Very thorough Wayne. Al Marquardt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Vanaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [Techs] Big Screen TV's
> Do you want an HDTV or NTSC? > > Personally: > I have an RCA p61something DTV307(?) with the digital tuner and an outside > antenna at my home. No cable. I am very pleased the set. I like the RCA > picture. I like the way they process the color and the looks of the > picture. > > Aarons Rental buys LOTS of RCA product. You can buy (not rent to own) from > Aarons. The price is probably the best in town. That is their hook. But > if you buy outright you are OK. RCA PTVs from Aarons have a two year parts > and labor warranty rather than the normal one year. > > My opinion: > If you are looking for an NTSC, an RCA ptk195 chassis set is the way to go. > > If you are looking for an HD set: > >From RCA, a set with the ITC222 chassis. > Note: Same model numbers, differentiated by a suffix, some have the ITC222 > chassis, some have the ATC221 chassis. The 221 chassis is loaded with > intermittant problems. > > We are an ASC for Thomson, JVC, and Sony. > > I would exclude JVC. > These are not cheap TVs. JVC PTVs have some screwy problems, and they are > presently having a difficult time sourcing parts, especially for the > convergence circuit, which allways have intermittant problems. The picture > is fair, but I like the RCA pic better. > > Sony has a "focus" problem with ALL of their sets. OK, it isn't a "focus" > problem. > What happens is the digital video processor can not "move" pixels fast > enough, so they start processing "blocks" of pixels. The more motion there > is the larger the blocks of pixels become. If there is a lot of action in a > scene it looks as if it goes out of focus. > > I recently aquired a Sony KP53hs30 the customer did not want repaired. This > set is a "shop" monitor. It gets compared to plasma, LCD, DLP sets. This is > a 4x3 HD monitor. HD picture in picture! That is unusual. Anyway, the set > has a beautiful picture. Personally, if I had bought the set (ok, I have my > time and a red CRT invested in this) I would be dissapointed because of the > "focus" problem. However the picture really is good. > > Panasonic > I have worked on several Panasonic HD sets. They have a good picture. > Parts are not generally an issue. The NTSC panasonics do not impress me. > If you want to come down for a visit I will make you a good deal on a > Panasonic HD PT51hx40b that has a Very slight Fox news logo burn-in, not > visible on letter boxed shows/movies. > > Samsung > There is no samsung ASC in our area, and we have been doing their warranty > work "on call" as it were, COD. > The picture is not very good. > > My personal recomendation would be to find an RCA ptk195 set used in good > condition and tweek it up. They can have a very good picture. I think it > is a little early to buy an HD set. > > My first PTV was an RCA 46" 195 chassis, bought "dead" from Gulf Power. I > watched this set for a couple of years, tweeking it a little at a time. > Everybody that came over wanted to buy it. It was replaced by an HD > Panasonic pt51hx40b (above) that Pansonic left with me. Over time I > assembled an RCA 61" HD digital tuner set out of multiple lightning strike > sets. The Panasonic went to my mother, she watched that for a while. When > I aquired the Sony (above) the Panasonic got pushed aside, and is now for > sale. > > > Wayne Vanaman > Omega Electronics > 6904 W Fairfield Dr > Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com > > 850-456-5995 voice > 850-458-6369 fax > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Netpath User ke4lgx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 7:13 AM > > Subject: [Techs] Big Screen TV's > > > > > > > > Guys, > > I am looking to get the family a big screen TV, leaning toward the > RCA's > > what models would you suggest and has less problems and parts woe's?? > > I appreciate any comments, Thanks > > > > Mike Shelton CET > > Burlington, NC 27215 > > > > -- > > Netpath User ke4lgx > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of > updates free. > > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > > Techs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of > updates free. > > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > > Techs mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > Techs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > > _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com
