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    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

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    ok so i dont know too much about lcd tvs and i have a low budget $500, im deciding between the 32" polaroid from walmart, the 32" envision from staples, or the 32" dynex from BB, they all cost about $450,

     

    Which is the best one to go with? are any of them good, they are names i havent really heard of other than polaroid

    Go to circuit city right now and get the olevia 232v its the best picrure and it gives you the best contrast ratio 1600 to 1 and 800cd brightness its the best one out of all 32" that cost under 500.00 dollars. It cost 479 till tomorrow the dynex and the element are trash the next best thing is the envision but its not all that good either the polaroids at walmart are poor the the polaroid at cc are ok, not great but ok; and if you put 50 more to it go to target get the 37" olevia its got the same specs as the 32" but with a bigger screen. All the other 32" are half the specs of the olevia for under 500 dollars. ymmv The thing you want is high brightness and high contrast ratio. stay away from any contrast ratio of less than 800 to 1 and brightness less than 500cd

    >>> Official Black Friday TV / HDTV Discussion Thread <<<

    in 2007

    Posted

    Why not get the Polaroid 42" 1080p LCD from Wal-Mart for 798? and get a 6 foot HDMI cable for $15.

    The ploaroid has a horrible brightness and contrast ratio its not worth the 600 let alone 798 its only 500 brightness and a 800to1 contrast ratio for a 42 " screen and thats horrible the picture might be able to produce 1080p but it looks grey and bleek at best. Go to walmart they have it on display now its not that good but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, for 800 dollars i rather save another 200 and get some thing with at least 1500 to1 contrast and 800 brightness.

    HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player deals; who has 'em?

    in 2007

    Posted

    Be very afraid...

     

    Whenever you are deciding on a purchase of any sort, be sure you comparison shop!! Autos, appliances, electronics, etc.

     

    Many may find the HD-DVD is all that they need. For those who want the best audio & video experience and the the largest high definition movie library, then look at Blu-Ray.

     

    At the very least, do some research on both formats- compare the number of movie studios that support each format, check out the movies that you and your family are interested in to ensure that they are in the format you want, and by all means, compare movie sales statistics from Nielsen.

     

    I had a very funny experience at Blockbuster a few months ago... was asking the clerk when they were going to start renting Blu-Ray high-def movies. He stated: "well, seeing as it is a dead format, I don't think we will ever rent them at Blockbuster...". Lo and behold only a very few short weeks later, Blockbuster had a national news release stating that they would only rent Blu-Ray high-def movies at their stores.

     

    Be sure to compare player specifications by format- much of what I see here and on the HD-DVD fanboy sites like avsforum does not match the manufacturer's specification sheets (very inaccurate and likely to mislead potential player customers).

     

    By the way, the Sony PS3 does upconvert regular DVDs to 1080P high-def. Again, check out the manufacturer's specifications:

     

    Sony Adds 1080p HD Upconverting to PS3

    Picture on standard-definition DVDs will be enhanced.

    By Phillip Swann

     

    Washington, D.C. (May 23, 2007) -- Sony said today that it's sending an upgrade to all PlayStation 3 consoles that will enable standard definition DVDs to upconvert to 1080p High-Definition.

     

    Old news- suprised that people familar with high-def missed this announcement!

     

    Be sure to check out the latest Consumer Reports on Best Gifts. They had a segment on high-definition video and name the studios that support each opposing format along with a sample movie list for each.

     

    All that sums up to this If you want to watch hi def movies for the least amount of money but excellent quality go hddvd, if you want to watch movies on a expensive budget and excellent quality and get 7.1 sound go blu-ray. (Event thought scientist have stated the difference between 5.1` and 7.1 is only noticed by less than 2 percent of humans but go figure. Oh yeah if you go blu-ray go ps3 because you cant update all blueray players and thats one that i know you can. Im going hddvd now then blueray once the ps3 or upgradable bluray players hits 199.99 in 2008,9

    HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player deals; who has 'em?

    in 2007

    Posted

    I dont own either also but i am going to buy an hdvd player this bf. look at it like this For 169 you get a dvd upscaler and a hddvd player. Other than disney thats really the only guns the bluray folks have, but not really because ill just buy a hdvd everything else and disney dvd and watch a 1080p upscaled disney movie and transformers in hddvd along with my matrix movies. If blu ray was cheaper i might consider the two but its A$$ backwards pricing for the average movie watcher which i am. Not the movie junkie but if i was i would have both bluray and hddvd.
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