Actually Best Buy has been running some decent deals with the lead up to the Superbowl. Also, you should really go into some stores and look at the picture on the TV's you are considering. They can vary pretty widely.
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NoiseDesign - Jan 26, 2007 9:36:52 am PST #407 of 25496
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Sean K - Jan 26, 2007 9:38:02 am PST #408 of 25496
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Oh yeah, we're about to head out and do in-store shopping. I'd just been looking at prices online to see if I can maybe winnow down the number of stores we hit. But I'll add Best Buy to the list.
Sean K - Jan 26, 2007 9:40:40 am PST #409 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Also, there's part of me that really wants a flat-panel, HD or HD ready LCD TV, but some of the prices on super-slim CRTs is making me consider putting that purchase off just a little longer, since we'll likely be getting a 5.1 surround system as well.
Tom Scola - Jan 26, 2007 9:42:04 am PST #410 of 25496
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JR.com, bhphotovideo.com and crutchfield.com usually have pretty good online prices.
If you want to look at bhphotovideo.com, do it quick, though, because they actually close their web site for the sabbath.
Sean K - Jan 26, 2007 9:42:56 am PST #411 of 25496
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Also also?
What's the difference between a flat-panel TV and a flat-panel monitor? THere's LCD TVs that are cheaper, but say something to the effect of not having a tuner. Does that just mean it will only work with cable, and not, like, an antenna?
flea - Jan 26, 2007 9:43:11 am PST #412 of 25496
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A recent issue of Scientific American said that all TV broadcasts would be digital-only as of this time in 2009. Does that sound right? I mean, we'd have to get a new TV (ours is ca. 1990), and get cable, to get any TV at all at that point, right? That would kinda suck.
Theodosia - Jan 26, 2007 9:43:52 am PST #413 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
On my iBook running OSX 10.3, I noticed that iDVD is taking up more than a gig of room... yet I can't use it for anything because it requires a Superdrive, which I don't have. Is there any downside to deleting it? If I get around to upgrading to a newer OS, is it likely to cause me trouble down the road?
Tom Scola - Jan 26, 2007 9:44:44 am PST #414 of 25496
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LCD TVs that are cheaper, but say something to the effect of not having a tuner. Does that just mean it will only work with cable, and not, like, and antenna?
You are correct. A monitor will require a cable box or a TiVO or an external tuner.
Theodosia - Jan 26, 2007 9:45:02 am PST #415 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Flea, IIRC, you might have to get a converter box. I'm betting a lot of cable systems will be just fine, since they're already digital and stepping the signal down to regular TVs.
bon bon - Jan 26, 2007 9:46:36 am PST #416 of 25496
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I believe that that law was originally to go into effect this year, yes? They pushed it into 2009 to deal with the slow adoption of HD sets. So it might be pushed forward again, I'd assume.