Comments on: Finally — FINALLY http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/ Two guys who love Sports Gaming on their PCs and consoles rant and rave about various stuff. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bill http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5913 Bill Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:37:55 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5913 Thanks for the info Nick. I'm all set. Decisions made. Blog post to follow. Thanks for the info Nick.

I’m all set. Decisions made.

Blog post to follow.

]]> By: Flying_Norseman http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5912 Flying_Norseman Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:57:58 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5912 I think Sony has the best 4:3 pull down of any HD set. I got a 51 inch sony almost 4 years ago and the only complaint I have with it is that the screen is shiny and produces glare with lights on and it is heavier than hell. The new TVs don't have the glare problem so you don't have to worry about that. The other issue is lamp life. How long will the lamp last and what would it cost to replace it? I think Sony has the best 4:3 pull down of any HD set. I got a 51 inch sony almost 4 years ago and the only complaint I have with it is that the screen is shiny and produces glare with lights on and it is heavier than hell. The new TVs don’t have the glare problem so you don’t have to worry about that. The other issue is lamp life. How long will the lamp last and what would it cost to replace it?

]]> By: x94blair3 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5911 x94blair3 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:04:21 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5911 I'm sure the Sony's are great, but I bought a Samsung 61 inch DLP from abtelectronics last year (they sold a fancier model that best buy and CC didn't carry). In the end I paid a little less than the big chains wanted for the lower model and they cut me a deal on the receiver I was looking at because I bought both at the same time. I strongly recommend checking out ABT. I emailed them about cutting me a deal, they assigned me to a business account person who made me the good deal. They shipped the TV & receiver via a flatbed from Chicago to Richmond (for free), and when I asked her what I would do if there was a problem with TV when I got it (projection TV's can be flaky) - IE should I call Samsung - she said to call her and they would ship me another and pick up the broken one. To be honest, I know it's daunting to spend the money online but I remain confident I would have gotten better service from them if there had been a problem. The days of brick and mortar giving you warm and fuzzy customer service are over. EIther way, I would also recommend doing your research on AVSforum. I spent several years reading the "owners" thread on various TV models and learning more than I could ever imagine. Finally I felt the Samsung was the perfect match of price/features at 1080p and jumped in the deep end. I don't know much about the receivers you're looking at, but I ended up with a high end Yamaha receiver and love it. I think Yamaha's are great values/quality. And if I was going to go hi-def, I would go blu-ray. I think they'll win in the end. I know a lot about A/V - I read for years on it before jumping in the deep end last Christmas - receiver (yamaha), speakers (axiomaudio.com), and TV (samsung). Ping me if you have any questions. Either way, enjoy. I rarely visit AVS now because I bought want I wanted and I love it. Now I spend my time being blown away by the TV, movies, and music...lots of music :-) -Nick I’m sure the Sony’s are great, but I bought a Samsung 61 inch DLP from abtelectronics last year (they sold a fancier model that best buy and CC didn’t carry). In the end I paid a little less than the big chains wanted for the lower model and they cut me a deal on the receiver I was looking at because I bought both at the same time.

I strongly recommend checking out ABT. I emailed them about cutting me a deal, they assigned me to a business account person who made me the good deal. They shipped the TV & receiver via a flatbed from Chicago to Richmond (for free), and when I asked her what I would do if there was a problem with TV when I got it (projection TV’s can be flaky) - IE should I call Samsung - she said to call her and they would ship me another and pick up the broken one. To be honest, I know it’s daunting to spend the money online but I remain confident I would have gotten better service from them if there had been a problem.

The days of brick and mortar giving you warm and fuzzy customer service are over.

EIther way, I would also recommend doing your research on AVSforum. I spent several years reading the “owners” thread on various TV models and learning more than I could ever imagine. Finally I felt the Samsung was the perfect match of price/features at 1080p and jumped in the deep end.

I don’t know much about the receivers you’re looking at, but I ended up with a high end Yamaha receiver and love it. I think Yamaha’s are great values/quality.

And if I was going to go hi-def, I would go blu-ray. I think they’ll win in the end.

I know a lot about A/V - I read for years on it before jumping in the deep end last Christmas - receiver (yamaha), speakers (axiomaudio.com), and TV (samsung). Ping me if you have any questions.

Either way, enjoy. I rarely visit AVS now because I bought want I wanted and I love it. Now I spend my time being blown away by the TV, movies, and music…lots of music :-)

-Nick

]]> By: Bill http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5910 Bill Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:01:42 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5910 thanks for all the feedback guys. thanks for all the feedback guys.

]]> By: srudoff http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5909 srudoff Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:59:09 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5909 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=919668 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=919668

]]> By: srudoff http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5908 srudoff Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:49:50 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5908 with 5 free dvd's - it doesn't output to 1080p though so you might want to look at the a3 version for $299 with 5 free dvd’s - it doesn’t output to 1080p though so you might want to look at the a3 version for $299

]]> By: Bill http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5907 Bill Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:46:33 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5907 pretty sure that'll work with my set up. Although a few people keep pushing the Mission M70 speakers. pretty sure that’ll work with my set up. Although a few people keep pushing the Mission M70 speakers.

]]> By: srudoff http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5906 srudoff Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:46:04 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5906 by the way - ciruit city and wal mart has the toshiba hd-dvd player for under $200 right now by the way - ciruit city and wal mart has the toshiba hd-dvd player for under $200 right now

]]> By: srudoff http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5905 srudoff Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:41:57 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5905 audioholics says to cap it at 11 x 11 for the micra 6's audioholics says to cap it at 11 x 11 for the micra 6’s

]]> By: Bill http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5904 Bill Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:41:27 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5904 yeah im only in an 11x13 tv room yeah im only in an 11×13 tv room

]]> By: srudoff http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5903 srudoff Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:39:01 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5903 this big actually i don't remember - it seems like 12 ft wide but pretty deep and the deepness is the problem - i'd have to guess like 20 ft deep or so this big

actually i don’t remember - it seems like 12 ft wide but pretty deep and the deepness is the problem - i’d have to guess like 20 ft deep or so

]]> By: Bill http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5902 Bill Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:19:04 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5902 how big is your room? how big is your room?

]]> By: srudoff http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5900 srudoff Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:25:15 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5900 i have the micra system - they are OK depending on how big your room is - i underestimated and haven't been all that happy with them. i'd look at the specs and whatever they say is the best fit for the room, take off 25% of their estimate i have the micra system - they are OK depending on how big your room is - i underestimated and haven’t been all that happy with them. i’d look at the specs and whatever they say is the best fit for the room, take off 25% of their estimate

]]> By: psu http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5899 psu Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:18:04 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5899 Actually, I was wrong. I have the 50" version of the XBR1 model which came out a bit earlier than this one. Actually, I was wrong. I have the 50″ version of the XBR1 model which came out a bit earlier than this one.

]]> By: psu http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5898 psu Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:17:31 +0000 http://www.sportsgamerblog.com/2007/10/29/finally-finally/#comment-5898 I have the 50" version of this TV and I think it is excellent. It is not as sexy and thin as the panel displays but I find the picture to be much smoother and less noisy, esp. when calibrated back from the normal default store settings. This thing combined with an HD Tivo is the closest thing to sports TV nirvana that I can think of. I have the 50″ version of this TV and I think it is excellent. It is not as sexy and thin as the panel displays but I find the picture to be much smoother and less noisy, esp. when calibrated back from the normal default store settings.

This thing combined with an HD Tivo is the closest thing to sports TV nirvana that I can think of.

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