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Originally Posted by ken0042
A few things to ask yourself:
- Do you have an HD box from your TV service provider? If not then when are you getting one?
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No
I assume I'll have to pick one up from Shaw or something. I'd be getting it shortly after the TV arrives.
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- What types of programs are you watching? Prime time stuff, or is it soaps and DejaVu all day?
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Hockey mostly. Various reality shows/comedies is about it.
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- How far away are you planning on sitting from the TV? You say "larger than 32 inch", but a 42 inch is almost double the size of a 32 inch.
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Not too far away... probably 10 feet max. I was thinking 36" or 42"... because they're big.
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- Is size more important than picture? For example a 57" CRT projection can be bought for about the same money as a nice 32" LCD.
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Size isn't really that important... but I don't really want an amazing quality 27" TV... I want something with some size to it. For the right price/quality, I could probably be convinced to do 32".
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Oh, and forget plasma for $2000. At that price all you are going to see is EDTV. And be careful of the EDTV's; I have seen some advertised as having 720p and 1080i inputs, but it still means the TV downconverts to 480p.
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Do they say "EDTV" in the descriptions?
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Edit- if I had to make a choice for you this second, I would go with a 52" Toshiba DLP; wait for it to go on sale for ~$2000.
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Probably too big... and I don't want to wait, this money is burning a hole in my pocket! Plus $2000 is my very upper limit.. it'd have to be a crazy deal on an awsome tv for me to do it.. and even then, throw in cables/receiver, and we're pushing way over $2000...