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51" Rear Projection TV - $700. Worth buying?
saint:
Friday/Saturday at Best Buy, this TV has caught my eye. Can't afford a $1500-$2500 TV, but this one will be $700 (normally $1000). Opinions on the TV/technology?
Hitachi 51" HDTV
ChadTower:
Research viewing angle issues with that particular model. I know two people with very similar sets (not necessarily Hitachi) that look like crap in a bright room and are behind the curve compared to other modern sets in terms of viewing angle.
shmokes:
Best Buy is going to have a 42" Westinghouse HD LCD for $1000 on black friday. It supports 1080i as well as 720p and has HDMI inputs, IIRC. It's not as big as what you're looking for, but if the room's not super big that might not be such a bad thing. Plus it's a flat panel which is a lot nicer than a big projection unit.
ChadTower:
Are the flat panels less prone to problems than the projection units? I know a lot of people who have had problems with their projection TVs but don't know many that have LCDs.
May want to see if it's firmware upgradeable, too. That's probably going to be a pretty big deal going forward.
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Haven't seen that before... interesting.
saint:
Well, $700 is going to be a stretch already, so $1000 is right out. My options are to wait another year, or pick up something at a bargain prices this year. I'm looking at this as an "temporary" family room TV for the basement until I can afford one of the nice LCD/plasma/whatever TVs. However, I'm not willing to throw away $700 if there are problems with the TV or technology.