Bill H. Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Well, After much research, and running around- I took the plunge and got a Sony 42" HDTV. The Picture is great, colors are super and being able to see more of the Football coverage is a big Plus!........... http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-42-HDTV-KDF-E42A10-/sem/rpsm/oid/130219/catOid/-12867/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 My upgrade for '06 will be a larger screen TV also. Congrats and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagangjee Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Bill H., Congrats and welcome to the world of Sony HDTV LCD's... You will be very happy with the results. If you have time run a search on avsforum for all the tweeks to enhance you picture quality..makes a World of difference! Also what are you using for a DVD player? Enjoy [][][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndskyz Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Congrats.. I have the 50" version of that TV.. No complaints from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 jagangjee , I am using a Panasonic DVD S29. It was a best buy from consumers Digest. I truly enjoy the Picture, and the ease of use with this model..........it works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 if ye want top of the line Sony, as in, it blows the shorts off of any plasma, check out the Sony SXRD KDS----XBR 50 or 60. though Sony LCD are excellent, this is not LCD - it's LCOS, & it's 1080p output. killa! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 btw, if that's the KDF LCD, I got that same Sony down to $1750 + tax at best buy for my girlfriend's twin sister. (YES, Best Buy & CC & such WILL negociate price!). It DOES have an excellent picture. be sure to set your cable box output (if available) to output in ONLY 720p. the sonies like to get fed the same resolution as their native, especially if you have a good chip in the box to do it for' em. for my 1080p, I output w/ my SciAtlanta Explorer 8300 in ONLY 1080i, as that box has the ATI WonderChip for a scaler, & then my Sony just takes that 1080i & line-doubles (deinterlaces) it to1080p. even best to do that way for standard definition TV, though we know how crummy an SD output can be on such fine (revealing) TVs. a lot like klipsch playing a crappy recording. ;-) as for a dvd, until we get true HD-DVD (or Sony's Blu-Ray) output, I'm keeping my cheap Toshiba, 540p progressive, which the Sonies can simply scale to 720p or 1080p (a nice 2X multiplier of the 540p). happy viewing! B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Boa, Got mine for 1,690.00(bt) with free shipping and they threw in 80.00 componet video cables! I currently am using Charter digital cable box........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silversport Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Excellent price and TV Bill...I will be in the market soon and as much as I like the 50" SXRD...I feel the screen is probably too big for my viewing area...this may be the one...I will have to use your deal as leverage at BestBuy! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Excellent price and TV Bill...I will be in the market soon and as much as I like the 50" SXRD...I feel the screen is probably too big for my viewing area...this may be the one...I will have to use your deal as leverage at BestBuy! Bill That's the one I'm looking at also. It may be next years model by the time I save up the coin though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 " Boa, Got mine for 1,690.00(bt) with free shipping and they threw in 80.00 componet video cables!" nice, was that online &/or a mail order house? I got my SXRD for $3900 no tax delivered by private truck (after airlifted from JFK to KCI) from a good outfit/people in Syracuse, NY. however, the g-friend's sis HAD to buy local. you know women. ;-) what box is it you have? Scientific Atlanta (Explorer), Motorola, or Pioneer? that's usually covering all. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Boa, I got mine from Circuit city - Locally. My Box is a Motorola.......... I tried looking up AVS for the Tweeks you spoke about, but couldn't fine anything.........hard for me to determine, where to look . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundBites Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 That is a nice TV, however, I prefer the Bravia XBR 40". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 I looked up that unit............Ouch- 3,499.00! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikekid Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yup, it's expensive, but what a fantastic picture. Just set it up a couple of days ago. NICE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyjeep Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Ive seen that TV as low as $1549 at Best Buy a few weeks ago....crazy how low it goes.....But its not a bad tv I still prefer the Samsung DLPs over it, better contrast and color.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 yup, that's the plasma premium. sxrd should change that. so you have to buy a $250 bulb every year.....A-B test 'em. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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