If you're considering a Toshiba television, don't do it! I have one of their big screens which is on the fritz. The local tech says he has to send a part out to be rebuilt, so no tv for me. . . for 4-6 weeks! Great picture, when it works.
Mitsubishi is even worse, according to the tech.
Silly me, I thought this was about our sailing team 😛
It's not always about you Tad. <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
LIES
Of course it's about Tad! He needs a new spin, so he shouldn't waste money on a Toshiba big screen.
Fortunately, I already have a big screen (well, relatively big) and it appears that the spin issue is being handled appropriately.
I've got nothing but good things to say about Mitsubishi TVs. I have a 65
that I bought new in 2004, it hasn't had a problem, and the picture is still very bright and crisp. When, (if is more realistic), I finish my basement I plan on replacing it with a newer 73
Mitsubishi. My only complaint is that I bought it about a month before the 1080p version came out. Mine only does 1080i.
Beware of reps who rag on other brands!
They sell and service both brands and most others.
If I had 65 inches, Id be sitting on the couch too <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />
42". But when it quits working. . . <img src="<>/blush.gif" alt="blush" title="blush" height="15" width="15" />
Seriously, I was floored when the guy pulled the innards out and said he'd have to ship it back to the manufacturer. That's like the Chevy dealer saying he has to ship your engine back to GM. Is there still a GM?
Boys boys boys.
When you install a projector, you will quit measuring in diagonal inches and start measuring in horizontal feet. My HD picture in my basement is just shy of 10' wide. Can't remember how tall it is, but shouldn't be too hard to figure out. 16:9 screen ratio. <img src="<>/cool.gif" alt="cool" title="cool" height="15" width="15" />
I bought a Toshiba 32" just a month ago becouse my old Sony CRT broke, and now you tell me.. <img src="<>/frown.gif" alt="frown" title="frown" height="15" width="15" /> <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /> <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />
I hardly watch TV anymore, so if it break I'll see it as a good opportunity to get my little girl weaned off the TV and even more into magazines and books <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" /> 4-6 weeks sounds perfect.
I watch too much TV but I don't care. Mindlessness is great sometimes (everynight for a few hours).
Got a 60inch 1080p rear projection sony last year right before they stopped making them. very slim and 1/3 the cost of equivalent lcd or plasma. Great picture and I don't watch that TV near enough to worry about the bulb burning out for years. Have a 42 inch LCD Vizio which works great.
You're the one!
When you install a projector, you will quit measuring in diagonal inches and start measuring in horizontal feet. My HD picture in my basement is just shy of 10' wide. Can't remember how tall it is, but shouldn't be too hard to figure out. 16:9 screen ratio. <img src="<>/cool.gif" alt="cool" title="cool" height="15" width="15" />
My problem is the cost per area ratio. Sure you can get a massive picture with a projector, but all of them that I looked at that I thought were good ones, were in the $7k-$10k range. I paid $2k for my tv. They've probably come down in the four years since I bought my tv though. So maybe they're worth looking into again. Especially since the room it'll go in my basement will be cave dark.
the cost of the screen starts coming into play a lot too. It isn't
just
a 5k or 10k projector...
just
a 5k or 10k projector...
Screen
Projector mounting system
A/V system
Reclining seats
Popcorn machine
Bar
Stock for bar
Wall treatment
Watch Cribs. You'll get some ideas.
Kind of like buying a new camper for the sailing season and the window blows out on your second trip.
Bieng told by the dealer that the window isn't covered under warranty. Now there's a 2 month wait for a new window. Starcraft campers and Jayco can kiss my ( %$#&*^%$$#*&@!!) Stay away from those brands
If you want to save some money, go to the rent rent places. When they get repo's they can't sell them as new. I got a 52" RCA HDTV a few years ago for $799. With shielded monster cable my pic is as good as most. If I was going new I would get a Samsung or one of the LED TV's.
Doug
Talk about a bait and switch title on a post. I was looking forward to some serious discussion about Transvestites when instead it is a thread on oversized idiots lanterns <img src="<>/frown.gif" alt="frown" title="frown" height="15" width="15" />
You don't live somewhere cold and dark 8 months a year. If it wasn't for a healthy dvd collection, and Playstation online I woulda swallowed a .45 a long time ago. <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />
Make sure you have the proper condiments on hand. The overpowering taste of gun grease can really ruin a meal.
Karl,
I live at 63deg north, on the north side of a mountain. We dont even see the sun for two months during winter unless we go around the montain between 1000-1400 hours. I guess Gato in Finland is much the same since he possibly lives even closer to the polar circle? Neither he or I watch much TV. There is just so much interesting and fun stuff to do that there is no time for the TV.
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Flumpmaster,
idiots lantern
.. Nice term. <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" /> <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />
I had this delivered to me yesterday: Networked Media Tank HDX1000 (a bargain at €179).
These days I download most TV series I like instead of waiting for them to come along on TV, and having to sit through those horrible commercials.
It can read all movie formats available and access the files which are stored on my PC
(although I also installed a 1TB drive I had laying around so it can download and store movies all by itself).
For an LCD-TV you just cant beat the Sony Bravia line (40
).
And Karl: If you need a 73
TV, you are compensating for something! <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />
(this message was typed while waiting for family to bring me my house key 'cause I locked myself out <img src="<>/blush.gif" alt="blush" title="blush" height="15" width="15" /> ).
Idiot lantern
factor?
Hmm, that media tank box comes without a disc reader. Looks like CDs/DVDs/Blue Ray is going to die rather soon..
I guess it's true, what they say about Texas.
<****. <img src="<>/laugh.gif" alt="laugh" title="laugh" height="15" width="15" /> First person shooters suck butt on a small TV. I also rarely go to see movies at the theatre anymore. Too fricken expensive. I'm positive my home theatre has saved me money.
Rolf- I don't know what kind of temperatures you get, but my Norwegian blood isn't doing much for me here. We spent a few weeks in the -30*C range, almost a full week it was close to -40*C. Plus all the frigid crap that leads up and follow's it. As an added bonus I live in a weird spot that never seems to get snow. North gets snow, south gets snow, we get a barren cold butt nothing to do climate for 7 months a year. Then throw in living on the plains and you get the joy of it being windier than hell, pushing that frigid cold, already dangerous temperature into deadly cold. Continentality sucks. I went 9 months with out wearing shorts and a t-shirt! There is nothing interesting to do here in the winter but drink and screw.
Awesome in the summer though, but not worth it.
So move somewhere warmer. It's not that hard. Pack all your crap up and get in your truck and move. <img src="<>/laugh.gif" alt="laugh" title="laugh" height="15" width="15" />
<****.