Originally Posted By peeaanuut HDMI is an all in one interface. Image a DVI connection and an optical audio connection in one. Saves you some cabling. S cable? Hmm. Might be S-Video which is a better connection that composite (think yellow plug on your vcr). Throw into the mix some component video cables, coaxial digital cables, and analog audio cables and you have a spaghetti web.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<You want the HDTV and your wife (only a woman wants to redo the kitchen) wants the the renovations.>> Hmmm... my wife wants a big-arse HDTV and I want to put Silestone in the kitchen. Is something perhaps wrong with our marriage? LOL
Originally Posted By pecos bill If you go 720P, I guarantee that you will always be wondering if you could have done better with 1080P. Go 1080, then you know you have the finest output currently available, but remember, broadcasts are 720P, only Blu-rays are 1080P. Panasonic makes great moderately priced Plasmas that were top rated by consumer reports. I own a 50" Panny 1080P Plasma that is fantastic. For the LCD's, Sony and Samsung are two of the best, with the Sammys being much more reasonably priced. One last bit of info, the Plasma sets are of a darker tint and are very eye friendly when watching in a darkened environment. The LCD's are much brighter, and are great for watching in brighter rooms. My former set was LCD, and watching it in the dark, (which I prefer) was very fatiguing on my eyes. I have had no eye problems at all with Plasma. Some of the larger flat panels do put out a good deal of heat. When you watch the BBC's Planet Earth on Blu-Ray for the first time on your new set, I guarantee you will have no buyer's remorse.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>broadcasts are 720P, only Blu-Rays are 1080P.<< Some broadcasts are 1080i.
Originally Posted By johnno52 42" Plasmas are around $1000 in Canada so they should be that or less in the US. I used to be a "buy the name" kind of guy but now I don't care. They are obsolete before the warranty runs out. Sorry DAR was having a bit of fun on your priorities. But now that my DW has her HD she wants granite on the kitchen countertops. :-(
Originally Posted By mawnck I'm still a believer in name brands. Even if the screens all come from the same factory, the name brands usually have better upscaling, better user interfaces, better design, better customer support, just generally better. But you buy what you can afford, and the difference isn't quite as pronounced now that the Chinese are making everything. And FWIW, the event staging department at my company will not buy Samsung sets anymore based on numerous technical problems and Samsung's horrendous customer support. Panasonics, Sharps, and Sonys have been reliable. YMMV.
Originally Posted By JohnS1 I don't plan to buy hi def until there is television programming intelligent enough to justify watching it. Even hi def can't make a bad program any better.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^ I won't buy one because my 14 year old Mitsu 35 inch set works fine and I don't replace anything until it breaks.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I gotta have one by football season!!!!! ...It won't happen though : - (
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I gotta have one by football season!!!!! >> Priorities, my son. For what the biggie TV would cost you, you could probably purchase a season's ticket and see the games in person!!
Originally Posted By johnno52 >Priorities, my son. For what the biggie TV would cost you, you could probably purchase a season's ticket and see the games in person!!< Yes, but what is the price of beer from the fridge as opposed to the stadium? (if you drink it that is) and the benefits of spending quality time with the DW on the couch? Don't forget thats only for one season one sport, and what about basketball, Hockey, Baseball and American Idol?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss And let me be the voice of reason. NO! <<-- Really wants a big screen HDTV, but makes do with a TV with a screen smaller than the one on my iMac.
Originally Posted By mawnck You do know about this, right? <a href="http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/hybrid/product1.en.html" target="_blank">http://www.elgato.com/elgato/n....en.html</a> Runs quite a bit cheaper than a new HD TV, and your pooter monitor is HD already.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Yup, I've known about Elgato's products for a long time; Learned about them when I was looking for a way to record DVD's with my IMac. But the reason for wanting a separate HDTV would be for the screen real estate.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I have an HD TV but don't pay Dish for the HD So I guess I really don't have it. You don't miss what you don't have.
Originally Posted By mawnck sun-n-fun - Have you tried an over-the-air antenna? Free HD from your local stations if your TV has the ATSC tuner. Of course, once you see it you'll probably want it on the Dish too ...
Originally Posted By disney pete Dar did you get one yet i got mine today i was gunning for a sharp top of the range jobby when the guy in the shop talked me into getting the panasonic (42 inch) with all the same specs and saving me 400 pounds ($800)so a happy guy i am now.
