We are researching 65" FPD, so have a stack of electronics mags and
CR. Best bets are the Sony, samsung and mitsubishi. Panasonic is
fine as well, just not up to the quality of the others.
On another note, CR hates benz. All the reviewed cars are low
reliability and on the do not purchase list. Wonder how long before
they get out of the hole
clay
On 27 Nov 2007, at 11:21, Kaleb C. Striplin, work wrote:
> I wonder if those no name ones at sams will last though? Somebody
> posted a
> list of good brands and ones to stay away from. Might have to see
> if I can
> find that. Yea, I think he said it was for cooling or something.
> I guess
> it projects thru this fluid and if it clouds the pic is not as good.
> Anyway, he said those Phillips Magnavox tvs were junk when new.
>
> ---
> Kaleb C. Striplin
> Cox Auto Trader
> 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rich Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 1:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, fluid in a TV?
>
>
>> That is a projection TV, with 3 big CRTs that put out a lot of
>> light and
>> heat. They probably do have some sort of coolant (silicone?) to keep
>> them from melting, and maybe it is like auto fluids that just use up
>> their capabilities after a time of heating/cooling cycles. Not
>> sure why
>> that would affect the picture, but it sounds sorta reasonable.
>> Perhaps
>> you could try some of the German synthetic blinker fluid? Boards
>> go bad
>> too, temp cycling kills components.
>>
>> All the big retailers are fighting hard for your dollar, time to
>> go work
>> them over good. You might want to wait a coupla weeks to just before
>> Christmas when they are reaching hard, then get a 30day price
>> guarantee
>> and keep an eye on post-Christmas prices.
>>
>> Sams Club had some nice TVs at decent prices on Saturday. Wifey was
>> wanting a flat screen for the BR, they had some good prices on
>> Vizios so
>> I got a 32" LCD 720P. The display had no price on it, but there
>> was a
>> folded up paper there next to it, which I looked at to see if it
>> was a
>> price. Turns out it was an internal email listing about 40 products
>> they were putting out with killer prices, on Friday ("THIS IS
>> BIG!!" it
>> said). Those TVs were on the list. While I was looking at it, some
>> other guy came by and got one also. It looks very nice, kind of a
>> mid-range quality and price it appears, and has some interesting
>> features. Good for BR. It also found a bunch of the digital cable
>> channels and HD channels too, without a cable box, but on weird
>> numbers
>> so I have to make up a menu for it. Or I might have to get
>> another box
>> now. They had some cheap DVD players too that upconvert and have
>> HDMI
>> connections, have not hooked that up yet.
>>
>> Merry Christmas to me!
>>
>> --R
>
>
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