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Meat_

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Cuz they make CRTs cheap :greg:

I picked up this 51" 1080i Sony a couple weeks ago for $260 :D

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It has DVI in for the home theater computer, and 6 other inputs for DISH and the stack of consoles... Xbox 360, wii, PS3, SNES.....


Now I just have to figure out where it's going to live :rofl:

I guess I'll have to throw out the old busted ass tv and store the entertainment center somewhere.....
 
waynehartwig

waynehartwig

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Mead, WA
I bought my HDTV back in 03? and it's 1080...But it's not that big. The problem is nothing uses true 1080 unless it has the one connector like USB... Brain fade and I can't think of what it's called now! :/ Back then DVD's did, but now they are afraid of copyright infringement and etc. so they won't. Even my fancy shamcy Denon that I bought in 04-05 is only 720 through the component :(
 
ricsrx

ricsrx

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Sony has discontiued making the rear projection TV's, I puchased my Sony 52" 3 years a go, The screen started to get colored bands across the the top and bottom of the screen, I purchased a exstended warranty, the local repiar guy said that the problem was the main projection unit and it had a Sony recall.

Called Sony, they said i could get a one time repair, and their would be no remaing warranty.
or
recive a 42" LCD with no additional cost
or
recive a 52"LCD for $500 bones.
I said here is my credit card and what do i do with my old tv?
They said its yours, do what you want with it.....

If you watch tv in wide screen mode you cant see the problem with it.
 
M

Meat_

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Location
Lehi
There is s a way to fix that (on my model), it takes 15minues and a screw driver.... I'll find you the link later today.
 
waynehartwig

waynehartwig

www.jeeperman.com
Location
Mead, WA
ricsrx said:
Sony has discontiued making the rear projection TV's, I puchased my Sony 52" 3 years a go, The screen started to get colored bands across the the top and bottom of the screen, I purchased a exstended warranty, the local repiar guy said that the problem was the main projection unit and it had a Sony recall.

Called Sony, they said i could get a one time repair, and their would be no remaing warranty.
or
recive a 42" LCD with no additional cost
or
recive a 52"LCD for $500 bones.
I said here is my credit card and what do i do with my old tv?
They said its yours, do what you want with it.....

If you watch tv in wide screen mode you cant see the problem with it.
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Nice!! :cool:
 
M

Meat_

Banned
Location
Lehi
ricsrx said:
Sony has discontiued making the rear projection TV's, I puchased my Sony 52" 3 years a go, The screen started to get colored bands across the the top and bottom of the screen, I purchased a exstended warranty, the local repiar guy said that the problem was the main projection unit and it had a Sony recall.

Called Sony, they said i could get a one time repair, and their would be no remaing warranty.
or
recive a 42" LCD with no additional cost
or
recive a 52"LCD for $500 bones.
I said here is my credit card and what do i do with my old tv?
They said its yours, do what you want with it.....

If you watch tv in wide screen mode you cant see the problem with it.
Click to expand...

Meat_ said:
There is s a way to fix that (on my model), it takes 15minues and a screw driver.... I'll find you the link later today.
Click to expand...

Here's the fix for my model... might work on yours

:/ sounds like it's a slightly different problem.... might be worth looking into though.
 
Amy

Amy

Limited Supply Of Sanity
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ricsrx said:
Sony has discontiued making the rear projection TV's, I puchased my Sony 52" 3 years a go, The screen started to get colored bands across the the top and bottom of the screen, I purchased a exstended warranty, the local repiar guy said that the problem was the main projection unit and it had a Sony recall.

Called Sony, they said i could get a one time repair, and their would be no remaing warranty.
or
recive a 42" LCD with no additional cost
or
recive a 52"LCD for $500 bones.
I said here is my credit card and what do i do with my old tv?
They said its yours, do what you want with it.....

If you watch tv in wide screen mode you cant see the problem with it.
Click to expand...

This is EXACTLY what happend to us, so we upgraded to the Sony Bravia LCD 46"! YAY. The other DLP is in our bedroom and still has the red bar across the top but still works awesome so thanks SONY! :D
 
Brett

Brett

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Location
Salt Lake City Utah
waynehartwig said:
I bought my HDTV back in 03? and it's 1080...But it's not that big. The problem is nothing uses true 1080 unless it has the one connector like USB... Brain fade and I can't think of what it's called now! :/ Back then DVD's did, but now they are afraid of copyright infringement and etc. so they won't. Even my fancy shamcy Denon that I bought in 04-05 is only 720 through the component :(
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That's odd to hear. My LG Bluray player puts out full 1080P through an HDMI connector, ran through a Denon receiver that supports 1080P switching. I've never had any problems with it down grading the signal to 720P, so that's something new to me. I know older TV's support DVI as well, which also seems more prevalent in computer video cards as well.
 
Cody

Cody

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Gastown
waynehartwig said:
I bought my HDTV back in 03? and it's 1080...But it's not that big. The problem is nothing uses true 1080 unless it has the one connector like USB... Brain fade and I can't think of what it's called now! :/ Back then DVD's did, but now they are afraid of copyright infringement and etc. so they won't. Even my fancy shamcy Denon that I bought in 04-05 is only 720 through the component :(
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There are two types of 1080 also--interlaced and progressive, 1080i being the lesser of the two. To most people, 1080i and 720p are impossible to differentiate between. 1080p on the other hand is The connector you're thinking of is HDMI, and while there are many DVD players that "up-convert" to something higher than their native resolution (480p), it's still not the same thing.

Component is an analog connection and is also capable of passing a 1080p signal, however very few TV's will accept a 1080i or 1080p signal through a component input, so it's a lost cause. It's generally not the case that the player "can't" or "won't" send a signal higher than 720p/1080i, it's that TV's just aren't designed to take it.

For what it's worth, Sony stopped making rear projection micro display TV's about 4 years ago, and stopped making Plasma's 2 years ago--both due to the availability of better technology. I couldn't even venture to guess the last time they made a CRT TV. I suppose $260 for that bohemeth isn't too bad, but I've seen 42" LCD's from good brands go for $400 recently, so you really didn't pull one over on the ol' world there.

I have a 61" RCA CRT taking up dust in the basement. It works, it's free. Come get it.
 
Cody

Cody

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whoever can move it from the basement. It's not HD, not widescreen, not very nice, but it is big and free :D
 
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