If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma...

Posted by default (A) on May 5, 2005 at 20:54:46

We went the rounds trying to deceide what to buy in a high def set. I surfed, read, etc. I thought I would post this to let others know our results in hopes if helping them as they go through the same...

We have a low end EDTV plasma from Gateway, (OEM Sampo), mounted on our wall upstairs. It's operating as a monitor with component outputs of a HDTV receiver from Cox cable. Nice picture, horrible customer service, and early screen burn-in after only 1 year from 4:3 broadcasts. We will never buy from Gateway, or a plasma, again.

We had a 4:3 52" projection downstairs, (the music / HT room). Ok to watch, good for the general HT thing, popcorn with the family, but I hated how it affected the sound of my Magnepan MG12s. We sold it and went shopping.

We replaced the audio rack with a NICE audio/video rack and placed a Sony Grand Wega 42" LCD projection Tv on it, (model KDF-42WE655), Sony's TV stand did not do justice to my audio gear. :)

The carry out the door price on the Sony was great! We elected to go with the HDTV cable card instead of a outboard receiver. the Cox cable guy showed up with a Motorola cable card and WOW, it was truly "plug & play". The TV is smart and removed the internal tuner settings replacing it with cable card status and options. It was working 10 minutes after he plugged it in. We spent more time talking and drooling over the HD picture than actual installation time.

The entire rack / Sony combo onyl comes out 20 inches from the back wall, (20 for stand, 16 for Sony). It nolonger effects my MG12s as the HUGE 52" did. It does not sound any different from when I was listening to them without a TV in the room. Yaaah! I'm audio happy!

But the BIG message here is the Sony picture is absolutly unbelievable! HDTV broadcasts on the Sony BLOW AWAY the plasma EDTV upstarirs. It does for my eyes what the Maggies do for my ears.

Top this off with the fact that I have raised WAF in the entire room.

I know there may be better, and everyone has their favorites, but if you are out shopping the Sony brand is well worth your time and consideration.

Thanks for reading...

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Topic - If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - default 20:54:46 05/05/05 (16)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - three_sox 05:06:44 05/09/05 (1)

agree - petew 15:55:13 05/23/05 (0)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - AbeCollins 10:08:46 05/06/05 (3)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - default 20:00:38 05/06/05 (0)

Amen..... - unclestu52 10:50:52 05/06/05 (1)

Re: Amen..... - Noelle Vans Evers 20:28:16 06/01/05 (0)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - mrspindlelegs 05:37:17 05/06/05 (7)

Where did you see the Sony pixellate? - Jon L 08:26:08 05/07/05 (1)

Re: Where did you see the Sony pixellate? - mrspindlelegs 10:13:40 05/07/05 (0)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - AbeCollins 09:51:49 05/06/05 (2)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - mrspindlelegs 15:40:28 05/06/05 (1)

Moving a 201lb 34XBR around the house. No problem. - GTF 17:12:43 05/06/05 (0)

Go for the 960 XBR - GTF 06:00:34 05/06/05 (1)

Re: Go for the 960 XBR - mrspindlelegs 08:48:20 05/06/05 (0)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - johnvb 05:02:22 05/06/05 (1)

Re: If you're our shopping for LCD, DLP, Plasma... - default 19:47:18 05/06/05 (0)

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