Hey, I'm sorry if this is a repost of some sort, but I did search the forums for "Akai 42" and "PT4299HD" and it came up with nothing. If it is a repost I appologize and would someone kindly direct me to the other post.
Now that I got that out of the way.. I've never had one of these big new cool TV's. Infact, I've had the same 32" TV since I was 11 (I'm 18 now). Now, I'm moving into a new house (yay) and I want to buy a nice big TV for my nice house and throw this old one away, but, I know pretty much nothing about TV's.. I know a 42" TV is good, and a 52" is better, but that's about it. What I wanted to know is, is this TV any good? Akai 42" HDTV Monitor (PT4299HD) http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/97042/rpem/ccd/productDetailS...
The price is amazing for the size, I'm just afraid the price is because it's awful.. I've read some of the reviews that people have written and most say that the audio is subparr, but that's why I bought a new Home Theater System. I understand I'll have to get HDTV in the new house, which is good because I've been wanting to get it.. will I need some kind of box for HDTV? If yes, does anyone have any suggestions on what's a good one, or all they all the same? Any help/suggestions/input on this will be greatly appreciated.
Akai isnt a supperb make, but im sure it will do the job ok. It doesnt mention the frequency of the image, so presumably it will be 50Hz, not 100Hz which is better. In saying that though, its a good looking TV. Here's a bit of info i posted yesterday about Rear Projection TV's:
Quote:The only problem with rear projection TV is the viewing angle at which you can watch it. A normal CRT TV has a viewing angle somewhere in the region of 100 degrees, with distortion. This is because the screen curves and the further wide you go, the more distorted the image becomes for you. With a Plasma screen, the viewing angle, and indeed any flat CRT screen, etc, the viewing angle becomes a lot wider, to somewhere around 170 degrees.
This is not the case with rear projection. Although you do have a flat screen, the way in which rear projection works means that you basically have to be sitting directly in front of the TV with your eyes height set for around the middle of the screen.
Test this out by going to look at one. Stand up close to the image, and if the tv is on the floor on a stand, it will look very dark when you are standing. Go down on your knees then and you will see the image gets very bright and good. Do the same by stepping left and right when viewing from a distance of about 6 feet. You will again notice the picture changing.
Its just something to be aware of when buying a TV with rear projection. Hope this helps
