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| Originally Posted by ravishankarr J&R had it for $699 + shipping - right now they are out of stock, maybe they will get some more... |
| Originally Posted by nick2003 The KV-30HS420 is a great tv in your price range, Great picture quality. |
| Originally Posted by Leehro I don't know what ratings you're seeing. i'm looking at this on froogle. they show the JR price of $699 and 4.3/5 stars rating, and the BH price of $799 and 4.7/5. I'd be skeptical of some of these 2-bit organizations that have a lot of horrible ratings, but 4.3/5 is good enough for me. Those are out of hundreds of submissions, and are probably a better indication than asking a few people who read this thread. I'm probably going to buy this TV myself from JR, since I can't find it locally. |
| question though, for this sony tv does it have options to view the current resolution its displaying(like you hit a button and it displays its in 1920x1080i mode or 640x480i mode ect)does using a cablecard or w/e i need with comcast digital allow speacial things like on-demand, which is higher quality the tv decodeing digital cable or a motorola HD box? |
| Originally Posted by kny3twalker that switch would be done in the xbox menus not the TV menus |
| Originally Posted by playstat88 i know you're pretty attached to the KD30XS955 (i was too for a while) but it is expensive, and there are other options if you dont trust those online sites. In my opinion, for something as expensive as a tv, I want to see the model I'm buying before i purchase it (at the least the look of the packaging). Also, I wanna take it home myself, because something like this can be easily damaged if not properly handled, and handling something that weighs well over 100 lbs is not always easy. I decided against the KD30XS955 mainly becasuse of its price tag and availability, but also becasuse I'm in college and i need something thats somewhat moveable when i change where i live. I decided to get the Samsung slimfit tv (model TXR3079WH). I know this is a controversial tv b/c of some geometry issues reported, but i can't notice any on my set. The samsung may not have the build quality of the sony, and it doesnt have a cablecard slot, but it offers everything else the sony has for 400 dollars less. If the "sony" build quality (dont get me wrong this set has a great build quality - i just see sony's as the best) and cablecard is that important to you, then pony up the dough. If not, you will still get a very beautiful picture with the slimfit. Don't let the people who talk about the geometry issues turn you away from this tv, i think if thats the only thing stopping you from considering this tv, at least check one out in a store to see for yourself. Besides that tv, as far as 30" HD crt tvs with ATSC tuners go, you can also look at the Phillips 30PW9100D, which i think is even cheaper than the samsung although i dont know what people think about this tv. |
| Originally Posted by playstat88 i know you're pretty attached to the KD30XS955 (i was too for a while) but it is expensive, and there are other options if you dont trust those online sites. In my opinion, for something as expensive as a tv, I want to see the model I'm buying before i purchase it (at the least the look of the packaging). Also, I wanna take it home myself, because something like this can be easily damaged if not properly handled, and handling something that weighs well over 100 lbs is not always easy. I decided against the KD30XS955 mainly becasuse of its price tag and availability, but also becasuse I'm in college and i need something thats somewhat moveable when i change where i live. I decided to get the Samsung slimfit tv (model TXR3079WH). I know this is a controversial tv b/c of some geometry issues reported, but i can't notice any on my set. The samsung may not have the build quality of the sony, and it doesnt have a cablecard slot, but it offers everything else the sony has for 400 dollars less. If the "sony" build quality (dont get me wrong this set has a great build quality - i just see sony's as the best) and cablecard is that important to you, then pony up the dough. If not, you will still get a very beautiful picture with the slimfit. Don't let the people who talk about the geometry issues turn you away from this tv, i think if thats the only thing stopping you from considering this tv, at least check one out in a store to see for yourself. Besides that tv, as far as 30" HD crt tvs with ATSC tuners go, you can also look at the Phillips 30PW9100D, which i think is even cheaper than the samsung although i dont know what people think about this tv. |
| wow....either your stupid or i am the tv has a ****ing thing in the top right hand corner that you can view that tells you what resolution the ****ing signal it is recieving is |
| Originally Posted by kny3twalker it is you then cause you cannot change the displayed number in the OSD(on-screen display) if you want to change that number, it would have to be done at the source |
