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A new TV
Rhett
(Not even a monkey)
in Zocalo v2.0
My grandmother wants to buy a new TV, one of the thin ones (either High Definition or Plasma). So I come to ask you what would be the best. I really dont know what price range she is looking for, but the TV will probably be 30-40". I just want to get a general idea of what kind to buy (it should be easy to operate, as she is turning 80 this week). Thanks!
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by rhett [/i]
[B]My grandmother wants to buy a new TV, one of the thin ones (either High Definition or Plasma). So I come to ask you what would be the best. I really dont know what price range she is looking for, but the TV will probably be 30-40". I just want to get a general idea of what kind to buy (it should be easy to operate, as she is turning 80 this week). Thanks! [/B][/QUOTE]
I would definately suggest plasma if you want one of the thin ones, but they cost a fortune. thats why i just went with a Tube HDTV rather than a plasma
Your best bet is to go to circuit city, or best buy, and look at them, then you can see which ones look the best, The new plasma's have to be seen to decide which is best for you.
Just a few things to remember.
Make sure that the TV has these features
3:2 pulldown
3d digital Comb filter or 3d Y/C digital comb filter
component/composite/S-Video/DVI input
also should have a built in anti glare screen (otherwise you gotta buy one for about $500 bucks)
also, even the plasma's have a limited angle of view, much like LCD and Projection, so make sure she'll be watching the TV straight on, and that there isn't too much backlighting.
Also remember that you'll also need to buy a HDTV Reciever to get High Def with it.
Too many problems.
One of the worst at the moment is a the result of short-term television watching. THe interlaced display for normal TV Viewing results in a severe odd-line burn-in. It's a flaw in Plasma's design, and may be overcome in future versions, but I'd seriously suggest against it at the moment. There's also the problems of glare due to rather low amounts of light coming from the screen, and terrible multi-angle viewing (Same with rear projection sets)
Just say no...to Plasma TV. :P
For any size TV, I'd suggest one of the present Trinitron-based CRTs. The color quality is simply spectacular, the technology is very sound, and many are HDTV ready. Quite honestly, they're some of the best displays on the market.
And listen to what EntilZha said. I doubt you'll find a large screen set without all of those features, but check anyway.
Also, can you explain how the seperate high definition converter type thing works? And how necissary would it be? Will this be easy enough for me to install myself? Thanks again.
and buy a regular 'tube' TV as suggested, and make sure its one of the high refresh rate models... 95mhz or so, just like a computer monitor.
anything else, save perhaps a high end video projector, is a waste of time and money.
[B]Thanks for the suggestions. I think we will probably end up going with HDTV. Do you have any suggestions for specific models or brands? Thanks.
Also, can you explain how the seperate high definition converter type thing works? And how necissary would it be? Will this be easy enough for me to install myself? Thanks again. [/B][/QUOTE]
Basically the TV's that are HDTV Ready or HDTV Monitors , need an external reciever for HD, they go for between $300 and $1200 and just hook into the TV like any other component like a DVD player or VCR.
Depending on how much you wanna spend, I picked up a Samsung 30 inch Widescreen HDTV Monitor for $999. i was going to get a projection, but this one was a tube TV, had a great picture. and was about $900 less, heh.
its just gotta hold me over until good plasma's come way down in price.
The picture on regular shows is great, I never noticed the interlacing on regular TV's before, now i can barely stand to watch a regular TV. and DVD's with the progressive scan DVD player look frickin AWESOME!.