Recent content by kwhite

For bottom line VE was slightly cheaper, but my mom and some friends will probably be signing up too and with Expertsat referral program I can recoup a fair bit of change.

Well at the last second I went with ExpertSatellite because my boss had a good experience with them, they offered free next day install, and a good friend just had their dvd player die and Expert Sat is giving away one. But with all the nice things said about VE they would have been great as...

Cool, I'll give them a call when I can get away from my desk. Seems like all the have is the DTC210 in stock by the web page. Been reading that peeps seem to like the Hughes box better. Maybe they have a few in stock. Thanks again.

Ok, I have only used OTA (non-HD for last 10 years) but have finally decided to go the route of HD DirecTV (yay new tv). Now my main question is where to get it? If I order from DirecTV i have no choice in hardware as I get whatever they want to send. I could order from BB, CC, etc .. Also...

I went with a HD ready TV instead of an integrated tuner for mainly 1 reason: I have a CC by my house and couldnt wait ;) then afterwards I justified it by thinking this will leave the option for an upgradeable tuner in the future.

Ok TV is in. Bought a 32" Samsung TXP3264 @ CC this Friday. Looks amazing so far. Next is the HD Receiver. Seems only Crutchfield has the SIR-T451 I want so far, but they are out of stock.

I was looking into this one too, but my plans are on hold for a few while a family emergency came up. If you grab one before me, let me know how it works.

ok after reviewing all the options (and my wifes temperment) Ive decided to go with a 4:3. Not sure which one yet, but the Zenith C32V37 looks pretty nice as it has both an integrated ATSC and NTSC tunners. (any have experience with it) If i pick up just an HD ready TV, I am going to go with...

dgordo, that is my feeling as well but my finance controller (a.k.a. wife) has said she will not put up with a stretched screen on non HDTV items. This means about 70% of the time it will be using the center 2/3rds of the screen and I am a little concerned about the possability of burn-in. I am...

Yup Just OTA. but now im waffling between 4:3 and 16:9 for the new tv again. 70% of usage is a bunch of kids vhs tapes so I am starting to lean back to 4:3 thanks for the link on the squareshooter, if i have to go for an outdoor antenna ill keep that in mind.

Thanks for your help. One last question then I'll go do some more research. The samsung receiver has the usuall outputs (Component, DVI, Video, Audio (2)-Rt/Lt, Dolby Digital, Coaxial, Optical) but the DVI is listed as HDVP. Not sure what that means. Out of the 2 tvs i am looking at (1) has...

Do you have a recommendation for combo satellite / ota? I don't want to sign up for a service to get one, if I find one I like I will prob hit ebay for it.

For just a receiver I am liking the Samsung SIR-T451 @ around $250. The reason I raised my receiver $$ up to 400 is because of the LG LST-3510. Not only do I get the HD OTA tuner but it also has up-conversion abilities with selectable outputs. For an antenna, the radio shack has a powered...

Hello All, I recently decided to buy a new TV and begin my journey to OTA HD TV. I am on a modest budget. Currently I am looking at a decent 32" HD Ready CRT for around $750. So naturually with much enthusiam i started researching what I would need for a receiver. basically I am really...