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I've delt with them both: The JVC is not very good with SD and appears
to have quite a few artifacts. It does have better blacks than the
Sony. Overall, I'd take the Sony.
Dave Hancock
Anthony Rizzuto wrote:
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>Based on what I've heard recently from a friend who did a cal on a JVC DILA,
>who said the blacks were non existent, I would opt for the Sony between the
>two.
>
>Anthony R.
>Orlando, FL
>
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>From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
>Jason Burroughs
>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 1:42 PM
>To: HDTV Magazine
>Subject: Re: seeking 40-50" HDTV advice
>
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>That one was actually creeping up my list! Burn in is an issue with him,
>since he's such a novice and won't want to think about preventing it.
>Ambient light is also an issue since he works from home. With a street price
>of $1900 including shipping for the 50" (as found on
>www.hdtv.pricegrabber.com), this sounds like a winner.
>
>Anyone have good or bad personal experience with the KDF-E50A10?
>
>I think we've narrowed it down to 2 choices:
>
>50" Grand Wega for $2000 including shipping (or $2700 from BB/CC)
>OR
>52" JVC 3 chip D-ILA
>
>The confusing part is, the JVC at BB is $2500 + tax and they seem to be the
>only vendor selling it (HD527BP6). There is another JVC 3 chip D-ILA for a
>lot less (HD52G886) and from googling, I think it's the same model - $1900
>street price.
>
>So, now I'm seeking to choose between the HD527BP6 and KDF-E50A10!
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jason
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
>Bradley DeMunbrun
>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:22 AM
>To: HDTV Magazine
>Subject: Re: seeking 40-50" HDTV advice
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>What about the new 42" Sony Grand Wega LCD RP for your friend?
>
>It's $2000 and has a great picture. Sure the blacks aren't perfect,
>but it doesn't sound like you're friend is a real PQ freak like most of
>us. I'm considering this set for my living room since I have lots of
>ambient light and I want something with no burn-in fears for video
>games and CNN crawls etc.
>
>brad
>
>end of transmission.......
>
>On Oct 20, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Anthony Rizzuto wrote:
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>
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>>I have no doubt that the 1080P set is far superior to the XBR970 I was
>>referring to, but that was the budget that the client had to work with
>>and
>>for their purposes, (it will be part of a news set) that level of
>>technology
>>is not necessary. If most of these stations had their way they would
>>still
>>be buying 4 x 3 SD RP CRT's.
>>
>>Anthony R.
>>Orlando, FL
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf
>>Of
>>Dave Hancock
>>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:03 PM
>>To: HDTV Magazine
>>Subject: Re: seeking 40-50" HDTV advice
>>
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>>Sure is Steve! I had actually intended to respond to a different
>>thread
>>(about 70" Sony). The 60" version is less than $5K and would be a
>>preferable (by far) choice than the KDF-70XBR960 discussed in that
>>thread.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>Steve Martin wrote:
>>
>>
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>>>Quite a bit outside the $2000 stated budget for this topic!
>>>
>>>On Oct 19, 2005, at 6:01 PM, Dave Hancock wrote:
>>>
>>>
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>>>>I stopped by my local Circuit City store today and they had the new
>>>>Sony 50" SXRD (R50XBR1) 1080p set for $3499! I checked their (CC's)
>>>>web site and they had the same set listed for $3999. The two
>>>>reviews of the 60" version have been great! The set I saw was
>>>>absolutely the best in the store.
>>>>
>>>>Of course, like the other 1080p sets, this one will not take 1080p
>>>>inputs.
>>>>
>>>>Dave Hancock
>>>>
>>>>Anthony Rizzuto wrote:
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>>>>
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>>>>>Jason,
>>>>>
>>>>>I still think the Aspect line from Hitachi would work for his price
>>>>>range
>>>>>and for image quality. I'm prejudiced in so far as I am a die hard
>>>>>fan of
>>>>>CRT RP. Also something in the regular Hitachi line would work.
>>>>>The 51"
>>>>>Aspect is 1,199.99 Model(51M200), Aspect by Hitachi 65" HDTV
>>>>>Display
>>>>>(65M200) 1,899.99, Hitachi 51" HDTV (51F710S) 1,614.00, Hitachi
>>>>>57" HDTV
>>>>>(57F710S) 1,709.00 with cable card and built in tuner (I know this
>>>>>is more
>>>>>than what you want for him but thought I'd throw it in the mix.}
>>>>>The
>>>>>downside on these is that the only have either on HDMI, or DVI
>>>>>input.
>>>>>Beautiful blacks and a very sharp bright picture though and an
>>>>>amazing price
>>>>>point as well. All models listed available from Circuit City, not
>>>>>the
>>>>>internet vendor Du Jour. To see details go to
www.circuitcity.com
>>>>>and type
>>>>>Hitachi televisions in the search bar.
>>>>>
>>>>>Happy Hunting
>>>>>
>>>>>Anthony R.
>>>>>Orlando, FL
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: HDTV Magazine On
>>>>>Behalf Of
>>>>>Jason Burroughs
>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:51 PM
>>>>>To: HDTV Magazine
>>>>>Subject: seeking 40-50" HDTV advice
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>A friend of mine, who is not very discerning when it comes to video
>>>>>quality,
>>>>>is looking for his first 'big' TV. His room is laid out in such a
>>>>>way that
>>>>>the TV will be about 8 feet from the sitting position, so doing
>>>>>some math, I
>>>>>come up with 42" - 50" as his best size choices (3 to 4 picture
>>>>>heights). He
>>>>>would like to spend $1500 to $2000 out the door, and does not need
>>>>>to hang
>>>>>it on the wall.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>From the reading I've done, I feel that I should stay away from
>>>>>>DLP due to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>screen door, lcd due to quality, and plasma due to burn in. I'm
>>>>>thinking of
>>>>>steering him toward JVC D-ILA, but I can't seem to find anything
>>>>>less than
>>>>>about $3500. the next best thing seems to be 3-chip DLP or LCD. I'd
>>>>>also
>>>>>like one with 2 digital inputs since he isn't likely to be buying a
>>>>>receiver
>>>>>and surround sound setup soon. So it will be a simple system with an
>>>>>upscaling dvd player and maybe hd cable or satellite for now.
>>>>>
>>>>>To summarize, I'm looking for a flat panel or thing rear projector
>>>>>42" - 50"
>>>>>HDTV, no tuner required, 1280x720 or greater resolution (1080p not
>>>>>needed).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Any advice is appreciated!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Jason
>>>>>
>>>>>
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