[ENG] High definition TV
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:15 pm
Oh my goodness. All the hype is true. I just had high definition cable service installed and I never want to watch anything else again. I had not expected such good results. I got tempted when I saw Dell (the computer people) have smaller HD-ready TV's at quite a discount. The 17-inch I bought listed for $699 and was recently dropped to $549 with free shipping. It has an LCD screen. I checked on eBay and tons of these were listed and being snapped up at around $415 plus shipping. I got a better deal by doing a "Buy It Now" for $400 and $40 shipping. Had the set in a week and watched for a week until I ordered cable. The 17-inch screen is fine for the bedroom. For $10 extra a month I get 12 high-definition channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, UPN and WB stations and HD versions of premium movie channels. I did have to take 47 digital channels too over the 100 full channel lineup. It will mess up taping because I can only tape the channel I watch. I guess I will just enjoy watching for quite awhile and let up on my taping and new scenes discoveries. I recommend high definition very highly if you can afford it and I look forward to when all programming will be in it. Don't waste the extra money on a set with an HD tuner if you need to use cable or satellite, as the HD-ready sets without tuners are fine (the signal provider supplies the converter box which has the tuner).
My money is going to some other purchases in January.