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Gear / Technical Help => Playback Forum => Home Theatre & HDTV => Topic started by: thoman8r on January 12, 2007, 11:14:12 AM
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Just ordered a Samsung 1080p 56" DLP off amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F2P2XI/103-9092499-5845460
DirecTivo HD is being installed on the 29th, plenty of time for the Super Bowl.
All I want to say is life is good. 8)
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Very nice!
(http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/ap/02ea74d4-a744-41e6-a9a2-773afc676fca.hmedium.jpg)
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Just ordered a Samsung 1080p 56" DLP off amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F2P2XI/103-9092499-5845460
DirecTivo HD is being installed on the 29th, plenty of time for the Super Bowl.
All I want to say is life is good. 8)
enjoy!! in case you need an HDMI cable, check monoprice (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024002&p_id=2219&seq=1&format=2&style=)
best price i've seen...plenty of people on avsforum use them with success.
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Just ordered a Samsung 1080p 56" DLP off amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F2P2XI/103-9092499-5845460
DirecTivo HD is being installed on the 29th, plenty of time for the Super Bowl.
All I want to say is life is good. 8)
enjoy!! in case you need an HDMI cable, check monoprice (http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024002&p_id=2219&seq=1&format=2&style=)
best price i've seen...plenty of people on avsforum use them with success.
Monoprice is pretty awesome. I have a set of their component cables - very good stuff.
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I have the HL-S6188W and its the shiz. I love it. We went with a BDI stand to put it on. Looks really nice. I took pictures, but never posted them. I will though.
When I moved to AZ, I only brought what could fit in my car...I was desperate for room so I sold my current surround sound setup to my roommates for dirt cheap.
The sad fact is, I can't really afford to get the receiver that I wanted or the speakers at the moment. There's too much other stuff we need for the house at the moment. But the house is prewired with speakers for surround, so I'll just use those at the moment. And I went with the Marantz sr7001 in the meantime for the receiver. I figured that should hold me over until they figure out all the hdmi 1.3 junk.
I got my hdmi cables for like $6 on ebay. I figure data is data so the cable shouldn't matter too much.
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HDMI will have to wait, I'm going to use VGA for the xbox 360 which is also what I use for my DVD player.
Ed, how much was your BDI stand? The Samsung stand is $250 which is absurd, IMO. I'm currently looking for an alternative.
As far as cables go, I do need a set of components so I will check out monoprice. Thanks for the tips guys! +Ts all around.
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HDMI will have to wait,
curious as to why?
I'm going to use VGA for the xbox 360 which is also what I use for my DVD player.
don't some tvs limit how the set will display stuff from the vga input? i think some sets will not scale the image to the set's native resolution, so you should look into this with your set.
Ed, how much was your BDI stand? The Samsung stand is $250 which is absurd, IMO. I'm currently looking for an alternative.
I think the entry level bdi stand for a tv your size is around $450, which is the one i have. bdi is expensive, but the stuff is well made and looks great.
As far as cables go, I do need a set of components so I will check out monoprice. Thanks for the tips guys! +Ts all around.
back at ya in 12.
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We got the BDI Novia stand
http://www.bdiusa.com/avfurniture/novia.shtml
It was $1700, almost as much as the friggin tv, but it looks nice and the misses loved it. *shrug*
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We got the BDI Novia stand
http://www.bdiusa.com/avfurniture/novia.shtml
It was $1700, almost as much as the friggin tv, but it looks nice and the misses loved it. *shrug*
$1700 for the stand?!?! :o :o
I got this one (http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=br_1_3/602-7412324-5035811?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B00066XVTK) - $300 from Target and $75 on Craigslist. ;)
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I have the same TV, but the 50" model.
The VGA input overscans pretty bad so I switched back to component since the Samsungs can do 1080p via component. Running component for my 360 and HDMI for the ps3...great TV for sure.
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i have the 61"
and i have a prob too
3 times in 3 weeks the volume out stops working
stops working totally - no tv speakers, no surround speakers
called circuit city and they have no service techs in my area so i h ave to wait for them to get back to me
(the othet 2 times it was after hrs and by morning it was back on)
in the mean time she says unplug the tv and let it sit for a couple of mins and it might fix it
ok, ok
so i am behind the tv looking to see which cord is the tv cord and i hear the tv make a noise (without unplugging it)
i turn the tv back on and it works
still pissed though
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I have the same TV, but the 50" model.
The VGA input overscans pretty bad so I switched back to component since the Samsungs can do 1080p via component. Running component for my 360 and HDMI for the ps3...great TV for sure.
What do you mean "overscans" - I've been using the VGA input for the past week and I think it looks great.
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Overscanning - A characteristic of display monitors where a number of lines and horizontal pixels delivered to the monitor exceed the visible display space of the screen.
It happens a LOT on old analog TVs.
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picked up the 50" version back in October.
LOVE IT!
I have been able to compare it to the 1080 LCD version and i have to say, DLP is the way to go :)
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We finally got shutters on our windows so no more glare on the tv at 4:30 in the afternoon. I agree though, the tv is great. Can't wait to watch my first HD DVD on it. That should be coming in about a month or so.
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getting pissed with my 61
started giving me the same probs it was before
cc says they will not give me a new tv, samsung says the same--this is BS
tv is less then 4 months old and has worked for less then 3 weeks total time
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i have this forum post saved from another board, mainly because it gives fast settings for picture adjustment for the tv, but its originally about someone having problems with their tv. I don't know if it'd be helpful to you or not, but here's the link just in case:
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/2/274173.html
It basically says to take it back and get in their face about it, you shouldn't have to deal with a lemon. You bought a new tv not a refurbished one and a company like samsung shouldn't be giving you the run around like this.
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well 5.5 months after i got my tv, ccity has finally agreed that if it isn't fixed after yesterdays repairs that they will give me a new one
lets hope its just fixed finally and i don't have to miss more work or deal with being on hiold for hrs anymore
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how's it working out for ya? It sucks you've had so many problems with your set, mine has been great so far.
When I was back home, I visited a friend who had just gotten a pioneer plasma, he said he calibrated it, but it looked like it was still in torch mode from the factory. So I messed with it a little and still couldn't get it to look better. After watching a couple of movies on his, I'm very happy I went with the DLP, it looks 100% better.
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seems to be fixed thank god
i love it too, just hated the run around i got from ccity
my father in law has the 56" and loves his too