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Posted by centaurus3200 on June 30, 2011 at 15:29:57:
i lust was CLD-97 but have never seen one in person. so, my statement were based on hearsay. i do really want a 97 though. especially for use as a bad-ass cd transport. and it's soooo purdy ;-)

but i only paid $100 for the CLD-79. i can't justify $500-$700 for the 97. $300? probably, but more than that - i'll just stick with the 79 until i strike gold with a great 97 deal.

thanks for the info on the DVDO Edge. is it better than the iscan or the older faroudja scalers (which are super cheap). i don't know how scalers work - do they have comb filters and you use the one in the processor - or it only upscales and you still use either the LD or the HDTVs comb filter?

thanks for your comments on plsama - it made me do some web perusing. seems LED is just LCD with LED backlighting instead of fluorescent, right? and some, i guess edge backlighting, turns off specific LEDs in the dark areas of the picture to make the blacks look darker?

but it seems there's still a raging debate over plasma vs. LED. some say good LED backlighting finally surpasses plasmas whites and blacks. BUT might not looks as natural (that plasma has a CRT organic quality to it).

plasma isn't as thin a profile as LED (i don't care - it's gonna sit on our current TV stand - not wall mounted). and it sucks up a crapload more power than LED. we don't watch all that much TV. maybe about 1-2 hours a day. so whatever - the plasma might cost like $30/yr extra to run.

what is important is the notion that plasmas break down and drop pixels a lot compared to current LED/LCD TVs. what are your opinions on this?

but i've also heard that NONE of these TVs (plasma, LED and LCD) will last longer than 8-10 years, if you are lucky. CRT still reigns in that regard.

Robby