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In Reply to: RE: Suggestions wanted: (=)50" HDTV posted by Cory M. on August 18, 2010 at 19:33:43

1) can you jump the budget up?
2) do you have kids? will this be used a lot
or moderately?
3) do you want it to last a long time, or are you willing to trade a few years for a better picture?
4) is the room bright?
5) you want to avoid the entry level sets, the improvement in electronics in the next step up is well worth the cost, IMHO.
6) how far are you from the TV? How big is the room overall?
Btw, Hsu is having a sale on subs. At some point, get a real sub and cross it high (THX style). Hsu has one of the cheapest decent subs.
http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-2-mk3.html
Subs fall into 4 rough categories.
1) Bass box
2) entry level
3) real sub
4 OHMIGAWD
The MK3 is good bang for the buck, but if your room isn't small and you
can swing it, look at the ULS15. That's the real thing.

http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/vtf-2-mk3.html (Open in New Window)

Edits: 08/19/10

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"Cross it over high" - Road Warrior 20:08:55 08/19/10 (2)
Are you suggesting setting the sub's xover somewhere above the "standard" 80hz? If so, wouldn't setting it too high lead to bass directionality? Of course I may be misunderstanding your intent.

BTW, thnx for the note on the HSU sale. We're looking to upgrade and that 12" Rosenut veneered sub is right in our sweetspot and looks great (for a sub).

"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
- Ride her high - late 20:35:56 08/19/10 (1)
  No, just the usual THX standard. Maggies aren't that dynamic, if it was me, I'd try
  crossing even higher just to see how it would work.
  - I've got my fronts (Vandy Model 2) set to large - Road Warrior 20:57:21 08/19/10 (0)
    So I've tuned the xover back to about 50hz. Sh!tty sub anyway (Bottom line Velo 10")
    
    "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
RE: questions... - Cory M. 16:49:20 08/19/10 (1)
Hi late,

1) can you jump the budget up?
Yes, I would like to see a significant improvement for the difference though.
Basically, I'm just modernizing and don't need a top model.

2) do you have kids? will this be used a lot
or moderately?
No kids, so no video games or rough housing (unless a late night drunken dance occurs in the living room :-)
The set will be used pretty sparingly. My current set now gets used for 3 hours on average a week for TV and 1 or 2 movies or concerts a week. I realize that that might change when the new one arrives, but I'm on the road quite a bit so really not that much.

3) do you want it to last a long time, or are you willing to trade a few years for a better picture?
I'd say the better picture. I don't want to keep it so long that it becomes obsolete, but general reliability is of high consideration also.

4) is the room bright?
During the day, yes- but watching usually happens after dark anyway.

6) how far are you from the TV? How big is the room overall?
The room is 24'L x 12'W x 9'H and the TV is on the short wall. So, about 20' distance between the screen and seating. This almost makes me think that 720 would be enough resolution and that there wouldn't be a discernible difference between 720 and 1080 at that distance. Yay/Nay?

I've got a couple subs that are crossed very low to blend with the Maggies for music, and I turn them up a bit when watching action movies. They shake the room and can be heard very well a block away at full level w/ Techno. (yeah, I've tested this haha) They're almost fast enough to blend with the Maggies, and fill in the bottom registers well so I'm satisfied with them for now. I'd like to get a couple Rythmiks at some point down the road.

Cory
- what he said - late 20:43:51 08/19/10 (0)
  OK,
  sounds like you want to fall into the plasma camp. 20 feet is a big distance for 50 inch TV. You might want to consider the Viera 58.
  
  Higher res is better, but I wouldn't worry about that. If you are asking if
  it's OK to get the cheapest then I'd say no. Go with midlevel quality. I spent a lot of time looking and realised that the electronics play a pretty big
  role in real world picture quality. When you are watching tv or an old show on dvd, it makes a difference.

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