Recent content by Mike Lavoie

I have a Samsung dvd-n501 player that I've been perfectly happy with for years. Tomorrow I'm receiving my 1st HDTV (Toshiba 47h84). I was planning on buying a new DVD player but I found out that the Toshiba upgrades all signals to 1080i. Will I get a boost in picture quality from progressive...

Update! My budget was smashed after I went shopping for a new bedroom set for my wife......It wasn't a pretty site and I left the store a broken man. I thought my HT dreams were destroyed but decided to stop in at Bernie's and see if I could get lucky. What do ya know! A ONE DAY SALE! The...

Ken- I was considering stepping down to the Toshiba or Panasonic models but I keep thinking I'll regret not having the super fine pitch tube and the tuner. Do you know if there is a noticeable picture quality drop when viewing HD or 480p dvd on these sets. If I do go with the lower priced...

Tony- this my living /family room. The tv will be used everyday. Use will be 50% DVD, 30% standard tv and 20% HDtv.

Jim- Well, I am really sensitive to artifacts from dlp and lcd screens. Don't know why but they really ruin the screen for me. I've never liked CRT RPTVs because of the small viewing angle. I've also read that direct view CRTs still offer the best picture quality. I know it's bulky and...

Hello, I'm about to buy my first home theater but I'm really lost on what I need to buy! I'm looking at the Sony 34xbr960 for $1900 but that leaves me squat for buying accesories. I live in a second floor apartment so sound clarity is much more important than volume to me. If anyone has...