Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
http://reviews.cnet.com/projection-tvs/samsung-hl61a750/4505-6484_7-32915921.html?tag=mncol;rnav http://reviews.cnet.com/best-high-definition-tvs/?tag=nav;component.0 Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Don't really know what your parameters are, but this is the absolute best bang for the buck:

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Bobby Heid
Thanks for the links. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 5:11 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] New TV.

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Winterlight
At 07:42 PM 3/12/2009, you wrote: What about possible burn-in? I really don;t know too much about the plasmas, other than the viewing angles being better. I know a guy who bought a Samsung Plasma for Xmas, and he is really pissed that he has burn in from his kids playing games on their xbox.

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Veech
yeah that's a problem, don't play games on a plasma for more than 30 - 45 minutes. Any static image such as a HUD will leave a ghost. I have a Pioneer 50 plasma, bought it maybe 7 years ago and it still rocks. Good part is the viewing angle, we've had as many as 12 people spread out over

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread tmservo
At the rate home theater shops near me are folding up you can grab some deals though. A leasing company we work with let their people have 52 lcds for $800 last week. Damn, I wished I had grabbed a stack. I'd avoid plasma like the plague and look for deals. Sent via BlackBerry

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Jeff Lane
Yepand it's just like the old monitors in that case.the TV people would have advised him regarding that. You can bet it took a long time to do that and leaving the image on the TV for many hours at a time. It's like if you leave channels like Sc-Fi or USA that have their logos on most

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Jeff Lane
Veech, What are these DVD's you are talking about and can you give me a reference to them? Jeff Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [H] New TV. yeah that's a problem, don't play games on a plasma for more than 30 - 45 minutes. Any static image such as a HUD will leave a

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread John R Steinbruner
Mine's on that CNet 'best of' list. :) Samsung PN50A550 50-inch plasma TV, and I recommend it highly. Love it, and have never seen any burn-in on mine, and I use it for Xbox and TV, including sports with the score thingies on the screen for a long time. The new generations seem much better

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Veech
Avia is the one I used. The eighth post on this page has a great little self-help how-to for plasma calibration: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7913037 - Original Message - From: Jeff Lane jeff.l...@comcast.net To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, March 13,

Re: [H] New TV.

2009-03-13 Thread Jeff Lane
Veech, ThanksI'll spend some time on it. Right now, to be honest, it's way over my head. Jeff Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [H] New TV. Avia is the one I used. The eighth post on this page has a great little self-help how-to for plasma calibration: