Factory refurb's can be a good deal if the price is right. I need to differentiate between refurbs and 'B' Stock. Factory refurbs, generally, carry same warranty as new sets and are free of blemishes.
I contacted 3 dealers telling them I was ready to purchase a Panasonic TH-65PX600U, but on condition that I would get the stand and optional speakers and requested a total for all three items. Two stores did not even respond, even after three emails. The third answered me after the second...
After reading many threads on "rainbows" caused by DLP's, I thought a point should be made. The DLP chip is not to blame for the "rainbow effect". The use of the color wheel in order to save costs (DLP chips cost more than LCD's) and use a single DLP chip is the culprit. Professional DLP...
Thank you, Wayne. Lots of good information you have provided. As why my preamps tone controls are not enough. 1- They affect all channels and therefore would EQ all 5 speakers. 2- I am using a Sunfire TGIII processor with a Sunfire Signature 5 channel amp (Mains and rears) and a Carver A-760...
I needed to move my center channel PSB Stratus 6c from top of the RP set to the bottom when I changed form a CRT based to a DLP due to depth issues. I had a very clear and intelligible center channel and now I don't. I need a single channel EQ for just the center channel. I want to roll off...
I saw the Philips 32" and 37" LCD at Costco's and they looked REAL good. $1,495 for the 32". Both have ATSC tuners. Lot's of Web Dealers have them. Do a Google search. Good luck on your purchase.
There's no hard, fast answer here. Depends on the RF signal strength delivered by your antenna, cable or satellite receiver. In an analog system the picture will get noisy if the level drops below a certain point. This is also dependent on the tuner of the TV or other device. On a digital...
I get your point, Chris. I just re-read the original thread starter and this quote from Mike "(I was watching an Episode of Friends last night on DVD and Phoebe was wearing a bright red sweater and the saturation was excessive)." Makes a 99% candidate for a red push issue. As no reasonable...
Look at a black and white picture. If it looks OK then your color temperature(gray scale) is "good enough"(even if not perfect). If the reds were set too high on the gray scale, a B&W pix WILL look very reddish. "Red Push" affects ONLY colors around the red vector. A red object, for...
Look under the service menu for a setting in the video section labeled "Matrix" (which -BTW- is the correct technical lingo for what is called red push in these consumer forums) There are several values and the lowest number is the minimum amount of "red push".
Hi, Mike. Take the set back, it sounds like a defective one When you get the new one turn the "contrast" down to make the image "less bright". Contrast (sometimes labeled "picture") settings refer to the video level or output of the device. What is usually labeled "brightness" refers to...
"why are their two standards? why not just go to one for everyone?" For the same reason some countries measure in miles and some in kilometers. NTSC (National Television Standards Commitee) came first, then somebody decided that could do better and came out with PAL (Phase Alternate...
I'll try to cover the basics only here since you are in a hurry. You have HD sets and HD ready sets. The HD sets have a built in OTA (off-the-air) tuner, the HD ready sets do not. If you are going to be watching cable or satellite you do not need and OTA tuner, but if you'll be using an...
Before the word pixel even existed there was resolution. Resolution can be expressed in lines (as in good-old, analog, NTSC) 400 or so in the horizontal and 480 vertical. Remember VHS = 240 lines? Meaning it can resolve 240 vertical lines across the screen. Resolution means resolving...
When the moving guys came to deliver my new 65"WS RPTV about three years ago one of them asked me what I was going to do with the old 55" 4:3 RPTV. I said: "sell it". He replied: "How much you want for it"? "Make me an offer, I'll turn it on for you to look at it" I said. "400 dollars"...
CRT's emit x-rays. This is due to the electron gun assembly and the high voltage necessary to run it. The amount is very small compared to background radiation. The effects of this small amount of radiation has been a source of debate for a long time. Plasma's, LCD's and DLP's do not emit x-rays.
No, absolutely not. Myopia is a condition that has to do with the size of the eyeball and light not being able to focus properly on the retina. Hyperopia (farsightedness) same problem, its a condition you are born with due to the size of the eye. Can't blame watching television for...
The Iris causes the pupil to open and close, no eye muscles here. Eyes do not try to move around and focus in the dark. Eyes will focus on something that's emitting light. Hope that your phsycological knowlege is better than your physiological one!
While all this discussion about using "bias lights" vs a darkened room for viewing is interesting, it is not the topic that was started by this thread. As a reminder the question was what type of display was easier on the eyes. Then all-of-a-sudden using bias lighting fixed all maladies with all...
Sorry but you are misinformed as to how the human eye works. The "lens" is used for focusing and does not do any work when adapting from dark to bright light. The iris or pupil does that. And the eight "eye muscles" move the eye up-down, left-right and obliquely. Again nothing to do with light...
Well... I am going on 62 years old, have been staring at monitors in dimly lit or totally darkened rooms for over 30 years now and exhibit no ill effects. Planning to keep at it for a while more. So much for long term ill effects! We take breaks in the US too. I would assume TV watchers do...