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Hey all,
long story short, friend didnt have good grip on the corner of my sony tritron 32" tv and dropped it!!!!!
SO now i want a new tv.
Problem is being in costa rica, my option are very limited - any good tv is $3k +.
i am aiming for the $2k, i went around to alot of places today and the best of what i could find was basically:
Samsung
43" Rear Projection Television
Model: SP43Q5HL
http://www.samsung.com/au/products/tv/rearprojectiontv/sp_43q5hl.asp?page=Specifications
Now i do want 1080i HD and such, it says this tv is HD ready.. ? lost on that one... would i need to buy something to make it HD ready ?
it only has component RCA plug on it, no DVI or HDMI...
So i was leaning towards this Sony, $300 more, but has HDMI and VGA and component
But, what has me, the tv says on the back it was made in November 2004.... - they had HDMI back then ?
It also says on one review i need an HD receiver as well to use HD on this - so that means if my DVD player has HD it wont show on the TV with out the receiver - even thought on the back of the TV it lists the HD resolutions and has component right below them ?
http://www.samsung.com/au/products/tv/rearprojectiontv/sp_43q5hl.asp?page=Specifications
long story short, friend didnt have good grip on the corner of my sony tritron 32" tv and dropped it!!!!!
SO now i want a new tv.
Problem is being in costa rica, my option are very limited - any good tv is $3k +.
i am aiming for the $2k, i went around to alot of places today and the best of what i could find was basically:
Samsung
43" Rear Projection Television
Model: SP43Q5HL
http://www.samsung.com/au/products/tv/rearprojectiontv/sp_43q5hl.asp?page=Specifications
Now i do want 1080i HD and such, it says this tv is HD ready.. ? lost on that one... would i need to buy something to make it HD ready ?
it only has component RCA plug on it, no DVI or HDMI...
Specifications
Screen Size: 43"
Screen type: Wide
NTSC: 3.58
Cable / Hyper Band
VHF/UHF (2-12 / 21-69)
Input Signal: 480i/480P/576i/576P/1080i
Display Mode: 100Hz/Progressive
Optical System RealFlect System TM
Screen(Anti Glare): HD Fine Pitch Screen
Digital Comb Filter: 4H
Digital Noise Reduction
Low Noise Amplifier
CRT burnt Protection
Self FocusTM
4 Picture Modes
Color Temperature Adjust: 5 Modes
Aspect Ratio Mode: 3 Modes
Stereo Type: Nicam / A2 Stereo
Auto Stereo
Sound Mode Select: 5 Modes
Auto Volume Leveler (AVL)
Surround System: Virtual Dolby
Sound output (Total): 30W
Features: ATM (ATS), Channel Memory, On/Off Timer, Sleep Timer,
TTX: FLOF
Child Lock
Plug & Play
Absent Power Off
Auto Power Off
OSD Language: En/Thai
Still Picture
Input Labeling
AV input 1
AV output R1
S-Video input F1/R1
ANT.(RF) R1
Smart Component (Y/Pb/Pr) R2
Remote Control Universal
Power Supply Free voltage
Power Consumption 230W
Stand-By Power 3W
DimensionsDimensions: (WxHxD) mm 1035x888x510
Weight (kg): 40
So i was leaning towards this Sony, $300 more, but has HDMI and VGA and component
But, what has me, the tv says on the back it was made in November 2004.... - they had HDMI back then ?
It also says on one review i need an HD receiver as well to use HD on this - so that means if my DVD player has HD it wont show on the TV with out the receiver - even thought on the back of the TV it lists the HD resolutions and has component right below them ?
http://www.samsung.com/au/products/tv/rearprojectiontv/sp_43q5hl.asp?page=Specifications
Inputs And Outputs:
Component Video Y/PB/Pr (1080i/720p/480p/480i) Input: 2 Rear
Composite Input: 1 Front/3 Rear
HDMI Interface: 1 Rear
S Video Input: 1 Front/2 Rear
RF Input: 2 Rear
Audio Out: 1 Rear
General:
Power Requirements: AC 120V 60Hz
Power Consumption: In Operation: 295W
In Standby: <1W
Audio:
Auto SAP
MTS Stereo
Steady Sound® Auto Volume Control With BBE® Audio Effect
Auto Mute (Tuner)
Audio Output (Variable/Fixed)
TruSurround® SRS® Audio
2 Speaker System (20W X 2)
Video:
Auto Channel Program
Trinitone® Colour Temperature
Caption Vision (CC)
Channel Label
Channel Skip/Add
Clock/Timer Two Event
Energy Star® Compliant
Favourite Channel with Preview
Picture Freeze
Picture Jump
On Screen Display (English/Spanish/French)
Program Palette Presets (Vivid/Movie/Standard/Sports)
Sleep Function
Speed Surf Channel Selection
V Chip Parental Control
Video Label
Wide Mode (Normal/Full/Zoom/Wide Zoom)
XDS (Extended Data Service)
Manual/Auto (Flash Focus) Convergence
ID1 Detection (Auto)
Supplied Accessories:
Instruction Manual
Remote Control RM-Y916
AA Battery (2)
Weight:
135 lbs. (61.3kg)
Dimensions:
42 3/48 " x 402" x 24" (1086 x 1017 x 609 mm)
