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In Reply to: Experts Please Help: Novice needs TV advice ASAP posted by cns22@yahoo.com on April 13, 2003 at 18:53:54:
I wouldn't spend over 1k on a 4:3 set. But then, I probably watch a lot more DVDs than you do.The Loewe is a great TV. (I never considered it because I had no local dealers and wan't going to spend that much for a direct view.) The 38" Loewe would be my choice of the two you've listed, although I have a friend with viewing habits like yours and his family love their 40" Sony. It's an excellent display. But it's very, very large and heavy. I just can't see spending those kinda bucks on a sqaure TV.
Burn in will probably not be an issue with the Loewe set. I have a widescreen direct view, and I watch regular TV zoomed to 14:9. (This is NOT stretched, and it only crops a little from top and bottom.) This is only a problem with ticckertapes across the bottom, so when watching CNN I switch to 4:3. But that's the ONLY time.
I would never go back to 4:3 now. I love my widescreen set. But I'm sitting farily close to my Philips, only about 8 or 9 feet. If you have a big room, even the 38" Loewe isn't going to have the impact your 50"RP Elite did. BTW, the other reason I went with the Philips was because it was better on SD (Pixel Plus) than the comparable WS XBR Sony, which was not good with cable or sat.
There is a lot of technology coming down the pike in the next couple years, fixed pixel displays that will be thin and light like the Sammy DLPs. The prices on the latest LCoS sets from TOshiba, for example, are bound to eventually fall. I agree with you on the LCD Grand Wegas, BTW, the blacks are not that great, and the shadow detail is barely OK. But they're much better than the LCD Panasonics.
I almost bought a Panny or Pioneer plasma, since I rarely watch in 4:3. But I decided to tread water for a bit loner and purchased my direct view Philips to play "wait and see: how fast the various technologies will improve SD and drop in price.
There isn't really any way to totally futureproof yourself. I suggest you head over to avsforum.com.
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