The best tv route........ help.

[Crazy Buddhist]

My 20" Dell LCD monitor is also my main TV though I have a 21" CRT hooked up too. The Dell is more pleasant to watch than the CRT.

[Dilphat]

go with a Vizio lcd tv. i heard they are pretty good for hte bucks you spend on them.

[Eclecticos]

Well I just got one of these a week ago 50" Magnavox Plasma.
Worth every cent. My only complaint would be the ugly remote.

[simon275]

sorry to hi-jack, but ive heard of this standard def transmission being phased out.. could some one explain ill give you a cookie!

http://www.pbs.org/opb/crashcourse/digital_v_analog/

[Greco101]

Well I just got one of these a week ago 50" Magnavox Plasma.
Worth every cent. My only complaint would be the ugly remote.

Gaming on a plasma will destroy it over time.

[OvRiDe]

sorry to hi-jack, but ive heard of this standard def transmission being phased out.. could some one explain ill give you a cookie!

I may have misspoke to a degree.. Actually what is being phased out is the analog broadcast. All U.S. Television stations are being mandated to broadcast in Digital as of February 17, 2009. So this doesn't mean they can't broadcast Standard Def in Digital, and more of it is an assumption on my behalf that most likely the stations will begin to broadcast in Hi Def more and more over time. Sorry for the confusion, and here is some more information if you would like ...

http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/cat/...d/lookLearn.do

[Greco101]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=008

this looks like a pretty sweet dreal. Input?

[OvRiDe]

It seems like a sweet deal, but if it were me.. I would go new instead of used something like this...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889234009

EDIT: If size matters .. this seems like a pretty sweet deal ...even if it is recertified.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889262010

[Eclecticos]

Gaming on a plasma will destroy it over time.

I was looking up information on that last night. . The only damage a gaming console can do to a plasma is "Burn In" Fortunitely the xbox360 has a screen saver the screen image becomes darker after 10 minutes of inactivity.

I'm not to worried about it I don't currently own a gaming console. .
I do all my gaming on my PC.

[Exley]

Gaming on a plasma will destroy it over time.

Burn-in problems have gotten much better. Don't let the fear of burn-in ruin enjoying your awesome new televison. My parents have a plasma and my brother and i have played xbox and on it since they bought the tv, just don't play the same game for a very long time ( we try to limit it to a couple hours ).