Anyone who says SIZE doesn't matter, is a liar and makes me giggle because then I know they have a small........TV FWW I've had the same 42" Sony LCD TV outside in Louisiana for 2 years and a year in Austin and it's running fine. Have had it tucked under an outdoor living area in both places.
I got the extended warranty through walmart. It was $69 for 4 years, which is by far the least expensive plan I have seen on a TV in this price range. Newegg has it for $84 for only 2 years. But there was something very odd about it. You go into the store to purchase the extended warranty and then you call up an 800 number to register your product for the Customer Care Plan (or whatever it's called). So they verify the TV purchase by the order number but they have no idea if I actually purchased the warranty in the store or not (no verification of it is actually made over the phone). I asked the lady what do I do when I actually need service for my TV, and she said just call us and tell us what is wrong with the TV and we will repair it. Anybody ever file a claim for your product care plan through Wal Mart? Is there any verification that you actually purchased it?
50" Sony SXRD rear projection LCoS (liquid crystal on silicone). Sony stopped making these a few years ago because everyone wants a TV you can hang on the wall, but in terms of picture quality I have yet to see a plasma or lcd flatscreen that has the detail in granularity this one has. I think most of the major manufacturers stopped making rear projection TVs, but you can still get LCoS projectors if you want a real home theater experience: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57582243-221/dlp-vs-lcd-vs-lcos-projector-tech-pros-and-cons/
Ya' know . . . the 1956 Pontiac was a fabulous car. It beat the '57 Chevy hands down. But the world moved on to even better cars.
Amazon users give this tv pretty rave reviews. 75 of 88 gave it 4 or 5 stars (65 of them were 5 star).
I've had mine for about 7 years now. Had to replace one bulb. Whenever we go to other people's houses and a flat screen is on, my wife notices how inferior the picture quality is to ours. Sony and JVC were the main producers of LCoS rear projection sets but they have both stopped making them...which is a shame. If I were to buy another TV today, I'd get one of these: http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p55st60/4505-6482_7-35567256.html.
Whatever big screen TV you have, everyone should calibrate the picture quality of your TV using one of these tools: http://www.amazon.com/Wow-World-Won...9856205&sr=8-2&keywords=dve+hd+basics+blu-ray http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video...9856325&sr=8-1&keywords=dve+hd+basics+blu-ray Most TV's leave the factory with picture and sound settings that are designed to make their TV stand out in the video wall of the electronics store. Those settings mean nothing in the unique lighting and acoustic setting of your living room, and in some cases the settings are so oversaturated that they can cause damage to your screen in terms of burn in, etc. You can pay a service to come out and tweak your set for about $150 or you can do it yourself with one of these.
