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Does anyone reading this board have experience watching movies in widescreen anamorphic DVDs on a 30" CRT HDTV, such as the Sony KV-30HS420 30" 16:9 FD Trinitron WEGA Hi-Scan HDTV Ready TV?I'm trying to set up a "home theater" in a small bedroom (11' by 13'). I agree that the larger the screen--to a degree--the better, but I'm not ready to drop 4,000.00 for a plasma--yet (the cheaper plasmas--some EDTV--I don't prefer).
This new Sony is a nice price point--1,000.00--and has HDMI output (hope it is implemented properly). The 34" version presents a larger screen, but costs a bit more (500.00), dwarfs my TV stand (& room), and is awful heavy (the 30" is already pushing weight-wise what I can wrestle with).
My current experience is watching DVD movies on a 32" Sony from about 8-9 feet from TV. I'd sit closer to set in bedroom and have advantage of 16:9 set, not to mention 480p or above picture quality.
regards, townsend
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the alternative would be the Philips 30 inch Sears has these currently for $800 which to me seems like quite a buy
I recently purchased the 30" Sony XBR and have it in a room of similar size to yours. The 30" is just right for the room. The 34" would be too large. We sit 6-8 feet from the tube. You might consider the 30" XBR. I found an "open box" set at Circuit City for $1350. Good luck.Paul
I saw this Sony set today at my local home electronics store. It looked very good and in a not so large room, I think it will make an excellent home theater screen.I have the 16:9 34" Sony XBR (last year's model) and in my setup I sit about 7 to 8 feet away and I find it very enjoyable. A larger screen would be nice but maybe next time around when the price of LCD flat panels or rear projection DLP's come down another notch.
The 34" model is very heavy and bulky so I think you have the right idea going with the smaller 30" for a bedroom setup. Sitting closer to the screen will help and the 30" model is a lot more manageable than the larger 34" TV. There's no way I will ever be able to move my 34" screen w/o enlisting the help of a couple friends.
Good luck, and if you ever get a chance to try HDTV, it is the most incredible picture you will ever see. It is far sharper than any DVD.
My Setup
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