Recommend HDTV set

My dad is looking for a nice HDTV setup but doesn't really know much
about it, so he came to me. I usually am on top of the game
technology-wise as I tend to have all of the latest gadgets and best
equipment, however HDTV is a bit out of my price range currently, so
I'm not up to speed.

He's looking to spend no more than $5,000. Something in the 3-4k
range would be ideal. First he said he wanted plasma, so I found a
good set for him (Panasonic TH-42PDW6UY) until I discovered it was
EDTV.

He went into a store and this guy tried to hook him on a Hitachi LCD
50v500. I don't know much about rear projection LCD's.

Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.

Thanks fellas!

Samsung 43" DLP HLN4365W $3200 to $4000

"Jeff" wrote in message
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My dad is looking for a nice HDTV setup but doesn't really know much
about it, so he came to me. I usually am on top of the game
technology-wise as I tend to have all of the latest gadgets and best
equipment, however HDTV is a bit out of my price range currently, so
I'm not up to speed.

He's looking to spend no more than $5,000. Something in the 3-4k
range would be ideal. First he said he wanted plasma, so I found a
good set for him (Panasonic TH-42PDW6UY) until I discovered it was
EDTV.

He went into a store and this guy tried to hook him on a Hitachi LCD
50v500. I don't know much about rear projection LCD's.

Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.

Thanks fellas!

Samsung 43" DLP HLN4365W $3200 to $4000

"Jeff" wrote in message
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My dad is looking for a nice HDTV setup but doesn't really know much
about it, so he came to me. I usually am on top of the game
technology-wise as I tend to have all of the latest gadgets and best
equipment, however HDTV is a bit out of my price range currently, so
I'm not up to speed.

He's looking to spend no more than $5,000. Something in the 3-4k
range would be ideal. First he said he wanted plasma, so I found a
good set for him (Panasonic TH-42PDW6UY) until I discovered it was
EDTV.

He went into a store and this guy tried to hook him on a Hitachi LCD
50v500. I don't know much about rear projection LCD's.

Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.

Thanks fellas!

Jeff wrote:

My dad is looking for a nice HDTV setup but doesn't really know much
about it, so he came to me. I usually am on top of the game
technology-wise as I tend to have all of the latest gadgets and best
equipment, however HDTV is a bit out of my price range currently, so
I'm not up to speed.

He's looking to spend no more than $5,000. Something in the 3-4k
range would be ideal. First he said he wanted plasma, so I found a
good set for him (Panasonic TH-42PDW6UY) until I discovered it was
EDTV.

He went into a store and this guy tried to hook him on a Hitachi LCD
50v500. I don't know much about rear projection LCD's.

Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.

You should do some research on plasma to try to determine if the price
premium is worhtwhile for the "sizzle" factor. Many people swear that
PDPs have the best picture available. Many people swear that they don't.
Most reasobable people would agree that their price/performance ratio is
higher than most other technologies.

If there are serious space constraints and an "on the wall" solution is
required, PDPs are the only game in town in that size. RPTVs have come a
very long way in the last 10 years. You can have virtually any size you
want in an RPTV for well less than $5000.

The very best of CRT base RPTVs (which are excellent in virtually all
areas of picture quality) can be had in your price range. LCD and DLP
projectors are also available in that price range. They have many of the
advantages of PDPs and are immune to the major disadvantage (burn in).

Matthew

--
http://www.mlmartin.com/bbq/

Thermodynamics For Dummies: You can't win.
You can't break even.
You can't get out of the game.

Jeff wrote:

My dad is looking for a nice HDTV setup but doesn't really know much
about it, so he came to me. I usually am on top of the game
technology-wise as I tend to have all of the latest gadgets and best
equipment, however HDTV is a bit out of my price range currently, so
I'm not up to speed.

He's looking to spend no more than $5,000. Something in the 3-4k
range would be ideal. First he said he wanted plasma, so I found a
good set for him (Panasonic TH-42PDW6UY) until I discovered it was
EDTV.

He went into a store and this guy tried to hook him on a Hitachi LCD
50v500. I don't know much about rear projection LCD's.

Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.

You should do some research on plasma to try to determine if the price
premium is worhtwhile for the "sizzle" factor. Many people swear that
PDPs have the best picture available. Many people swear that they don't.
Most reasobable people would agree that their price/performance ratio is
higher than most other technologies.

If there are serious space constraints and an "on the wall" solution is
required, PDPs are the only game in town in that size. RPTVs have come a
very long way in the last 10 years. You can have virtually any size you
want in an RPTV for well less than $5000.

The very best of CRT base RPTVs (which are excellent in virtually all
areas of picture quality) can be had in your price range. LCD and DLP
projectors are also available in that price range. They have many of the
advantages of PDPs and are immune to the major disadvantage (burn in).

Matthew

--
http://www.mlmartin.com/bbq/

Thermodynamics For Dummies: You can't win.
You can't break even.
You can't get out of the game.

Pioneer Elite series.

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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: My dad is looking for a nice HDTV setup but doesn't really know much
: about it, so he came to me. I usually am on top of the game
: technology-wise as I tend to have all of the latest gadgets and best
: equipment, however HDTV is a bit out of my price range currently, so
: I'm not up to speed.
:
: He's looking to spend no more than $5,000. Something in the 3-4k
: range would be ideal. First he said he wanted plasma, so I found a
: good set for him (Panasonic TH-42PDW6UY) until I discovered it was
: EDTV.
:
: He went into a store and this guy tried to hook him on a Hitachi LCD
: 50v500. I don't know much about rear projection LCD's.
:
: Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
: plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.
:
: Thanks fellas!

Pioneer Elite series.

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"Jeff" wrote in message
om...
: My dad is looking for a nice HDTV setup but doesn't really know much
: about it, so he came to me. I usually am on top of the game
: technology-wise as I tend to have all of the latest gadgets and best
: equipment, however HDTV is a bit out of my price range currently, so
: I'm not up to speed.
:
: He's looking to spend no more than $5,000. Something in the 3-4k
: range would be ideal. First he said he wanted plasma, so I found a
: good set for him (Panasonic TH-42PDW6UY) until I discovered it was
: EDTV.
:
: He went into a store and this guy tried to hook him on a Hitachi LCD
: 50v500. I don't know much about rear projection LCD's.
:
: Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
: plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.
:
: Thanks fellas!

(Jeff) wrote in message . com...
Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.

If $5,000 is the limit I would encourage you to take a close look at
the DLP sets from Samsung. They are usually on display at Best Buy.
You get true HD resolution for significantly less than plasma with the
same resolution. It also avoids possible issues of burn in.

I would assume his interest in HD was sparked by availability of HD
cable in his area. If that is the case you should start by getting
that functioning with the set you buy. If all his local network
affiliates are being carried in HD with the cable provider you don't
need to do anything else. If that is not the case you might want to
consider one more product from Samsung: the SIR-T351 if he doesn't
care about recording or the SIR-T165 if you want to maintain the
option of recording. Either tuner would likely provide five free HD
channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, WB), again depending on his location.

(Jeff) wrote in message . com...
Any recommendations? What's the best HDTV in that price range? Is
plasma the way to go? Any brands/model #'s I can research would help.

If $5,000 is the limit I would encourage you to take a close look at
the DLP sets from Samsung. They are usually on display at Best Buy.
You get true HD resolution for significantly less than plasma with the
same resolution. It also avoids possible issues of burn in.

I would assume his interest in HD was sparked by availability of HD
cable in his area. If that is the case you should start by getting
that functioning with the set you buy. If all his local network
affiliates are being carried in HD with the cable provider you don't
need to do anything else. If that is not the case you might want to
consider one more product from Samsung: the SIR-T351 if he doesn't
care about recording or the SIR-T165 if you want to maintain the
option of recording. Either tuner would likely provide five free HD
channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, WB), again depending on his location.

Another nice set is the Panasonic PT50LC13 (50 inch LCD RVP). The Samsung
seems to have the edge on blacks but both sets are very nice.