I'm in the mkt for new TV

rkenly

I just found this forum this evening.

My 1995 Mitsu 50" rear projection just "up and quit" - but after 15 years of faithful service, it doesn't owe me anything.

So I'm in the mkt for a new TV. My TV room is fairly large (17'x20')
and I will be retiring and moving in about 5 years (or so). I don't plan on taking a lot of stuff with us - a major yard sale, and/or the kid gets whatever he wants.

So I would like to get something 50" or larger with HD - but it could be still rear projection, or LCD, or Plasma or whatever.

I would "prefer" to be in the $1k ballpark, but could be talked into the $2k ballpark.

My wife is also willing to wait until Labor Day weekend, if I could save some money...

I have to travel 90 miles to get to Costco, Sam's, Best Buy or 120 miles if I want to go to "Paul's - King of big screens" in LeHabra. (I live in the CA desert) - The only local store is Wal-Mart - so I have to go out of town.

So any suggestions on equipment, sales, etc? - Not trying to start a war on LCD vs Plasma, yada yada.

Thanks,

>>>Rod<<<

oblioman

me guess is that you won't be gaming,,,,,,,plasma be the only way to go. Price wise and pic wise. Wouldn't waste me time even looking at an lcd. For about $1700 bucks you could have a dream machine from a very reputable dealer - Give them a call,,,just to talk TV - https://clevelandplasma.com/store/pl...onic_tc_p54g25
Me don't work for Cleveland Plasma,,but they have been around the forum for years,,,,,,,,with nothing but high regards from those that purchased from them. That means a lot in this day and age.

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rkenly

Correct - no gaming.

I forgot to mention that weight & depth are no issue.

How about DLP? I know that the word a few years ago was to stay away from DLP because of expensive bulbs. Has that gone away?

Thanks,

>>>Rod<<<

PFC5

With the price of flat panels coming way down going with a DLP is not a good idea IMO. For one, only Mitsubishi makes DLPs any more, and they have been making cheap Quality wise displays for the last few years, with inferior parts like capacitors that shut the TV and it will not work. This is a known issue for the last 3-4 years at least.

DLPs also still require the lamps and have many moving parts which when flat panels cost 3x the money was an acceptable trade off and why I bought one back in 2004, but now that flat panels are mostly affordable, it doesn't make much sense to get a DLP from the only mfg still making them with quality issues. Sure you can get a bigger screen size for less money, but reliability is much lower and replacement lamps can cost as much as $300.00 each and need replacing after 4-6000 hours.

I agree with Oblioman that you should be looking at plasmas as they have the best picture currently and are cheaper than LCDs.

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I agree wholeheartedly. Check with Chris at www.ClevelandPlasma.com . They have absolutely the best customer service available, along with great prices on plasmas. You won't regret it for a moment.

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