Do I need speakers and tuner in my TV??

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"plipschutz" <plipschutz@123safe.com> wrote in message
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> I'm looking to buy a 42" flat screen. My question is; if I'm planning on
> using my digital cable box and plan on buying a surround sound system, do
> I
> need to have speakers and a tuner in the TV as well? What would I be
> missing?
>
> If all I need is the screen, can anyone suggest some good models to look
> at?
>
> Thanks.

No; only a set with a good display and several HDMI inputs and perhaps a
firewire output [for recording, etc.].

It might be a good bet to hold off till the Fall when several improved and
lower cost sets hit the street. In that size both LCD and Plasma screens
rule. If you sit less than 9 feet away you might want a 1080p display but
most if not all current displays in that size sport 720p displays which are
adequate if you don't sit too close.

Richard.

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On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 13:39:59 GMT,
RandyLWaltersremovenospammage@earthlink.net (Randy W) wrote:

>On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:51:41 GMT, plipschutz <plipschutz@123safe.com>
>wrote:
>
>>I'm looking to buy a 42" flat screen. My question is; if I'm planning on
>>using my digital cable box and plan on buying a surround sound system, do I
>>need to have speakers and a tuner in the TV as well? What would I be missing?
>>
>>If all I need is the screen, can anyone suggest some good models to look at?
>>Thanks.
>
> A Commercial model can work fine with a digital cable box and
>surround sound system. The method of connecting it all needs
>to be thought out carefully though before blindly buying a
>Commercial model. My friend did not heed this advice, bought
>a Pioneer commercial model, and quickly discovered that it
>did not have enough inputs for all his video sources and it
>wasn't compatible with his HT receiver. In your case, with
>one or two video sources you should be alright.
>
> On AVSForum dot com the various Panasonic models have been
>the favorite for many years as they pretty much give the most
>bang for the buck. Pioneer is the second favorite but is priced
>higher than the Panasonics. Fujitsu is probably the best but is
>the most expensive. Sonys are good but overpriced.
>
>
>
> The primary consideration is do you get an ED model or HD model?
>If your eyes will be 10 ft or so from the screen an ED model will look
>almost indishinguishable from it's HD counterpart when watching
Nonsense.
Thumper


>HD, and SD will look slightly better. However if you sit closer than
>that, you will likely be able to see the screen door effect (SDE)
>on the ED models. You have to get closer to the HD model to
>see SDE. I see it at 10 feet but my viewing distance is 8 feet
>at home so i bought the HD plasma instead. I had planned on
>getting an ED model since i watch mostly SD, but i took a
>tapemeasure to my local CC and BB stores, stood at my
>home viewing distance, and clearly saw SDE on the ED
>model but not on the HD model and it bugged me so
>much that i spent the extra $800 on an HD instead.
>
> With the commercial models, you typically have to buy the
>table stand separately if you're not going to wall-mount it
>and that can add a few hundred or more to the cost of the
>display. The new Panasonic consumer models are priced
>almost as low as the commercial models now once you
>add the optional stand, and you get the benefit of extra
>inputs and a built-in HD tuner and decent speakers for
>those times when you don't want to fire up the HT system.
>The consumer model also has an HDMI input which would
>be a $170 option on the commercial model. The new
>Panny consumer models also have newer technology glass
>and reportedly have better picture quality than their
>commercial counterparts.
>
>Here's a few good sites to read:
>
>http://www.glaucobruzzi.com/plasma-faq/index.php?
>
>http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=40
>
>Randy
>42PX50U
>

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Provided you get enough inputs (and/or a SS receiver with video switching)
you'll be fine. There's an awful lot of video projectors out there that
survive just fine without them...

I wouldn't get too hung up on having/not having them tho, do your research
and compare, if you find a good screen that you like that has them, so be
it...

"plipschutz" <plipschutz@123safe.com> wrote in message
news:xFuze.18489$rQ5.11506@trndny04...
> I'm looking to buy a 42" flat screen. My question is; if I'm planning on
> using my digital cable box and plan on buying a surround sound system, do
I
> need to have speakers and a tuner in the TV as well? What would I be
missing?
>
> If all I need is the screen, can anyone suggest some good models to look
at?
>
> Thanks.
>