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How do you like the 1080P set? What brand? Does it appear to be worth the
extra bucks? Would like your review.
Jack
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From: "Aaron W. Thompson" <
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To: "HDTV Magazine" <
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Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Blu-ray Disc Association Agrees on Copy Protection System
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> When I bought my Toshiba 57HX81 in the Summer of 2001, I knew that DVI was
> around the corner and my set would not have that capability. The info was
> out there in 2001 that DVI was coming and also the possibility of
> downrezzing for component. That set gave me many hours of enjoyment. I did
> the research before I boughtit and I was well aware of the consequences
> down the road.
> I recently upgraded to a 1080P DLP set, and again realize the consequences
> of upgrading at this time. It will only accept 1080P through the
> vga(analog) input, and 1080i max through the hdmi input. But from thorough
> research you can make an informed decision and decide if now is the time
> to make a purchase.
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> From: "Thomas B Kemp" <
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> To: "HDTV Magazine" <
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> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: Blu-ray Disc Association Agrees on Copy Protection System
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>> For what it's worth, I believe that most manufacturer's attitudes about
>> early adopters is that because we are early adopters and pay the higher
>> initial prices that we can afford to bite the technological price bullet
>> every few years. I remember contacting Sony a couple of months after I
>> bought my Sony KP65XBR10W in July of 2001 expressing concern about the
>> DVI issue before the advent of HDMI. My new Sony did not support DVI nor
>> did the damned set have more than one set of HD component inputs
>> available. I was truly pissed when I found that out. I was assured by
>> the boutique dealer that I bought it from that it did. Sony assured me
>> that that wasn't the case. I insisted and after several additional
>> conversations they admitted that I was correct and that they were wrong.
>> It's absurd to me that that monitor would only have one set of HD
>> component inputs. That basically means that unless I use an external
>> scaler/switcher that I can not even play PS DVDs without switching cables
>> somewhere. Sony basically was very polite and said that they were
>> "studying" the issue and would get back to me and they never did. So,
>> about a year later I contacted them again and resent my earlier e-mail
>> and their response and they basically said exactly the same thing using
>> slightly different words. In other words... good luck.
>>
>> Another rant of mine is the DirecTV HD DVR that I purchased for $900 back
>> in February. Since then the price has dropped dramatically. I saw it at
>> Best Buy for $499 after a $100 DirecTV rebate. I can handle this a lot
>> easier than the Sony monitor obsolescence IF Blu-Ray or HD DVD will not
>> output the native HD signal through component outputs. I have looked at
>> the Qualia 70" SXRD set and was very impressed but even at that price
>> several reviews that I read expressed some concerns about several issues.
>> So, bottom line when I am forced to replace my 65" XBR I probably will
>> look to other manufacturers first rather than Sony. I'm sure that other
>> manufacturers are probably doing the same damned thing though. I guess
>> that's the price we pay for being early adopters. All in all I guess
>> that I wouldn't have done it any differently but I certainly wish the
>> damned 65" XBR had more than one set of component inputs.
>>
>> On another subject, that recent post about DirecTV's announcement
>> regarding whole house HD DVR capability... that obviously (?) is a
>> wireless system, I hope. Is it?
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> Please note that my new e-mail address is
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>> AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
>> Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments
>> that take our breath away.
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