cheapie

we were at a local stereo/theater store and i was trying to sell my wife on this

Grand WEGA™ LCD Rear Projection HDTV


however, she didn't like how it looked different from different angles. i tried to explain that it looks great if you're sitting down and a little further away without a bright flourescent light above you, dlp vs lcd technology...etc. yeah.....i felt like i was trying to explain quantam physics to my 3yo.

so we're walking out of the store and she's like, what's this? i really like this!

it was a 42" plasma. a panny i think. she was really impressed. of course, they were playing nemo in HD so it doesn't get much brighter and more colorful than that. lol.

so....she thinks it would be nice to get one of those when we finish our basement in a month or so. my only concern is about the lines that could burned into it from watching espn, the nfl, and playing xbox. that prolly comprises 80% of our tv watching.

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zippyjuan

Congrats Cheapie! I have been reading a lot about plasmas (still can't afford one yet) and haven't read anything about someone actually experiencing burn-in although some talk about the POSSIBILITY of it, not reality, so relax and enjoy it!

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cheapie

i will have the money but that's a lot of money to spend on my entertainment. my wife supports some kid over in africa and the program sent a list of items that we could donate. for 1-2 hundred i can buy someone a cow. imagine how much better i could my someone's life with 3 grand. something to think about.

kimchicowboy

in my mind, a 42" plasma seems so puny after seeing it compared with a 102" one. hahaha. le sigh.

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ski

Cheapie, we just got the Sony Grand WEGA 55" LCD Projection from Best Buy for $2800 including tax and delivery. It is GORGEOUS. You get good picture for about 120 degrees, then another 10 degrees on each side it starts to fade. That's enough for most rooms.

Just remember that plasmas have the burn-in problem if you watch TV shows in regular aspect (not stretched out, with the black bars on the sides). It's best to stretch out the picture no matter what you're watching/playing with a plasma.

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welfareloser

ah, would this be the "most important catalog in the world" thing? dopey name, but otherwise cool. that's what a lot of our xmas gifts to each other are, though we are stuck in the "pigs and chickens" price range for a few more years...

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BrewMaster

that is reason enough not to drop 3 G's on a TV. it's a TV for crying out loud. that is more money than some families make in a year. i know you are aware of this. i'm not going to slam you with my thoughts because I respect you. do the right thing.

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InfiniteNothing

Huh, if a cow goes for a $1/lb that's one sad looking cow

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cheapie

i could give a farm for $2250





a cow is only $525.




http://donate.wvus.org/OA_HTML/xxwvi...?section=10024

bachviet

Just get it for your wife.

I would love to have either a 42" plasma (EDTV is okay), 42-46" DLP or LCD RPTV in my bedroom.

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attgig

cheapie... I love you man. bringing in cows to the home theater forum...

but anyways, going back to the tv...is the only reason that you're getting a plasma because your wife likes it? do you NEED something that hangs on a wall? or can u do a table top type setup? there's always problems with rear projection tv's, but how about front projection? you can get a decent setup for about 1500 ish. and if you're re-doing your basement right now, it would be a great way to install all the wiring before the drywall is up. and finally, with lighting the way it usually is in basements, you should have no problems with that.

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WhiskeyPapa

Maybe the employees and stockholders of Panasonic will spend the profit from your plasma tv on cows for African kids. Didja ever think of that?

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BrewMaster

maybe. but maybe not. more likely they will spend it on some other material possession for themselves.

ski

Not that I have to justify our family spending almost $3000 on a TV, but we have saved about $4500 by NOT having cable TV over the past 11 years, and even more by not getting broadband till now. Montly fees rack up more than a $3000 TV over time, so think about that

WhiskeyPapa

But somewhere, sometime, someone along that line of consumerism will buy the cow!

BrewMaster

i do. that is why i don't have cable.

ski

Also, since most of us are in our 20's and 30's and early 40's, no one's had to put a kid through college (except obby)... that's a big dent in your wallet... now that my sister and I are through college and I'm starting to pay them back, money's a little looser.

welfareloser

come on man... i know you're thinkin it... so just say it. SAY IT!!!!

trickle down...

j/k

faither

Maybe beer!

BrewMaster

hey, a man's gotta eat!