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Originally Posted by
Marky_Mark896 /forum/post/12624686
I want to know when you bought the 6070, because if you just bought it at the price you are complaining about, not only did you not do your research about the resolution of the TV, you didn't research the price. I paid less than that over a year ago.
And for what it's worth, it's an amazing TV.
I got it for $3500 in June, which is decent... but when you add in tax, installation, mounting bracket, HDMI cables it gets up there. In my heated rage. I threw out $5k. Yes, for what it's worth it rocks.
Yes, I am happy with what I have. And as I've stated more than once I've should've looked more, did more research etc. But geez! Buying a fricking car is easier and it costs MORE.
I was looking at getting this TV for months. Worried sick about the technology changing in a fews months, the prices dropping, etc. I went back and forth between a couple brands and models and I've every sales guy saying this one is 1080p... because they could just point at the words.
Again, this is the AVS forum. You guys talk TVs and resolution all the time so it's hard for you to understand the average consumers do not understand this stuff. (You want to talk guitars & instruments with me, now that's a different story)
But really, face it.
When you go to your dad's house, how many of you checked to see if his TV was set at the right resolution, or display setting? Is his cable box set right? Ever find that it's not? Of course. How about his computer screen resolution? 800x600 right? We ALL have. My friend just got a 50' plasma and it wasn't even set to HD. He creamed his shorts when I flipped it over.
Bottom line is, Pioneer (who I would've really THOUGHT to see lead this from being a top brand) Pansonic, LG, Sony, etc. really need to take this into account. To me, they are turning a blind eye to the general to not make it simpler... they make more $$$.
Hell, Look at the BluRay set up in stores now. WOW it looks great, "buy one sir... you have an HDTV?" Yes I do. "Great"
----What he didn't say is, "ok well keep in mind this is a 1080p running at 120hz" is yours 120hz?"
Nah, of course not. But buy the BluRay anyway.
It's irresponsible and for what we are all (even videophiles) shelling out for these things, they ought to be clearer.
Putting a note that the picture in 1080i and 1080p is downscaled in the
specs, seems like a necessity since they should be
specific in
"the specifications"