I hope this isn't just another "What should I buy?" question.
Here goes: An HDTV compatible rear projection CRT is in my future, but I don't know which one yet. Here is what I've been thinking:
I want a 4:3 picture ratio. (Yeah, I know, but hear me out.) Right now, most of what my wife and I watch is regular television: not many DVD's, and I don't see us setting up for HDTV soon. We're hooked on TiVo, and can't see going back to someone else's tv schedule. If I get a 4:3, I can watch what I want without worry of burn in. When everything goes widescreen, the tv will eventually get burn in, but it won't matter if what I watch in the future is widescreen. If I get widescreen now, and it gets burn-in from the side bars while watching 4:3 material, its ruined forever.
OK, now that you know (and hopefully understand) why I want 4:3, on to my next question. Most of the HDTV demos I see are spectacular, but when I get the salesman to put a regular 480i signal on display, the picture looks terrible: lots of digitization, or lots of softening of the picture. As I mentioned before, I'll be watching lots of 480i. My budget is around $3,000. Am I better off spending it all on the tv, or spend $2,000 on the tv, and $1,000 on a line doubler? From what I hear, the iscan is the only doubler in my price range. Are there any others? Will the iscan work with a 4:3 tv?
Thanks guys!
Here goes: An HDTV compatible rear projection CRT is in my future, but I don't know which one yet. Here is what I've been thinking:
I want a 4:3 picture ratio. (Yeah, I know, but hear me out.) Right now, most of what my wife and I watch is regular television: not many DVD's, and I don't see us setting up for HDTV soon. We're hooked on TiVo, and can't see going back to someone else's tv schedule. If I get a 4:3, I can watch what I want without worry of burn in. When everything goes widescreen, the tv will eventually get burn in, but it won't matter if what I watch in the future is widescreen. If I get widescreen now, and it gets burn-in from the side bars while watching 4:3 material, its ruined forever.
OK, now that you know (and hopefully understand) why I want 4:3, on to my next question. Most of the HDTV demos I see are spectacular, but when I get the salesman to put a regular 480i signal on display, the picture looks terrible: lots of digitization, or lots of softening of the picture. As I mentioned before, I'll be watching lots of 480i. My budget is around $3,000. Am I better off spending it all on the tv, or spend $2,000 on the tv, and $1,000 on a line doubler? From what I hear, the iscan is the only doubler in my price range. Are there any others? Will the iscan work with a 4:3 tv?
Thanks guys!