Joined
·
647 Posts
I am in TV hell and need to find an exit!
I own a Sony 36" XBR250 that I absolutely love. But widescreen and HDTV have been calling out to me for some time now.
While in Tweeter a couple weeks ago for a cable (yes, a typical wife horror story of returning home several thousand dollars lighter), I noticed one RPTV that looked stunning and that got me thinking that I might actually go for this. I should have done research and know better but impulse got me and I bought a 65" WV700. It showed up a few days later and died within 48 hours. Meanwhile I was dissatisfied with the 4:3 programs and worried all the time about burn-in (one guy even said he cycles between news shows to avoid logo burn-in!) So, the replacement showed up and had a horrible image so I sent it back, went to the store and managed to sell myself on the 60" XBR800 LCD TV.
It showed up and, at first everything was great. Then I watched a hockey game and it was washed about, LCD motion blur was horrible. XBox games blur with movement. Dead pixels seen from 12' away. The picture isn't sharp.
And now my 300 pound TV is in the bedroom after much sweat and a near hernia. So now I'm wondering what next.
Right now I have a 40" XBR on order thinking I can watch HDTV on it and widescreen is 36" on it so it's not too small until the next big technology comes and provides a solution.
But now I'm reading about 4:3 HDTV on a 4:3 TV having bars and such. Egads!!!! Ignorance was bliss.
I'd jump all over the 34XBR800 widescreen but it seems too small to me. I could also wait until July easily. What should I do???? How do I get out of this hell and find a TV that's the right size, has a great picture and works for regular TV, HDTV, Xbox and DVDs and that everyone universally sees as a Wow factor?
I own a Sony 36" XBR250 that I absolutely love. But widescreen and HDTV have been calling out to me for some time now.
While in Tweeter a couple weeks ago for a cable (yes, a typical wife horror story of returning home several thousand dollars lighter), I noticed one RPTV that looked stunning and that got me thinking that I might actually go for this. I should have done research and know better but impulse got me and I bought a 65" WV700. It showed up a few days later and died within 48 hours. Meanwhile I was dissatisfied with the 4:3 programs and worried all the time about burn-in (one guy even said he cycles between news shows to avoid logo burn-in!) So, the replacement showed up and had a horrible image so I sent it back, went to the store and managed to sell myself on the 60" XBR800 LCD TV.
It showed up and, at first everything was great. Then I watched a hockey game and it was washed about, LCD motion blur was horrible. XBox games blur with movement. Dead pixels seen from 12' away. The picture isn't sharp.
And now my 300 pound TV is in the bedroom after much sweat and a near hernia. So now I'm wondering what next.
Right now I have a 40" XBR on order thinking I can watch HDTV on it and widescreen is 36" on it so it's not too small until the next big technology comes and provides a solution.
But now I'm reading about 4:3 HDTV on a 4:3 TV having bars and such. Egads!!!! Ignorance was bliss.
I'd jump all over the 34XBR800 widescreen but it seems too small to me. I could also wait until July easily. What should I do???? How do I get out of this hell and find a TV that's the right size, has a great picture and works for regular TV, HDTV, Xbox and DVDs and that everyone universally sees as a Wow factor?