OK, so what is 1080? Now will a regular DVD in a regular DVD player played on a HDTV have a much better pic that on a regular TV? If I got a HDTV, I would probably have to get the dish network HD package or whatever it is. Am also interested in being able to record on a PC too. Can you tell I dont know anything?
--- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, TV's > They are widescreen. Wider than normal TV, but not as wide as in a > theater - so when you watch those DVD's, you still get a black bar at > the top and bottom. When you watch normal TV, you get the black bars > on the sides. The resolution and picture quality of HD is awesome. I > now watch House and Bones just because they are broadcast locally in > 1080 and I can record them with an antenna plugged into the Media > Center PC. I do wish they would straighten out the competing standards > for the HD version of DVD's. Can't wait to get Netflix in HD, but > won't buy a drive until the blueray vs whatever thing is worked out. > > If you are only using it as a TV you don't need the 1080. Cable and > Direct-TV are only sending out 720 signals and they compress the hell > out of the image before bouncing it off the satellites. Hopefully that > will change soon. > > Keep in mind that all my info is at least 3 months old and everything > may have changed again by now. > > -Dave Walton > > > On 10/26/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have a slot above my fire place that is for a TV. My current one is a >> floor model so we dont use it for that now, want soemthing to set up >> there. >> The thing that bothers me, I guess, is that now I am used to a 60" tv, to >> get that size in the new ones its quite a bit of money, so it looks like >> I >> would end up with somethign in the 40's range. Since they are shapped >> different, I wonder how it compares to my square 60"? >> >> --- >> Kaleb C. Striplin >> Cox Auto Trader >> 730 FSBO Supervisor >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, TV's >> >> >> >I like the LCD's. They can be used as computer monitors. 1920x1080 in >> > a 46" lets me work with the thing 3' from my face without needing >> > bifocals. The HDtv part is nice too. Use Windows Media Center (XP) or >> > Vista and you have a HD recorder on your PC. Let's you record weekly >> > shows and it automatically adjusts if they move the schedule around. >> > I have to use the VGA input because my video board won't do high-res >> > using the DVI output. Looks good enough. >> > >> > Got the TV from Costco. It's now $1400 with shipping. I think I paid >> > about twice that a year ago. Will probably be < $1000 after Christmas. >> > http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11214671&search=hdtv&Mo=2&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=4294967000&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=5000001+4000000&D=hdtv&Ntt=hdtv&No=2&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1 >> > >> > A good wall mount helps too: >> > http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11097803&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1 >> > >> > -Dave Walton >> > >> > On 10/26/07, Kaleb C. Striplin (CAT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> OK, so my 60" big screen has been giving me trouble lately. I bought >> >> it >> >> in '99 and its not high def, so probably time to upgrade anyway. I >> >> will >> >> probably still get this one fixed and use it in my office or >> >> something. >> >> So whats the story with these things these days? Which is the best. >> >> Best for the money? Im not wanting to spend a whole lot so..... Dont >> >> know the difference between plasma, led, so on and so forth. Best >> >> place >> >> to get one at somewhere like Worst Buy or Dead Sams? >> >> >> >> --- >> >> Kaleb C. 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