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• Re: Need advice on a new TV - ICI 13:39:06 05/18/03 (1)
  In Reply to: Need advice on a new TV posted by Dan on May 04, 2003 at 19:45:27:

  You may want to think about the size of TV to get. Getting a 36" HDTV may just cost you more than a 54". These days, in the digital world, the smaller or medium sized TV's tend to be more expensive than the larger ones. You may want to consider that.
  But of course this is not the case if you're not going HDTV. A 36" anaolog set is not going to cost a lot.

  It think you should decide first off whether to go digital or analog. At THIS point, most everything you watch is NOT in HD. There is some select programming that IS in HD, but how to receive it is the question. There is HDTV programming through the dish, but it is expensive as you mentioned, and it's limited. There are designated HD channels that basically play looped material. It's exciting your first day watching it... But the majority of the material you probably WOULD watch would be primetime TV. Most of the major networks are broadcasting their primetime TV in HD. But this can be received right through a regular old antenna for free. No dish necessary.

  I'm no expert to all of this, but the way I see it at this point, a nice tube analog TV is probably going to provide the best ALL-AROUND picture. A HDTV will provide you with the absolute best, but there is not a lot to watch on them at this time. The good news is that a few years down the line, everything you watch will be this high quality digital. So in the long run, a 1080i (HDTV) TV will be what you'll want. But it's just the time between then and now that's the question.

  
  
  
  

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  • whoops forgot to mention.. - ICI 13:47:01 05/18/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: Need advice on a new TV posted by ICI on May 18, 2003 at 13:39:06:

    I mentioned Dish Network or Directv, but your cable provider would probably be a better choice, depending on what they're offering and where you're located. Most of the country has HD through cable, and it's rolling out right now on the west coast.

    Your house is most likely already wired for cable, and would require nothing but having the set-top cable box. With a dish, there is equipment to install, additional seperate lines to be ran, limitations on numbers of TV's, and lack of repair service. You don't have these concerns with cable.

    If you'd like to find a lot of info real quick on HDTV, go to AVSforum.com . Audio asylum is great for audio.
    
    

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• Re: Need advice on a new TV - Estes 17:19:06 05/11/03 (0)
  In Reply to: Need advice on a new TV posted by Dan on May 04, 2003 at 19:45:27:

  It sounds like you don't know what to do. Start by doing some reading, and scanning the archives here. Basically, HDTV is only in major American cities and it is still somewhat limited.

  Here are some things to think about:

  1) How many broadcast towers are nearby? If more than 3 or 4 then put up a tower and antenna. With a good external antenna with rotor will be as good as satellite. use good coax (RG-6).

  2) Most cable companies tend to give poor picture quality, satellite is generally better. Costs vary. But the picutre can only be as good as the signal & TV.

  3) What level of picture quality are you looking for? If you must have the very best then HDTV is the answer. A line doubleer either built in or external is a must. For example there is a Toshiba that has one built in that works great with NTSC signals. If you don't need the best, then buy a decent analogue set.

  Basically you need to be more knowledgeable, before you decide & start spending money.
  
  

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