Guidance Required

[stahc]

look like being on the end of a charitable donation and will finaly be in the market for a lcd or plasma screen...up to 42 inches.

my question.....i already have a 2yo high def box. should i run with this for the new screen or do i go for one with the inbuilt "tuna".

is inbuilt the way to go or just convenient. i suppose i could take the STB upstairs with the old tv as an option.

[mello yello]

Theres some new Toshiba 100hz LCDs about to hit the market

this thread here ....I asked a question and killed the thread I think

Dont know about those inbuilt tunas.

Arguments have varied from if the tuna stuffs the teles gone and you would have to get a STB anyway....to you cant do firmware upgrades to them...but they are less cluttering and one less power cord to worry about.

[Austen]

No, No, No, No, No........................

Chats mate, you don't want one with an inbuilt tuna ( ), you don't even want an external tuna, you want a PVR.

PVR buddy....PVR....Can you say PVR ?

Not a tuna, a PVR............

Austen.

( Just my thoughts )

[stahc]

No, No, No, No, No........................

Chats mate, you don't want one with an inbuilt tuna ( ), you don't even want an external tuna, you want a PVR.

PVR buddy....PVR....Can you say PVR ?

Not a tuna, a PVR............

Austen.

( Just my thoughts )

would love the pvr, can say pvr............................only problem is mrs chats can say no a hell of a lot better.......something to work on

[Nevyn72]

would love the pvr, can say pvr............................only problem is mrs chats can say no a hell of a lot better.......something to work on

Just start butting in during her fav shows, organise phone calls and unexpected guests.

Then say wouldn't it be nice to be able to pause right now or record the rest of the show?

[aztec]

Just start butting in during her fav shows, organise phone calls and unexpected guests.

Then say wouldn't it be nice to be able to pause right now or record the rest of the show?

Just be aware that this can backfire, the wife will realise she can make/take phone calls, go to the bathroom, do her hair, all whilst you are sitting there looking at a frozen screen. Trust me, I know this from personal experience.

[stahc]

Just be aware that this can backfire, the wife will realise she can make/take phone calls, go to the bathroom, do her hair, all whilst you are sitting there looking at a frozen screen. Trust me, I know this from personal experience.

very sneaky our hills district wives

and don't forget...........mines a read head..she just gives me the glare

[aztec]

very sneaky our hills district wives

and don't forget...........mines a read head..she just gives me the glare

Soemthing in the water, I guess

[aztec]

and don't forget...........mines a read head..she just gives me the glare

Ah!!! So your previous avatar was a photo of her

[stahc]

Ah!!! So your previous avatar was a photo of her

oh nooooooooooooo.she's reading this over my shoulderrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

no the last one was strictly for raymond and the henchmen

[Austen]

Dear Mrs Chats,

Please can chats have a PVR to go with his new telly ?

PVR's replace the trusty VCR, and do so much more as well.

Desperate Housewives ? ..... Record every Monday ready just for when you want it.

Chasers War ? Recorded every week, no more of chats ringing up from work "Honey, press record on channel 2 right now"

Please ????

Austen.

[stahc]

looks like the money will be coming through..........soon?

now the eternal question..............40-42" lcd or plasma.......as you may have noticed with most things.......i have no idea

[aztec]

looks like the money will be coming through..........soon?

now the eternal question..............40-42" lcd or plasma.......as you may have noticed with most things.......i have no idea

Let the wife choose, that way she can't blame you for anything.

And if you have no idea, you might get a better result anyway

[Austen]

Please don't go for a cheap 852 * 480 panel.

You'll probably have it for a fair few years, get a decent (Fujitsu) resolution one.....................

Austen.

(Fujitsu fan-boi )

[stahc]

looks like the money will be coming through..........soon?

now the eternal question..............40-42" lcd or plasma.......as you may have noticed with most things.......i have no idea

Let the wife choose, that way she can't blame you for anything.

And if you have no idea, you might get a better result anyway

well in a roundabout way she's doing the funding for once

[Cooksta59]

looks like the money will be coming through..........soon?

now the eternal question..............40-42" lcd or plasma.......as you may have noticed with most things.......i have no idea

Let the wife choose, that way she can't blame you for anything.

And if you have no idea, you might get a better result anyway :P

well in a roundabout way she's doing the funding for once

Whats your budget Chats?

If it stretches to $3000 I would go for 1 of the Panasonic 50" pva60a which can be had for under $3k needs a set top box though.

[stahc]

looks like the money will be coming through..........soon?

now the eternal question..............40-42" lcd or plasma.......as you may have noticed with most things.......i have no idea

Let the wife choose, that way she can't blame you for anything.

And if you have no idea, you might get a better result anyway :P

well in a roundabout way she's doing the funding for once

Whats your budget Chats?

If it stretches to $3000 I would go for 1 of the Panasonic 50" pva60a which can be had for under $3k needs a set top box though.

maybe about $2500 at the moment.........might be able to stretch it if the new flooring doesn't cost too much

[Cooksta59]

Whats your budget Chats?

If it stretches to $3000 I would go for 1 of the Panasonic 50" pva60a which can be had for under $3k needs a set top box though.

maybe about $2500 at the moment.........might be able to stretch it if the new flooring doesn't cost too much

If you can stretch the budget a bit I would go the 50". I sit 2.8m from screen and wish I had bought the 50.(have 42) as such we are looking at a bigger screen in the foreseeable future.Would have been smarter to buy the 50 the 1st time

[stahc]

If you can stretch the budget a bit I would go the 50". I sit 2.8m from screen and wish I had bought the 50.(have 42) as such we are looking at a bigger screen in the foreseeable future.Would have been smarter to buy the 50 the 1st time

mrs chats did mention something about going bigger...........current tv is a 44" rear pro..........won't that be fun to cart upstairs.

just have to work out if we want plasma or lcd. this has come up pretty sudden so i have some serious research to be done

ps..........and with a little help from my friends

[Cooksta59]

Well budget is number 1. Waf approval up there as well.

If you are already watching a 44" screen I doubt that you would want to go smaller.

there is also the sony sxrd rear pro's but they would blow your budget out of the water.

[Austen]

............If you can stretch the budget a bit I would go the 50". I sit 2.8m from screen and wish I had bought the 50.(have 42) as such we are looking at a bigger screen in the foreseeable future.Would have been smarter to buy the 50 the 1st time

Excellent thought cookie, Yes chats, even if you have to put $500 on interest-free or whatever, go the 50" if at all possible.

We've had ours nearly two years now, and honestly, just about every day I say to Mrs Austen..."That's a great picture".....After all this time, it still has the "WOW" factor.........

It's been discussed a few times before, and no-one has said "Gee, My 50" is too big", but a few with smaller have said that they wished they had gone for the 50".

If you're like me and planning to keep it for a few years, you don't want to be kicking yourself every time you watch it......Tell Mrs chats that the extra $$'s is only a couple of days O/T <====winky working overtime to get you to buy a 50" .

Austen.

[stahc]

i'll take mrs chats shopping after easter.............have to look for new carpet and price some timber flooring anyway so why not go the whole hog.

[Austen]

i'll take mrs chats shopping after easter.............have to look for new carpet and price some timber flooring anyway so why not go the whole hog.

I like your thinking........You're gonna live with it a long time, do it right and do it once !!!

Really, a 50" looks a LOT bigger than a 42"...If you can possibly stretch the $$'s you'll be happy. Dare I say it, heck, if it's what you have to do, buy a decent panel and a $50 Strathfield SD STB to tide you over until you get a couple of days O/T to get a HD Box or PVR.........

Or better still, a SD-PVR right away, and save for a HD STB (or vice-versa, HD STB and save for SD-PVR)...........Then you'll record in SD (much more economical with the HDD usage) and watch live TV with the HD box............

Austen.

[stahc]

i'll take mrs chats shopping after easter.............have to look for new carpet and price some timber flooring anyway so why not go the whole hog.

I like your thinking........You're gonna live with it a long time, do it right and do it once !!!

Really, a 50" looks a LOT bigger than a 42"...If you can possibly stretch the $$'s you'll be happy. Dare I say it, heck, if it's what you have to do, buy a decent panel and a $50 Strathfield SD STB to tide you over until you get a couple of days O/T to get a HD Box or PVR.........

Or better still, a SD-PVR right away, and save for a HD STB (or vice-versa, HD STB and save for SD-PVR)...........Then you'll record in SD (much more economical with the HDD usage) and watch live TV with the HD box............

Austen.

if i manage to impress her enough by putting down the timber floors anythings possible

[stahc]

cookie...............been looking up info on that pana 50"

haven't had a chance to see it in the flesh but to my untrained eye it looks very inviting

i'm off this week so i'll tey and get to the shops to look at it...............and all the other stuff mrs chats wants