Topic: Buying my first HD set, I need advice

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

The only thing I'd personally attempt to change, would be turning off the "Edge Enhancement" (BLUR) function, to see if I can restore the classic crisp-but-pixelated look of SDTVs.

I'm hesistant to try it cuz the Service Menu can literally shut-off components within the machine (the one in particular is called FLI2300), and I don't want to risk accidental permanent disability.

[Athrun Zala]

$1600 seems like way too much.

this depresses me to no end ;_;

Wait, why is that depressing? Bleeding edge TV technology drops in price rapidly. A year from now this will be noticeably less. Also, Going down to a 50" would be cheaper as well. In some cases you are paying  a $100 for every extra inch. But that's just me.

I didn't mean the fact being depressing, but your statement... because, well, for a semi-decent 32'' LCD (Samsung R8), that's the amount of money one has to pay over here...

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Updated my review with my optimum non-scientific settings.

I also perused the deadly Service Menu, and found nothing useful.

[wandering]

This thread has scared me away from ever buying a TV again, even though I really need to replace my bedroom TV, a hand-me-down that was made in the 1970s.

Just get a CRT. Unlike other high-definition tvs, CRTs have no lag, no burn-in issues, the ability to produce deep blacks, and the all-around best picture possible.

[GoldenPhoenix]

This thread has scared me away from ever buying a TV again, even though I really need to replace my bedroom TV, a hand-me-down that was made in the 1970s.

Just get a CRT. Unlike other high-definition tvs, CRTs have no lag, no burn-in issues, the ability to produce deep blacks, and the all-around best picture possible.

Now I may be wrong, but I believe CRTs can have burn-in as well.

[NWR_insanolord]

This thread has scared me away from ever buying a TV again, even though I really need to replace my bedroom TV, a hand-me-down that was made in the 1970s.

Just get a CRT. Unlike other high-definition tvs, CRTs have no lag, no burn-in issues, the ability to produce deep blacks, and the all-around best picture possible.

Actually that's what I'm planning on doing. We got a HD CRT for the living room a couple years ago and it's great. And GP, as far as I know while it's technically possible to get burn-in on a CRT, it would take an extremely long time.

[UltimatePartyBear]

From what I understand, projection units are more prone to burn-in, but the technology in CRTs is mature enough that there are hardly any problems that haven't been addressed successfully by now.  The major exception is their sheer massiveness, which is what drives demand for all these fancy new display technologies.  In ten years, we should have most of the problems with the new stuff ironed out, too.

[Caliban]

Now I may be wrong, but I believe CRTs can have burn-in as well.

They used to more frequently, but it is very rare now to find a modern CRT where that will happen.

This thread has scared me away from ever buying a TV again, even though I really need to replace my bedroom TV, a hand-me-down that was made in the 1970s.

Just get a CRT. Unlike other high-definition tvs, CRTs have no lag, no burn-in issues, the ability to produce deep blacks, and the all-around best picture possible.

OLED should fix the problem. Heck even SED was supposed (it never got released to the public) to fix the problem. There's even this new plasma tech from Pioneer I think that has awesome blacks.

[DAaaMan64]

This thread has scared me away from ever buying a TV again, even though I really need to replace my bedroom TV, a hand-me-down that was made in the 1970s.

Just get a CRT. Unlike other high-definition tvs, CRTs have no lag, no burn-in issues, the ability to produce deep blacks, and the all-around best picture possible.

Now I may be wrong, but I believe CRTs can have burn-in as well.

No, your right GoldenPhoenix. The old Apple's had burn-in problems.