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Offline Wretched Excess

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« on: December 27, 2008, 11:31:41 PM »
my huge screen TV is about to die, but I hate to part with it.  Usually, I am fine with my whimpering TV, but I just spent a week with my dad, who has a massive Visio HD TV.

i am going to buy an HD TV this week.

recommendations?

(and Thor, don't move this to the tech forum  :-) )

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2008, 09:16:22 AM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on December 27, 2008, 11:31:41 PM
my huge screen TV is about to die, but I hate to part with it.  Usually, I am fine with my whimpering TV, but I just spent a week with my dad, who has a massive Visio HD TV.

i am going to buy an HD TV this week.

recommendations?

(and Thor, don't move this to the tech forum  :-) )


I gots a 50" Sony Bravia last year.   :-)
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Offline Schadenfreude

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2008, 09:31:07 AM »
I am looking at Samsung 50" LCD TVs..... imagine GH on one of them.  :-)
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Offline Hawkgirl

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2008, 09:43:40 AM »
Don't buy VIZIO, I have one and it's sound is really bad, ESPECIALLY on HD channels.  I'm waiting for mine to crash so I can justify buying a new one.
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Offline jendf

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2008, 10:08:37 AM »
I just got this hot little number for Christmas and LOVE it!



 :evillaugh: :rotf: :-)

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2008, 10:42:11 AM »
Quote from: jendf on December 28, 2008, 10:08:37 AM
I just got this hot little number for Christmas and LOVE it!



 :evillaugh: :rotf: :-)



I bet you have never seen one of those in real life.  :p
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Offline thundley4

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2008, 10:59:55 AM »
We still have one of those in our kitchen.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2008, 11:15:51 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on December 28, 2008, 10:59:55 AM
We still have one of those in our kitchen.

You will need to convert it come Feb.  :-*
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2008, 11:37:17 AM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on December 28, 2008, 10:42:11 AM
I bet you have never seen one of those in real life.  :p

Oh please. I am not that young. But thank you.  :evillaugh:
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2008, 11:39:04 AM »
Quote from: jendf on December 28, 2008, 11:37:17 AM
Oh please. I am not that young. But thank you.  :evillaugh:

Back in the day, we used to pop our popcorn on the stove top. Sometimes it didn't turn out perfect!.... gasp.  :p
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2008, 11:44:58 AM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on December 28, 2008, 11:39:04 AM
Back in the day, we used to pop our popcorn on the stove top. Sometimes it didn't turn out perfect!.... gasp.  :p

I was trying to find a picture of the old-style popcorn maker that we used to have sitting on our counter growing up. You would plug it in and throw in some kernels and let 'er rip. The thing was so loud though you would have thought we were firing up a 747 engine right there on the counter top.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2008, 11:47:18 AM »
We used to have an electric griddle with a plastic cover.  It worked pretty well.  As long as you spaced the kernels out evenly, they all got popped.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #12 on: December 28, 2008, 11:47:57 AM »
Quote from: jendf on December 28, 2008, 11:44:58 AM
I was trying to find a picture of the old-style popcorn maker that we used to have sitting on our counter growing up. You would plug it in and throw in some kernels and let 'er rip. The thing was so loud though you would have thought we were firing up a 747 engine right there on the counter top.

Those were the infamous air poppers.



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Re: HD TV
« Reply #13 on: December 28, 2008, 11:50:26 AM »
WE's just using this as his latest excuse to go to Best Buy and lust after tvs.  I'm pretty sure they have his photo on the security stand when you walk in "Don't let this man get too close to the big screens."


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Re: HD TV
« Reply #14 on: December 28, 2008, 11:53:06 AM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on December 28, 2008, 11:15:51 AM
You will need to convert it come Feb.  :-*

It's connected to basic cable, so it'll last for some time yet. :)
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2008, 11:56:35 AM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on December 28, 2008, 11:47:57 AM
Those were the infamous air poppers.





Yeah! That's it. Ah, the memories.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2008, 02:53:37 PM »
Quote from: jendf on December 28, 2008, 11:56:35 AM
Yeah! That's it. Ah, the memories.

We still use a hot air popper for most of our corn snackin' needs.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2008, 05:32:23 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on December 28, 2008, 09:43:40 AM
Don't buy VIZIO, I have one and it's sound is really bad, ESPECIALLY on HD channels.  I'm waiting for mine to crash so I can justify buying a new one.

I'd be cautious of VIZIO also. I had a regular on down in FL and it turned out to be a POS. Their HD products may be different but...

We like our 46 incher from LG (LCD). Sony's are always pretty good too. Checkout Consumer Reports WE.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2008, 05:38:52 PM »
Quote from: SarasotaRepub on December 28, 2008, 05:32:23 PM
I'd be cautious of VIZIO also. I had a regular on down in FL and it turned out to be a POS. Their HD products may be different but...

We like our 46 incher from LG (LCD). Sony's are always pretty good too. Checkout Consumer Reports WE.


Vizio is made by Sony, so I thought it would be fine.  I got it on sale at Costco 2 years ago.  Next time, I will probably go with an Aquos. 
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #19 on: December 28, 2008, 09:42:34 PM »
Toshibas are great, too. (great laptops AND tvs). My grandparents, being much more technologically-savvy than most their age (I had to fuss at them for getting a new computer with Vista, though  :uhsure:), have one of these:

Toshiba 42

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #20 on: December 29, 2008, 12:27:43 AM »
I have one made by Phillips, it's about 18 months old and works great.

They are all pretty good for the most part.

As for popcorn.....

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Re: HD TV
« Reply #21 on: December 29, 2008, 08:17:36 AM »
I've got an LG 42" LCD.  Works fine for me.  Also has an internal hard drive to record shows.  GFY, Tivo.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #22 on: December 29, 2008, 05:45:53 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on December 28, 2008, 09:43:40 AM
Don't buy VIZIO, I have one and it's sound is really bad, ESPECIALLY on HD channels.  I'm waiting for mine to crash so I can justify buying a new one.
SR's parents had one and it barely lasted a year. I've heard some people at work talking about them, too, with similar results.

We have a 46" LG in the living room/media room (put all the electronic stuff in the living room, which we never used before, just a depository of some of my grandmother's antique furniture) and a 32" Sony Bravia in the bedroom and a 15" Sony flatscreen digital in the kitchen. We've had good luck with them.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #23 on: December 29, 2008, 06:03:30 PM »
If you have a cable or satelite set-top box, you may be able to save some scratch by getting a television that doesn't have a built-in TV tuner, that's what I did.

Check out PriceWatch.com and see if you can find something with free shipping.
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Re: HD TV
« Reply #24 on: December 29, 2008, 06:25:09 PM »
Bravia..............nuff said
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