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Thanks Bomber I'll let ya know how it turns out!
 
Maybe you should buy the warranty on this set, I've just read 3 reviews on cnet that said they all happen issues with this set
 
Mandingo said:
From what i have read the human eye can't even tell a difference between 1080p and 1080i.
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I don't think you understand what "i" and "p" are?

Lets get with the basics first:

1. At first, what really matters is the resolution. 720 or 1080. 1080 of course being the most detailed because it contains the most pixels.

2. "i" stands for Interlaced.

3. "p" stands for progressive.

4. 1080i vs. 1080p displaying a PICTURE: No difference. In fact you would not even know that one is p and one is i.

5. 1080i vs. 1080p displaying a MOVIE CLIP: BIIIIIIIG DIFFERENCE. Where? In the movement. The "p" will show a smooth fluid picture, whereas the "i" will show a pixelized, and blocky picture.

--Expample--In football, when the ball is being thrown and the camera follows the ball in the air: With "i" the picture will become blury, blocky and pixalated. But with "p" the picture will stay smooth as is there was no motion at all.

6. But there wount be any 1080p TV Signals for a long time. It is too expensive.

7. But, 1080p is useful for Xbox360, Ps3, Blu Ray, Hd-DVD, etc..

8. So the detail in the picture is the same in both 1080 i and p, but the difference lays in the part I explained above.
 
I know the difference i was just stating what i have read. It is said that the quality in 1080 on TVs now is so great that having 1080p doesnt make that much of a difference and people can't tell the difference.
 
hbomber20 said:
Maybe you should buy the warranty on this set, I've just read 3 reviews on cnet that said they all happen issues with this set
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Yeah I read those last night 3 of the 3 were negative. However when I went to another site I real like 8 good reviews. I'm gonna get someones pw to consumerreports.org
 
kevolution said:
Yeah I read those last night 3 of the 3 were negative. However when I went to another site I real like 8 good reviews. I'm gonna get someones pw to consumerreports.org
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Warranty is like that 1080p IMHO. It is better to have it and never use it, than to not have it and when you need it.

Warranty was just 300+$ for me. But I look it as peace of mind.
 
cavincali said:
you spent $2500 for a 42, a 65" projection cost my family $1600.
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Sorry, but DPLs can't hold a candle to Plasmas and LCDs.
 
and if you want to by a 65" plasma your paying over 12 grand. :thumbdown
 
Guy at the store told me that it was light bouncing off of micro mirrors some kind of way. When i went and got mine i was looking at all the different ones and the only ones that looked better to me were the plasmas. The LCD ones that they had actually didn't look as hot. Plus from what i have heard plasmas and LCDs develop dead pixels over time. I'd much rather drop a bill and a half on a bulb then have a TV with dead pixels. For quality and price DLP is the way to go.
 
That 42 samsung is nice for the price. If you can get the maintence agreement for about 300 for 5 years, it's probably worth it. Bulb life is like 6k hours, costs about 200 to replace. Piece of mind anyways. Feel free to pm me with any questions if you have them. That Samsung is nice for a 720. In that range I would also consider the 42 sony 3LCD projection if possible, a few hundred more, but a better overall set.

P is definitely better than I by a lot, on a larger set. But it's mainly on blu ray/hddvd right now. Some of the higher end sets can upconvert to 1080p, although it's going to be limited a bit.

edit....if it's the same model as the one they sell at sears, pm it there, and the 5 year service plan is 319. It covers unlimited bulb replacements plus service. Some of the other stores only cover one bulb. You'll go through a bulb every 2 years if you watch it a lot.

I think Plasma has best picture quality, but reliability and cost issues. LCD is also better than Projection, but mainly in the higher end sets. Once again, extremely high costs.

Dollar for dollar, DLP or LCD Projection are much better, just make sure you hook up with HDMI, get the cable box/satelllite, and don't skimp on the wires.
 
Ya, if you are going to go the way of DLP, get the HDMI cables please.
 
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