Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Thu Oct 15 09:49:09 CDT 2009
while your lying down, watch telly..... On 15/10/2009, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: > Good info. My biggest problem with the whole idea is how little we > currently watch TV. I would say we average maybe 1 hour a day. I don't > count watching the news while I'm making dinner. The mute is on during the > commercials and because I'm busy at the stove I miss about 1/2 the news > anyway. And we have 4 TVs. The one in the bedroom is virtually never used. > The one in my office hardly ever. > > The main box right now is a 32". 19" high. So is the 16:9 stuff all HD? I > haven't even looked at how much of our cable stuff is HD. So a 50" diagonal > would be about 28" high? > > The current one I ran the sound out to the stereo (which is hardly used > either) but it was a PITA having the extra remote for the sound. I suppose a > newer TV will have a more universal remote which could run the stereo as > well. > > So the current spec is 1080p, 120Hz, LCD. Size - TBD. Vendor - Sony and > Samsung. > > Maybe I should just lay down until the feeling passes. > > R > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:11 AM > To: Off Topic > Cc: List > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] [dba-OT] LCD vs Plasma > > YOU decide to stretch or not stretch when the content is not 16x9. > Many people feel that bigger is better even if it's distorted. Others > dislike the distortion. I generally just avoid the narrow format content for > the most part. Are you going to be connecting to cable or satellite or > watching over the air via antenna? Or mostly DVD's? > Pretty much all the prime time network stuff is wide screen now. I use cable > and we have about 50 High Definition wide screen channels and I tend to > stick to those about 95% of the time. There are some sporting events - > Minnesota Gopher Hockey in particular - that I still have to resort to > narrow screen content on. Or did last year. I am hoping that they go HD this > year. Once you taste the HD content you won't want to go back to "regular" > TV. > > LCD uses less electricity. LCD is much LIGHTER in weight for the same size > screen. LCD is a bit brighter. Plasma has more "true colors" that match the > movie theater picture supposedly. Plasma is a bit cheaper in the same size > screen. > > I personally wouldn't go to the store thinking you want one or the other. > First decide the SIZE you want. Then go at least one bigger > ;-) Then go and see what your choices are. Chances are you won't need to > decide between the two formats. > > If you want begger than 40inches or if you will be doing blue ray DVD's, you > should only consider 1080P & 120Hz. Maybe that is all that you can find now > anyway. When we bought our 40" Sony we went with 720P because I was told > that at 40 inches and below you can't tell the difference between 720p and > 1080P. We are very happy with the 720P picture. My 62Inch DLP is 1080i as > that was all that was availaible in 2004. 1080P came out later or if it was > out then it was prohibitively expensive. Most TV's now do 1080P though so > that probably won't be a decision point for you. > > How big it the TV you are planning to replace? I would say you should find > out how TALL that picture is and then look for a TV that has a screen at > least that same height regardless of the diagonol numbers on either. For the > most part though, especially for those of us with weakening eyesight, bigger > IS better. > > Oh, and one further thing..... don't forget about SOUND...... If you don't > have a surround sound system, you definately should look at those as well > when you are buying the TV. If' you've only been using the TV speakers with > the old TV you WILL BE AMAZED what even a chinsy surround system will do for > your viewing experience. Center channel, reat channel, subwoofer. Good > stuff. > > GK > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:42 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> > wrote: >> So it sounds like LCD over plasma. Yes? >> >> And a toss up between Samsung and Sony although Samsung seems to have >> a slight edge in our unofficial poll. >> >> Now, another thing I've seen on these TVs - the aspect ratio is >> fercockt - flattened out, regular picture stretched to fit the wider >> screen. What's up with that? >> >> Rocky >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-ot-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-ot-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Alice Whalen >> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 8:20 PM >> To: Off Topic >> Subject: Re: [dba-OT] [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma >> >> I have heard that plasmas are being phased out. Gravity has it's >> drawbacks, evidently. >> >> Alice >>> Well it sounds like Samsung has the inside track on these lists. >>> Still can't figure LCD vs. plasma (vs. LED?). The room is bright in >>> the daytime, dark at night (no surprise there). I suppose we'd watch >>> at >> night mostly. >>> >>> R >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby >>> Heid >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:19 PM >>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma >>> >>> I have a 52" Samsung 120Hz LCD and love it. Had it about 4 months now. >>> >>> Bobby >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max >>> Wanadoo >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:30 PM >>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma >>> >>> Rocky, >>> >>> I have a 50" Plasma from Samsung. >>> It is fantastic. Had it for about 18 months now. >>> >>> As well as the other stuff that people have pointed out, there is a >>> 2xfactor in refresh rate between the two but I cannot recall which is >> faster. >>> >>> All I know is that I have never regretted buying my Samsung. >>> >>> Max >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>> Smolin >>> Sent: 14 October 2009 21:10 >>> To: 'Off Topic'; List >>> Subject: [dba-Tech] LCD vs Plasma >>> >>> Dear Lists: >>> >>> I'm getting some pressure to upgrade our big TV to a flat screen. >>> Looked at a few in Frys the other day. So what's the difference >>> between LCD and plasma? Which one to get? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Rocky >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-OT mailing list >>> dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-OT mailing list >> dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-OT mailing list >> dba-OT at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-ot >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >