need tv advice

[raggie33]

ok my dad called me he saw that if he signs up for voom hdtv he gets 300 off hdtv ready rear projection tv. ok he asked me to reseach it.ok i told him rear projection tvs, stink cause i always thought they did/.. well do they still stink whats the pro,s and cons?all info will be helpfuull ty

 

[Former_Mag_User]

Rear projection TV's are great as long as you know what to look for and you shop around. Did they say what brand or size the TV would be?

Rear Projection TV Info

 

[raggie33]

he said they have all of em on sale at brandsmart if he signs up for voom,

 

[Former_Mag_User]

Tell him to go check them out if he can. It might be a good deal. It looks like a good deal. I haven't had any experience with VOOM so I don't know how good their servide is. I guess you should call and get some more info.

I guess this what your Dad saw:

BrandsMart Voom Ad

 

[raggie33]

cool thank you for info.i hope he knows the sale ends tuesday .

 

[Former_Mag_User]

No problem!

 

[sunspot]

raggie33. For more information on voom, check out http://www.dbstalk.com/index.php
It's a very good satellite forums and they have a voomtalk forum.
That is where I learned what to buy and how to hook it up myself.
Another good forum is http://www.satelliteguys.us/index.php but not as good as the first link IMHO. YMMV.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I personally dislike RP tv sets; I think they produce a soft, milky-looking picture with poor contrast. I've never seen one that I would pay money for, with the exception of some DLP ( Digital Light Projection ) sets.

 

[tiktok 22]

Hi Raggie,

check out the tread in this forum:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=2&forumid=63

 

[kenny]

I second PW's comments. I didn't like the RP TV's until I saw a dlp set for the first time and I thought for a second it was plasma because the off-axis brightness was pretty good. They are WAY cheaper than the plasmas though and worth a look. Else do what I did and get a nice 36 inch tube -- I jsut couldn't handle the RP's dimness, lack of contrast, and off-axis drop-off.

 

[Draco_Americanus]

if avalable I would look into getting an extended warrenty if buying a rear projection tv. It's been My experance as a service tech that customers tend to have a better chance with an extended warranty saving them cash as some projection tv's have problems when it comes to reliability.
all of this is asuming the warranty is at a fair price.

 

[raggie33]

http://store.advantage123.com/sny-kp57ws520.html thats what he got. i hope its a good one he got it before i got chance to call him

 

[Draco_Americanus]

thats a nice one ! Just be carefull if anyone whants to play video games on it, it's rare but on crt type projection tv's they can be damaged by stationary objects being displayed. i.e the score/life/ect numbers that some video games have can burn the phosphor layer if the tv's brightness is set high or you play that game a lot

 

[raggie33]

cool im glad its good one and i dont think my dad ever played a video game before lol aint his thing,he teases me cause i play em he got it for 1549 bucks didnt have to sign up for voom and got free dvd player