New bigscreen TV?

[picklemonkey]

I'm thinking about buying a new big-screen TV... I've been looking around, and the best-priced tv I can find is a Phillips Magnavox 51" Widescree/HDTV-enabled at Walmart for $1k. Saw it at Best Buy for $100 more. Read Best Buy's reviews, and nobody had a complaint about it.

I bought a 30" Magnavox from Walmart about 6 years ago and it still works like a champ... anybody have any recommendations on this make/model/idea? Buy it? Don't?



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[palmer]

I wouldn't purchase a television of that size for a grand. I would purchase a smaller toshiba 16:9 hdtv for around the same price. Sure that thing is huge for the price but its got 10watts of audio and its rear projection

[picklemonkey]

yeah, the rear projection thing I'm not too fond of, but that's been pretty active technology for a while now. and who really uses their tv speakers, anyways? My roommate and I have two subs connected to our stereo, which is connected to the TV... we use it all the time. Just seems like I need more inchage.

[palmer]

well shit.... if it suits all your needs who am I to comment on what you should get

I'd say if you don't mind the rear projection and have an audio solution go for it!

[picklemonkey]

I've been looking in the paper on and off for a while, but I'm a little scared to buy some electronics used from another person. The cheapest I've seen in the paper is like $700, too.


And I definitely wouldn't say I "need" it... but I sure do "want" it. I don't have anything else to spend my money on, and since I graduated from college a year ago I've definitely got a little to spend on something like this

[arielus]

i wouldn't buy anything used from another person.
mostly because you don't get any support if you ever need it.

[hobbes2oo]

Re: New bigscreen TV?

that would not be my choice due to the fact that it must weigh a ton. go for somethng on the lite side like a plasma. from my point of view i have to move two 21' and one 19' moniter with a 27' tv, moving all that stuff around gets heavy. Now i am going to buy a big screen tv that weighs 300+ pounds? no way, i would be looking at plasma tv's only. but this is just my situation not yours

[supaz]

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I saw some really nice wall mount flat screens at Circuit City a few weeks ago...a nice one goes for about $1,800.

Rear projection has a bad rap and all...but since they've been around for awhile, they've improved dramaticallly from when they first came out. If your interested in a rear projector type, look at the Hitachi.

The picture quality is great...

besides, it's not like your going to pay and arm and a leg to get one...


either way, you gotta get something big!

[Jenks]

do a search, there is a lengthly TV thread around here somewhere.

two pieces of advice...

1. Go HD.

2. If you're going projection, get the smallest projection you can, usually around the 40-48" range. The smaller the projection tele, the brighter the pic.

i picked up a Mitsubishi 42" HD widescreen a,d i fucking love it. Rear projection has come a long way, especially with HD.

I wouldn't buy a magnavox.

brands i'd consider...

Samsung (DLP is the fucking BIZ!!!)
Mitsubishi
Pioneer ($$)
Sony (as much as i hate this company, they have reasonably priced HD widescreens with nice options for a decent price...hard to ignore that.)

Phillips, not a bad choice i guess, i just never even gave them a chance, because it's...phillips. dunno why.

[msindi]

GO SOX!!!
Plasma is he only way to go...
BTW - which is BETTER: Plasma or LCD? I am aware that they are completely different technologies but will bem oving soon and nee a new tube

[arielus]

i watch on my 14" tv in my room...
got a 30" for the main room last year...

why bigger? r u blind? :P

[spooner24]

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bigger is better! How can u watch a widescreen movie on a 14" tele r u an action man?

Plasma is best, prices nearly down to a ?1000

lcd hasnt got the colour

rear projection to bulky and u can only c the screen if your sat at the right angle

[picklemonkey]

why bigger? r u blind? :P

Honestly, I think I'm trying to prepare for San Andreas.

But also, I want a bigger TV. My 30" is nice, but a 50" would be nicer. I went to walmart earlier and checked out the TV I was looking at, but the picture quality didn't seem right at all. I still want to buy one, but I don't know if I'm going to go for that make/model.

[superdave]

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I don't care for that Magnavox big screen in the first post. Too big and I don't like rear projection anything.

I bought a Samsung 32 HDTV LCD flat panel this week and really enjoying it. Watching lots of sports and Discovery HDTV the last few days.

I nearly bought a plasma, but I have a friend that installs theater systems and he told me to stay away from plasma unless I want to replace it in 2-3 years. But, he said that I would love the plasma tv at first until later on when the colors fade. So, that's why I went the LCD route.

If you do get something, make sure it's HDTV ready at least, has a DVI input, and if possible a HDMI input. Starting to learn more about this HDTV lingo recently.

[arielus]

Honestly, I think I'm trying to prepare for San Andreas.

got it.. good choice