Akai 1080p??

[Mercyreaper]

Here is a link I found today to another cheap 1080p ( I am assuming a new entry as I have never heard of these guys) Akai 1080p

Has anyone seen or picked one of these up anywhere? This model is not even on their website as of yet Akai Website they have been around awhile and made a number of inexpensive stuff and it seems at least good quality judging those that have got a model here and there.

 

[crazjayz]

Costco or Sams (I forget which one) used to sell Akai TVs. My cousin has one (not the 1080p you're talking about though), finish and quality are worthy of it's price (relatively inexpensive at the time).

 

[Mercyreaper]

Yes I see newegg sells them, just not the new 1080p model, might be some type of walmart exclusive or something.

 

[nothingtocome]

I got an Akai 27 " that look really cool. and it run very nice in 1080 , .

 

[applebook]

Just have a look at them displayed in Costco stores. If their 1080p models are anything like their 720p Costco units,

 

[SJetski71]

You could get the Westy 37" on sale for less than that ~ $799 + tax

Personally i wouldn't guinea pig the Akai 37", i'd wait for user-reviews over at the avsforums first

 

[MasterOfNone]

The local Sam's Club over here sometimes runs their HDTV's on an SDTV signal. Akai are by far the worst for image quality with SDTV. The picture looks like a moving watercolor painting - it's HORRIBLE!

When they are running an HDTV signal the image quality is at the lower end of what they sell.

As far as AKAI being a new entry - uh...NO! They've been around for 78 years. They were a bigger name (not meaning that they were a big player in the industry, just meaning that the name was more visible then) in home audio back in the late 70's and early 80's from what I remember, kind of like Marantz and Technics.