[opendtv] Re: Closer
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 10:15:21 -0500
At 3:58 AM +0100 1/3/05, Donald Koeleman wrote:
>Hi Craig et. al.,
>
>I have yet to catching up on the list, so I haven't read Bert's experiences
>with his new big boy toy. However reading your experiences with your new set
>and the old set made me wonder how would you rate rate it against the sets
>listed by Mark. Some of these seem to cost next to nothing, less than 250
>euro including tax (19%) for a 38 inch crt, sure looks like a smart buy. Or
>a fairly large (53", would it have any light output, I wonder) Sony for just
>over 550 euro.... I have looking for clearance pricing on 32" (gross
>diagonal) widescreen crt's starting this summer, as my 29" Sony 4:3 bedroom
>tv started to act funny (one size larger required to compensate for the
>reduced picture height of 16:9 to that of the current 4:3 screen). In
>general the range is 750-1000 euro or up.
IMHO - you cannot get the real HDTV experience with a CRT display
(either direct view or projection). They are much better than SDTV,
but when placed side-by-side with any of the "lithographed" display
technologies the difference is quality is OBVIOUS.
The price of CRT-based rear projection, HD capable sets has tumbled
in the U.S. because of the high level of interest in the newer
display technologies (and the obvious quality differences). The size
of the cabinets is a major factor as well.
The good news is that the price of LCD panels and RP systems, and DLP
RP systems is also coming down rapidly. The list price for the set we
bought was $3395 just a few weeks before Christmas. Then Samsung
added a rebate and the stores started discounting. My father-in-law
worked for Sears, so we were able to get an additional 10% discount
off of the sale price. Bottom line, the set cost about $2,350
including sales tax.
You are correct about compensating for picture height. At a minimum
you should look for a 16:9 display with the same screen height as the
4:3 display you are replacing. I'm not sure why, but 4:3 screens look
a lot bigger than a 16:9 screen with the same screen height.
Regards
Craig
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