TigerDirect sucks balls. Stay away from them, their stuff is junk, and it is ROYAL PITA to get a rebate out of them. YMMV, of course, but I wouldn't ever buy from them again.
Charlie Griefer wrote: > google about TigerDirect and rebates. > > I've not dealt with them myself, but the slickdeals.net hot deals > forum is full of messages about people not getting their rebates from > TD. > > On 12/28/05, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Ok, that makes sense about the Plasma. Tigerdirect's got a 27 inch HD LCD >>for $599 after rebate. That makes me want to buy now, but I think I'll wait >>until after I finish the remodel of my office. >> >>Thanks for the info. >> >>- Matt >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Tyler Silcox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:50 PM >>Subject: Re: Computer display to a TV >> >> >> >>>Yup, I grabbed a busted year old Dell PC, threw a new power source in >>>there, >>>pumped it full of cheap RAM, installed Windows MCE and now it's my media >>>power house. I have a complete DVD library that outputs a better picture >>>than any upscaling standalone unit I've ever seen. And all my music and >>>pictues are readily available. >>> >>>What you probably saw was an LCD at 30". There aren't many plasmas out >>>there >>>less than 37" and most plasmas don't have a PC input. But most LCDs do. >>>The >>>prices will be going down very, very fast on the 40" and above this year. >>>Right now, you can grab a Sharp 32" LCD almost any day of the week for >>>$1500 >>>or so at the retail chains. (Sharps consistently considered the best LCD >>>manufacturer, weird huh.) >>> >>>You could also hook it up to a DVI or HDMI (with an adaptor/cable) input, >>>but I would still recommend an LCD over a plasma for computer >>>connectivity, >>>where as a plasma normally gets high marks for everyday TV watching. >>> >>>And on a related note, I've finally completed my setup a few days ago with >>>a >>>Harmony remote. These things just kick ass, period. One remote to rule >>>them >>>all: >>> >>>http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?PAGE=products/features/harmony&CRID=2078&countryid=19&languageid=1 >>>(ebay is your friend - 35% off Best Buy's price for a brand new remote) >>> >>>Tyler >>> >>>On 12/28/05, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>>I don't know, I haven't tried that. It was for a group gathering at my >>>>house. My wife had a work retreat at our house and she wanted to >>>>actually >>>>do the work they were talking about as they talked about it rather than >>>>after the fact. I imagine a DVD would look better. >>>> >>>>I saw an amazing TV/Monitor the other day at Circuit City. The display >>>>was >>>>a 30 inch plasma hooked up to a Windows Media Edition PC, and it was >>>>super >>>>incredible, so much that I want one now, and I haven't been passionate >>>>about >>>>any hardware in years. Would any Plasma TV do, or must it be specially >>>>designed? >>>> >>>>- Matt >>> >>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189990 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
