horatio said:

What size?

SCNDLS said:

These days, it's your cable box or Direct TV box that receives the signal, NOT your TV. U could have the oldest TV in the world, as long as u have the cable/direct Tv box, u will be fine. They have the public believing that they NEED new Tv's. That's just NOT true.

Graycap23 said:

Really??? The commercials I've seen are telling the public they don't need a new TV, but they'll need cable/satellite receiver OR a digital signal receiver. They even tell folks how to get the rebate for the receiver if they don't have cable.

SCNDLS said:

larger than the one that sony has out now..
I said this before, this isnt some new technology that sony created, I believe its from sweden. A number of years ago they developed a paint that you can apply to anything and when it dries it creates a film over a plama which has a connection imbedded in it. Its called OLED paint. So you can have it any size you wish on basically any surface.
I dont understand why the sony one is so expensive.

SCNDLS said:

Good. I don't watch commercials but that is good 2 know. I have had a few people ask me about this and I just had 2 laugh.

SCNDLS said:

I was under the impression that i needed a new t.v., too until the local weatherguy explained it plain and simple: if you have cable, you don't need to worry about it.

Stymie said:

A lot of people are under this impression.

Graycap23 said:

which Im certain has helped the people selling TVs

horatio said:

Yes it has, but it's not legit.

SCNDLS said:

Honestly, I am not that big on getting the latest and greatest in electronics. I bought the plasmas because I wanted to have tvs mounted on the wall. My house was wired with component wire when built so I just had the tvs mounted that way.

Plasma is a technology that is being phased out. LCD is the best choice now. OLED is brilliant, however it's high price and short life span don't warrant it being a contender.

Place of manufacture or company of manufacture really doesn't mean much when comparing the actual technology of TV's. A lot of companies will strike deals with even rival corporations to manufacture the units, for whatever reason IE: cheaper to have them produce it, use the rival's R&D or a patented tech. So don't pay much attention to who or where is manufacturing the TV.

The SONY name ensures I am getting tech. that is NOT in other TV's. They are notoriously expensive, but prices come down as long as you don't need the newest first.

I will have that XBR5 and be the envy of all my boys come High-Def Hockey, Baseball, PS3 and Blu-Ray movie time.

jbchavez said:

My house is wired with component cables too so I just dropped the HDMI cable in the holes. With HDMI you only need one cable because it carries both the video and audio signal in the same cable vs. component where it's separate. IMO it makes a huge difference in clarity for shows carried in HD and in the audio if you're using the TVs speakers. I was really surprised.

SCNDLS said:

I have not bothered 2 test it out, but is HDMI audio better quality than digital light pipe or digital Co-axe?

Graycap23 said:

I dunno, if it technically is, but when I did my never-ending research into this stuff everythin I found in various sources extolled the virtues of HDMI being far and away superior.

Most of my equipment has been on HDMI since day 1, except my DVD player in my bedroom which is hooked up to the DishNetwork receiver through component cables. Anytime I watch cable TV through the DVD player, there is a very noticeable degradation in the picture clarity and the sound volume goes down drastically. I don't know if this is because it's not hooked up by HDMI or if it's because the cable signal is going through another component instead of directly to the TV. Either way, the picture and sound sucks.

SCNDLS said:

lol.....marketing.

Graycap23 said:

Nah, I did most of my research on a variety of audio/visual forums and lemme tell ya, most of those dudes were engineers and they'd break that shit down to molecules.

Sharp Aquos 42" LCD HDTV, 3 HDMI


Bose 3-2-1 home theater system...planning upgrade to Acoustimass System


This doubles as my blu-ray player....


I like this thing....


I absolutely these things...

...and my fave fave of all is the Bose system in my car.....

reneGade20 said:

this isnt a pic of your house right? cause I was goint to say that wallpaper cost more than your PS3

SCNDLS said:

The specs say HDMI audio is better. I let my ears do the talking. One of these days I'm going 2 test it out.

Graycap23 said:

I have a source for cheap HDMI cables so let me know when you're ready. I think I paid $25 for a 15ft cable that woulda been almost $200 at Best Buy.

SCNDLS said:

I'm FULL blown HDMI 1080P.....but I still want 2 test it out the audio vs. digital in the studio.
Thanks though.

horatio said:

SCNDLS said:

As much as I love BB, some of their price are ridiculous.

Graycap23 said:

Being the audiophile that you are I'm sure your ride is bumpin'. So what kinda system do you have in your ride?

SCNDLS said:

I used 2 spend literally thousands on dollars getting my car systems the treatment and one day I discovered it was a waste of $$. All u have 2 do 4 any car system is:
4 to 6 midrange/tweeters speakers and 1 or 2 eight-ten inch Subs.
Make sure that the speakers have a separate amp amd the sub has a 200 watt or more amps and your are ready. When I discovered this, about 7 years ago I was pissed. I've wasted so much money its ridiculas.

I go with the Harmon Ipod system and I'm good 2 go. Don't need all that DVD and other stuff.

Graycap23 said:

I've only owned two cars my whole life and I didn't do anything to the first one. I've had this one for 7 years now and was cool with the system UNTIL I got an ipod. Turns out my BMW radio couldn't interface with the ipod cuz there wasn't an auxiliary jack. Plus, all my speakers were blown anyway so I had to upgrade everything. Even just putting in the stuff you mentioned cost almost $3000 but BOY is it BUMPIN!!! I've already blown out the sub once in the 6 months since I put the system in.

SCNDLS said:

What kind of sub did u have? A good 10 inch 500 watt sub so do the trick.
Also, I don't like them 2 much, but if u have a tape deck in your car, the ipod will work with the tape deck.

Graycap23 said:

I tried other avenues to integrate my iPod but could never tune into a decent radio station without static. Plus my factory speakers were crappy and already blown. I wanted everything to be seemless and my iPod in the glovebox.
Because I have a convertible, there's limitied space for the components and I wanted to preserve my limited trunkspace, so they had to use the housing that was already there which could only fit an 8" 800-watt (peak) JBL sub. I also have a JL Audio 6 channel amp.
[Edited 4/22/08 13:54pm]

SCNDLS said:

U blew that sub? damn.....can u hear?

Graycap23 said:

Huh. . . what????