google about TigerDirect and rebates. I've not dealt with them myself, but the slickdeals.net hot deals forum is full of messages about people not getting their rebates from TD.
On 12/28/05, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, that makes sense about the Plasma. Tigerdirect's got a 27 inch HD LCD > for $599 after rebate. That makes me want to buy now, but I think I'll wait > until after I finish the remodel of my office. > > Thanks for the info. > > - Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tyler Silcox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:50 PM > Subject: Re: Computer display to a TV > > > > Yup, I grabbed a busted year old Dell PC, threw a new power source in > > there, > > pumped it full of cheap RAM, installed Windows MCE and now it's my media > > power house. I have a complete DVD library that outputs a better picture > > than any upscaling standalone unit I've ever seen. And all my music and > > pictues are readily available. > > > > What you probably saw was an LCD at 30". There aren't many plasmas out > > there > > less than 37" and most plasmas don't have a PC input. But most LCDs do. > > The > > prices will be going down very, very fast on the 40" and above this year. > > Right now, you can grab a Sharp 32" LCD almost any day of the week for > > $1500 > > or so at the retail chains. (Sharps consistently considered the best LCD > > manufacturer, weird huh.) > > > > You could also hook it up to a DVI or HDMI (with an adaptor/cable) input, > > but I would still recommend an LCD over a plasma for computer > > connectivity, > > where as a plasma normally gets high marks for everyday TV watching. > > > > And on a related note, I've finally completed my setup a few days ago with > > a > > Harmony remote. These things just kick ass, period. One remote to rule > > them > > all: > > > > http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?PAGE=products/features/harmony&CRID=2078&countryid=19&languageid=1 > > (ebay is your friend - 35% off Best Buy's price for a brand new remote) > > > > Tyler > > > > On 12/28/05, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> I don't know, I haven't tried that. It was for a group gathering at my > >> house. My wife had a work retreat at our house and she wanted to > >> actually > >> do the work they were talking about as they talked about it rather than > >> after the fact. I imagine a DVD would look better. > >> > >> I saw an amazing TV/Monitor the other day at Circuit City. The display > >> was > >> a 30 inch plasma hooked up to a Windows Media Edition PC, and it was > >> super > >> incredible, so much that I want one now, and I haven't been passionate > >> about > >> any hardware in years. Would any Plasma TV do, or must it be specially > >> designed? > >> > >> - Matt > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189985 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
