Video Asylum

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on December 28, 2003 at 21:54:07

In Reply to: Why not get a crt-type widescreen HDTV posted by dpy on December 28, 2003 at 17:18:01:

I bought the 34" Sony XBR 16:9 HDTV set. The plasma screens all buzzed more than I liked. (I'm at 6500'). The 37" Sharp direct view LCD panel was nice but even more expensive than similar sized plasma screens. My 16:9 Sony XBR is the last large CRT that I'll buy and I'm hoping that plasmas, LCD, or some other direct view thin-screen technology will be more reasonably priced in a few years.... and better suited to our higher elevation here in Colorado. I also had a quick look at various RPTV technologies and none of them were very impressive to me. Sure, I could have gotten a much larger screen at the same price but the clarity, sharpness, color, and brightness didn't even come close to the direct view CRT, not to mention off-axis viewing. I'm very pleased with my decision for now as we wait for the next generation of thin-screen technology to evolve.