HDTV deadline

GT2000 · 07-13-2005, 02:54 PM

I've done many HDTV installs and seen many more of them in working order, there is a big difference as long as you have the proper tv/setup. Plasmas look great, but right now the technology sucks, it just doesn't have a very long lifespan considering the cost of the units. LCD/HDTVs can be nice, if you sit back far enough, otherwise you get a lot of grain in the picture.

Right now it's great for those who just want to have that great picture, and have the budget for it. Prices of the sets continue to drop, and once it becomes the standard, the prices could be pretty close to what people are currently paying for decent analog sets.

raublekick · 07-13-2005, 09:20 PM

i saw a panasonic 32" widescreen HDTV with a built in reciever for $650, not a bad price in my opinion. but it's not the price of the TVs that bothers me, it's the subscription costs. i really only watch 3 basic cable channels regularly, and there aren't all that many digital channels that interest me. but if the price is right i'd be happy to make it a standard.

GT2000 · 07-13-2005, 11:20 PM

Yeah, that's the largest problem we have right now, when I was still working in the field, I often had people bitching about the lack of HD channels, and then I had to explain to them that we could only provide what was available to us to provide to them. All those channels on Xoom, that never was HD sat. service, those channels were strictly satelitte I believe (I don't know that for a fact, but I believe that if they were available to us, we would have provided them in the service).

07-13-2005, 02:54 PM	#1
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	I've done many HDTV installs and seen many more of them in working order, there is a big difference as long as you have the proper tv/setup. Plasmas look great, but right now the technology sucks, it just doesn't have a very long lifespan considering the cost of the units. LCD/HDTVs can be nice, if you sit back far enough, otherwise you get a lot of grain in the picture. Right now it's great for those who just want to have that great picture, and have the budget for it. Prices of the sets continue to drop, and once it becomes the standard, the prices could be pretty close to what people are currently paying for decent analog sets. __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.

07-13-2005, 09:20 PM	#2
raublekick Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancastuh, PA Posts: 1,678	i saw a panasonic 32" widescreen HDTV with a built in reciever for $650, not a bad price in my opinion. but it's not the price of the TVs that bothers me, it's the subscription costs. i really only watch 3 basic cable channels regularly, and there aren't all that many digital channels that interest me. but if the price is right i'd be happy to make it a standard. __________________ http://www.good-evil.net slap that bitch, sell her coke

07-13-2005, 11:20 PM	#3
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	Yeah, that's the largest problem we have right now, when I was still working in the field, I often had people bitching about the lack of HD channels, and then I had to explain to them that we could only provide what was available to us to provide to them. All those channels on Xoom, that never was HD sat. service, those channels were strictly satelitte I believe (I don't know that for a fact, but I believe that if they were available to us, we would have provided them in the service). __________________ Hop in, strap down, and hold on tight.