JVC 52 Inch HD-ILA TV. The only difference is ours is all Black.
Now we have:
HD DLP Projector with an 8 foot screen. It rocks!
Posted on 06/18/2005 7:11:20 AM PDT by Drew68
We are upgrading to LCD's for every screen in our home as the old monitors and TV's bite the dust. So far we have 17" and 19" LCD monitors and a 26" Sharp Aquos LCD HDTV. We love them all. The picture, the small footprint, there is no downside. These things are going down in price at a jaw-dropping pace. Like you, I doubt they suck more juice than a CRT, but we might be using them more!
You haven't lived till you've seen Rollie Pollie Ollie or Brandy and Mr.Whiskers on a big screen. Cartoons are the most beautiful on big screens. Dora, Kim Possible...never mind, too many to name.
I agree. I have a Studio Experience 20HD LCD projector. (Sanyo PLV-70) It destroys the experience of watching a box.
Doesn't everyone? :)
In all fairness, we're moving to a place that just doesn't have the kind of resources we have here in San Diego. I needed to see everything and then figure out how to get it to where we are moving. So the internet seemed like the best bet. I was telling my husband I just don't understand how these stores can survive. I understand charging a bit more for the service and proximity, etc. But the 50" TV was $6,500 at the store we went to and I found in at a reputable online vendor for $4,300. That's a big difference, don't you think?
HDTV the next SUV!
I have worked in family owned businesses and have had people come in and pump me for information and then "forget their wallet" or something like that. It is frustrating and almost like theft. The big box stores drive the smaller guys in the ground and a lot of the stuff they sell is true trash compared to the premium product. Still you can't ignore a few thousand dollars
JVC 52 Inch HD-ILA TV. The only difference is ours is all Black.
Now we have:
HD DLP Projector with an 8 foot screen. It rocks!
Typical French/commie type: Always attacking anything big. Euroweenies have small roads, small cars, small homes, small meals, small TVs, small toilets, small yards (if any), small armies, small everything but governments.
I went and got one of those 32 inch flat screens for my bdrm. The room is so long I couldn't see the screen for a year. Now I can! Maybe I shoulda gotten glasses instead.
My husband would definitely have tv envy over an 8 foot screen.
BTW, I have a couple of Samsung TV/Computer Monitor Combo's and they are fantastic. I use these as TVS during power outages and they run for several hours on my mid sized UPS. I can guarantee that if I hooked my UPS up to my old CRT TV it would run for about 10 minutes.
Well, here's a thought for you. In the winter time, all that electrical energy used to run the tv isn't wasted at all since it is converted into heat. Therefore, it just reduces the amount of heat that has to be put into the house by an equivalent amount. On the other hand, the extra heat from the tv also has the effect of increasing the air conditioning load. The bottom line is that if you only used the tv during heating season, it would have absolutely zero impact on the overall energy use of the house.
Really....I don't understand that setup. Please explain..I"m curious!!!!
Heheh. What I like about the projectors is that you can mount them on the ceiling then mount your screen on the wall. The screens are retractable so you can save a huge amount of space as opposed to a plasma or a rear projector TV.
And when you have an 8 foot screen in the living room it is just like being in a movie theater.
My other favorite story was when I was driving with yet another friend in NYC, about to go through the Lincoln Tunnel. I don't know if they still do this, but the homeless guys would come to squeegee your windshields. It was most annoying. Usually they'd start before you could say no. My girlfriend (a very ballsy girl), just said to the guy, I only have a $100...his response? No problem, I can change it!
We're not even big tv watchers, but when our old 27" died a few months ago, we bought an HD widescreen - got totally blown away by the Discovery Channel promo they have on them in the stores - and it's true, the picture is amazing.
The problem, which will no doubt change over time, is that cable companies aren't offering much by way of HD options yet. We have TimeWarner (cough/choke) and they offer about half a dozen HD channels in their digital lineup, plus a dozen more in their pay tier, like ESPN (which my husband wants of course!) and all the movie channels, which we won't ever get. We had to get an HD box, which was free, but a pain - they wouldn't let my husband go pick it up, insisted on scheduling an install.
Right now we can watch TNT, which looks fantastic, and ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Discovery & PBS. Disc & PBS usually look great (when they're airing hi def shows) and Fox looks the best of the networks (24 was great in HD this season), with varying degrees on the others.
The only other problem is the ability to record in HD. My husband was frustrated with buying a new DVD player that was supposed to have the ability but for some reason, which he could explain and I can't, there was an issue with the signal in or out.
However, rented DVDs look incredible. And if my husband can talk me into paying the extra 5 bucks a month for ESPN in HD, the Steelers will look amazing this fall too. :)
I just use the wall but my projector puts out better than 2000 lumens. It is a light cannon.
The only way I could get my husband to leave his hometown of San Diego, was to promise that wherever we go we'd be able to watch Padres baseball games! Apparently DirectTV has a MLB package which features most of the games. I can't wait for him to see his beloved Padres in High Definition!!!!
HD DLP is the way to go! its cheap and takes no space.
Bulbs however are pricey
LOL, then you won't be able to get him to leave the chair in front of the TV, let alone San Diego!
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