Is 300 bucks for a 26" widescreen HDTV (HD-ready) flat screen CRT monitor a good deal? I saw a refurbished one for sale and was thinking of buying it. There are only 5 more left.
It is a Toshibia 26HF14.
It is a Toshibia 26HF14.
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 6:39 AMI changed my mind on the Toshiba and am planning on buying a refurbished 30 inch Phillips hdtv tube set for $375.
The first thing I'm not sure about is that this set does not have and DVI inputs. But it does have 2 HDMI and a component video input. Is that good enough? I've heard that DVI and HDMI are pretty much the same thing, besides that HDMI carries audio as well as video.
I remember reading an article once saying "if you are going to buy a HDTV, make sure it has DVI inputs or you will be missing out on some great things Hollywood has in store."
WIth HDMI, I can still hook up a Media Center PC and use my set as a monitor, right? Or take a DVI dvd player and get a cable that will convert it to HDMI?
Secondly, the resolution of my set is 1080i and 480p. It does not say anything about 720p. Is that a big deal? I can still view it at 1080i which is really impressive, right? If I get a DVD player that supports 720p (if such a thing exists), could I hook it up to my set?
If you can answer any of these questions, I'd be very grateful. Thanks! -
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 6:40 AMI know you "get what you pay for" and 375 for an HDTV is pretty (unusually) cheap. But I've read dozons of reviews by customers who are very satisfied and say that the set it amazing. I'm just wondering if these customers know nothing about HDTV and wouldnt know if they got ripped off or not. -
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 7:18 AMon the HDMI question I would just becare and see if your equipment can support it...I'm sure there are adapters.
to DVI to HDMI...
Me personally I like the DVI and componet -
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 7:19 AMDVI and HDMI transfer video data in an identical manner, in a digital format. The only difference is that HDMI also transfers audio through the same cable. Component cables transfer data in an analog format. Below is the heirachy in order of quality best to worst:
1. DVI or HDMI
2. Component
3. S-Video
4. Composite (thru RCA connections) -
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 7:22 AM -
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 11:16 AMFregman, why do you personally prefer DVI to HDMI? (since the quality is the same)
Do manufacturers of dvd players, cable boxes, and other HD appliances have a preference? I dont want to have a set without a DVI input only to find out that 5 years from now HDMI will be extinct.
Anyone know if the lack of 720p is going to be a problem for this set? It is a Phillips 30PW850H 30 inch widescreen monitor, by the way. -
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 1:23 PMfrom my experience the majority of equipment I have seen have DVI connections DVD players, projectors, Plasmas, CRT, LCDS, etc...I seen only the 62" sony plasma using a HDMI, and came with a processor.
I just don't like to have to purchase some specialize piece to equipment to accomadate an HDMI connection.
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 3:31 PMHere's what I've gathered in the past hour.
DVI was created in 1999. It's sucessor is HDMI which came out in 2002. The only obvious benefit of HDMI is that it can handle audio as well as video. The picture quality of both inputs are pretty much the same. (depending on the source)
I also read from several sites that HDMI appliances can plug into DVI inputs and vice versa. How can this be when their plugs look so different. DVI is so big compared to the HDMI cord. Do they even have the same amount of pins? Maybe they just look different from the pictures I saw.
(www.anandtech.com/multimedi...image.html
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 6:30 PMI was so close to buying the Phillips set, but now I am having second thoughts. Here is the actual deal. Let me know if its a grab or a rip off:
www.electronicsnation.com/en/pr...PW850H -
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Re: 300 bucks for an HDTV
Tue, June 28, 2005 - 7:44 PMyeah the black connector end goes to the source equipment usually a processor or device that supports the connector...the DVI end is to the Phillips connection...
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Re: 300 bucks it too much for Phillips junk
Tue, July 5, 2005 - 10:07 PMJake I never liked Phillips DTV's much lots of repair problems and not great picture quality in my opinion. The unit for sale at electronicnation is already a refurb. I would spend the extra money and get a Sony Trinitron or a Toshiba set both are excellent CRT HDTV Televisions.
Jake, if quality is what you are looking for stay away from Phillips/Magnavox not a quality set.
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