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I know HDTV's are flat and all, but they are all three dimensional, aren't they?
I still think this concept of everyone wanting to sit around watching TV with special glasses is ridiculous. I experienced a number of the 3D movies this summer in both formats and (for me) all of them were a more enjoyable experience without the glasses. I am not saying the extra dimension did not add an extra element, but they are uncomfortable to wear for an entire movie. The troublesome short versions of me ended up watching half the movie without the glasses because they were annoying for a couple of the movies. All of which is to say - I just have a tough time imagining an entire family sitting in front of a TV every night with 3D glasses on.
@TFXR: I think you're right. And it pisses me off. I would rather have manufactures invest in making quality TV''s with better picture quality and better lifespans than investing money in dumb gimmicks.
I'll tell a better quality, longer lasting TV over a 3D one any day.
In other news, analysts recently released a report estimating that up to half of all people who will buy Sony HDTVs in 2012 will overpay for their TVs and gain little value.
TV makers need to find ways to keep margins high and 3D is going to be the next big way to mark up TVs. I think it would be awesome for videogames but I think people will pass on it for TV.
@Noobs-R-Us: Have you tried the 3D Vision version of this? I'm half blind in one eye and can play a game hours on in and still have yet to have any eye strain. These aren't the cheap red and blue glasses of yesteryear when you couldn't even see color in the movie or game using the red and blue glasses.
@dingus: Yeah the other ones should, we got in 6 of the 50 in and were gonna open at 5am, also weve got a 40in samsung 1080p lcd I think its the 500 series and were gonna have that for $599
The Panasonic TC-P54S1 (54" screen) can be had for $1099.99 from Sears until this Saturday. Bing Cashback AND 10% off using a Sears credit card can be used as well. If you don't have a Sears card, Bank of America is offering 6% through sears.com and can be combined with Bing Cashback as well.
Sorry for the double post. I wasn't logged in when I did the first one.
@Emulsifide: Sears also had the best price on the 50" S1 a couple months ago - $899, no rebates or special form of payment needed. The price was only listed publicly on the web, but was available in-store if you asked.
Who would have thought Sears would be the place to go for a good deal on a TV?
@slaine17: Yep, I almost bit on that deal. I'm glad I waited. After BoA, BCB, and using some gift cards that I had forgotten about, I grabbed the 54" model for ~$900 yesterday.
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.
Love our 'sonic 2-liner, but setting it back up again made me want to punch a Time Warner representative in the face.
With a Digital Phone installation up here, they offer you a shitty 2-handset GE system without any decent features or a competent interface. Sure, it's WiFi friendly (at 5.8 GHz), but sure as hell is not user friendly (no answering machine, seriously?).
So I dug out the Panasonic.
Out comes a family member screaming that we can't do that, and that TWC says *NO OTHER PHONE* will work with the modem (which is hooked up through a giant extention cord to our 'main' phone jack, as is).
I said 'fuck it' and hooked up the Panasonic either way. Turns out, TWC representatives are morons and I have a dialtone.
@franco1975: In my experience, it's pretty droppy. I'm not sure whether it has a sensor or some algorithm for this, but it seems to drop half of my calls to my aunt and most of my calls from my father.
11/30/09
I still think this concept of everyone wanting to sit around watching TV with special glasses is ridiculous. I experienced a number of the 3D movies this summer in both formats and (for me) all of them were a more enjoyable experience without the glasses. I am not saying the extra dimension did not add an extra element, but they are uncomfortable to wear for an entire movie. The troublesome short versions of me ended up watching half the movie without the glasses because they were annoying for a couple of the movies. All of which is to say - I just have a tough time imagining an entire family sitting in front of a TV every night with 3D glasses on.
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This is a dumb gimmick. Until someone does it correctly, and I have yet to see a company even come close, I won't be adopting this technology.
My eyes are fucked up enough.
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I'll tell a better quality, longer lasting TV over a 3D one any day.
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Thanks but no thanks, you may keep your gimmicks.
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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.
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11/23/09
With a Digital Phone installation up here, they offer you a shitty 2-handset GE system without any decent features or a competent interface. Sure, it's WiFi friendly (at 5.8 GHz), but sure as hell is not user friendly (no answering machine, seriously?).
So I dug out the Panasonic.
Out comes a family member screaming that we can't do that, and that TWC says *NO OTHER PHONE* will work with the modem (which is hooked up through a giant extention cord to our 'main' phone jack, as is).
I said 'fuck it' and hooked up the Panasonic either way. Turns out, TWC representatives are morons and I have a dialtone.
11/23/09
Tech support told me to "relocate my fridge" because it was causing interference with my phone.
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Stop staring at the lady across the alley with binoculars.
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#tips
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#tips