Now I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight BEN..
See! I needed your expertise with Flat Panels and Plasmas.........:nono:
Did I buy a $900 SHITBOX? :confused: :sadwavey:

Sleep fine. The LG panel is pretty good actually.

My reservation was that it's a refurb, and refurbs usually only carry 30 or 60 day warranty. As long as it has at least a 1 year on site warranty, it should be fine. $800 shipped is pretty cheap.

Update Guys!
 

Well, for a while there, I thought I was going to be sorely disappointed with my decision. (NOT)
I received the "42 Philips Panel on Tuesday. It looked great and it was brand new. I am stilling learning about all of its functions.
For $846, I cannot complain. I have saved myself around $700 by purchasing this unit. Can't beat that shit! :bigtu:
90 day warranty!
LOLA

sweet glad you like it, that was a damn good deal! The one i went with comes monday.

If you bought it with a CC, Visa, MC and AMEX usually will DOUBLE the manufacters warranty.

What did you pick up BRAINY?

Panasonic TH-50PX60U, with a free Harmony universal remote, $1799 shipped to my door.

the panny is the way to go. and so is the harmony. which model remote? 659?

I bought my 50 inch panasonic for 1800 with tax included. It was on black friday and no i didnt have have to wake up at 2 am to get this deal. I went in with my dad around noon. Its the flat screen hdtv one btw

Yeah H659BLK. you got the harmony? how is it, it's free so what the hell, should make the wife happy.

i loved it... it might suck batteries but that's only some firmware versions. if it doesn't, dont upgrade the fw.

just spend time updating it and get a feel for how the IR timings/delays work and you can set it up to be idiot proof.

I'm bring this thread back up because I'm on the market now for a big screen HDTV. My question is: How do I hook up a computer to a 1080p HDTV? I'm sure it depends on the connections on the TV and the computer, but what are the different options assuming I don't have the TV or computer yet (well, I could always buy a different video card)? DVI to HDMI? TV with a DVI input? Fancy computer video card that has outputs for a tv?

I too am looking at the Sharp Aquos 52" LCD HDTV, screen looks ok to me and some of the prices I see are pretty good. The wife likes the asethetics of the Sony XBR's but for $1000+ more she said she doesn't need the pretty looks.

Any help anyone can give me is greatly appreciated. I know next to nothing about fancy computers or TVs.

LC-52D62U ?
That display is a bit unusual in the fact that it does not have a VGA input. VGA isn't as sharp as the digital connections, but it's easy and reliable.

You'll need a video card for your computer. If the computer isn't a dedicated HTPC, get a dual monitor card. There are tons on the market that feature 1 VGA + 1 DVI output. You'll also need a 1080P capable HDMI cable and a Male DVI to Female HDMI adapter. Or preferably, a an HDMI-->DVI cable.

I *highly* recommed these guys for digital cables. They are the only company to supply me with cables that have worked 100% correctly 100% of the time:
http://www2.dvigear.com/hirecoca.html

There are a few HDMI out video cards on the market--but not many, and last I looked they were double-triple the cost of the dvi out card.

Yes.
Thanks Ben. What is a "HTPC"? Are there normally any issues with screen size (cutting off part of the screen, task bar, etc) when you run a HDTV off a computer?

home theater pc

Home Theater PC

No, I've never had any issues, and we run PC's to flat panels and projectors pretty commonly. The video card and display will handshake.

The only time I get pissy is when I have to integrate a laptop. They can be a PITA if they are not dedicated.

i was pissed the other day (last month) trying to figure out my s-video out on my laptop, then i read up about the 4 vs. 6 pin s-video or some bullshit. i sat there for an hour trying to figure that shit out....so i had to settle for watching top gear on my laptop :(

silly thing is I know i had the correct convertor to rca for the laptop, just couldn't find it.

laptops are a PITA when it comes to getting video on a second display. It's that hollywood copyright bs. Let me guess, you could get the desktop to display fine, but didn't get any video when RealPlayer (or equivalent) opened the video file?

haha fuckin Dell sucks my bawls.

hahaha how'd you guess.