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Re: paranoia is an overstatement

Posted by budget minded (A) on November 18, 2005 at 03:20:07

In Reply to: Re: do whatever works for you posted by Rich H on November 10, 2005 at 17:36:13:

first off... there are ALWAYS broken big screens at EVERY store i go into... that's a FACT! often there are 3-4 sets turned off. out of maye 20-30 sets... that tells me that those sets are total crap. that's not paranoia... that's simple observation. about 1 set in 10 bites the dust before the model year is even over.

second... i HAVE seen stuck pixels on screens that salespeople have tried to discount and dismiss. to me, that one stuck red pixel is an eyesore that would drive me nuts every time i looked at it. add four more... and i'd go ted koczinski.

third... the last time i really looked at a "flat screen", the motion artifacts were outright hideous. this was just a few months ago and even a few weeks ago, the projection sets that i looked at had disgusting pixel blocking on compex signals too. i'll admit that flat screens look awesome on static text, but on complex fast action panning, they look terrible. my 20 year old 27" TV looks better on fast action than the digital sets i've looked at.

finally, the INDUSTRY STANDARD half a dozen bad pixels or it sucks to be you warranty totally bites and swallows. 5 stuck pixels is downright criminal! sorry... it sucks to be you... you need 2 more stuck pixels to return this set... thanks for your $5000 sucker! come on!

if you want to gamble on buying a broken lemon that isn't FULLY guaranteed, then by all means, go ahead. like i said, do whatever works for you.

if you're into paying several times more for an inferior contrast picture that has horrendous pixilization artifacts, that has a 1:10 chance of breaking within a year (possibly after warranty expiration) and that isn't guaranteed to be 100% funtional out of the box... then by all means, go ahead.

my OPINION is that you're paying too much for junk. this is based on simple observation. i don't remember EVER seeing a direct view set turned off. my 20 year old $250 set is still chugging along just fine. my set has PROVEN it's 20 year+ life span. i can't remember ever seeing EVERY big screen turned on in any store i've ever visited. that is a FACT!

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