So who's lucky enough to get ESPN2HD?

[Dago]

Andy, how is the Vizio? My wife and I perused their website. The TVs are very inexpensive. Does the low price compromise quality? Do blacks appear black or gray? Are images sharp or fuzzy? Still trying to decide -- LCD, plasma or DLP. Frankly, I haven't been too impressed with some of the LCD TVs I've seen -- maybe due to the way retailers set them up.

 

[BlueStangGT]

got it just in time for the Finals last year!

lol... Cox here in OK added it about 4 days AFTER the Finals last year.


Tom was not happy about that.

 

[Von Halen]

Andy, how is the Vizio? My wife and I perused their website. The TVs are very inexpensive. Does the low price compromise quality? Do blacks appear black or gray? Are images sharp or fuzzy? Still trying to decide -- LCD, plasma or DLP. Frankly, I haven't been too impressed with some of the LCD TVs I've seen -- maybe due to the way retailers set them up.

I read an article that said the Vizio screens are made by the same company that makes them for the big name companies. I have a buddy that sells t.v.'s, and he has high regards for the Vizio's. Not a lot of returns, and not a lot of warranty issues.

I have a Panasonic 42" plasma and a 63" Mitsubishi HD projection screen. The quality on the plasma is much better than the Mitsubishi. Of course, the Mitsubishi is 4 or 5 years old now. I have been debating about replacing the Mitsubishi, and my buddy tells me plasma's are getting to be less of a consideration. I guess the LCD's and DLP's are taking over. Whatever I replace it with, I want it wall mountable.

I bugged Comcast forever about getting us ESPN2 in HD. They finally did it. Their excuse to me was that it was a contractual issue with ESPN. I guess ESPN charges the cable companies more for sending the channel to them in HD, than they do for the regular broadcast. I don't know.....frustrating when you can't get it, I know.

Doesn't one of the sattelite providers offer a ton of HD channels now? I keep threatening to check more into that, but never seem to make the time. Anybody else know more about the sattelite services?

 

[murf]

I've got dishnetwork and have about 30 HD channels including the local networks. ESPN2 hd is awesome to watch the races on especially if you have a dvr and can pause, replay and use super slomo.

 

[Rollout96]

I have been debating about replacing the Mitsubishi, and my buddy tells me plasma's are getting to be less of a consideration. I guess the LCD's and DLP's are taking over. Whatever I replace it with, I want it wall mountable.

I have a DLP and they are not wall mountable. It is probably 12" - 14" deep.