[Novalug] OT: FiOS and HDTV

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Tue Mar 11 21:57:30 EDT 2008


Are you kidding?  With the price of gold and silver now, Your TV will be worth
a fortune when the market crashes.

;)

Jay

> I picked what I'm getting.  and tucking some money away for it.  I could get
> it now, but it doesn't fit within my budget.  It's just bad business to
> cannibalize investment accounts for HDTV. LOL
>
> Sony Bravia XBR5 52"
>
> K
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:39 PM, greg pryzby <greg@pryzby.org> wrote:
>
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>> Thanks for the link.
>>
>> my 90s 27" trinitron (when the patent was up and prices dropped by half)
>> is working, but it is in a large room. I watch Lost (HD on computer
>> typically) and comedy central (less than 5 hours a week, more like 2
>> total). So TV isn't all that, but when I see that beautiful picture,
>> yowsa.
>>
>> i was really leaning towards 50" 1080p vs 42" 720, but i saw a 50" 720
>> next to a 50" 1080p and they looks similar. Of course it was probably
>> the signal wasn't 1080p.
>>
>> I think I will wait another year :D
>>
>> Ken Kauffman wrote:
>> > Greg
>> >
>> > From this article:
>> > http://www.hanselman.com/blog/VerizonFIOSTVReviewAndPhotoGallery.aspx
>> > "The box will push out 480p, 720p or 1080i. There's no 1080p option,"
>> >
>> > I am still on an "old" 32" ProScan tube TV and looking to upgrade.
>> > 1080P will become the standard eventually and you will not see this
>> > hodge/podge mixture of resolutions.  So I figure it MAY be cheaper to
>> > pony up the extra cash now for a good TV than to have to buy one now and
>> > one later.   Of course, technology prices change over time, so that may
>> > not be as relevant.
>> >
>> > Good luck in your decision.
>> >
>> > Ken
>> >
>> > On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:03 PM, greg pryzby <greg@pryzby.org
>> > <mailto:greg@pryzby.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Anyone out there have FiOS and HDTV? What is the signal (720 or 1080p)?
>> >
>> > Thinking of getting a new tv, but the cost difference between 720 and
>> > 1080p is HUGE.
>>
>>
>> - --
>> greg pryzby                              greg at pryzby dot org
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