Thanks,
I think the problem with the DVD's in my case is that the TV I'm looking at purchasing is in the 45-50 inch range. That was the main point that the employee was trying to make. He said smaller sets would be less noticeable but a larger set would really show. He did show me what a standard dvd would look like on a larger size HDTV using an upconverter and it looked about the same to me as you might see on a standard television set. Of course, right next to it is the same movie playing in blue-ray and the images are stunning but the blue ray dvd player was close to $400 and the discs are about $30 a piece...too high for my tastes right now.
I also live in a valley surrounded by mountains (not huge) but enough to block antennae reception.
Right now, I'm pretty convinced that for my particular needs LCD is the way to go. I was really impressed with Sony's LCD TV's (especially their new BR4 models).
The particular person I talked to was very helpful in explaining the pro's and con's of plasma vs. LCD, which models he thought were top notch (which were already in line with what I had researched) as well as the dvd issue, digital cable, etc. He wasn't high pressure at all like they usually are at Circuit City since I still think they work off of commission.
I still haven't made my mind up just yet whether to go for it or wait a bit for the cable service to provide more HD content before pulling the trigger.
I think the problem with the DVD's in my case is that the TV I'm looking at purchasing is in the 45-50 inch range. That was the main point that the employee was trying to make. He said smaller sets would be less noticeable but a larger set would really show. He did show me what a standard dvd would look like on a larger size HDTV using an upconverter and it looked about the same to me as you might see on a standard television set. Of course, right next to it is the same movie playing in blue-ray and the images are stunning but the blue ray dvd player was close to $400 and the discs are about $30 a piece...too high for my tastes right now.
I also live in a valley surrounded by mountains (not huge) but enough to block antennae reception.
Right now, I'm pretty convinced that for my particular needs LCD is the way to go. I was really impressed with Sony's LCD TV's (especially their new BR4 models).
The particular person I talked to was very helpful in explaining the pro's and con's of plasma vs. LCD, which models he thought were top notch (which were already in line with what I had researched) as well as the dvd issue, digital cable, etc. He wasn't high pressure at all like they usually are at Circuit City since I still think they work off of commission.
I still haven't made my mind up just yet whether to go for it or wait a bit for the cable service to provide more HD content before pulling the trigger.
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