Ken[N]
Auditioning
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2003
- Messages
- 14
Hello all,
I am in the market to start my HT setup in my family room and the posts in here have been invaluable. I have only been reading a short time, but the info I have gathered has been very useful. I appreciate all of the members' knowledge.
I do have some audio/video knowledge, but it has been awhile so bear with me.
First, I am looking to purchase a RPTV this weekend if possible. I have been looking at various models from various retailers. After much research, I think I decided on the Hitachi 51S500 from CC. My dilemma is that I do not know if the extended warranty from CC will cover the Calibration. More specifically if the tech guy that comes out is ISF certified. If any of you know or had an experience with a CC technician attempting to or actually doing a calibration, I would appreciate any advice/experiences. BTW, I did attempt to call the Service Center and other 800 numbers to get an answer, but to no avail. The peeps at CC weren't much better.
I think I know the answer to the CC ISF technician question. Therefore most likely I will buy it from CC and have an ISF technician come out to calibrate.
To make a long thread longer, here are my questions:
1) What do you think of this model?? Hitachi 51S500.
Viewing distance is going to be around 10-12 ft. Budget is going to be no more than $2400US
2) Do you know if the CC extended warranty will cover an ISF tech calibrating?
3) Do I need to do the 100hr break in period before the Avia calibration or the ISF tech calibration??
4) How often do I need to do the ISF calibration??
5) Does anyone recommend a Certified ISF tech in the Southern California area? I called a few places that had ISF techs.
Thanks for your info and patience. Please refer me to a thread if you think it will answer my questions.
I am in the market to start my HT setup in my family room and the posts in here have been invaluable. I have only been reading a short time, but the info I have gathered has been very useful. I appreciate all of the members' knowledge.
I do have some audio/video knowledge, but it has been awhile so bear with me.
First, I am looking to purchase a RPTV this weekend if possible. I have been looking at various models from various retailers. After much research, I think I decided on the Hitachi 51S500 from CC. My dilemma is that I do not know if the extended warranty from CC will cover the Calibration. More specifically if the tech guy that comes out is ISF certified. If any of you know or had an experience with a CC technician attempting to or actually doing a calibration, I would appreciate any advice/experiences. BTW, I did attempt to call the Service Center and other 800 numbers to get an answer, but to no avail. The peeps at CC weren't much better.
I think I know the answer to the CC ISF technician question. Therefore most likely I will buy it from CC and have an ISF technician come out to calibrate.
To make a long thread longer, here are my questions:
1) What do you think of this model?? Hitachi 51S500.
Viewing distance is going to be around 10-12 ft. Budget is going to be no more than $2400US
2) Do you know if the CC extended warranty will cover an ISF tech calibrating?
3) Do I need to do the 100hr break in period before the Avia calibration or the ISF tech calibration??
4) How often do I need to do the ISF calibration??
5) Does anyone recommend a Certified ISF tech in the Southern California area? I called a few places that had ISF techs.
Thanks for your info and patience. Please refer me to a thread if you think it will answer my questions.