Can anyone recommend any brands to look into, or any brands to stay away from? Obviously something that's HD and widescreen.

I love having an income.

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Personally, I don't like LCD TV's. Every single one I've looked at had hideous motion blurring. Let me be clear, I'm not cranking on DLP, just regular LCD TV's

For LCD I'd go with a projector, about the same price and your screen can be as large as you want it to be.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

But then, I'm a casual television/movie watcher. I'm not a home theater buff - I just wanted something that looked good, was black, and saved space.

I paid $1700 at BestBuy.

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One LCD the size I wanted would have cost $8000.00

Two the sales person told me you are not supposed to play video games on the big LCD screens (which may or may not be true)

df - yes, its true. the static elements on screen (health bars, lives remaining, etc.) can burn into the screen if you play games for a very long period of time. also, even if the tv is nice, I'll prolly stay away from Toshiba if their lamps give out that quickly. That won't be entirely avoided since the lamps are said to last only a year and the first replacement will most likely be under warranty, but still. I've looked up what BestBuy has on the floor that's closest to the model you have and it looks pretty good.

rb - nice setup. I'll prolly want HDTV tho. Thanks for the alternative. I'm not an HD freak, but I would like to have it. With the prices I've seen, thank god for DLP.

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Pros- CRT does not burn in. Its cheaper to replace if the bulb goes out too. It lasts longer.

Cons- Weight (my dads weighs in around 250lbs) & Size (comparable to whats out).

But seriously. I love it. You don't have the gay glare either.

edit - i think he has the sony xbr series. cnet has it rated as like the top hd or something he said [a few months ago]

Plasma pwns CRT. Sorry, but it does. The problem with plasma is that the set itself burns out in about 10 years.

My self, I'd go with an HD LCD Projector. You CAN play games on them, and I can have a 72" for a fairly good price.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

There's also a little story that goes along with this EDTV. When we bought it I was in my truck and said "I want to take it with me". I hate having to wait for deliveries. So I take the reciept to the back and the guys say they'll be right out with it. After about 15 minutes the manager walks out and tells me the guys dropped the new one and it shattered. It was also the only one in stock besides the demo on the wall so I made them give me the demo until a new one came in. Had to wait another 20 minutes while they figured out how to get it down. No way was I going to walk away and wait 2-4 weeks for another new one to come in. It was give me the demo as a loaner or give me my money back. They happily gave me the demo and my wife even talked the salesman into giving us the demo DVD that they play to show off the high end tv's. Anyways, the new one came in 3 weeks later and I did a swap and all is well. Xbox kicks ass on it too.

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As for weight it's light as pie. Maybe 40 -60 lbs, but it's BIG. I had a hell of a time getting it in the house and up on it's stand by
myself. I paid about$1500 and he included a whole set of monster cables and some special HD cable box conector that goes for $100 if you purchase it separately.

Anyway, I spent a solid month working on this place. The kitchen is bright orange, and theres a large oriental fan over the plasma now - but here are some more pics. There's also a second fireplace, marble, in my bedroom that I forgot to photograph.
http://jaydolan.com/images-apt.html

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

The windows are the most impressive things in my apartment, I think. They're 11 feet tall, including the baseboard, and span from the floor nearly to the 12ft ceiling. The windows themselves are 6ft tall - lots of light. The split-hinge shutters fold away into the window bay, or may be simply swung into the room as I have them in those photos.

All of the rooms also have crown moldings. The hardwood floors are accented with mohogany and cherry boards. The ceramic bathtub is great. The mantles are enormous.. all in all, they just don't make 'em like they used to. That, and I'm 5 blocks from the water.

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Originally posted by RoGuEBiTcH:
I have a Maxent 42" EDTV Plasma, and I'm very pleased with it. If you're not sure you want to commit to an HDTV subscription, or if you primarily watch DVDs, you may want to consider EDTV. It's more affordable, and offers reasonable viewing for non-HD signals.

But then, I'm a casual television/movie watcher. I'm not a home theater buff - I just wanted something that looked good, was black, and saved space.

I paid $1700 at BestBuy.

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Also, it's Benjamin Moore paint, which, imo, covers like nothing else.

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Just guessing, I'd say it'd be fine to mount one above the fireplace, especially if you have a mantle to deflect some heat. But that's just my completely uneducated opinion.

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LCDs do not burn in, and they last forever. If the lamp burns, you just replace it. Fine for playing games etc.

Plasmas do burn in, and their lifetime is limited (although pretty long). Plasmas have better contrast than LCDs.

Read this if you're buying a new set: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20050309/index.html

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Wow, I can't believe I'm agreeing with FS on this one

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Our master bedroom is a ligher shade of a similar mint green with off-white trim. I would have gone with a more olive tone green but Steph liked the mint.

We painted the natural wood trim an off white in just about every room except the dining/family room where we left the natural wood since there are beams the same color as the trim. In the other rooms, the off-white trim contrasts great with the room colors which are all in the same tone but different colors that go together: green, yellow, mauve and blue.

A lezzy friend who does color coordination for a living picked the colors.

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I've messed with crt rptv, lcd rptv and plasma setting up home theaters for family. HD content on a ED plasma tricks most people into thinking they are watching HD. DLP is best for sports. New plasma tech is supposed to out(maybe already out?) that eliminates burn-in and lasts much longer than current tech. I'm sure it's pricey though.

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HD content on a ED plasma tricks most people into thinking they are watching HD.

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Here's an intersting article I just found.

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now i want a 1080p

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[QUOTE]HD content on a ED plasma tricks most people into thinking they are watching HD.

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