Got the HDTV

Picked it up this evening at Best Buy. After much hand wringing and countless searches through HDTV forums I finally settled on the Sony KV-36HS510 36" HDTV.

I was this close to getting the $200 cheaper Toshiba 36hf73. It had all the features I wanted, and some of the menues and options are more user friendly than the Sony. But after about a half hour of side by side comparisons it seemed pretty obvious to me that the Sony had the advantage in picture quality.

So my brother helped me lug that 230 pound monster home. Unfortuanately I have't been able to use it yet. My tv stand is a bit under size and under strength. I cant get a new TV stand right now, and I really like this one anyway. So im doing a little wood working project. I bought a 3/4" piece of high quality oak plywood and cut it down to make a new top for my TV stand. Im also reinforceing the sides with two 12X1" boards on the side, and a 2x4 in the back center. I stained all the pieces and after work im going to put it together. I know it sounds wierd, but its actually going to look pretty nice, and it will be solid as all hell. Then I will FINALLY be able to watch the dang thing.

To bad I wont be getting that progressive scan DVD player till next month. *stares at his new unopened copy of Star Trek VI special edition*

Nice...I'm glad you finally got it...

And here I was expecting some high-res digital pics.. Congrats on the upgrade though, maybe next year I'll make the jump to HDTV. It's just so damn expensive, and I don't watch that much TV as it is, I would only be connecting consoles to it and watching DVD's.

Show us pics.

Congrats on your purchase. The first thing I did after buying my XBR HD set was upgrade my satellite receiver to a sony SAT-HD200, I also added the HiDef package from DirecTV. Progressive scan DVD players are fine, however watching live sports and movies in 720 or 1080 was the reason I paid so much extra for a HD TV.

32'' of that same tv, i love it; neo geo sucks on it

Well got it all hooked up last night. Thing looks freeking awesome! I really notice the difference in clairity and crispness when I look at my old 32" JVC.

It makes my Dish network programing look excellent, and DVDs are awesome! Cant wait to get that progressive scan DVD player.

Only odd thing is when I played Halo on it last night it seemed very dark on all the pre-sets. Maybe ill do a custom setting for my games.

Anyway awesome awesome TV. I felt a little guilty about spending so much on a TV, but then the next day I got a check from my school. Turned out to be $320 more than I expected it to be. So all around yesturday was a fantastic day

CraigPilecky said:

Well got it all hooked up last night. Thing looks freeking awesome! I really notice the difference in clairity and crispness when I look at my old 32" JVC.

It makes my Dish network programing look excellent, and DVDs are awesome! Cant wait to get that progressive scan DVD player.

Only odd thing is when I played Halo on it last night it seemed very dark on all the pre-sets. Maybe ill do a custom setting for my games.

Anyway awesome awesome TV. I felt a little guilty about spending so much on a TV, but then the next day I got a check from my school. Turned out to be $320 more than I expected it to be. So all around yesturday was a fantastic day

Click to expand...

Rock on super shoper, rock on.

This is same TV I plan to get for the summer. Glad to hear everything turned out well. I have been wanting this TV since last summer!