what the hell have i done?!?!?!?

so about 3 weeks ago, my el cheapo TV started having flicker fits and would craze up whenever there was a bright scene. today i finally broke down and decided to buy a new tv and also decided that i might as well get something nice so....

after reading gazzilion reviews and reading about plasma, dlp, lcd and other various letter combinations, i just placed an order for a 46" toshiba 1080p LCD. of course me being me, i didn't want the quality to go to waste so i decided to buy the xbox HD DVD player. i then remembered that i DON'T OWN an XBOX 360 so i added to also add that one to the shopping cart. then, i thought to myself that what good is an xbox if you don't have any games to play on it? so i decided to also order 3 games with it (the new HALO is one of them of course). to complete the package, i ordered an additional controller and various cables.

so, because my $250 crappy tv decided to die, i just had to spend about $2500. needless to say, there are no new lenses in the near future for me

Gotta have the toys!

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Well... I'll buy your 500mm for $3000 so you can pay back the large "entertainment" investment

Cool Snir! I got one question for ya. Since the XBOX is HD DVD format, can you view movies on a 1080 P televison? I'm confused since these new technologies came out and I thought that you couldn't view due to the format. Basically, I'm asking if it's compatible or not.

And here I thought my new 32" 1080p, 1600:1 contrast ratio LCD TV was nice. It sure beats the 20 year old 19" piece of crap I was using, anyway.

Congrats on the new toys!

jdizzle wrote in post #4124455
Cool Snir! I got one question for ya. Since the XBOX is HD DVD format, can you view movies on a 1080 P televison? I'm confused since these new technologies came out and I thought that you couldn't view due to the format. Basically, I'm asking if it's compatible or not.

HDDVD and Bluray display natively at 1080p. With the Xbox360 HDDVD addon yes he can view the movies @ 1080p. If he got the Xbox360 with the HDMI port or gets the VGA cable with the older Xbox360 he will be able to view movies @ 1920x1080 which is 1080p. Congrats on the new gear OP!

thanks guys and yes, i did get the HDMI XBOX i also got 5 free HD DVD's as part of the xbox promotion (the the best DVD's but they will fit nicely with my 400 regular DVD's )

well hell, now you might as well by a new L so you can take photos of your new tv and xbox. but if you're going to do that, you should probably also pick yourself up some new strobes too.

have fun with the new tv!

Congrats. I hope you enjoy the new toys. You might want to look into a DVD upconverter. I recently got one and could see a noticeable improvement in quality compared to a standard DVD on an HD TV

Nothing wrong with having a larger screen for your photoshop edits

You've done good. Congrats on the toys. I did the same recently. Got a 73" Mitsubishi 1080P DLP and added the PS3 with some goodies. I absolutely love the movie quality of bluray. Enjoy the new equipment. Once you use it you won't reget it.

Where are your priorities MAN!


.......... thinks to himself, Halo 3, and he got a second controller...

46" - how big is the room housing this beast? It would totally dominate any room in my humble dwelling ($1.5m but round here that gets you a pokey semi).

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #4127080
Where are your priorities MAN!


.......... thinks to himself, Halo 3, and he got a second controller...

you know that you are always welcome

racketman wrote in post #4127412
46" - how big is the room housing this beast? It would totally dominate any room in my humble dwelling ($1.5m but round here that gets you a pokey semi).

now that big really but the couch is about 9-10 ft from the screen so it is a good viewing distance.