flatscreen tv or not?

[floridaorange]

Re: flatscreen tv or not?

that's hilarious

[res0nat0r]

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yeah...check this quote out

so im considering getting rid of my 32" conventional tv & stepping into a 32" flat screen.. it will cost me more than double what i will get for the tv if i can sell it

oh how times have changed...

[demonAfro]

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+1 to bots digging up 7 year old threads.

7 Year old threads are still rock solid, but they age, although elegant.

[floridaorange]

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wtf

[res0nat0r]

Re: flatscreen tv or not?

+1 to bots digging up 7 year old threads.

[wookiemofo]

Actually, the distance from the TV to the couch is crucial. It doesnt effect quality, its how much of the image your eye can take in at once. If you have to move your eyes to get the entire picture, your tv is to close to where you are sitting.

We weren't talking about size of the TV just the kind of TV.

Yeah thats what happens when you skim through the thread and don't read it in detail

[JERRYNIMBUS]

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Once you got a flat screen you will never go back

[Zifry]

Projector - the best solution - i promise

[Neo]

Actually, the distance from the TV to the couch is crucial. It doesnt effect quality, its how much of the image your eye can take in at once. If you have to move your eyes to get the entire picture, your tv is to close to where you are sitting.

We weren't talking about size of the TV just the kind of TV.

[DJZeke]

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if your not going to go all out i would say wait for your old tv to kick the bucket, unless you watch an insane amount of tv or have lots of money to blow

[mmilne]

Highly recommend the Samsung DLP. Not as expensive as the traditional Flat Screens. Not as thin, but far smaller than a normal tube.

Excellent picture quality, very bright!

[wookiemofo]

Actually, the distance from the TV to the couch is crucial. It doesnt effect quality, its how much of the image your eye can take in at once. If you have to move your eyes to get the entire picture, your tv is to close to where you are sitting.

[wookiemofo]

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Do it. I waited until i got a 10% off coupon from Best Buy, went in and got a 32" Toshiba, returned it a couple days later for a 36". Paid $800. Then in a couple years when i go HD, I have a bad ass second tv for the basement.

[Neo]

well we're speaking different languages here bud..... I never said the DLP displays are bad..... I said LIKE rear projection tv's..... they need to be positioned a certain distance form your couch where the best image quality can be viewed......simply because the mirrors are reflecting the light in a certain direction and not all around...

for instance if you are standing face to face in front of a rear projection tv and you bend down and stand upright again facing the screen, you see a clear drop in image quality, DLP, like rear projection (while not to the degree) has the same prob ..... hence it would need to be specifically distanced from where you are sitting...
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That's untrue as well. My parents have even an old Mitsubishi 55" rear projection and it's the same no matter where you view it from. What your speaking of has to do with the screen and not if it's projection or not. I know what you are speaking of and it is true that most of the older projection tvs were like that. Too far to the left and it gets dark etc. In DLP systems the tiny mirrors (the DMD chip) are then later projected through a lens then back towards the screen. Think about it. If you'd have someone stand in front of a mirror then you stand next to them, does the image change in clarity, or brightness? No it doesn't. If there is its a distortion of the mirror. This is the same situation with DLP. It's either a problem with the screen or the lens that the image is being projected through. I'm not trying to be a stickler here but it's probably the brand your friend purchased. I've viewed qui a few and have never seen this unless the screen is of a very shiny surface. Then you get effected by glare and everything else. I've viewed the Toshiba, JVC, & the Philips and have not seen this problem.

[peloquin]

my opinion is that they are definately a good buy, but i strongly recommend getting an HDTV ready tv, and getting that set up, the quality is soo much better.