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[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I grabbed this:

http://www.polaroid.com/global/deta...DER<>folder_id=282574488338773&bmLocale=en_US





1080i/720p/480p/480i digital compatibility
181-channel cable-ready (NTSC) tuner
Simulated surround sound
Progressive scan
Built-in speaker system
VESA standard mounting system (not included)
Trilingual on-screen display (English, Spanish, French)
Sleep timer
Closed captioning
Includes:
Full-function remote control
Detachable TV stand


Specifications
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast ratio: 500:1
Response time: 8ms
Viewing angle: 130 x 150
Component video input (YPbPr)
VGA (D-sub) input
S-video input
Composite video input
RF antenna input
4 audio inputs
Headphone jack















It is sweet compared to what I had. Granted its not the best HDTV by far, but its darn good for what it is. It was selling for 470 (or so. can't remember exactly) but this week its on sale for 350 at Circuit City. Things will be tight for awhile but I'll manage (barring anything unforeseen). I'm looking at the extra dough spent (the TV I traded back in costed me 149 before tax, open box deal) as future proofing my set up somewhat.



I love the widescreen. Playing with the aspect ratios is kinda neat.lol




You non HDTV gamers should see some of the games that will actually play in high defintion. Most of the games will only run in 480p. Just switching them into progessive scan mode makes them look alot better. Sonic Heroes says its 720p on the box but it only runs in 480p for me. I just wish I could find more PS2, Xbox or Gamecube games that run in a higher def than 480 progessive scan.

Grandia 3 also doesn't look so dark anymore on this TV.

Can't wait to try Riddick with this thing!


Ran into a problem though.......I can't get any Nippon Ichi games to run. What do I do to fix that? Anything?

I can get other 2D games like Culdcept and Growlanser 3 to run fine.


So far, so good. Looks like a good investment even if all I'm doing is playing games on it. I just gotta figure out how I'm gonna go about hooking up my gamecube to it. I've already got my PS2 and Xbox hooked up via a madcatz component cable.

How much better will this system be if I use Monster cables to game with? How about buying a really cheapie sound system? I won't be doing this anytime in the near future but someday I might spring for it.

Compared to my old tiny ghetto TV (an RCA XL100 with knobs on it), this is a huge improvement.

 

[Ponn]

Hmm..I haven't really heard anything about Polaroid brand. It has VGA, would have tried for DVI/HDMI. Did you have to get it at Circuit City? Could you come up with another $50?

This one is at Best Buy and Westinghouse gets good write up and I have a 26 inch version in my bedroom now that is just awesome.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7247277&type=product&id=1115365757753

If not don't worry about it. You should be fine and if everything works for you and looks good thats all that matters.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Hmm..I haven't really heard anything about Polaroid brand. It has VGA, would have tried for DVI/HDMI. Did you have to get it at Circuit City? Could you come up with another $50?

This one is at Best Buy and Westinghouse gets good write up and I have a 26 inch version in my bedroom now that is just awesome.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7247277&type=product&id=1115365757753

If not don't worry about it. You should be fine and if everything works for you and looks good thats all that matters.

Coming up with the money I spent was a real stretch. Maybe a tad bit foolish for me, even. A nice deal to be sure, but I could barely get what i got. The only thing my TV has over that one is response time. Both may be so low it don't even matter. I don't know much about these things anyways.lol


Can anyone help me run my Nippon Ichi titles? I really wanna try Disgaea on this baby!

 

[Solo]

The real question is why did you buy a standard set a week ago in the first place? Especially to just turn around and buy an HDTV. Doesnt make a world of sense.....