Blaney, don't look

Umm advice please!! what is the feature set to look for etc.
I think 32 is big enough for the room and the seating is going to be no
more than 9 feet back.

Hog

 

I'm not arguing at all, just explaining my own aesthetic sensibility.

 

Oh yes.

I can buy from AFEES, but curiously, they're not any cheaper than UK
high street (unless you want a Harley).

Christ. The LG 30" is the same price as I paid for a 32" Sony
Triniton a couple of years ago.

 

When a large TV is switched off, it dominates the room with it's
black/grey/silver plastic ugliness. In a classical sitting room like
mine, with oil paintings and quality antiques, the TV is hideous. As
soon as I get back, I'm going to get an LCD, and have a cabinet made
to conceal the DVD player, Sky box, etc.

 

I want picture-in-picture and picture-out-of-picture.

 

Yes yes yes. But the subject in question is a little TV projector box
about seven inches across.

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Blimey, have you got a smoking jacket and cravat, too?

 

you want HDTV compliance, which basically means:

* a decent native resolution (1366 x 768 for a 32" widescreen ideally)

* HDCP (high definition content protection - basically without this
your TV will be physically incapable of displaying encrypted premium
content, but Simon will know the full SP)

Also,

* decent response time (<20ms)

* decent contast ratio i.e. 500:1

* plenty of inputs, DVI, s-video, component video if you can get it
(and have a DVD player that supports it).

* decent viewing angle - at least 160 degrees

* twin tuners

Personally, I'd prefer built in speakers, but they aren't strictly
necessary.

Here's one I'm considering:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?RLT-3200

 

A mate who lives in San Francisco has a 60" Rear-Projection TV. It is
massive, but he lives in a superbly stylish loft apartment.

 

There's always this one :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11074&item=5768344053&rd=1

Perhaps not quite what you are after but it has the advantage we could shove
it up your arse to show our gratitude for your TV related posts.

 

I'm just imaging the bath setting out exactly what it expects from the
room and the consequences should this not happen in a timely fashion.

 

I take the same view as AW.

 

you're the last person I'd have had down as a potential member of the
on-topic moderator nazis.

Frankly, I'm very disappointed.

 

Lady Nina wrote

Nope, sorry, I need drugs for that one.

 

Hey look the boy's showing off!

'Hog

 

I'm looking at the price and wondering what the catch is??

'Hog

 

And what's wrong with acetylene lighting?

 

nothing - gets decent reviews and everything.

 

It was more your relentess dithering over potential purchases that was
getting me down.

 

I wouldn't be at all surprised.