View Full Version : Any And all advise welcome.
mrreality13
08-24-2005, 12:24 AM
Im looking into buying a low end hdtv due to $$ and i rent a small apartment :boo2: Im looking at 27" from ,Prima,Advent, and Insignia im used to waching "letter box" so I dont want a wide screen im looking to spend like 350 to 400 (us)$.I have a comcast 2 chan pvr.
Any and all advice welcome. :cool:
kevinw
08-24-2005, 10:17 AM
I don't think they make HD's in 4:3 anymore. There are cheap widescreens out there from the brands you mentioned. I suggest searching the Walmart,Sams,Costo, Best buy or Circuit City sites..
mrreality13
08-25-2005, 12:24 AM
I was wondering if any one has bought these and how they look??
sears has this
Prima Technologies 27 in. HDTV Monitor
Sears item #05747175000 Mfr. model #HT2778P-$399.99(us)
breast buy has this
Insignia 27" HD-Ready Stereo TV with 4-Line Digital Comb Filter - Silver
Model: IS-TV040928-$419.00(us)
cc has this
Advent 27" HDTV Monitor (HT2778A)-$399.99- sale for 349.oo
i think sears and bb are same.
matwhitt61
08-27-2005, 03:56 AM
I have seen for a few months an RCA 27" HDTV at my local Walmart for $294. It might just be available at the local one, but just in case, check Walmart for cheap TVs. I have a 30" widescreen Advent and mostly I love it. There are a few problems that I am trying to work through with it, but they seem to not be anything serious. I paid 375 at Kmart for this one. It is the only CRT HDTV that I have seen that can do 720p. Definitely worth the money if you're cheap like us. Oh yeah, and if you can afford a little extra, always go with a service plan just in case you get a bad set.
If the Advent is the only CRT HDTV that you have seen that can "do" 720p then you are not looking. As far as I know, the Panny's are the only ones that do not accept 720p signals, and maybe that has changed in the newer models. All the rest of them accept 720p, though they all convert it to 1080p.
matwhitt61
09-02-2005, 01:42 PM
Converting 720p to 1080i doesn't count for "doing" 720p. A legitimate 720p CRT IS hard to find.
Ratman
09-02-2005, 02:26 PM
99.9% of CRT's cannot display 720p natively.
shank15217
09-13-2005, 12:39 PM
99.9% of CRTs ehh, i think not. My 22'' Hitachi does 1536p err.. 1080p umm 720p 480p and i dont think it does conversion to interlaced. One problem is that it doesn't have a TV tuner.
Lets not confuse CRTs with TVs in general.
