Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-29 Thread Mike Murray
Stephen Thanks for the recommendation. His name is Kish and he's very knowledgeable. I was in there today and bought a Panasonic 106cm Plasma and HDD recorder from him and mentioned that I'd heard about him from the WAMUG group - he was delighted. BTW, Myers was broken into last night and

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-25 Thread Robert Howells
On 25/03/2008, at 11:46 AM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Hi Peter I found these videos very helpful and interesting HDTV Shoppers' Survival Guide David Pogue cuts through some of the confusion over HDTV. http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=9ce076381d2191074c688102b3fd70b1960e8e04 Packing The Deal

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-25 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Bob and all Packing The Deal Is an expensive HDTV cable really better than a cheap one? http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/packing_the_deal/ There is a leading statement in the CBC link that says you need a good HDMI cable to get the best picture NOT true for everyone / To get a better

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-25 Thread James Green
Yes, please don't get ripped off on a HDMI cable when you buy your TV. I've heard of people paying up to $250 for a cable. It is ridiculous. You can get a good quality HDMI cable for under 50 bucks. And you can get them as cheap as $15 at some place in Wangara that I can't remember the

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-24 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Peter I found these videos very helpful and interesting HDTV Shoppers' Survival Guide David Pogue cuts through some of the confusion over HDTV. http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=9ce076381d2191074c688102b3fd70b1960e8e04 Packing The Deal Is an expensive HDTV cable really better than a cheap

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-23 Thread Stephen Chape
Hi Peter, Go talk to the Anglo Indian sales guy in Myer Fremantle. He is a genuine mine of information about Plasma and LCD TV's. He will give you the pros cons but then show you why !! It seems that LCD holds it's own up to 81cm, but then Plasma takes the cake. However in LCD look for 100Hz

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-22 Thread Michael bradley
To: Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jude [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT seek advice on TVs Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: Personally I would say stick with a good CRT until better technology comes out. Although these new formats are touted as being great, they in fact aren't as good as the old

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-22 Thread Michael Kane Taylor
] Subject: Re: OT seek advice on TVs Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: Personally I would say stick with a good CRT until better technology comes out. Although these new formats are touted as being great, they in fact aren't as good as the old technology (yet) and the main reason for the change is more about

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-22 Thread Adam hewitt
-Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Saturday, 22 March 2008 1:01 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: OT seek advice on TVs On 22/03/2008, at 12:16 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: Please excuse the OT but I know

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-21 Thread Ronda Brown
On 22/03/2008, at 12:16 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: Please excuse the OT but I know there are heaps of geeks on this list who may offer me some advice. I am in the market for a new TV for home. This not for any Apple TV connection, just ordinary TV viewing. There still seems to be some

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-21 Thread Jude
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:16:26 +0900 To: Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jude [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT seek advice on TVs Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: Personally I would say stick with a good CRT until better technology comes out. Although these new formats are touted as being great