Author Topic: Best TV (Read 1628 times)

lazs2 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 15, 2004, 08:41:51 AM »

I have a 60" mitsubishi and everyone says that it has a very good picture. It is large tho.. I don't watch many TV shows so The large screen works out well for watching movies.

lazs

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 15, 2004, 11:33:29 AM »

I just realized that come 2009 when the analog TV signals are turned off, I will need to replace my hand-held TV.

SOB · « **Reply #17 on:** April 15, 2004, 11:52:49 AM »

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It dials up the service, built in modem, and retrieves this info to keep itself up to date, and it does it very well.

Does it have to use a phone line, or can it also use an existing internet connection?

SOB · « **Reply #18 on:** April 15, 2004, 11:53:35 AM »

You know anything about projection, Skuzzy? ie, standard projector with a screen?

Eagler · « **Reply #19 on:** April 15, 2004, 12:03:43 PM »

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Originally posted by SOB
Does it have to use a phone line, or can it also use an existing internet connection?

there was a mod for a NIC card so you can use uigh speed - may be standard now

SOB · « **Reply #20 on:** April 15, 2004, 12:05:11 PM »

Cool! Not that I'll have the $ to buy one anytime soon, but my mobile phone is my home phone, and I don't see that changing in the future.

Vipermann · « **Reply #21 on:** April 15, 2004, 12:23:08 PM »

I built my own Tivo unit. I rarely watch live TV anymore, last thing I watched live was the last day of the Masters. 30sec and 2 min skip are my favorite buttons.

Using my Tivo I'm currently in the process of making Twilight ZOne DVD's for my wife. She loves the series and I record every episode that airs. Send them up to my other computer, rip the commercials out and burn it to DVD.

SOB · « **Reply #22 on:** April 15, 2004, 12:24:21 PM »

I've also considered a homebuilt. How would you compare yours to an actual TiVO? Is the picture quality just as good?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #23 on:** April 15, 2004, 12:42:38 PM »

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Originally posted by SOB
You know anything about projection, Skuzzy? ie, standard projector with a screen?

What do you want to know? Good setups run over $50K.

Vipermann · « **Reply #24 on:** April 15, 2004, 12:52:10 PM »

My homebuilt is a bit different than a normal Tivo in that it only records when I ask it to. When I hit pause on my remote my Tivo starts recording, when I unpuase it starts playing from that point. I can't tell the difference usually. Ocasionally during a very hi action or fast moving bit I see some pixilation but it's barely noticeable. I think the only reason I notice it is because I know I'm watching recorded TV.

I can run customized searches a it has 5 levels of recording quality. On the highest setting a 30 min program takes about 1.5GB. I use a 250GB disk so I do everything in the highest.

1 thing I don't like is there is no automatic downloading of TV listings. Every 6 days I need to download the listing. I got around that by setting the program to update on startup and then scheduling the computer to reboot every 5 days.

I use the guide plus program which came with my Radeon 9800 AIW. I also use the RF remote that came with it. The guide plus is almost the same as the Tivo box software. The remote can control the computer and Tivo software as well as having many programmable buttons. I also use a wireless keyboard and mouse with it.

You can also check out http://www.snapstream.com they have a PVR software that I looked at and is pretty good. With their's you can even program your Tivo from any computer on the internet, even from your phone.

Habu · « **Reply #25 on:** April 15, 2004, 02:29:06 PM »

Skuzzy

I have about 5k to spend on a tv. What do you think is the best buy for around that price.

I was looking at DLP and LCD (Samsung) as well as Sony LCD yesterday and the pictures were all very sharp although the DLP seemed darker and not as crisp as the LCD.

SOB · « **Reply #26 on:** April 15, 2004, 03:30:58 PM »

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What do you want to know? Good setups run over $50K.

Hehehe, I think that pretty much answers any question I had about it.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #27 on:** April 15, 2004, 03:38:00 PM »

Habu,..when looking in a retail store, take control of the set you are looking at and reset the levels to how you like. Remember, you are in a very brightly lit sotre, and your home will probably not be that lightly lit.

Retail stores turn up brighness and mess with the settings so the set will get a lot of attention, especially if they need or want to move it.

Between DLP and LCD, I would go with LCD right now. DLP has potential, but it is suffering some early adoption problems.

What kind of space limitation do you have? I ask, because $5K will buy a pretty nice Pioneer Elite rear projection set, which would probably have a better picture than the LCD one would.

What size are you looking at?

Skuzzy · « **Reply #28 on:** April 15, 2004, 03:42:23 PM »

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Hehehe, I think that pretty much answers any question I had about it.

You can get cheaper SOB, but the image quality and brightness are not too good. If you are in a dark room with very little ambient light you can get away with some of the lower end units.
Probably in the neighborhood of $10K or so.
A good screen will run about $1,500 to $2,000, depending on size.

SOB · « **Reply #29 on:** April 15, 2004, 04:13:48 PM »

Hmmm, InFocus is only 30 miles away from me, maybe I'll just go to their parking lot and whip up a cardboard sign: "Please help a poor college student, need high-end projector and screen to survive"