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Hey y'all. I normally rummage about in the Audio'sylum, and you might be sick of this question but maybe you can help me ( and my folks ) out.First, I know next to nothing about televisions, I waste all my money on audio. BUT, my parents are big-time televison buffs ( movies and TIVO ), though they know next to nothing about the electronics.
So, they ran into a little money and want a quote " Big 'ole television " and asked for my advice as I'm the soldering iron arm of the family. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what to tell them. They're looking to spend around $3k and want about 48" or bigger. They aren't biased toward LCD, Plasma, or CRT; but I did mention that I had heard LCD's have problems with "motion-blur", and seeing as my father's mood is directly proportional to the record of the NY Giants ( he's in a bad mood lately ), a television that displays football well is a must.
Are there any models you'd recommend? Should I go out and buy a copy of TAV? I'd be grateful for any advice you can offer, I'd really like to make my folks happy.
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Well, tell them to look into front projection. For that money, they could have a 70-100" picture. Tell the Dad to imagine watching the Giants on an 8 foot screen. A great projector, some cables, and a screen can be purchased for under $3K.With front projection, you have to worry a lot more about how much light the room gets... windows will cause problems during the day, but you can always budget in money for new curtains. If it's a basement or easily light controlled room, all the better.
If you're going to look into it at all, I'd suggest the Sanyo PLV-Z2. It's bright, is 720p HD native, and had been getting a lot of good reviews. If you go to www.avsforum.com, then go to forums -> display devices, you'll find a bunch of great info from end users. For projectors, look at the "Under $3500" section and look for any references to the Z2. To see actual screen shots, check out "Screens" and open a few posts.
Of course you can always look into a rear projection... but just remember the size of it and think how to get it into the house. Plasma is always an option, but I still think it's over-priced. Check out avsforum for them, too.
Unfortunately my Old Man is dead set against Front Projection. I can't talk him into it.I've been looking around and have my eye on the Panasonic 42PWD6UY, anyone familiar with this unit?
I forgot to mention that my father saw a Hitachi ( don't know model # ) at Circuit City that he liked. Are Hitachi televisions well regarded? Should they be as skeptical about buying a televison at C.C./BestBuy as I would be about buying stereo equipment?Again, thanks.
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