"jakdedert" wrote in message
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Michael Kennedy wrote:
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I wish I could get my hands on a nice 32-36" CRT TV that someone is
upgrading. I don't like these new display types because they are almost
all Wide screen and therefore distort the picture or have huge bars on
each side of the screen. The picture quality increase of HDTV is
neglible from a sutiable viewing distance unless of course you are using
it as a computer monitor.

Agree about HD quality. In any case, it's only as good as the source, and
my cable system introduces some pretty serious artifacts and noise into
the analog line. Digital might be better if I had it. IMO, everyday HD,
when I've seen it, has been distinctly underwhelming. I've seen some HD
monitors, connected directly to the source--which were almost stunning.

Check your local Craigslist for CRT monitors and TV's. I see them every
day...especially the big ones. Take along a couple of friends if you find
one, however. They are HEAVY!

jak
Mike
On a recent trip to Vegas, I called into the Sony shop in Caesar's mall, to
have a look at the latest offerings and see if they were any different your
side of the pond. There was a huge - 42 maybe even bigger - LCD screen
running HD from a Blu Ray DVD player, and for the very first time with any
flat screen that I've seen, I have to say that it was absolutely stunning.
It was like looking at the very best quality cinema display. It was actually
showing a clip from Pirates 3. But the problem is that whilst these
digitally created and displayed pictures are lovely at native resolution,
when you try to watch 'normal' broadcast TV on them, they look perfectly
dreadful. I don't know about over there, but here, at the moment, there is
little 'broadcast' HD, so if you want to see such a TV working at its best,
then it's got to be, for the most part, from an HD video source. For mainly
this reason, I am currently sticking with my 34" CRT Tosh, which gives a
pretty much faultless display on any content. I am looking forward to SED
screens becoming commercially available, as I have read that these give the
best of both worlds, with an extremely 'CRT-like' picture.

Arfa