jtr1962
Storage? I am Storage!
A while back I started a thread after I broke my TV. I haven't bought one yet because my brother let me borrow his 27" until I saw one I liked. I initially was going to get a flat screen, and then when I saw the prices dropping I decided to wait for a CRT HDTV. Anyway, my dad recently purchased a 30" widescreen LCD HDTV (Westinghouse LTV-30w2) at Bestbuy for $1100 after rebate. I've been "borrowing" it while my dad cleans up and buys a cabinet.
I have to say I'm impressed. While I always would have preferred something flat (either plasma or LCD) over a bulky, heavy CRT the price difference was simply too high. Now I'm noticing that when on sale, 30" or so LCD TVs are only maybe $100 to $300 more than comparable CRT-based HDTVs. Furthermore. LCD seems to offer a huge advantage over plasma (and CRT for that matter). Backlight life is 50,000 hours. I can't imagine anything going wrong with the display itself unless subjected to impacts, vibrations, or temperature extremes. Basically then an LCD TV should last at least twice as long as any other type. The picture also looks great (and we're not even getting HD signals yet!). Are there any drawbacks to LCD TVs that I'm not aware of? I'm seriously considering going this route, in maybe the 32" or 34" size, once prices get into the $1000 or less range (I'll bet that happens in 6 months).
If/when LCD reaches price parity with CRTs, is there really any point to making CRTs any more? I heard using LED instead of fluorescent backlights should greatly increase the color gamut, if that is even an issue now. Another plus-without the strong electric field hitting the screen, you simply don't have the constant dust accumulation that CRTs always have.
BTW, this TV also has a VGA and a DVI connection for use as a PC display. I tried it-MS Train Simulator looks awesome. I'm thinking that I can double the LCD TV as a monitor rather than purchasing a new purpose-designed PC monitor. Any disadvantages to this (outside of the maximum resolution is 1024x768)?
I have to say I'm impressed. While I always would have preferred something flat (either plasma or LCD) over a bulky, heavy CRT the price difference was simply too high. Now I'm noticing that when on sale, 30" or so LCD TVs are only maybe $100 to $300 more than comparable CRT-based HDTVs. Furthermore. LCD seems to offer a huge advantage over plasma (and CRT for that matter). Backlight life is 50,000 hours. I can't imagine anything going wrong with the display itself unless subjected to impacts, vibrations, or temperature extremes. Basically then an LCD TV should last at least twice as long as any other type. The picture also looks great (and we're not even getting HD signals yet!). Are there any drawbacks to LCD TVs that I'm not aware of? I'm seriously considering going this route, in maybe the 32" or 34" size, once prices get into the $1000 or less range (I'll bet that happens in 6 months).
If/when LCD reaches price parity with CRTs, is there really any point to making CRTs any more? I heard using LED instead of fluorescent backlights should greatly increase the color gamut, if that is even an issue now. Another plus-without the strong electric field hitting the screen, you simply don't have the constant dust accumulation that CRTs always have.
BTW, this TV also has a VGA and a DVI connection for use as a PC display. I tried it-MS Train Simulator looks awesome. I'm thinking that I can double the LCD TV as a monitor rather than purchasing a new purpose-designed PC monitor. Any disadvantages to this (outside of the maximum resolution is 1024x768)?