Just Purchased Sony KV-32HS420 Over Equivalent Panasonic

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I got a great deal on a demo Sony KV-32HS420 in immaculate condition for $688, so I thought it was a no-brainer. I had been also looking at the CD-32HL15/44 series which retails for a bit less. I got a chance to check them out side-by-side and the Panasonic picture is terrific. I played with the Sony picture and got them to look oh-so-close to each other. Panasonic's chassis may be a bit more attractive to my eyes, but it's not night and day difference there either.
Investigating different dealers and their prices, I discovered that it's very much worth investigating the fine print. One dealer which had a very low price charged $200 for shipping. Another dealer (Circuit City) charged $220 for their 5-year extended warranty. State Street Discount in New Hampshire had a $849 price on the Sony with a $35 in-home (make sure they'll set it up for you) delivery price. I didn't find out the cost on extended warranty. I finally bought at a Tweeter, Etc for $688, plus $40 for in-home delivery and setup, and $99 for the 5-yr. extended warranty. Not too bad.
I went for the 4:3 tube because I still watch alot of that dimension material, including VHS of older movies and TV shows. Furthermore, watching 16:9 format material on this 32" tube only loses about 5% of the picture size, according to one site, compared to watching the same 16:9 material on a 30" widescreen tube. On the other hand, watching 4:3 material on that same widescreen tube shrinks the viewing size by 40% compared to watching it on the 32" 4:3 tube. As long as there is still standard dimension content around in great amounts (and you still watch it), it may be worth going for the 4:3 tube.
Of course, YMMV.
Jeff

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Topic - Just Purchased Sony KV-32HS420 Over Equivalent Panasonic - AnalogJ 16:18:43 06/01/05 (3)

Re: Just Purchased Sony KV-32HS420 Over Equivalent Panasonic - Hornlover 10:42:17 06/02/05 (1)

Re: Just Purchased Sony KV-32HS420 Over Equivalent Panasonic - AnalogJ 10:58:11 06/02/05 (0)

Yes, legacy 4:3 content will be around for a long time. - mrspindlelegs 19:31:11 06/01/05 (0)

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