Buy Me A TV

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With $5,000, it wouldn't be 42-52, it would be the 50" Sony SXRD, hands
down.

Bill T.


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Joe Soprano dba Fun Services
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:30 PM
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I'm curious about the personal taste of each member of
the tips list who chooses to respond. If someone gave
you five thousand dollars and asked you to buy the
best 42" to 52" tv you could find today, at retail,
which tv would you buy and why?

Joe Soprano
San Diego



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Either a Sony SXRD or a Panasonic Plasma. SXRD can be had for $3,049 at
Sears. I'm waiting for second generation SXRD at 65 to 70".

Hugh


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Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:29 PM
Subject: Buy Me A TV


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> the tips list who chooses to respond. If someone gave
> you five thousand dollars and asked you to buy the
> best 42" to 52" tv you could find today, at retail,
> which tv would you buy and why?
>
> Joe Soprano
> San Diego
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I would definitely get another 1080P DLP set. Especially the new ones with
Brilliant color and 10bit processing.
My current Samsung 61" calibrated 1080P set is way above anything else I
have seen in picture qulaity. I would think the new sets will further
improve upon this.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Soprano dba Fun Services" <[email protected]>
To: "HDTV Magazine" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:29 PM
Subject: Buy Me A TV


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> I'm curious about the personal taste of each member of
> the tips list who chooses to respond. If someone gave
> you five thousand dollars and asked you to buy the
> best 42" to 52" tv you could find today, at retail,
> which tv would you buy and why?
>
> Joe Soprano
> San Diego
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Joe Soprano dba Fun Services <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I'm curious about the personal taste of each member of
> the tips list who chooses to respond. If someone gave
> you five thousand dollars and asked you to buy the
> best 42" to 52" tv you could find today, at retail,
> which tv would you buy and why?
>
> Joe Soprano
> San Diego

I'd go with the 50" Sony SXRD Rear Project HDTV. I have
compared the various sets available right now, and after
looking at the various models at many different stores,
the Sony always seems to have the best picture. The
blacks are black, not gray, the colors are natural looking,
and the picture quality, at least to my eyes, is excellent.

You don't have to be directly in front of it to get a
bright, sharp picture. It looks good when viewed from a
side angle or when standing above looking down at the
picture.

I'd definitely take a look at this model, Joe. It's listed
at about $3500. That would leave you money for a good stand,
an antenna, if you needed one, or for other accessories.

Let us all know what you decide to go with after you make
your decision.

Larry
San Francisco



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Right Hugh,
It must have a native 1080p input though.

Bob Bullock

-----Original Message-----
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Hugh Campbell
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:37 PM
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Subject: Re: Buy Me A TV

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Either a Sony SXRD or a Panasonic Plasma. SXRD can be had for $3,049 at
Sears. I'm waiting for second generation SXRD at 65 to 70".

Hugh


----- Original Message -----
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Subject: Buy Me A TV


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> I'm curious about the personal taste of each member of
> the tips list who chooses to respond. If someone gave
> you five thousand dollars and asked you to buy the
> best 42" to 52" tv you could find today, at retail,
> which tv would you buy and why?
>
> Joe Soprano
> San Diego
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Won't all the new 1080P sets this year have a 1080P input? I know the Samung
sets will and the Sony XBR SXRD sets will.

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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:32 AM
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Right Hugh,
It must have a native 1080p input though.

Bob Bullock

-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Hugh Campbell
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:37 PM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: Buy Me A TV

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Either a Sony SXRD or a Panasonic Plasma. SXRD can be had for $3,049 at
Sears. I'm waiting for second generation SXRD at 65 to 70".

Hugh


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Soprano dba Fun Services" <[email protected]>
To: "HDTV Magazine" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:29 PM
Subject: Buy Me A TV


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> I'm curious about the personal taste of each member of
> the tips list who chooses to respond. If someone gave
> you five thousand dollars and asked you to buy the
> best 42" to 52" tv you could find today, at retail,
> which tv would you buy and why?
>
> Joe Soprano
> San Diego
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That is not a good assumption. What typically happens is that
manufacturers get it right after a couple of iterations, then go into
cost cutting mode and the quality suffers. The best Mitsubishi CRT
RPTVs were made back around 1999-2000. Since then, downhill.

Some of the color space issues with the LED based DLP sets will have
to be addressed before I'd be comfortable recommending them. It took
a while to figure out how to make the HL-R 1080p sets look right
(disabling DNIe, the dynamic iris, etc.).

You never know what a manufacturer will do from one year to the next,
but improvements are never a given, IMHO.

On Jan 23, 2006, at 11:42 PM, Aaron W. Thompson wrote:

> I would definitely get another 1080P DLP set. Especially the new
> ones with Brilliant color and 10bit processing.
> My current Samsung 61" calibrated 1080P set is way above anything
> else I have seen in picture qulaity. I would think the new sets
> will further improve upon this.

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I agree completely with Steve.

The manufacturer's approach he outlines -- initially concentrate on quality,
grab market share quickly, and then concentrate on efficiencies (reducing
cost) -- is a time-honored practice that was largely pioneered by Japanese
industrial firms entering new global markets in the aftermath of World War
II. It is clearly the blueprint for the global consumer electronics industry
today, regardless of national origin of the manufacturer.

There is a well-known Harvard Business School case study that examines how
Hitachi used this method to enter the heavy equipment market to compete with
and eventually surpass Caterpillar.

Regards,


Doug
Clearly Resolved Image & Sound

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-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Steve Martin
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:37
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Re: Buy Me A TV

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That is not a good assumption. What typically happens is that
manufacturers get it right after a couple of iterations, then go into
cost cutting mode and the quality suffers. The best Mitsubishi CRT
RPTVs were made back around 1999-2000. Since then, downhill.

Some of the color space issues with the LED based DLP sets will have
to be addressed before I'd be comfortable recommending them. It took
a while to figure out how to make the HL-R 1080p sets look right
(disabling DNIe, the dynamic iris, etc.).

You never know what a manufacturer will do from one year to the next,
but improvements are never a given, IMHO.

On Jan 23, 2006, at 11:42 PM, Aaron W. Thompson wrote:

> I would definitely get another 1080P DLP set. Especially the new
> ones with Brilliant color and 10bit processing.
> My current Samsung 61" calibrated 1080P set is way above anything
> else I have seen in picture qulaity. I would think the new sets
> will further improve upon this.

--

Steve Martin
Personal: [email protected]
Business: [email protected]
Smart Calibration, LLC
http://www.smartcalibration.com/




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