TeeVee Envy

[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.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by mousepod

(are you sure you don't have DLP, scaeagles?)

Oopos....yes. DLP.

[Snowflake]

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.

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!