LCD, Plasma TV VS Good Old TV?

Yep, they give the BEST Signal to the MOST EXPENSIVE TVs, and standard signal to all the others...

From experience, I avoid NEW technology so I don't pay thru the nose for it.....

I was forced to buy a HD TV set, since my 18 year old Mitsubishi Projection TV couldn't be repaired --Parts not available!

I didn't buy a Plasma, or a DLP or LCD....The new ones break down faster.

I Purchased a good ol' reliable Projection CRT TV....the Hitachi 51F59 model...they make them in 57 and 65 inch sizes too....

That technology has been around since 1978 and it shows in picture quality and reliability....

I chose it because it has 1080i NATIVE RESOLUTION...that's what you see on the screen with your eyes...Also, has HDMI and 2 HD inputs with 2 Lo Def inputs.....I hook up my DVD and my Satellite to those inputs. What else do I need? Well, I paid $800 for a HDTV that does EXACTLY what the $2500 1080P units do....1080 lines of resolution!

The salesman at Circuit city said the 1080P displays have 1920 dots of Line Resolution in 1080P and only 1276 Dots in 1080i.... while that may be TRUE in LCD and DLP and PLASMA units, THE PROJECTION CRT TVS do not have a DOT MATRIX AT ALL!!

3 crts with a phosphor coating make up the picture on a projection CRT...No matrix at all - No Squares, No Screendoor Effect...the horiz resolution is ONLY determined by the smallness of the scanning beams!! And they have been TIGHT for years!!

I do own a Plasma tv that I purchased in 2002, it is made by Pioneer and paid $6,400 for it. Today it is still running strong and never had one problem. On the other hand I purchased an LCD tv 32" in 2006 and it is already burned out. Life of both Plasma and LCD tv is about 100,000 hours. Go online to Home Theater Magazine and read the review on a Panasonic Plasma tv 42" model G10 which it was compared to a Sony, LG, Toshiba and Vizio LCD tv on September and the Panasonic was the top choice. Panasonic has more award on there tv products than any manufacturer in the market today. If you can afford it look at the Pioneer or the Pioneer Elite 50" and 60". Hope this will help you out.

In Feb. 2009, basically all stations will be required to broadcast in HD. So if you buy an standard non-hd tv now, it would be a waste of money in my opionion. Now, if you buy an HDTV you have to upgrade your service , whether its cable or sat. to enjoy the benefits of your HDTV. Clearly, the picture is much better when you can view a program in hd vs. standard tv signals, because the number of resolution lines (lines that make up the picture) is greater. Depending on your service provider, (and your budget) anywhere between 10-25 hd tv channels may be available. Besides the picture quality, hdtv's also offer size (smaller footprint), weight (weigh considerably less) and the wall mount option (space saving/coolness).You will probably have to buy one eventually, but the good news is like all tech. prices go lower and improvements are made.

Because on 02/17/09 HDTV will be the only format used. The only thing you will be able to watch on your old tv is DVD's. When you talk about tv station do you mean cable or over the air. The quality is lower because a lot of the stations have not switched yet so there are not a lot of HDTV station to watch yet.

The new technology TVs are designed to be used with HD signals. If you are not subscribing to HD formats or picking-up local HD channels then you are waisting the capabilities of the TV. Traditional analog signals carry interference and cable and satelite signals are compressed to be sent to the consumer's homes and then decompressed in the home which looses some of the quality of the signal. HD signals are much cleaner and better than twice the definition of the traditional format. To sum this up, if buying an HD TV make sure to give it an HD signal source for best viewing. Read the directions carefully on how to hook-up the cables for HD. I see too many people that think they are watching HD and are paying for it but did not have it installed correctly.

Not just dvd. I dont even buy the hd dvd. You upgrade your cable to the HD broadcasts so you can watch regular tv in HD.

I agree with you. to me, the bigger screen is what made me think about it, and the smaller space it occupies, but considering the high price difference, i agree with you, it doesn't worth it.

I always buy new technology when it isn't that "new" anymore.

here's a link on ebay that you can read reviews of them by ebay members