Re: HDTV - The New Buzzword

On May 15, 9:39 am, Islander <nos...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
mg wrote:
On May 14, 8:00 pm, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com>
wrote:
El Castor wrote:
I find myself watching things that I
doubt I would have ever watched before. To my way of thinking, HiDef
on a good screen of sufficient size is a completely new experience.
I think it is very much like when people first began getting Color TV.
You would watch almost anything that was broadcast in color and only
when it became common did one get a bit more selective.
I would compare it to listening to music on a good stereo versus a
clock radio.
My brother and I gave my dad a HDTV along with a HD antenna. We were watching a
football game when I became aware of the fact that I could see the scratches on
the player's arm. Pretty amazing stuff.

I agree that HiDef is quite remarkable, but, we probably won't get it
for a while.
Every day you can wait, the price drops. I'm waiting for the day my 36" CRT TV
refuses to operate. I doubt I'll be without TV more than a few hours. But in
the meanwhile, I'm biding my time so prices can drop a bit more.

You know, it's kind of amazing when I think about I've had this TV for almost 20
years. The only problem I've ever had with it was buzzing in its speakers which
I corrected by adding a home theater sound system to it and turning off the
internal speakers in favor of the surround sound speakers I currently use. I
can't say I didn't get my money's worth, though it was quite expensive in its
day.

If these new LCD TVs last as long I'll be a happy man.

I don't think the new high-definition TVs will last anywhere near as
long as the old CRT type. My guess is that DLP HDTVs last the longest,
but they require a bulb change every once in a while, but you can do
it yourself. I think they have a color wheel that spins inside of them
also that might die eventually since it's a moving part.

I bought a DLP, 63" HDTV about 3 years ago specifically because they
last longer and I've been very happy with it. In any case, you really
need to do some serious research before you buy a high-definition TV
since they cost so much.

There's a pretty good discussion on the various types at:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/archive/index.php/t-869479.html

--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

We have had our Samsung dlp TV for a little over 3 years now and have
replaced the bulb last Jan. No big deal. The machine lets you know
that it is time to replace the bulb. Only problem with it is that we
are getting a shadow along the left side of the screen. Looks like
something is interfering with the optics somehow. The previous Samsung
dlp that we had failed three times. The local dealer dealt with the
company and it was replaced each time at no cost to us. With the
latest, they seem to have gotten the bugs out.

Some people complain of rainbow patterns in the dlp machines. We
haven't had that problem, but I think it is something that some people
are susceptible to. I understand that the newer sets have replaced the
color wheel with three dlp chips.

Our previous TV was a SONY 27 inch that we purchased in '89. We lost
the green color in '00 and I was unable to find anyone to repair it
despite the fact that it seemed to be a fairly simple repair. I wrote
off for the SAMS schematics, identified the component that was the
problem, but was unable to find a replacement. Manufacture of that part
had been discontinued shortly after we purchased it! Short of buying
old SONY TVs in the hope of finding a replacement part, I gave up and
trashed it. Too bad. Another example of our throw-away culture.

I bought a Toshiba 32", CRT TV for the grandkids to watch when they
visit several years ago. I got it from Cosco and it only cost $299.
About 10-15 years before that I bought a 32" Panasonic that cost about
$900.00 that's still working fine. At $299, or less, it's really not
worth it to try to fix these old TVs.

Mine is a Samsung also. It came with a 1 years warranty and I bought
the extended 5 years warranty also. Shortly after I bought it, a huge
module had to be replaced. The cost for parts was $1500 plus what ever
the labor would have been if it hadn't have been under warranty.
That's one thing I forgot to mention in the previous post, anyone
buying an HDTV definitely ought to get the extended warranty in my
opinion.
.

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