Am I expecting too much?

I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60" HDTVs in
plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with signal sources
from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

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"Tom Duwe" wrote:
I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60" HDTVs in
plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with signal sources
from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

Ha ha ha ha!!! Sorry, I had to get that out.
Unfortunately, I doubt you will find any store
that will go to that extreme to show you what
is available. Besides, there is such a difference
between cable companies, if you go that route,
that what you get in the store may not be the
same as in your home. Go for a price range,
look for a store that has several tv's to choose
from, and let your eyes be your guide.

Chip

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On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:19:56 -0500, Tom Duwe wrote:

I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60" HDTVs
in plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with signal
sources from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

No way. Most probably won't even show you OTA if they are a cable/sat
reseller, which most are these days. They won't even tell you about OTA
HDTV. They'll tell you you have to get the HD package from the provider.

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Wes Newell wrote:
On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:19:56 -0500, Tom Duwe wrote:

I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60"
HDTVs in plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with
signal sources from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

No way. Most probably won't even show you OTA if they are a cable/sat
reseller, which most are these days. They won't even tell you about
OTA HDTV. They'll tell you you have to get the HD package from the
provider.

Anderson's TV of Santa Clara, CA has a wide selection of sets side by side
with various input signals including OTA, last I was there.

"L Alpert" wrote in message
t...
Wes Newell wrote:
On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:19:56 -0500, Tom Duwe wrote:

I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60"
HDTVs in plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with
signal sources from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

No way. Most probably won't even show you OTA if they are a cable/sat
reseller, which most are these days. They won't even tell you about
OTA HDTV. They'll tell you you have to get the HD package from the
provider.

Anderson's TV of Santa Clara, CA has a wide selection of sets side by side
with various input signals including OTA, last I was there.



The Best Buy store about 4 miles from me has OTA connected to their HD TVs.
I think a store is not going to do that unless they are in a good reception
area. This particular store is about 20 miles from the stations, with a
clear mostly over water path .

Tam

You have no shot....
Just go see whatever they have it hooked up to and see what has the best
picture. That's all you'll get.

"Tom Duwe" wrote in message
...
I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60" HDTVs in
plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with signal sources
from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

--
Tom in Bristol...please laugh with me, not at me...I know it's a lot to
ask.

"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
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"L Alpert" wrote in message
t...
Wes Newell wrote:
On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:19:56 -0500, Tom Duwe wrote:

I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60"
HDTVs in plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with
signal sources from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

No way. Most probably won't even show you OTA if they are a cable/sat
reseller, which most are these days. They won't even tell you about
OTA HDTV. They'll tell you you have to get the HD package from the
provider.

Anderson's TV of Santa Clara, CA has a wide selection of sets side by
side with various input signals including OTA, last I was there.



The Best Buy store about 4 miles from me has OTA connected to their HD
TVs. I think a store is not going to do that unless they are in a good
reception area. This particular store is about 20 miles from the stations,
with a clear mostly over water path .

Tam

I appreciate the feedback and kinda surprised there were some stores
providing that much help.

Now...if they were only somewhat closer to SW VA!

--
Tom in Bristol

"Tom Duwe" wrote in message
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"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
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"L Alpert" wrote in message
t...
Wes Newell wrote:
On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:19:56 -0500, Tom Duwe wrote:

I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60"
HDTVs in plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed) with
signal sources from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

No way. Most probably won't even show you OTA if they are a cable/sat
reseller, which most are these days. They won't even tell you about
OTA HDTV. They'll tell you you have to get the HD package from the
provider.

Anderson's TV of Santa Clara, CA has a wide selection of sets side by
side with various input signals including OTA, last I was there.



The Best Buy store about 4 miles from me has OTA connected to their HD
TVs. I think a store is not going to do that unless they are in a good
reception area. This particular store is about 20 miles from the
stations, with a clear mostly over water path .

Tam

I appreciate the feedback and kinda surprised there were some stores
providing that much help.

Now...if they were only somewhat closer to SW VA!


Even if you could find a store that does so, you would draw a wrong
conclusion from comparing HDTVs side by side at a store. A store simply uses
a factory preset for each HDTV and you would be mostly judging factory
presets of different HDTVs.

KlausK wrote:
"Tom Duwe" wrote in message
...
"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
. ..

"L Alpert" wrote in message
t...
Wes Newell wrote:
On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:19:56 -0500, Tom Duwe wrote:

I'd like to be able to do side-by-side comparisons of 40" to 60"
HDTVs in plasma, lcd, dlp (and crt, if any are still marketed)
with signal sources from OTA, Cable and Satellite.

Do any of the big box stores go to such efforts?

No way. Most probably won't even show you OTA if they are a
cable/sat reseller, which most are these days. They won't even
tell you about OTA HDTV. They'll tell you you have to get the HD
package from the provider.

Anderson's TV of Santa Clara, CA has a wide selection of sets side
by side with various input signals including OTA, last I was there.



The Best Buy store about 4 miles from me has OTA connected to their
HD TVs. I think a store is not going to do that unless they are in
a good reception area. This particular store is about 20 miles from
the stations, with a clear mostly over water path .

Tam

I appreciate the feedback and kinda surprised there were some stores
providing that much help.

Now...if they were only somewhat closer to SW VA!


Even if you could find a store that does so, you would draw a wrong
conclusion from comparing HDTVs side by side at a store. A store
simply uses a factory preset for each HDTV and you would be mostly
judging factory presets of different HDTVs.

As long as this is known, they can be adjusted. In Anderson's, I stood
between two sets I was interested in and played with both of their settings.