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HitScan · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:21 am Post subject:

Damnit! Am I the only one that doesn't have a 42" LCD TV? Where do I sign up? Is there a waiting period? Do you have to pee in a cup or what? LCD TV = <3!
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OscarWilde · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject:

MasterOfTheHat, I would avoid getting an LCD TV if I were your dad. LCD pales in comparision to Plasma. Problem is that LCD tv manf. are pimping the resolutions of their panels which is higher then Plasma's but only confuse the consumers (IMO).

Why I think Plasma's are better:
1) True black
2) Beeeellllioons of colors (in HDTV this is important)
3) Much cheaper then LCD TV at the same size

Why LCD's maybe considered better:
1) Lighter then plasma's
2) longer lifespan

Anywhoooo... LCD tech is getting better, so who knows how good the new models are and how much they have closed the gap on their Plasma brothers.
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Harbinger · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject:

That whole "longer lifespan" thing is the killer for me. Several different places have said that 6-7 years is what you'll get out of plasma before it starts irreparably dimming. And for the money you're dropping for such hardware, I expect that I'll be using it for a much longer time span. Our current 32" CRT is 8+ years right now, and we (well, I Wink

) I was planning to keep it until the broadcast transition to digital is complete, at least.

DLP is starting to look like a good balance of price and size, though...
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HitScan · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject:

xradionut · Midshipman Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 16

After I moved to my current apartment, my television died before I could order cable. So I hatched a experiment and only ordered cable internet. Hasn't been to bad so far, I go to movies and watch DVDs on the computer. Actually haul the sofa across the room so I can get that "home theater" experience of watching a flick on a 19" CRT. Very geek-ghetto. But not having TV freaks people out, especially the cute woman people that are addicted to the tube.

Did catch "Serenity" on the big screen on the recommendations of three red headed belly dancers that I met at local science fiction convention. Good flick, much better than any the Star Wars or Star Trek drak that I've been dragged to. But I won't be trading my library card on a big screen anytime soon, since most single women in my area have TIVO, so we can make out while Chris Rock and company stare at us.

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Magus · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:13 pm Post subject:

No TV here, and boy do I get called a freak for it. Wink

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Mord · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject:

Phah. I could live just fine without TV service. About the only show I watch is lost, which is posted (typically a HD version a day after it airs anyway). The rest of DVDs of various types. Or just wasting away in front of the keyboard.
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HitScan · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:40 am Post subject:

the twinkster · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:02 am Post subject:

I'm starting to question my cable TV subscription. I love CBC Newsworld and Discovery, but I don't really watch enough to justify the expense. Heck, I could buy another video game each month!

I'd keep the TV and home theatre speaker setup for movies and gaming, of course. Smile

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Thundar · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:07 am Post subject:

The only 2 reasons to need a cable subscription: ESPN, Food Network, History Channel...NO, 3 reasons: ESPN, Food Network, History Channel, Discovery Cha...FOUR! FOUR REASONS! ESPN, Food Network, History Channel, Discovery Channel, and the newsOH FORGET IT!
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MasterOfTheHat · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:38 am Post subject:

Heh, in my house, the TV is almost always on. We usually end up watching Discovery, HGTV, Food Network, or TLC, but we do watch a lot of it. And, of course, we watch a lot of movies. So yeah, I want a bigger screen TV and I want to mount my surround sound speakers. Oh yeah, and I want to build that HTPC, too... So it would be hard for me to live without a TV for very long. But I will say that my lifespan without a PC would be considerably shorter!
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