? I know that all programs are NOT broadcast in HD and someone told me if the program is NOT broadcast in HD there will be "lines" on either side of the screen - this sounds like and real pain to me. Is this true? The cable company says HD will not be "regularly broadcast until 2009, should we save the $1000 bucks or so it cost to get a set with the built in HD tuner? We are also trying to decide between LCD and Plasma screens - any preferences? Thanks!!!!
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Racsan
Member
04-09-2004
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 4:03 am
My brother bought an HD monitor, and then got HD receiver and services from DirecTV. I say blah. He points out every little detail that you can see better but lahdeedah. The "lines" on non HD showes are kinda like when you watch a, what is it called -letterbox, picture box - show on tv. Not really lines but like a wide black border, something I've gotten used to. We are getting a TV and think that we are just going to get a normal one, wait for the HDTV until later. Somewhere there is a thread that discusses LCD and Plasma tv's. I'll see if I can find it.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 7:15 am
I have a Sony HD tv and love it love it love it. The major networks all broadcast in HD. The discovery channel has great HD broadcast shows which we watch all the time.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 6:56 pm
I have a Sony HD LCD and I love it. I love the HD channels, and would never have anything else. As for Plasma v LCD from what the salesman told us you must turn off Plasma sets after 6 or 7 hours to let it rest. My DH leaves the tv on all weekend long so we had to go with LCD, plus we could find on plasma without a glare. The Sony WEGA engine has positively no glare whatever.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 2:26 pm
I agree The Wega is the way go to, that is what we have
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 10:29 am
I loved watching the HD tv shows, but a lot of the shows I watch were not boradcast in HDtv. I finally decided that it was not worth the trouble of having to have a cable box (I hatesses them because I like having the one remote and the cable remote would never do all the TV things and tv remote would not do all cable things) andthe fact that I only watched about 5 or 6 tv shows. Now if you hate cable boxes like I do, the thing to make sure you have in your TV is a cable card slot. Had I knwn how much it would have meant to me, I would have made sure to buy that. Cable box cost an additional $11 per month, the cable card would have cost only $1.50 per month. you multiply that out by how long you expect to have your TV and how much you want to use the features of your television to control you channels, etc or how complex you want the set up to be on your DVD or VCR set up. The good news for me was that I only bought a CRT TV - this has the ability to see high quality DVDs and cost a lot less than an LCD or a Plasma, but weighs a lot more (but less than an older TV) @ 80 lb. It also produces a better picture than either a Plasma or LCD and has a usable life that is twice as long as an LCD.
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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 2:07 pm
what is a cable card slot? I have digital cable with DVR service and I love it and use it with fervor.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 8:05 pm
The future of cable will be cable cards instead of cable boxes. Instead of having to route your cable through a box and then to your tv to gain access to cable channels, the cable will come in directly to your tv and interpreted via the cable card. Newer and future tv's will have a standard slot that will accept your cable providers cable card. This card will then give you access to the stations you subscribe to. The cable card slot looks very similar to a pc card slot that most latop computers have; while the card looks similar to a pc card. Basically, it's intended to simplify receiving cable.

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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 12:48 pm
Ok. We did finally buy a television. We purchased a Westinghouse 37 inch LCD High Definition flat panel tv. So far we really love it. I can even have the blinds open on a bright sunshiney day and still watch tv - very nice! We also upgraded our digital cable to high definition digital cable and we are finding that we really enjoy the limited programs that are in HD. Thanks everyone for your input. When it came right down to it we went with the most features for the least amount of money.
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