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    Image of Trey Trey
    11/19/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    For whatever reason, I'm in the market for another TV, and I figured, "why not an HDTV?"
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/19/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    I've been holding off on getting an HDTV for quite a while. I currently don't have a TV. I watch all of my TV and play all of my games on a 24" 1920 x 1080 monitor. I watch all of my TV online currently.

    I want an HDTV. But I don't want one too big. 40" looks just about right for what I want. I want to be able to watch some movies, TV and play some games. I do want it to be 1080p. Some people say you can't tell the difference, but I honestly can.

    I know that as soon as I get one, though, the price will drop. :(
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    Image of travisco_nabisco travisco_nabisco
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Regardless of these guides I like my way of purchasing a TV.

    1. Define a max budget
    2. Save money so you can pay for the entire TV at once.
    3. While saving look into LCD vs Plasma and what TV you actually want.
    4. Determine how much space you actually have for a TV, in my case it fits between two bookshelves so the largest I could go, regardless of room size was a 46" TV.
    5. Convince the wife a new TV is a good idea.
    6. Wait for the a good deal so that you can get the TV you want, but is normally out of your budget.
    7. ...
    8. PROFIT!!! ...........
    oh sorry let's try that again
    8. Enjoy new TV after calibrating it!
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @travisco_nabisco: My process went more like this.

    Point out how big 50" TV is to wife.
    Have wife get excited about the prospect of 50" HD porn. (Yes, seriously)
    Go buy 50" Plasma so that you can see screen well from, *cough* "All angles."
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    11/19/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Your wife likes porn? I am envious. I don't even have a wife.
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    Image of xzackly001 xzackly001
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    or, you can check out the much more interesting, funny and easy to parse flowchart on gliffy. [www.gliffy.com]
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    Image of Nitesh Singh Nitesh Singh
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Question, how often would it be reasonable to replace a HDTV? I have a 50 inch Sony KF-50WE620, which I kinda want to replace but it feels wasteful (and wasteful I am not!), so what do you think?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @Nitesh Singh: Sell it on Craigslist?
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    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Oh sure. You release this the week AFTER I buy a TV.

    Of course, I bought a Samsung pn50b650 Plasma for $935... But, seriously, this would have been helpful!
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    I bought a 46" 120Hz Sammy last year for my living room. I might get something for my bedroom, but for now, I'm content with what I have.

    I live in an apartment, so it's maybe a 20-step walk to my TV. I think I'll hold off on another TV for a while.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    Rule Number 1: How much ya got?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @ripfire: This is so damn true.
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    In reply to A Guide To Choosing The HDTV That's Right For You
    In my case, I'm very glad I got a plasma. No matter where you put the furniture you still get a good picture and our room isn't so light that an LCD's brightness would be an advantage.
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    Image of ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    11/18/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: but with a plasma, don't you need to be SUPER cautious moving it. and doesn't it weigh a ton?
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    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: Not at all - I just got my new 42" plasma last week and it weighed the same as my old (very old, so heavier than they are now) 36" LCD.

    Picture is fantastic, especially considering I got it under $600 shipped. Thanks, Dell!
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: It is about 100lbs. so it's no lightweight. I've moved it twice and haven't had to do anything special.
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    11/18/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I like plasmas but dollar for dollar Ill take image persistence over burn in. as a gamer that is. lcd ftw in that case.

    #tips
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: There are pluses and minuses for each type. Burn in really isn't much of a problem anymore, but why worry about it if you like the LCD's picture well enough? I don't play games on that TV and mostly watch movies and TV so a plasma works for me.

    #tips
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    Image of Bizdady Bizdady
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: burn in was the case for 1st gen plasmas. I have a Panny Plasma and game MW2 all the time for hours at a time. Not a trace of burn in.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oo: Now with fewer o's: They're heavy. My 50" weighs in at 70 lbs. But, I don't know about being super cautious moving it. I just bought a stand that it mounts directly to to stabalize the unit and voila.
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    11/18/09

    @Bizdady: @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: @mikecoscia: thanks guys I honestly had no idea. We are looking at new tv's for the living room. wont be buying till march or so but plasmas are back on the consideration list now.

    #tips
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    @ooooo: You can get image persistence on lcd also. It happened to my monitor but it's not permanent like burn in and there are ways to correct it (which takes a while).
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    11/18/09

    @ripfire: yeah I mention that in a previous comment, I was saying Id take persistence over burn in dollar for dollar. but if burn in really isn't an issue any longer. Does plasma only have weight as a con now? I may have to actually read this guide.

    #tips
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: No problem.

    Really the only drawback I've seen from modern plasmas is they're power hungry compared to modern LCD's. But, you can get a good sized plasma for less than the equivalent LCD as well.
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    11/18/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: yeah Im gonna go eye shopping. Honestly I may have to go cutting edge and get a super thin samsung. they are really pretty on a wall.

    #tips
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: Ahh. I take that back then.

    Back then, I remember recommending lcds to my friends and families. Then lately, I ended up with a plasma (Panny pz800). :P The quality is just too good for the price.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/18/09

    @oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...: You'll pay an extra $500 for that. But it will be about 1" thick in the Samsung Plasma ine (860 series)
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gifts For Agoraphobes Who Really Prefer the Indoors
    So does the double negative permit me to buy the heated boots?
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gifts For Agoraphobes Who Really Prefer the Indoors
    Where's my Grinch layout?
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gifts For Agoraphobes Who Really Prefer the Indoors

    You left out the most obvious one.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gifts For Agoraphobes Who Really Prefer the Indoors
    "Aquapeudics Shower: ...combines a multi-headed shower with a hot tub with an acupuncture massage with a foot massage with an alien probing station."

    What's an acupuncture massage? It impales you with needles?
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    11/18/09

    In reply to Gifts For Agoraphobes Who Really Prefer the Indoors
    I never really understood the concept of these fancy schmancy thermostats with remote controls. Do people really adjust the temp that frequently that you need a remote??
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    11/18/09

    @Homerjay is utterly alone.: Well, if the thermostat is on the second floor of a house it doesn't have any idea what the temperature is downstairs. Wireless stats allow you to have the stat control from the area in which you spend your time.
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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    10/12/09

    In reply to FlowerEYE Pot Examines the Lightning Bolts Under the Soil
    flowerEYE = lightning bolts = arcattack = tesla coils = gizgallery09 = awesome

    therefore flowereEYE = awesome
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    10/12/09

    @ilovexspin:
    and yes, i'm going to be that guy to talk about how awesome the gizgallery was ex post facto.
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