george king
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I need the experts' advice. The 27" JVC died. I have managed to get a roughly $1300 allocation for a new TV from the wife.
The price leaves pretty much the Hit or Sam 32" sets. First, this is a "transitional" set. We will be moving to a larger house in 2-3 years, which WILL have a "game room" for the HT. At that time, I will be getting a proper widescreen HDTV (and hopfully the DVI/Firewire issues will have been settled). This set will then go to the bedroom.
I have seen both sets at BB and CC, and the pictures are pretty comparable.
Hitachi - Does 3:2 pulldown, and has nice color rendition. However, the letterbox area is only 810 lines, and it has a curved screen (the room has lots of windows, so glare may be a problem).
Samsung - Flat screen, nice picture, and according to the site, the letterbox area is 1080 lines. However, it does not do 3:2 pulldown, so artifacting will probably be an issue.
Anyone have any recommendations/experience with these sets? Are there any "issues" I should be aware of?
Thanks a bunch!!
The price leaves pretty much the Hit or Sam 32" sets. First, this is a "transitional" set. We will be moving to a larger house in 2-3 years, which WILL have a "game room" for the HT. At that time, I will be getting a proper widescreen HDTV (and hopfully the DVI/Firewire issues will have been settled). This set will then go to the bedroom.
I have seen both sets at BB and CC, and the pictures are pretty comparable.
Hitachi - Does 3:2 pulldown, and has nice color rendition. However, the letterbox area is only 810 lines, and it has a curved screen (the room has lots of windows, so glare may be a problem).
Samsung - Flat screen, nice picture, and according to the site, the letterbox area is 1080 lines. However, it does not do 3:2 pulldown, so artifacting will probably be an issue.
Anyone have any recommendations/experience with these sets? Are there any "issues" I should be aware of?
Thanks a bunch!!