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Sorry for the double post. I wasn't logged in when I did the first one.
11/25/09
Who would have thought Sears would be the place to go for a good deal on a TV?
11/25/09
The TV itself is AMAZING compared to my previous Hitachi P50S601. The quality of the image is fantastic and the blacks are super deep. I highly agree with Gary's pick/assessment of this TV.
11/25/09
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The method for generating color images with a diffraction grating and backlight is also brilliant, and while it makes the image look a bit fuzzy, it's not bad at all, especially for a low cost device. Mary-Lou Jepsen is pretty brilliant and hard working from what I've seen in interviews, and I'm sure their product will do what they say.
That said, I'm loving the Sony PRS-505 reader I just got because I was tired of waiting for Pixel Qi to release something, but these screens can surely shake up the fledgling e-paper market.
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As Chun-Li once said, "Gomen ne!"
11/21/09
I'm not saying I don't like the idea, though. In fact, this would be great for a lot of people like me. I have a Camry Hybrid with a touch-screen nav system. I installed an iPod interface, which connects to the satellite input. Unfortunately, the iPod controls are almost unusable -- six big, text-based buttons and a 10 or 16 character limit to the song and artist display, depending on the screen. If I could have the standard iPod or iPhone iPod interface or, even better, Cover Flow, it would be great. To avoid using my system's crappy iPod controls, I usually set it to Auxiliary and use my iPod or iPhone to navigate music.
11/21/09
11/20/09
Second, that's prohibitively expensive? Because in your article about which HDTV's to buy only the LG's are not priced in that range.
But the TV's aren't even american TV's! The British taxing system notwithstanding, they're completely uncomparable with US TV's. Let's wait for if and when they announce the 60Hz versions.
11/20/09
11/21/09
I've always felt that was pretty weak tea.
If some nation engaged in rampant mandatory pedophilia, a company that decided it had to engage in pedophilia there to go along and get along wouldn't do that because it's a retarded analogy.
On the other hand, an information provider that relies on the fact that its home nation does not censor decides that to make more money by heading into a new market, it has to go along to get along by censoring the very info they're supposed to be providing cause by golly that's just how it's done there.
Not even to mention the whole respectability and authority of the names MS and Google. Wanna blow your nose or make a copy? Use a Kleenex or Xerox because those'll get'r'done. Wanna do a search of the information that is reliably presented to you because the provider is the world leader in search? Use Google, or Bing if MS managed to convince you to roll that way. Except if you actually want real unvarnished info on Tienanmen in Chinese that is.
11/21/09
I'm sure that'll do awesome for America's trade deficit.
11/20/09
Seriously, nice list.
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... and if you are making a "best value" list, then you must calculate (total performance + service)/(total lifetime cost). You will find that Vizio's horrible reliability ratings nock it quite far down the value chart too.
11/25/09
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11/25/09
it is always true that undiscerning electronics buyers can find bigger shinier brighter things for cheaper prices than ever before. Sadly, most of these "values" are trashed quicker than ever before because of cheap design and horrid construction.
"looking good" today doesn't mean it's worth 2 nickels tomorrow. a wise shopper looks at upgradeability, compatibility, warranty, service, and so on, and weighs these performance values every bit as much as how bright the thing is in the loud megastore with harsh fluorescent lighting and uninformed sales staff. most people would be surprised when they visit those overpriced a/v-phile stores where tags don't end with .98, to find really good sale prices on gear that lasts more than one holiday season -- as well as service like free trial periods and other benefits.
11/26/09
Anyway, back to our conversation, cost is always a concern. Wise shoppers will also assess their risk and return, which involves the cost of the unit and how much they'll get out of it, for example, features and usability.
As far as no website could ever possibly do that for every shopper out there I completely agree with you. Top-n websites are useless. And this particular site that's referred to in the OP seems like a Panasonic shill to me.
11/20/09
But, I am still going to go with my Kuro. Because fuck everything else my Kuro is goddamn amazing. Yes, it doesn't come with speakers, but it isnt like you were going to pair crappy TV speakers to this TV in the first place. There is no tuner. Seriously run your HDMI you don't need one. No stand included either (yea you need to buy it seperate) So two things (speaker, stand) are optional when most people would want them included and it doesn't even have a tuner but by shits who cares.
Words can't describe how good this looks out of the box. Forget fuddling with settings just pop it on Optimum and let the light/color sensor do its work regardless of where you are.
Back then I would have a hard time recommended the severe price tag if you were only doing casual use, but fortunatly you can find these beasts for well below MSRP at many places so before you look for anything else, do yourself the biggest favor and try and find one of these, because besides the XBR8 and Mitsubishi's LaserVue, there isn't any other TV that can beat a 141.
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Kidding aside, most of these models have little buddies too.
11/22/09
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