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08-23-2006, 04:44 PM
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Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
I'm looking on Amazon right now, and I see three separate Toshiba 62" 1080p TVs - the 62HM195 for $1800, the 62HM196 for $2200, and the 62MX195 for $2500. Since keeping things under $2k with shipping would be really nice, I'm sorely tempted by the 62HM195, but I'm not conversant enough in the tech to figure out the differences between them. I've got an HD-A1 ready to come out of its box when the new HDTV arrives, and I just want to know if there's something "wrong" with this machine that should make me wary.
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08-23-2006, 07:39 PM
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Re: Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
lol... that is crazy. i was on amazon earlier today and looking at this exact same tv. i was also wondering what the difference was but couldn't figure it out. i hope someone knows and can post a response as i'm sure there are others who would like to know as well.
- Jason
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08-23-2006, 09:04 PM
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Re: Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
On of the main differences on the 62HM195/62HM196 vs 62MX195 is that the latter model offers PC (input 15 pin D-sub VGA).
Also the 62HM196 Promotes a 12 bit processing as well as the new 62MX196.
Those should be the big changes...
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08-23-2006, 10:13 PM
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Re: Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
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Also the 62HM196 Promotes a 12 bit processing as well as the new 62MX196.
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Originally Posted by Jason Seaver
I'm not conversant enough in the tech to figure out the differences between them.
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Jay's Movie Blog - A movie-viewing diary.
Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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08-30-2006, 09:22 AM
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Re: Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
anyone else with difference/suggestions?
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08-30-2006, 04:11 PM
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Re: Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
Well, I bit on the 62HM195; it should be arriving Friday (and then, sadly, staying in the box as I leave to go to a friend's wedding). I'm psyched; I've got an HD-A1 and a new receiver already waiting in boxes, plus a Sony HD DVR that has done nicely recording the free channels and outputting them to my old 480i WS Toshiba. It's going to be a ton of fun hooking stuff up and seeing how it all looks.
Jay's Movie Blog - A movie-viewing diary.
Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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08-31-2006, 01:44 PM
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Re: Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
The truly hilarious part is that my younger brother/roommate isn't going to the wedding, so he'll be staring at four big unopened boxes all weekend (TV, HD-DVD, receiver, stand) until I get home. That's got to be a form of torture.
Jay's Movie Blog - A movie-viewing diary.
Transplanted Life: Sci-fi soap opera about a man placed in a new body, updated two or three times a week.
Trading Post Inn - Another gender-bending soap, with different collaborators writing different points of view.
"What? Since when was this an energy ball movie?" - Overheard during a screening of Takashi Miike's Dead Or Alive
"What the hell religion are you people?" - Overheard during the Captain Marvel serial at SF/29
"If I feel even one bullet hit me, I will rip your lungs out through your nostrils!" - Ron Silver as himself, "Heat Vision And Jack"
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09-02-2006, 03:32 AM
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Re: Is there any particular reason not to buy a 62HM195
It's last years model.
I don't believe it has even a 8VSB (OTA digital) tuner let along a QAM (cable).
Ugly silver cabinet (I believe).
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This one is on my list too...look forward to reading your reviews with the HD-A1 High Def dvd player. Have fun 