I'm in the market to buy a television & need assistance.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Just got my class schedule and I have class from 6:30-9:30 Monday nights. Problem with that is I love 24 so it creates a dilemna. I'm very unfamiliar with DVR's, TIVO, and all that shtein. I need to find one that can record in HD. Any recommendations?

HD DVR is available from DirecTV.  Otherwise, there are only a few models of HD TiVo available anyway.  Buy the newest one, because only losers buy old shtein.

I got a call from a buddy of mine who is a supervisor at BestBuy and he told be that if I waited unit after 12:00 midnight tomorrow I could get a friggen excellent deal on a new set.

I don't care.  I can't get anyone else out until tomorrow anyway so who gives a shtein?

WAR analog!

You know, or something. 

Just go out and spend top dollar.  You're in the real estate business.  You're old and live in Florida.  You have plenty of money to blow on a TV, so just do it.

[Rome]

Well, bad news and good news, I guess.  The service doode just left.  The repairs on my current set were going to cost $435, so I told him to pack his shtein and take a hike.

Looks like I'm off to Circuit City in a few hours. . .

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Ripoff City is more like it!!!!!!one

[SD_Eagle5]

Got a Panasonic surround sound system with a 5 disc changer for Christmas. Just bought an HDMI cable and hooked it up, the picture and sound quality are much better than when I just had the Hi - Def cables hooked up. When I saw the difference at the store it didn't look like that big of a deal, but now that I see it on my own T.V. the difference is noticable.

[Rome]

I just had one of the best experiences ever.  I bought this television yesterday at Best Buy.  I got a pretty good deal on it because they price-matched it from Sears for $2,579.99.  Anyway, I checked Best Buy's website this morning and lo and behold the price dropped from that to $1,999.99!  I ended up saving almost six hundred bucks!  Also - I had purchased the four-year warranty on it yesterday for $349.99.  Well, that dropped to $249.99 since the television itself was under $2,000.  Adding tax savings between the two, I ended up saving almost $700 in total.

On top of everything, I was standing there waiting for the guy to finish my price change when a delivery of Playstation3's came in.  There was 40 of them on a crate behind the customer service desk and I happened to be first in line for one, so I ended up snagging it too!

What an awesome start to the day.   

[SD_Eagle5]

I just had one of the best experiences ever.  I bought this television yesterday at Best Buy.  I got a pretty good deal on it because they price-matched it from Sears for $2,579.99.  Anyway, I checked Best Buy's website this morning and lo and behold the price dropped from that to $1,999.99!  I ended up saving almost six hundred bucks! 

I bought the exact same TV (size and all) 3 months ago for $1700 (I bought the floor model). The picture is amazing but the only drawback is there's only 1 HDMI hookup if that's your thing. Also, when you switch from a HD channel to a non-HD channel or vice versa the screen scrambles, then goes blank, then tunes the station in.

[Rome]

There's three HDMI hookups on this one, SD.  Are you sure it's the exact same model?

That's from the spec. sheet below:

HDMI Inputs    3

[Rome]

BTW: About the picture, I saw the thing hooked up to a Blu-Ray player (which the PS-3 is equipped with) and it was the most amazing picture I've ever seen.  Jesus Christ - it makes standard HD look weak by comparison.

[SD_Eagle5]

There's three HDMI hookups on this one, SD.  Are you sure it's the exact same model?

That's from the spec. sheet below:

HDMI Inputs    3

Yup, exact same model. The XBR is Sony's top LCD. Only difference (in the picture) is yours has a gray border where as mine has a black border.

BTW: About the picture, I saw the thing hooked up to a Blu-Ray player (which the PS-3 is equipped with) and it was the most amazing picture I've ever seen.  Jesus Christ - it makes standard HD look weak by comparison.

I can't say enough great things about the picture. Do you have surround sound to hook up to it?

[Rome]

I have a Nakamichi controller, a Denon DVD & Paradigm speakers in front and back.  I hope all the hook-ups work with the new set, although it shouldn't be a problem.

Best Buy included their home theater set-up package in the price so all I'll have to do is stay out of the way and let them deal with it.

[SD_Eagle5]

I have a Nakamichi controller, a Denon DVD & Paradigm speakers in front and back.  I hope all the hook-ups work with the new set, although it shouldn't be a problem.

Best Buy included their home theater set-up package in the price so all I'll have to do is stay out of the way and let them deal with it.

Nice...surround sound setup isn't too hard but if they're gonna do it for you than that's all the better.

I got a Panasonic surround sound 5 disc changer as a Christmas present so it feels like I'm watching a movie in a theater. Wait'll you see the games on that TV in Hi-Def. Only thing that sucks is now everyone wants to come over to my pad to watch the game.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Cool setup, Rome. I always like the Nak stuff.

[Rome]

They just finished setting up the new idiot box.

All I can say is, buy one.  BUY ONE NOW.

[Seabiscuit36]

My wife and i purchased the Mitsubishi WD 65732 Hdtv.  Its a 65" DLP, we just started finishing our basement today and since Best Buy is running a special of 0% financing thru 2010 if you purchase over 1k by february 3rd.  We also purchased Mirage Surround Sound speakers and a Denon receiver.  I'm in farging heaven 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Just be sure to pay the minimum payment every month.  You're slightly late on one payment, and they immediately calculate all your interest and start charging at ~26%.  (No, it didn't happen to me, but it happened to a friend.)

That said, you got a sweet-ass TV.  Enjoy the shtein out of it.