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Originally Posted by mousepod
I've got a 61" DLP HDTV. Plasma was too expensive for me (and I haven't seen any Plasmas that look good after 5 years - though the new ones might be better). The major difference between LCD and DLP is that LCD is a truly flat set, and you are looking at every pixel - skinny tv = good, but a dead pixel stays dead forever, and DLP uses a Texas Instruments chip with "millions of mirrors" to project what is basically an LCD image onto your screen. A little bulkier, but cheaper and more forgiving. (are you sure you don't have DLP, scaeagles?)
One thing to beware when buying: Costco models might seem cheaper, but you need to check all of the specs. For example, the TV I bought (Toshiba) was almost $400 cheaper at CostCo, but the CostCo model had only one HDMI jack, while the one I bought at onecall.com has two. I already use both jacks (for my digital cable and my upscaling DVD player), so it was well worth the price difference.
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Wow! 61inches! Now that
IS TeeVee envy!
Okay, your post, sceagles and Morgoon's do clarify for me a bit. It's not that I will buy at Costco, I just ran into it and was dumbstruck at the quality.
I already looked at Best Buy online and the price was better for a 42inch model and more hookups as MP wisely pointed out. This is something to shoot for once I get a little more fiscally stable.
It will be awesome to see some DVDs on this! I had a Philips CRT television in VA and I sold it off to a friend. Should have brought it with me, my roomie's tv is a poor substitute, same size, but nothing like the Philips!