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    Image of LVP LVP
    10:54 AM

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Does he come with the tv?
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    Image of mxmarks mxmarks
    08:16 AM

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    I may get totally screamed at for this, but I just wanted to say I made my first HDTV purchase this past weekend - and went with a Dynex and couldn't be happier.

    I know it may seem like I'm trying to sell something, and I assure you I'm not, I just poured over COUNTLESS articles on giz, and other tech blogs, wondering what TV to buy. I didn't have a huge budget, and using giz I realized that with the distance I'd be sitting from my TV, and the size of TV I wanted (32"), I wouldn't need anything over 720p. So with a $500 budget, I started looking.

    I found the Dynex on sale at Best Buy for $299, and did hours of research wondering why it was so cheap, how badly it sucked, why I should be getting a Toshiba or Sony instead - and found nothing of any substance really. A lot of "you get what you pay for" and "cheap = cheap!", but very few actual constructive complaints - and even fewer complaints that I found couldn't be fixed by reading Giz's calibration guide and just spending some extra time setting it up.

    So - just wanted to throw it out there - that at the price it's at, I am thrilled to finally have an HDTV at a very reasonable price. I had no idea who I was ever trading for in NHL10 on my SDTV, and now I know I've made horrible, horrible deals.
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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Thanks guys. This was really helpful. It really answered many questions I had including can Adam Frucci look DAMN sexy laying down next to a car picture?

    The answer is yes and I previously did not know that.
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    This article is an example of why Gizmodo should own all the tubes that make up the internets....
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    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    dude freakin awesome. i knew most of this, but it cleared some other questions up. thanks.
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Personally I have been a fan of DLP TV's But those are saddly dying.
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    Image of Daver73 Daver73
    12/05/09

    @fleebailey33: Same here. The price/performance ratio is amazing--and, there's no reason to wall-mount if you've got a big entertainment system to place it on.
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    Image of Grive Grive
    12/05/09

    @Daver73: I'm also on this boat. Frankly, I got my DLP off a poker game (true story), so price wasn't an issue for me. However, I love it well beyond any other TV I've used regularly, even if it's by far the oldest HDTV in our house.

    It's not that unwidely - it's a feather compared to the CRTs of old. No way in hell I'm gonna nail it to the wall, as you say, but I've never been quite partial to that idea. After all, I'm going to need a stand for the BR player, consoles and whatnot.

    I used to recommend everyone to give them a try before limiting themselves to the LCD/Plasma debate - especially since I don't know anyone with a wall-hung TV. It's made me very sad to see that it's almost impossible to find them around here anymore.
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    Image of irfan irfan
    12/05/09

    @Grive: I had a Samsung DLP until this april, and I couldnt stand the distortion from the optics (bowing/pincushion), the washed out picture in daylight, the poor off angle contrast. Granted that was a 2006 model and kinda sucked, but it left a sour taste. I also didnt like how the pop deteriorated as the bulb dimmed.

    Price to size its still terrific tho.
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    Grive promoted this comment irfan was starred irfan was unstarred
    Image of Grive Grive
    12/06/09

    @irfan: I've known DLPs to be somewhat hit-or-miss, and the solution methods will annoy purists, since you lose perfect 1:1 mapping.

    Which is a position I fully agree with - it's a big setback. I don't know, I find my 57" Mitsubishi to be the best display I have - I'd take it over the LG and the Bravia (the other two HDTVs we have) any day. Heck, it's the one where all the HD things go. Maybe I just got very lucky with it. It's either a 2005 or 2006 model (got it used in mid/late 2006), still on the original lamp, and the picture is beyond any expectations.

    I'm not saying everyone should buy DLPs and that LCD and plasma should burn in hell. Just that it pained me to see it fall on the sidelines back when all three (well, four, if you count those sacrilegous CRT HDTVs) were vying for marketshare at the beginning. Everyone was asking "LCD or Plasma?" and almost everyone forgot the DLP. That's why I said "give it a try" - it's not for everyone, but I feel it deserved more attention than it got, at least in my neck of the woods.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Frucci, I want a picture of you, same pose, except with a hot pink bikini on. Go.
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    Image of Wburg Wburg
    12/05/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: The Ultimate HDTV Cheat Sheet and Buying Guides
    Great article! Does the "ignore contrast" device include computer monitors?
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    02:27 PM

    @Wburg: Yes. They play the same stupid games with the numbers. I think it was shown in the past that most "professional" monitors were only 400-500/1 or something and anything beyond that was trivial as long as the black point was low enough. Thing is the ratio is just the white point divided by the black point. So if you just "turn your lamp up" you end up with a higher contrast ratio. But you could turn your lamp up to a blinding amount for the test, record some ridiculously huge number, and throw that on your box. Problem is, you completely wash out and destroy any picture so it's irrelevant. What you really want is a really, really dark black point...and adequate enough lighting to get your white point to something viewable. Which, is not, btw, a million to one.
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    05:25 PM

    @ninjamurf: Thanks!
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    Image of Digo Digo
    12/03/09

    In reply to LG Guzzling the Soju After Releasing World's First Commercial Full HD 3D Monitor
    LG 3D HD LCD TV
    That's about 2 digit's from being a serial number.
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    Image of malcs malcs
    12/03/09

    @Digo: the guy from the uk tv show phonejacker would have so much fun with that.
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    Image of Digo Digo
    12/03/09

    @malcs: hehe, do you have a loog threed hud lickd toov

    #tips
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    Image of Thangka Thangka
    11/30/09

    In reply to You Can Buy RocketFish's $600 1080p Wireless Kit Now, But You Shouldn't
    600 dollars means it will cost Best Buy employees like 20 bucks. Rocketfish stuff is absolutely insane markup.
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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Finally, something I can put on my Christmas list...
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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Dammit! Why do they always announce a new and improved model the week after I buy a thing!!!
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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    11/22/09

    @frigg: Too late. I did this joke at 2:29PM
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/22/09

    @franco1975: Didn't you hear? Plagiarism is the lifeblood of the internet!
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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    11/22/09

    @(Starman) Starman: Didn't you hear? Plagiarism is the lifeblood of the internet!

    #tips
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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/22/09

    @franco1975: Looks like your joke has been made obsolete by a new and improved joke a mere 3 hours and 34 minutes later. Perhaps you could upgrade for a small fee?
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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    11/22/09

    @frigg: improved? i started this joke with a 'damn it ' too without typo'ing the spelling . You owe me copyright fees dude for using it dude LOL
    #tips
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles

    "Poverty [like analog] Sucks."

    (click for full image)
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    Image of dfp3050 dfp3050
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    I'm surprised that it took this long for luxury cars to have the latest electronics standard. I know the older consumers wouldn't know what half of it is, but if you pay $100K + for a car, the least they could include is HD radio.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    In reply to HD Radio Now Standard On All Rolls-Royce Automobiles
    Too bad there's almost nothing of interest on the HD channels yet.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/22/09

    @infmom: OH come on, who wouldn't like Classical Music pumped out 24/7 all day? :P
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    Image of subsider34 subsider34
    11/22/09

    @infmom: Really? Houston has several former radio channels that have been restarted on HD Radio channels.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    @(Starman) Starman: We have that in Los Angeles on the regular airwaves. Of course, what they pump out is Classical Top 40 most of the time. Hundreds of years of classical music to choose from and we get the same old warhorses all the time. My husband used to work there and he still listens to them, but I got bored with them years ago.

    #tips
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    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    @subsider34: Los Angeles is pretty much an HD radio wasteland. There are a few interesting stations but most of them are just a waste of air space. Not to mention that we get terrible HD reception at our house because Mt. Wilson, where most of the transmitters are, is blocked from us by other mountains. We've had an HD radio since not long after it got started (husband works in broadcast engineering) and so far I haven't been impressed enough with any of the offerings to bother to find out what's on.

    #tips
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    Image of KassiaHaoe KassiaHaoe
    11/22/09

    @infmom: Um... about every radio station here broadcasts in HD. In fact I don't think I know one that doesn't. Most AM stations not only broadcast in HD, but have a sister station in FM that broadcasts the AM station on one of their HD sub-channels.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    11/22/09

    @KassiaHaoe: Yes, I know they broadcast in HD. It's just that so little of what's being broadcast is worth listening to.
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    Image of KassiaHaoe KassiaHaoe
    11/23/09

    @infmom: It's... the regular stations being broadcast. If you don't like regular station your opinion doesn't even count.

    #tips
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