cygweb

I have been wrestling with the idea of getting a 50 inch LCD Sony TV(about 80 pounds) or a 40 inch CRT Sony(over 300 lbs.). Both High Def. Over the years though, I have been among the "firsts" on a lot of things to help drive down costs. Like DVD players(my first was a single player that cost $500), PC's, PDA's, poly-lumber decking, etc.

I hoping now that I can let other people drive down the costs for high def TV's. Plus, the [pixel]failure rate for Plasma and LCD TV's is staggering and confusing. Then there is DLP?? I have had a 36 inch Sony for 7 years + and that cost me $1600. I don't want to drop $2500+ and have it only last me 5 years or less. My wife and I are working on building a house, so I imagine I will let others lead the way.

I will watching Cygweb for your full review on your HDTV when you decide to make the jump! =)

P.S. As I typed this, Priest Holmes just scored to break the NFL record for rushing touchdowns and overall?? Congrats!

Dude, you're reading an old article. I bought a 32" JVC HDTV in May. It cost us about $1200. We have HD service from Comcast and it's worked out pretty well. I love watching football in HD (especially ESPN's games).

I agree the TV choices these days are confusing, but before looking you should decide on three metrics: how much you can budget for this (whether one-time or monthly), how big do you want your 4:3 & 16:9 images to be, and what sources do you want to watch on it. We made the decision to go HD, upgrade in size from 27" to 32", and keep the 4:3 aspect ratio because of regular TV and our son's videos, plus the lower price of 4:3 HDTV sets.

Ah, I clicked on the 'Hi' comment that was there and it took me to the old post and I never looked at the date. One thought I was having about the aspect is that if I bought a 50 inch 16:9, that my son's videos would still look good because the size of the screen. Bad thought?

Also, I've been looking for reviews from people as to how regular cable looks on the TV's. Some are really bad apparently. I'm looking to spend 2K MAX.

Sorry about the old post!

'SOK.

Here's a site that has a size calculator for non-native ARs: Compute TV dimensions.

I've heard Sonys have the most pleasant-looking NTSC upconversion process. I watched a Sony KV-32HS510 next to the JVC I bought and thought they looked similar. When watching NTSC on an HDTV, keep in mind that the HDTV is doing line-doubling and field blending, which is an art more than a science. ;) As long as you don't sit too close to the TV and have a decent source, it should look passable. The picture quality of DVDs and HDTV content make standard definition stuff look soft.