Opinion on best LCD RPTV and question about Digital Video ..

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Highly probable on this particular set you will not see the normal
"blooming" experienced when adjusting the CRT based sets.<
> The Hitachi item have been really quite nice, fairly reliable, and
> reproduce high quality HD reproduction. I would suggest that you check all
> the "bells and whistles" of the set with all your available equipment and
> options. Also you can check out the available AV forums on the web for
> more in-depth dialogs regarding this and other similar sets.<
> When you feel comfortable with it's operations in all modes and functions
> probably long before the 30 day period expiries. It will not hurt anything
> to look at other devices and inquire regarding service records,
> reliability, and performance results for each item.
"Jack Dotson" <jdotson@stx.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> Bought a Hitachi 60v715 LCDRPTV. I have 30 days to decide if this is the
> set I want to keep, so I'm still looking to see if there is something I
> like
> better before my 30 days are up. You guys familiar with this set? If so,
> what do you think of it and is there something else I should be looking
> at?
> I want at least a 60" set.
>
> Also, I bought a copy of Digital Video Essentials that I've seen mentioned
> here often. I've only go to the second set-up screen and am stumped.
> This
> is the contrast adjustment and they say to adjust until you get blooming
> and
> the two whites start to run together. However, the pattern only has the
> sing white bar at the top with three other bars that get darker as they go
> down the screen. Even with the contrast turned all the way up I don't see
> the blooming. Any idea how I adjust this or what I'm missing?
>
> Thanks
>
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